The Washington union., 1857-09-15

tons have already been published in our columns
Notwithstanding some differences in views upon the
selection Of candidate for judge Of the court of ap
peals, on motion of Mayor Wood the nomination Of
Judge DEMO for reelection was made unanimous.
In pursuing this course, the mayor displayed mag
nanimity worthy his high position. Although many
in the convention differed from Judge Denio ON the
constitutionality of black-republican law, framed
TO punish the democracy of the city the convention
did not set him aside on that account. He neither
lost their respecnor confidence because they differed
with him in opinion, The course of the convention
contrasts most favoraby with that of the black-re-
pubicans, who wish TO crush out Of the judges
of the United States Supreme Court merely for differ
ing with them upon question of law. The high
minded magnanimity of the democratic convention
will command the appreciation of all honorable
men.
Resolutions were reported 10 the convention by
Edwin Croswel, esq, and were unanimously adopted.
The following are the resolutions:
Resolved That congratulate the people of this Union
upon the election Of James Buchanan to the presidency of
the United States and that we point his wise and pa
totc in the chief magstracy not only as reutng
all the predictions of evil with which his opponents
deavorcd to darken the public mind but yndicatng
the theory of cur republican system by proving the in
stncye correctness of the popular judgment which, at
crisis Of peculiar nature threatening the peace if not
the existence, of the Union sought and called to the
ecuye chair the statesmen whose nness fearlessness
and sagacity alone equal to the emergency.
Rsoeed, That we deplore and denounce the source
Of unmtgated evil that sectional agitation which has so
long disturbed the public mind that repuate the
doctrine that the people of our 81 tie have the right of in
quson into the domestic institutions of other and indie
pendent communities, or can properly make them the
subject of their internal politics and that equal
y deny the assumption that the people of any Territory
presenting themselves at the doors of Congress with
State constitution republican in its character and similar
in its organic element to those of the original thirteen
States be refused admission into the Union the
ground of noneonfomity to modern and sectional tests
and that we congratulate the people Of Kansas upon the
opportunity which they have, unawed by extei nal
dotaton and undistued by seditious combinations at
home of carrying out the principles of the organic act e
tablsng the Territory by adopting constitution which
shall leave to their people the right of deciding upon
the character of their domestic institutions and policy
Resolced That while deprecate all partisan attempts
to revive slavery agitation and excitement approve
the position and applaud the spirit of the anir
bic letter of President Buchanan ia answer to the com
muncaon from several clerical and other residents of
northern States. That in Judgment, this entire
Kansas question: whether of historical fact govern
mental action is placed therein upon its true basis the
obligation of the government and the rights Of the people
of the Territory clearly Defined and the essential prnc
pie which lies at the foundation of whole scheme of
territorial organization rightly to enforce the principle
recently avowed by Congress the true intent and
ing of the 'tKansas Nebraska act " that sit is not the
design to egate slavery into any Territory or State or
to exclude 1t therefrom but to leave the people thereof
to regulate their domestic institutions in their way
subject to the constitution Of the United States" This
convention declares its unqualified adhesion as the
ground OF The adjustment of this dangerous slavery
controversy, in the only form sanctioned by the cons
ton consistent with its compromises with the rights of
the States and with just necognon of our enlightened
public sentiment
Resolvod That the t, which our political op-
ponents have carried msgovenment in the State calls
for the immediate nterposton Of the people That at
this moment behold the State seriously embarrassed
in its finances, and the State debt accumuating the
State taxes have increased fold within the last ten
years; the canals, of pride and afluence
to the State impoverished and dependent upon direct
taxes for their progress and that cannot but feel that
the example of mproydence by the State has sprea
into the business affairs of the people, inviting them to
hazardous speculaos theancpation of future resources
by the present reckless expenditure profuse debt and
the abuse of credit and that call upon the people to
remedy this state of affairs by establishing sound and
economical financial policy at Albany 1.
Resolved That as evidences of the incapacty ofour polit
cal opponents point to the various attempts to legs
late the people of State into temperance by coercve
enactments and statutory penaties at time denying
trial by jury to the citizens accused proceeding to
summary inquisition by the seizure and conscaon of
property and ut another time passing series of crude
and lax enacent difficult of interpretation yexatious
in their practical character and which, among other
congrutics limit the right of petition to property hold
the practical effect of which legislation has been TO
put back the Of tue Temperance and to harass the
people and unsettle them in their business by needless
prosecutions and offensive litigation.
Resolved That the late legislature completed the circle
of its folies and wrongs by attempting to punish the
lion hearted democracy of commercial metropolis for
their resistance to the tide of fanatcism which last fall
rolled through the State, by depving them of their
cent municipal liberties and chartered privileges and
placing them irresponsible commissioners appointed
by the executive authority of the State and by uniting
them to other counties merging the power of the local
into that of these political boards and that
the people justified in viewing with alarm these acts
of centalizaton fatal to the liberties of free people
and that pledge ourselves to unite in concentative
effort throughout the State to rebuke this aggression and
corruption and to advocate the rights of our fellow
citizens by unceasng efforts to reute these acts of legs
lave usurpaton being parts of systematic evasion of
popular sovereignty evidenced by the invasions of
similar nature upon the local rights of Erie Schuyler
and other counties.
Resolved That in the attempt to open the constitution
and the weseled judgment of the people by ad
mtng to the elective franchise the colored population
of the State, without the requirements of property
qualification three years residence believe
its design to be to invite into this State and incorporate
into its constituency the free negroes and runaway Slaves
of other States in order to strengthen the ranks of
opponents in their warfare upon the constitution and the
Union and that call upon the electors of New York
not to be deceived by the device accident of suppress
sion of this amendment in the pigeon-holcs of the
ecutive chamber, in the belief that opponents have
relnqushed this scheme but to nterrogate the cand-
dates for the senate and assembly in regard to and to
hold them to a strict accountability.
Resolved, That the democratic party shall now stand
where they have always stoodthe friends and protectors
of the exile seeking home and freedom shores
that they recognise the equality of all citizens before the