The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-06-27
DEMOCRATIC SENTIMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA

At the Democratic Convention held last week in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, series of resolutions
was passed, among which were these:
Rreolrea. That we fully approve of the policy Of
the National Administration. as thus far exhibited,
and have undmniscd confidence in is distinguish
cd head, and in those associated with him in the
conduct Of public affairs.
Rcso,ra, That the prompt and decisive action Of
the President of the United States in defence of the
elective franchise in the city of Washington at the
recent charter election in that city, merits and re-
ccives the saction of all ordcrloving and law-abd-
ing citizens.
Reso're1 That the principle contained in the re-
cent decision OF the Supreme Court of the United
States in the of bred Scott, u.s. John T. A. San
ford in regard to the political rights of the negro
race, meets the hearty acquiescncc OF the judgment
OF the Democratic citizens of Pennsylvania and Is
as much commended to the whole people of the Unit
cd States by the force of truth and patriotism rs il
is equally binding on all by the highest sanction Of
law.
Referring TO these resolutions, the N. 0. Courier,
very justly observes:
As to the first Of these il is beyond doubt express
i've of the sentiments of nnctcnhs of all the honest
people in the United States The occurrence which
made necessary the use of such vigorous measures
may be regrctted but when villains put law at def
ancc II is well that they should feel the heavy hand
Of vndcatory justice at once
In approving the late decision of the United States
Supreme Court, opinion conrmatory of the rights
Of the States in important particulars and putting
at rest questions which have agtatcd the country
for many weary years, the Democrats of Pcnnsyl-
vania are true to their law-abdng and patriotic i'm
pulse, and true to that wholesome feeling which pre-
fcrs white men, their welfare and the government
formed by them and for them alone, to the whining
philanthropy for negroes The decision of the Sll-
prcmc Court says that freed negroes cannot be cti
zcns, and Pennsylvania Democrats approve it. That
decision says that the people of the Southern States
have right to take their slaves to territories and
that Congress has no right to prohibit slavery there,
and Pennsylvania Democrats say ''amen' to ii.
This is nothing new to us. We know that the
great mass of Northern Democrats are wholly sound
in their tencts on these and all similar questions
They wish to see the Constitution adhered to- the
laws respected and obcycd, and just regard paid to
the rights of all.
Yet, with such facts as these to the contrary, we
find persons in the South (fcw in numbers it is truc)
who are continually complaining that the Democra-
cy are not true to the rights of the South. They
even call it the NATIONAL Democracy, as term of
reproach, implying that inasmuch ae it consists, in
part of Democrats from the North, ii is necessary
to conclude that it is unworthy of The confidence of
Southern people. But in all their records the Nor
thern Democrats show nothing which can give color
to such reproach. At every State or county con-
ycnion, at every political Democratic gathering, in
every Democratic newspaper or speech we find the
same doctrine cnunciated and the same exalted in
stincts manifested.