Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-08-28

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Muscaiine. Q, J W Lucas. II Thayer. b
T McGrew, II Altmon, Clias II Medley, J
VI McKibber. T b McMurrey. A Chambers
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Moore. A W Hull. T II Napier, Rob Hedge,
VIM W Nc Henry. J G Bennett. W Por
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johnson, VIM II NJ Pussey. D Mcmahon.
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| l. Clark, F b Wiikie. Geo W Baker, A
Buchanan, Geo II Parker Chas Goodrich,
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Taylor, 2, not rep. Union. do.
Van Buren,. IA, Augustus Hail. David
Dona, Jr. James N Tu,tle, Asabel CLARK,
Josiah II Bonney. Doct Gumsey. Ira Clafin,
James shepherd, G = Bailey, ii Washing
ton. J A Alcom, Day. J n Estes. John L
Brown.
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Geo Gilasry, $ & Phinnsy. b II Michael,
NJ WEIGH, VIM Lewis, A Majors. Joseph My
ers, BIRD Pritchard. Hugh Brown, Dr. J.
H. Flint.
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Washington, o, A T.Groendyke P Moore.
L IA Ludington. J 5 Beatty. 7 Soles.
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Webster. s. John + Duucomb. W II Mer
rift. VIM Pierce.
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Woodbey, l, sam B Mulholland.
Hon 5 Hampstead Chairman of the com
mittee On resolutions reported the following
viz;
/ GENERAL GOV rESNEST
| Rssoirei, That We have undiminished
| confidence in the present administration
| That The policy adopted is eminently wise d
| proper. and should command the support
and approval of every national man.
| Il. That the opposition to the Admins
,ration of President Buchanan Is now com
! posed Of an alliance bet ween the fire eaters
Of the South. and the Black Republicans OF
| the North, who are vicing with each other
in abusing the administration and democrat
| ic party. We Therefore place them in the
same category and dcnounce them "a uni
ted opposition. and will treat them alike rs
| tactionists, disuuious,S and enemies of the
democracy and the country.
ID That we will maintain aud preserve
the Constitution of the | ntcd States with |
all its checks and balances. and that Treat
les made by the President and such laws
passed by Congress under the constitu |
ton aud decisions made by the Supreme
Court Of tn, United States are equally bind |
ing upon the people, and must he maintain |
ed in order to preserve the country from |
anarchy, and that it is the duty of every |
citizen to sustain these departments of gov
crnment against the assaults OF hisots, ia
natics and traitors.
sTATE POLICY.
Rc(ted 1st. That We will preserve and |
maintain the institutions Of this State in
Just relation and harmony towards the Gen
eral Government, and wererepudiate and con
denim any effort tina, has been, or may be
made " hich asserts the right or remotely
tends to bring our State into collision or
conflict with the General Government.
I'd. That the conduct Of the Black Repub-
liran party acting through their Eepresen
tatives, in passing law authorizing Ne.
groes and Indians to become witnesses
against the citizens Of this State, was an un-
justitiable Innovation upon the laws Of the
>tate--passed without necessity. and the
first step towards a system intended 10
equalize the Black and White races
3d. That the late Constitutional Ccnven
tion, composed Of a large majority Of Black
Republican members openly advocated the
equality Of the Black and the White people.
and unanimously recommended, through, an
appeudage to the Constitution, that the
word White be stricken from that instru
therefore feel free to charge up
on that party. the design and purpose Of =,
the people Of this State, and
pl,cing The Negro upon an equality with ,
the White man.
Resolved, 4th That tie National Deuoc-
racy Of Iowa regard the New Constitution.
Just adopted by the people, in many OF its |
features. as essentially anti democratic, un-
Just and containing principles that tend 10 '
subvert the distinction between the white
and black races, and look to equality be.
tween them. r
We therefor now proclaim open and nm.
disguised hostility to each and every section
and part Of said instrument which contains Q
'hese obnoxious provisions. and we here @
raise the standard Of opposition and reform 4
Ind call upon every true patriot in the !,
Nate, TO carry those questions to the ballot
,ox. aud to elect officers for the government
II the State, who will take every honorable I
Measure TO reform and amend said Consti
ution. n
9th. That the law Of the last legislature c.
lpPor,ioning the State into Representative r
listricts. and the adoption Of that law BIZ
he late Black Republican Constitutional
convention by which the majority of the
Members OF the General Assembly was Civ.
n ." minority # the people, and many
thousands OF our citizens virtually disfran
'hzed, was ltvranical and fagitious out
age. violation OF every principle of Re
Government, and demands tho 90 | o,
crest rebuke from the poole. .,
mat We recognize in these proceedin0, |
manifest conspiracy against the right. Of 'e
i'e majority and walton violation Of the
rst principles Of our republican form Of q,
overnment.
eth That the refusal Of the lats Co,.,;., =.
onal Convention to allow the constitution
, become the supreme law Of ~ Hna
hen susGai. "a and adopted by : ms;or;ss v
The people. ana posGpooins ne min "a %
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