Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-10-03
Pennsylvania Democracy.
Resolutions adapted at a tate meeting ,
Mdcpem2encc Sguarc.

]. Rcsolced, That the keystone Clul, of
Philadelphia, composed Of a largo body of
the members of the Democratic party. de-
clare their warm attachment to the Constil.
tuition Of the United States and to the nev
er-dyng principle of clf.government, " hich
is main feature in the organic law of eve
ry State in tho Union.
.. RcSOlccd, That the Democratic party
is the only true and reliable constitutional
party of the Union. That their position at
all times, and apparently under the most
unfavorable circumstances, has been in dc.
fence of the Constitution, whether it be bv
vindicatiug the laws made in pursuance
thereof, or BY sustaining the people in the
enjoyment of every prerogative which has
not been relinquished by express constitu-
tional grant.
3, ReSolccd, That We are in favor ofsus
tanning the Federal Government in the ex-
ercise of all the powers limited thereto by
| the Constitution, and consider the exercise
of powers not expressly granted or incident
to the free enjoyment ofsome express grant,
as dangerous to the liberties of the people,
and as revolutionary in its design and IL
feet.
4. Rcsolvcd, 'hata sacred regard for
| the rights, and 2arty support of the gov
ernment of each of the sovereign States as
most competent to administer its own do.
mestic concerns, and TO adopt such laws as
it may see fit in relation to the property of
| its citizens, is essentially necessary in order
to preserve that spirit OF fraternity and
christian kindness which should ever exist
between the inhabitants OF the different por-
| tiOnS of this nrOsrerous nation
| 5. Re$oLrcd, That the territory Of the
people of the United States, won by the
expenditure of a common blood and com
mon treasury, is the common property of
the citizens of every State in the confedcr-
| acy, and the Democratic party proclaim it
TO be their unerriug aim and fixed deter
mination, to prevent the enactment of any
law, and 10 aIlay the agitation of any qu les.
ton. Which has a tendency 10 impede The
citizen OF any State in the free exercise of
all the rights guaranteed to him hy the
Constitution Of his State and ofthe United
States; or in the enjoyment in the United
States OF any property recognized under
! either Of those Instruments.
6. ReSoivcd, That as part of this vital
principle above declared, wchoId that Con-
Gress has no jurisdiction whatever over the
institution of slavery in the several States
| OF the Union, That II has no right to do
indirectly 'hat wh'ch !, cannot directly,
aud. fh"t INC agitation IN Congress or 9th
erwise of the subject Of slavery, in relation
TO the Territories belonging to the people
., a.. ''I ot"'eS, as =" means, OF w''h view
" u':,", o."s oE oseI,"row'ng !ne inS,''u-
.'o" :" "'y oi '"e o'"teS' Is sHsa'aSC 'ne. true
'rn'' o' v''e N""S,''u.'on' an infringement
y. .'no ''su'h oI t'e 'o'a,eS a'lIc'e''' ana
S'oss pIe"en %. t'' l,'o,,c '%'tn Oh "h'ci,
tney entered 'n'o 'ne Con'eucracy' ana
'p", e'e'y l'clSo" e''%a9eo ine'e'',' "ne'neT
"nuer 'ne Saro Oh a Minister OF 'ne '"oSPe'
81, "I 'ne Palu agent ana e'"'sSary OF 'ne hrit,
=" PsuP,', 70 "II"',o' ~ ''''S Country anu
q" .''''ne' ~ :" us r WV"'
o., 9. ttesos0o"1 ln"' l Ws'e" men 'pe peoPe VINO
nS,he T.r,;tn,;as OT of,hs II,i,sJ STATE sh"i, I
nndnr,aka 10 fnrn = Cnns,i,m,;on anI S,a,a
Goyeynnent ~ n"rsmaNce Of - ,bo " I'ws s'',T nr
Cnn9ress an1 'nor nHtiI han {, = ,Loir
Er;rht 80 Ia,Jara =, ca.or 49, o.,a;ns, sn,,,.
lSn,es,ic ;nst;,',,;ons &c tl,or o,on son G.,
6 Pcsol,,sg TIot ,l:s ,e,r;1. 1 Soa ,ho
basis oflhe co,nnromise measures Of 1870
which we're enJdrsed in Cnnrress and bro,,
ont the country hv both ethes yh;g aud Tho
Dcmocyo,icl norty and sbonld he Sustained
with striit fideliis ne lha onIv n1oansof al
lovino = aseclional oo;fa,;on Aangerons to
tbe instilntions Of our neonle5 -.
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=, aspsU. ""s s"S ,i,, oPt't
Sss"S &c 1s o 'noS i"9 ,ha oI sa a""
ni,;asns an1 rslo,;sos of ,he South MN