The Washington union., 1858-03-07

ntoy thAs tAe qae~tsoa should t- local not national
and tnt great Is and danger b. b~ apprchendef 20
the tnsn and the II froc government by tae
fuIthel eri~s u her sdHi~aoa state
y, RS~,ssrd That IL te constitution oi kansas Is NOT
acceptable 10 ID it, provisions the majority ci the
free State Vi hat Tertfy Lscf obstinate con
duct has pfodncsd the result thsy have NO cause 10
comPlsin and their mouths should be forever closed
8 k1>assd, That have evident Ia beiiese
thai the stoiitionisS in KansAs and out OF IT, have
much greater desire 10 oyertirow the democratic party OF
the nation than 10 Aanecsie the condition Of the slave
and While they bld in their protestatioas against
what they call the stsve power, they ooncan thirst
and desire Sr fclisir place which they you'd grasp at
the oot VI the bsok-n and shattered bcs OF te tnien
= hasoSnd, aerefas That unhesitaiingiy do sP
prove OF the measures cf Mr. Buchanan In his Kansas
policy and are ready and willing b. sustain him ia all
other Of has administration thus far disclosed
and we entertain the l~iirf thai he viii not abandon
article in the democratic creed
To- Re~S'sd That the democrasy ID Pennsyisanis
kDo~iige with pride and oonaeDdaiion the able and
timely support which the Hon. VIM Hgler has given, in
the United States Senate to the policy Of the national
administration his wios council his logical skin and
talent IN debate hs industry and integrity, constitute
ham representative b. whom the interests Of his con
stituentr may be safely ooufided
IL RaSaaea. That in eosting VIM y. Packer gov
OF this State tbs democratic party has secured the
services Of in every way well qualified administer
all the Affairs o the State for lie est nerests With
enlarged experience, he combines administrative ability
Of DO ordinary character and have every confidence
that he viii, by his advocacy OF the true democratic p
icy, secure the prosperity OF the Poope and the honor Of
the Commonwealth
L. Rs~ots~S T1pt recommend 60 the legislature Of
this State such measures u reform and economy viii
aid to icsscn much possible the heavy burdens i'm
posed upon the people by taxation. and particularly
recommsud such revision Of the system If banking
may prevent in the future the troubles and difficulties
that the people Of the State have lately encountered
Mr. wsn. A. Stokes offered substitute dissenting from
the policy Of admitting Kansas into the Union with the
Leoumpton constitution. After long debate in which
number Of delegates participated, the substitute
jected by vote o 81 yeas 70 l09 nays The report cf
tho COMMITTEES then adopted 10y vote of III TO l.
those opposing the resolutions with exception de-
clining iovoie The passage Of the resolutions
ceiyed with deafening cheers,
At the evening session, w A. Porter, esq of Phila-
dephia nominated a candidate for judge of the su
preme court and Wesley Frost esq Of Fayette for
nal commissioner
Commenting upon the action Of the convention, the
Pennsylvanian Of Yesterday says
In this manner has the honest aud fearless democracy
uf the State replied the enteaes and threats
band Of desperate who plotted to enbarass the
tions administration, and strike Down the party in
the home State of james Buchanan. They made the
issue, and thus has the majority answered The verdict
is most signal and significant 1t will not he misunasr
sicod il oaanot be misnterpreted The democracy of
Pennsylvania fer the speedy settlement Of the Kansas
question the Kansas Nebraska platform the right Of
the poope OF that State TO form their constitution
aud adopt il in the that may suit them This is
what the people of Kansas claim is what James Bu
chanan has promised them ii is what the party in Penn
sysAnua has endorsed by the action OF their State
tson and what they will ssain nj the polls by
decided majority. The action of the conysniiun has
placed the democracy Of this State fully the national
platform, and shows ~ the party cf the nation that they
viii desert the President OF their choice those
great principles upon the maintenance of which depend
the Of the democracy. the peace of the country,
the prosperity Of the Union-