Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-02-18
proceedings of the Young Mems
rNatAOnal Democratic AssOcia.
ton OF Cincinnati.

al Democratic Association of Hamilton
County was held at Cincinnati, at thei
hall, on Thursday evening, February IL
The Association was called to order BY
Alexander Long, Esq, President, wheI
the minutes of the previous meeting wert
read by S. S. McGibbons, Esq, Secreta.
ry, after which, on motion of Mr.. G.. J
w. Smith, a committee of ten was ap.
pointed to draft resolutions expressive
of the sense of the Association in refer
ence to the admission of Kansas into the
Union under the Lecompton Constitu-
ton, consisting of the following-named
persons, viz: G. j. W. Smith, w. B.
Barry, Judge Robert Moore, Barth,
Smith, G. w. Pomeroy, DR.. c. s, Kauf-
man, Hugh Kelly, DR.. j. Owen, Cap
tain Charles Ross and William Miller.
The committee retired, and in a short
time reported the following preamble
and resolutions, which, after being read,
eloquent speeches were made in their
support by David Quinn, Esq, Judge
Oliver, and Mr.. M. W. Myers. The re-
port then adopted, with but three dissent
ing votes:
REPORT.
WHEREAS, The Federal Constitution,
as well as the Kansas and Nebraska Act,
plainly guaranteed to the inhabitants to
the Territory of Kansas, where their
number was sufficient for that
the right to meet in a convention com
posed either of the people themselves or
of delegates chosen by them, and, when
thus assembled, to frame a constitution
in their own way, and to their own IL
king, and when thus framed, to demand
unconditional admission into the Union
as a State;
AND WHEREAS, The people of Kan
sas have exercised this constitutional and
legal right sin their own way, and in
strict accordance with the organic act,
framed a constitution and State govern
ment, have submitted the all-important
question of slavery to the people, and
have elected 4 Governor, a member of
Congress, members of the State Legisla-
ture and other State officers, and now
ask admission into the Union under this
constitution, republican in its form ;"
AND WHEREAS, The doctrine of pop
ular sovereignty is now 4 settled and in
tegral part of the Democratic creed, as
is also its correlative, that of non-inter-
vention by Congress in the domestic af-
fairs of the Territories; it therefore fol-
lows, that the popular will of the people
of the Territory, when made known,
must be respected ; to be known if not
delegated, the action Of the people them
selves must, be consulted to ascertain
their will if delegated, then it can on
~ be known through its legal represen-
tatives. The constitution, as framed, re-
fleets the will of the people through their
representatives the action of the peo-
pie by the election under the constitu-
tion after its formation, and with a full
knowledge of all its provisions, reflects
the popular will of the people as express
ed by their own act
AND WHEREAS, The difficulties at
tending the organization of the Terrific
ry, preparatory to admission as Il State,
have already occupied and disturbed the
public mind too long, land have sadly
affected the friendly relations of the peo-
pie Of the States with Zach other" it is,
therefore, high time this prolific source
OF national agitation and sectional strife
should be removed from the States and
confined to the people of Kansas, to
it belongs, and who alone are in
in its settlement;
AND WHEREAS, We are fully %convin-
ced this can only be done by her admis-
sion into the Union as a State, and that
any difficulty now existing among her
people would be speedily settled by the
ballot box, and peace aud harmony once
more restored to the Union therefore,
be it
Rcsolued, That we are in favor of the
immediate and unconditional admission
of Kansas into the Union as a State un-
der the Lecompton Constitution: b~eliev-
ing, as We do, that right, justice, patri-
otlsm, and good faith to all parties and
al sections, alike demand it; and that
the speedy admission By Congress. with
out any further conditions, is essential
to the peace, harmony and perpetuity of
the Union.
Resolrcd, That the course pursued,
policy adopted and conclusions arrived
at by james Buchanan, as the Chief
of the Union and great lead
er of the National Democracy, as enun-
ciated i'll his first annual message to Con-
gross, and in his more recent message
in faror of the admission of Kansas as i
State under the Lecompton Constitution,
our cordial and jealous sup
port; and the wisdom and determined
hrnnes displayed by his Administra-
lion give us new and additional conf
in his ability as a statesman. his
eminent qualification for the leadership
Of the great National Democratic party,
and his distinguished ability as an expo
nent of its principles. And we also re-
in the members of his Cabinet
National Democrats and sound states
men. whose well-known national princi- .
pies and De nocratic views are a safe -,
guard and pledge that their respective i.
official duties will be strictly performed ,
n accordance with the best interests of !
he Union, and in conformity with the ]
etter and spirit of the Constitution. |
Resolred, That our attachment to and
aith in the glorious and eternal princi-
lies of Democracy, as taught by Jeffer- !
on, Madison, Jackson and Buchanan,
nd as proclaimed in the platforms of the
'arty at Baltimore and Cincinnati, re-
pain firm and mistaken; and while we
re ever ready to accord to all others a
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