The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1858-05-19
Politics Of Illinois.--National
Democratic Convention.

Democratic Convention.
The nationa. Democrats of Illino
held State Convention at Spring
field, on the 2lst of April, twenty
eight counties being represented b,
upwards of one hundred ana fort,
delegates. The committee on reso
lutions reported the following series
which was unanimously adopted;
Resolved, That we adhere to the
Cincinnati Platform, laid down by the
National Democracy of our common
country; and we do hereby renew oul
devotion to the time houored princi
piles therein contained, and pledge
ourselves to carry them out in good
faith in letter and in spirit,
ReSolued, That the Territories Of the
United States having been purchased
by the common blood and treasure OF
the whole people of all the several
States; and every citizen from every
section Of the United States is entitled
to enter upon and enjoy them, with OF
without his property, as he may pre-
fer; that this principle Of good faith
fair dealing, and fraternal obligation
again and again reiterated by the De
mocracy of the State of Illinois, we
rejoice to say, has ceased to be the
mere principle ola party, but has be-
come the established principle of the
Govern ment.
ResOlred, That the Democratic par.
tv, devoted to the growth and expan.
sion ofthc Union, and believing that
local concerns are bes: administered
by those whom they most affect, halls
with JOY the advent ofthe period when
any of the Territories is entitled, by
the advance ofits population and re-
sources, to be introduced into the great
brotherhood of States, and to enter
upon the career o. self government;
and, in the opinion of the Democracy,
every Territory is thus entitled to ad-
mission upon presenting to Congress
a Constitution which shall be Re
publican in FORM" and with or with
out slavery, as the people of each
Territory may determine.
Resolved, That we fully endorse
the sentiments expressed by Senator
Douglas in his Springfield speech of
June 18th, in which he declared that
"kansas was about to speak for her
self, through her delegates, assembled
in Convention to form a Constitution
preparatory to her admission into the
Union on an equal footing with the
original States, and that if any por-
ton Of the inhabitants of Kansas, act
ing under the advice of political lead
ers in distant States, shall choose to
absent themselves from the polls and
withhold their votes with a view of
having the free State Democrats in a
minority, and thus securing pro-
slavery Constitution in opposition to
the wishes of majority of the
people living under it; that the
responsibility rests on those who
for partisan purposes will sacri-
flee the principles they profess to
cherish and promote, and upon them
and the political party for whose
benefit and under the direction of
whose leaders they act. let the blame
be visited of fastening upon the people
of a new State, institutions repugnant
to their feelings and in violation of
their wishes" and that we entirely
coincide with the conclusions he ar
rives at in that speech, SO far as it re-
fers to Kansas affairs.
Resolved, That we do not war a.
gainst individuals, but from high
sense of duty we are compelled to
conecmn the course Of Senator Doug
las and his confederatcs in the House
of Representatives, in opposing the
n rational administration, and appa
rently affiliating with the Republican
party, and that while we fully recog-
nize the former services of these gen
tlemen as Democrats, it is more in
than in anger that we sn-
nounce that in the opinion of this con-
vention their course is antagonistic to
Democratic principles and destructive
Of the harmony and perpetuily of the
Democratic party.
Resolved, That we have implicit
in President Buchanan,
from his exalted position eminent tai
ents, great sag gacity, ripe experience,
honesty ofpurpose, and unqnestioned
patriotism. We regard with favor his
recommendation to Congress upon the |
admission of Kansas into the Union.
md, having attained the summit of
anne, with no other ambition remain.
ng than to leave the country pros
,erous. and to live in the lasting re-
Of a grateful and happy I
people, and having carried out in good /
aith the pledges ma le BY the consen-