The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-03-20

I'll" Pennsylvania D Democratic state Convention
assembled at Harrisburg on the ith instant and ad
journcd on the 9Th, The rc.outon. adopted are a,
follows. being reported from the committee hy tin
Hon. IIcndrick b. Wright:
|. Hcsolccd That the principle inl oycd in the re.
peal Of the Missouri Compromise, and asserted in thc
Kansas Nebraska act that the people of the Terri.
tories shall have the exclusive control over their do.
nestle nstulionsk Is the only sure guarantee siinsl
the agitation of the nation in regard Ia the local in
snlions of particular States and Territories
2. H~oited That, by the uniform application oi
this Democratic principle TO the organization ol Ter.
ritorleS. and in the admission Of new states with or
without domestic slavery. as lhcy may elect. the
equal rights OF all the States will be preserved. the
original compacts Of the constitution maintained in.
violate, and the harmony and perpetuity ot thr onion
Of the American States insured.
5. ReSoicd That it is the right Of the peop Of
any State or Territory to exercise their sovereign
power through duly chosen representatives.. and
through them enact Il constitution and government:
or they may delegate To such representatives the
more limited power 10 prepare their form of govern.
ncht, reser'ng to themselves the right of ratilici.
flon. and that either mode Of giving existence TO
State institutions is consistent with the doctrine Of
popular sovereignty and the established practice of
the States of this Union.
!. Resolpa That the Kansas Ncbraska act having
asserted and recognized the right of the people OF
the Territories 10 form their own institutions in their
own way. and the duly organized government in Kan
sas having. by regular process provided for Il con
Venllon OF delegates by the people with instructions
ana power to form constitution, and such delegates
having assembled in convention and enacted Il con
shnlon under such instructions and power, such
constitution being republican in form and the Terri
tory having the number of inhabitants to Justify it,
Kansas should be promptly admitted into the Union
o. Resolrel, That the people of Kansas, under the
constitution enacted by their convention may "at all
times alter REFORM and abolish their form of govern
ment IN such manner as they may think proper and
the provision contained therein as to "A particular
mode OF alteration, after 1864, does not forbid any
oller mode the people, by regular process, NAV
choose to adopt either before or after that time and
ths construction swarranted by the practice of Penn
sylVana and other States, and may be regarded AS
pascd upon settled principle of constitutional law
D. hesoleed, That it is the opinion of this convcn-
tloh tllat the time has come when the difficulties and
troubles m Kansas should cease, and to determine
"nc'er ,ile schemes OF bad men are still to agi-
latc that territory that the question should be
local, not national and that great peril and danger
are TO be apprebendcd to the Union and the cause of
iree government by the further delay of her admis-
sion as State
!. Resolued, That if the constitution of Kansas is
NOT acceptable in some of its provisions to the mao-
rlty OF the Free State of that Territory their
nave no cause to complain, and their mouths should
be forever closed
3. Resolced, That we have evident reason TO be-
lleVe That the Aboltoniss, in Kansas and out of it,
nave much greater desire to overthrow the Demo-
cratic party OF the nation than to ameliorate the con-
dltlon OF the slayc and while they are bold in their
proesiatiohs against what they call .the slave DOW
or, .ney conceal thirst and desire for political
place which they would grasp at the cost OF the bro
ken and shattered bonds of the union.
D. Resotued, therefore, That we unhcsi atnp]y do
approve 81 the measures Of Mr. Buchanan In his