Smyrna times., 1858-06-17
AFTERNOON SESSION.

| The meeting re-assembled at l o'clock.
Jos. NJ. Barr, Esq, being called for, respond
ed in address pertinent to the occasion.
| Il. }. Fleming was called out, but excused
hlmself from making any extended remarks
| DIR. VIM. Morris, in response TO a call of the
meeting, made very happy address.
| During the delivery OF DR.. Morris address,
| the Committee on Platform, came into the
meeting with their report. At the conclusion
of the remarks the resolution and Platform were
read by George p. Fisher, Esq, as follows:
PLATFORM.
l. ReSolucd, That this party shall be called
the PEOPLES PARTY" Its Platform shall be
as follows:
2. Devotion TO the Union of the States.
8. The expenses of the General Government
should chiefly be borne by the duties on foreign
imports; and in laying such duties the princi-
pie of the Home Valuation should be adopted,
discrimination should be made for the purpose
OF aliordlng Just PROrECTION TO AMERICAN In
DUsTRY, and that WE ARE OPPOSED TO DIRECT
TAXATION.
4. In the formation by the people of terri
tory, OF their political Institutions the voice OF
the bona fde inhabitants should be fairly as
certaincd; and the proposed new State should
not be admitted into the coniederacy unless
presses the actual will Of her people, and that
the best mode OF ascertaining the will of the
people is, in our judgment, the submission the
Constitution to the vote of the people.
5. Dlsclaiming all hostility to aliens as such,
and especially on account of their religious
faith, we yet declare that some proper lemsla.
ton should be enacted by Congress to protect
the institutions Of this country from the arrival
Of criminals and paupers.
6. The net proceeds of the sales of the pub.
lie lands. not needed to pay off public debts
should be divided among all the States, old as
we'll as new, upon equitable principles
The Platform was adopted in sections, by &C.
camation.
~ B. Smithcrs, took the stand, and congratu-
lated the meeting upon the forming Of SO ex-
celent platform.
On motion it was
RcSolped, That a State Executive Commit.
tee of nine be appointed by the President, to
consist OF three gentlemen from each county. |
for the purpose Of calling a State convention
and transacting such other business for the |
party as they may deem requisite.
The chair appointed the following named |
gentlemen said committee:
NeS Castle COunty.-John Rice, John C. |
Clark, and Maj. John Jones.
Kent COUnty.-GeO. Davis, Jos p. ComegVs,
and I hos. Wallace.
SUSSEX County.-C. s. Layton, Benz Bur-
ton, and John Sorden.
On motion it was
ReSOlUcd, That the people of each county
be requested to hold mass conventions in their
respective counties to ratify the proceedings of
this convention, and for the better organization
OF the party.
Owing TO the dense mass that at this juno
ture crowded into the Hall, OH motion of Mr..
Fisher, the meeting adjourned to the front of
the State House, where the auditory was ad-
addressed by George p. Fisher, Samuel Town
send, John A. Adcrdicc, These gentlemen
each endorsed the platform, and pledged their
hearty support to the candidates who may be
nominated by the Peoples Party"
The meeting then adjourned.
The delegations from New Castle county
then took up their line of march for the cars in
the same order in which they came, preceded
by Amphion's Cornet Band.