The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-07
MASSACHUSETTS, DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION.

The democratic State convention of Massachusetts, us
sembled at Worcester the I'd instant. One hundred
and ninety towns represented by twelve hundred
and fifteen delegates General James S. Whitney, OF
Springfield was chosen president of the convention, Hon
Erasmus d. Beach was nominated the candidate for
governor by vote OF 636 to 406 which made unani
nous The State ticket was subsequently completed by
the selection of the following candidates:
Lazaeart- ogernor-C Charles Thompson of Charestown
Srralry Of Commonwealth John NJ Cole, of Williams
town
7toaslpsr-sias Perce, of Boston.
A4ditor--Seymour L. Mead, of Nantucket.
Aiorney Gassrai-Ezra Wilkinson, of Dedham.
The following resolutions devoted to national politics
we're also adopted, being reported from the committee
on resolutions by Mr.. J. 9. Loyejoy Of Cambridge
Rsolped That tho disposition of the Kansas question
by the people voting not to accept the proposition for ad
mission as State has removed from Congress and the
country all sectional petex for further external ntere
cnce her local concerns and hence the practical result
Of the "Engish bill should be regarded final
promise of all differences Of opinion between democrats
touching the Lecompton constitution, the doctrine of
popular sovereignty, or the admission of new States
Resolced That in reviewing the progress of slavery
agitation in the Union, the sound wisdom and broad
nationality of the democratic party have been manifested
the great principles it has enunciated and which may
now be regarded permanently established for the
future extension of this Union to indefinite number Of
States
First That the constitution is grant from the States
to the general government of specific powers, and that
every power not granted therein is reserved in the several
States
Second That no State ever gave to Congress any
power to regulate prescribe its domestic institutions,
and that its forms of labor nvolably its
its forms of faith.
Third That every new State has all the sovereignty Of
old State because Congress has power to admit
anything less than STATE and, therefore, il is violation
of the constitution for the North to TO prescribe
the secuson Of slavery the condition of the admission
OF q new State.
uJ,at oattla al or
the old and States the like principle is applicable
Ge egaly Of all the States IN all the Territories, and there
fore Congress has power to shape the Territory with
view to make it free slave State to interfere
with the condition of slavery therein that condition
being judicial aud not political question.
RsAgre That the Importance to the Union of national
party in the northern States, based upon these nda-
mental principles greatly enhanced by the fact that
the recent admission of the free State of Minnesota (soon
to be followed by the free States of Oregon and Kansas
has settled the future prepondeanco in the Senate well
the House of the free States and hence the South
will not and ought not to submit to sectional injustice
the only safeguard for the equality of all the States in
the Union prepondeance in the general government
of men Of national and not sectional sentiment and
which be secured only las it has heretofore been
achieved in the choice of twelve presdens by the coop
Grafton of the northern and southern democracy upon
national platform.
Rsssred, That the opponents of the democracy have
not only lost their chief element of sectional strifethe
Kansas agitatonby its exclusion from Congress but
tey nave most remarkable them
selves and reversed their most camorous professions of
"frecdom by voting against the admission of Mnneso
IA and Oregon as free States and at the time voting
that Kansas might come in slave State if majority
of the people should elect Al Inconsistency still
suggestive of political hypocrisy when find it fol-
lowed up by these exclusive pharsees of freedom pro-
claiming all out Of New England their adherence of
gro equality, and their discrimination if they get the
power, to Danish all free and slave blacks out of the
States.
Resolred That the democrats of Massachusetts take
their stand upon the platform OF principles laid down at
Cincinnati in 1856.
RcsoUd That rejoced greatly at the election of
James Buchanan do now heartily approve Of the
able, upright, ndsahful manner in which his admins
traon has been conducted
Rolcd That the history of this nation for the last
half century expanded threefold in dimensions new
States welcomed to the family of nations of pop
nation rolling over prairie river, and mountain cities
and towns multiplied by the magic hand of industry,
the burdened waves bearing to every mart
OF trade, our power known, felt, and acknowledged
all over the globe; these monuments which our
enemies write their ISLANDERS and against which they hur
their shafts in vain
RcIolei That Massachusetts, by opposing the acquis
ton of new territory, by denouncng the national ad-
minstration through long Of years. has placed
herself in the national councils where an individual who
perpeually finds fault and denounces his neighbor will
always find himself without character and without in
ilence and if this State would regain her ancient and
true position an honored and worthy member of the
Union, she must find it by coming into harmony with
national councils and national measures.