The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-02-06
Democratic Meeting In Mission.

The Democrats OF 4Ie town Of Mission, met
at the town house, for the purpose of eX-
pressing the;. opinion on the Lecompieu
Constitution John 5. Armstrong was call
ell to the chair, and II. j. Brimhail appoint
cd Clerk.
On motion, the chair appointed Milton
Tou .cr, Jacob Mason, and II. J. Brimhal,
committees t. draft and report resolutions.
I Tae committee reported the following pre-
auJ!e and resolutions, which were Unani-
Inousiy adopted.
IfAereas, The li,ue is come, that Il makes
/ il the duty OF every true friend of the Con-
I sti;ution of this country, to freely express
his opinion on tho great question that now
/ agjtairs his beloved country, VIZ: the al
mission OF Kansas into the Union as a SOW
eregn State under the L-comp;on Constitu-
ton.
EeS9lred, That we have uaabatcd conf
dence in the integrity and craftsmanship OF
our chief magistrate, James Buchanan, that
we approve and admire every act of hrs adj
ministrGtion thus far, save his Interpretation
in his late message, OF the popular sovereign
ty clause CT the Kansas Nebraska act, of
which we as members OF the Democratic par
ty. do honestly believe he has erred.
.. Resoired, That we truly believe that
the true intent and meaning of that act was,
to leave the people of Kansas and Nebraska,
perfectly free to form and regulate their do
mcStc institutions in their rwn way, sub ect
to the Constitution of the United States
3. Eesolced. That while the Constitution
Of the Unitel States, delegates to Congress
the power to make all needful rules and reg
uations, respecting the territory or other
property belonging to the United States.
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that Congress has any constitutional power
to legislate for the domestic institutions of a
political community, about to enter the I'm
ion as State, which will embrace not only
the question Of slavery bur the Executive,
Legislative, Judicial, Finance, Taxation, Ed
uca!on, and all other hi IS relating to a
sovereignty State government.
4 Rts0lred, That We heartily endorse the
sentiments expressed by our eminent Sena
tor s. A. Douglas, upon this subject in his
late speeches in the United States Senate;
that they fully accord with the frequent
auowed and solemnly declared principle of
the Democrat party of the Union, and for the
success of those principles we do hereby
pledge ourselves to him and to other. at all
times to maintain and defend them.
5. Resolged, That the Constitution of the
United States, does not delegate to Congress
any constitutional power to !eg'slate upon
the subject of slavery, but constitution
al power is vested in the State respectively
or TO the people in accordance with the doe
trire of the KANSAS Nebraska act, and the
10th article of amendment of the constitu-
ton of the United Siatos.
6. Lesolcei, That we have no confidence
in our present member of Congress, Owen
Lovojoy, nor any other man who will de-
clare publicly, that the Constitution of the
United States is a rotten fabric at the same
time begging the privilege to take solemn
oath to support the Constitution of the Uni
ted States.
Resolced, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Ottawa Free
Trader JOHN S. ARMSTRONG, Prest.
H. j. BRIMHALL. Sec'V.