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DKMoCnAcK IN n1HHsrss1PP1.

SATURDAY. JULY 1G, 1853.
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F.. DKMoC8ACK IN M1Hsr1e1PPI.
The Democracy Of Mississippi recently u.s.
sembled in State Convention for the purpose
Of nominating candidates for State officers,
and also 70 reanaFm the principles Of the
Democratic party. They resolved "without
dissenting VOICE. as follows: --
L That the Cincinnati Platform is the basis
Of party action.
IL Tint the Cincinnati Platform, properly
interpreted, embraces the creed Of the Demo-
cratic PARTY.
I Ill That the doctrine Of nnon.intervcu-
tiong with tho institution II. elavcsy In stntcs,
Territories or the District Of Columbia, does
not nor WAS it intended to, conflict with the
Insertion Of the power Of Congress to protect
slaye property in the Territories.
= ". That tbs right Of property in slares is
distinctly and expressly affirmed in the Con-
stitudou, and that " the only power over s1av-
cry conferred upon Congress, is. tho power
coupled with the duty Of guarding and pro-
tecting the owners Of slaves in their rights"
=: Y That the Democracy Of Mississippi will
stand hy the Democracy Of all the olher Sta.cs
Of the Union, in the patriotic effort to secure
the enforcement by all tho depart
ments Of tho Federal Government Of
their rights under the Constitution, us
harcin set forth.
VI That should opposite doctrines prevail
should majority Of tho electoral votes Of
the State be cast fora Republican President,
the Democracy Of Mississippi stand ready,
either separately or in concert with their polit-
.ical brethren Of other States, to dissolve tie
Union.
vi. That the acquisition Of Cuba is COM
mercial aud political necessity, and that tie
policy Of the present administration has been III
the main correct
Such is Democracy in. Mississippi; and We
haEo the authority Of Judge Douglas for say-
ing that "what is Democracy in any one State
Is Democracy in all the others" OF course
then this is Democracy also in Illinois, in Iowa,
in Wisconsin and in Minnesota 1t may NJ,
be expressed in precisely tho Same pbrascology
IN the latter Statca but the essence Of tl.c
party creed is the same everywhere, and it
directs its whole power to the enforcement OF
its principles as e1pounded in tie Mississippi
resolutions True, Nr. Douglas has recently
given out that if the Charleston Conyeution
should affirm the right Of Congress to enact
slave code for the protection Of slaye-propcrty
in the Territories he will not accept It's nomi-
nation Tor the Presidency should it be tendercd
him, and this has been regarded as expressive
: Of the sentiments Of the Democracy Of the free
States. But it has been authoritativcly stated,
subsequently, that Mr., Douglas vii! support
the nominee Of that Convention, which Of
course he cannot do without endorsing tie
platform also. Those" who know Mr,
Douglas best however, understand this
declaration Of lis as to a Congressional
slave code, simply in the light Of au instruc-
ton to tbs Charleston Platform builders tu
employ an occult phraseology which will ad-
nit Of one Interpretation ut the South, and ua
opposite one al tue North-in other words, TO
make it all that tho slavery, propagandists may
desire, but to incorporate "a stump speech it,
to the belly Of it" by which the people Of tic
Free States may be again mis1ed into the su,,-
port of party whose real principles they a1,-
hor. We doubt not that such is the true intent
and meaning Of the lato letter Of Senator
Doug'as.
+; The fill resolution Of the series involves 4
proposition to which we invite the attention.
Of all admirers Of modern slave-driyinc and
s[ave-breeding Democracy. In the preceding
reso1ntions tho Mississippi Democracy lay down
the principle upon which their party propose
to administer the government; and in this tl.cy
declare in substance that i majority Of tlv
people Of the United States are opposed to their
programme unwilling to be governed over
in the spirit Of such doctrines-that they, tlle
minority, win dissolve the Union The Dem
ocratic party, therefore,, as set forth in this |
Mississippi platform and in the platform Of |
nearly every other s1are-holding State, is no:
only slaveEy.propagandis party, but, unless
permitted to have its own way in the matter
offorcng the institution into oil the Territories,
1t declares itself ready to become disunion
party also. Slavery aud Slavery-exteusion ii
regards as above every other interest con-
nected with our Republican government. The
latter is good in the estimation Of modern Dem.
oc1acy only 80 long as it secures tho former,
and falling in that, must be ruthlessly sacri-
feed. We ask the dcluded Democratic masses
OF the fnce Northwest if they are willing
longer to sustain tue party Of whose principles
the Mississippi resolutious are correct tran
sez1ptf What is Democracy in Mississippi
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