Daily national Democrat., 1859-12-04
Wrong by its own Showing.

tuey lhen pursued, ana 10 nave COME 10 tue con-
cluslon that they had been in error, as the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were passed by the late
State Convention, will show:
RESOLVED, That we re-aiiirm our steadlast ad-
herence to the Cincinnati PLATFORM to the great
principle of popular sovereignty, subject only to
tee limits of the Constitution, aud to the wise and
sautary rule of nOn-ntervention by Congress
with the local or domestic affairs of the States or
Territories.
RESOLVED, That the Administration Of James
buchanan, in its maintenance of our national
honor abroad, and its efforts to promote the gen.
eral interests of the country and in its suppress
sion of flibustersm, and its determination to ell
! force the laws against the slave trade has enti-
tied itself to the approval and support of the De-
mocracy Of New Hampshire.
This the Express considers a total endorse
ment of the Administration and rejection of
the Douglas platform. That paper must be
laboring under some strange hallucination.
The first resolution is complete and une
quivocal enunciaton of the Douglas princi-
plea steadfast adherence to the Cincinnati
PLATFORM steadfast adherence to the doc
trine of popular sovereignty, subject only to
the limits of the Constitution and stead
fast adherence to non Intervention by Con-
gress with the domestic affairs of States or
Territories. This is the Douglas platform
precisely. As to the second resolution quoted
it is that general endorsement of the Admin
istration which Senator Douglas and his
friends have ever been willing to accord. No
mention is made of the Kansas policy of the
Executive at all. Bnt the Express lays more
particular stress upon the fact that the .ol-
lowing resolution was offered in the Conven-
tion and rejected
RESOLVED, That the Constitution of this Repub-
| lie is neither a pro-slaverv nor aut-slavery in
strument, and recognizes slavery only as a local
| institution, existing in certain States "under
| the laws thereof" and we repudiate the undem-
ocratic and dangerous doc rne that slavery eX-
| lists in the Territories beyond the power OF the
people to modify, limit or exclude the same.
But the Express forgets to add that this
resolution was rejected on the score of super
fluffy. The original resolution had declared
all that was necessary, and there was no need
of entering into the minutie Of the Douglas
doctrine. The general principles of Douglas
had been enunciated, and the Convention
were satisfied with what had already been
said.
Everybody knows, too, how Conventions
seek frequently to avoid too extreme pre-
ference for the views of any one man in the
party lest it give offense to the friends of
Others who, while still within the pale of
the party organization, differ somewhat with
the leader endorsed. A general endorsement
of tho Douplos 1ootr;ro ,.o, oro,,1.L ,.;.l-.,4 |
proceeding to amplify upon it and specify to
such an extent as to give offense to persons |
who dislike to see Mr. Buchanan crowded |
entirely to the wall
There is no doubt that the New Hamp-
shire Democracy are for Douglas, in prefer.
ence to any other Democrat in the Union.
MEETING OF CITIZENS IN CARSON VALLEY.-
We learn from the Territorial Enterprise.
that meeting was held on Noverber 2lst, at
Carson City, for the purpose of acting on the
report ofa Committee which had been ap-
pointed to draft resolutions expressive Of the |
sentiments of that community in regard to
the refusal Of Alfred James, Clerk of the Dis
trict Court, to canvass the votes cast for Dele
gate to Congress, on November 18th.
DR.. o. H. Peirson, Chairman of the Com
mittee, reported preamble and resolutions, {
which were adopted. The preamble states
that an election for Delegate to Congress was
held at the various precincts of the Territory
on the 18th of November, in pursuance to a
call of Citizens Committee That at said
election larger vote was polled than at any
previous election held in the Territory thus !
showing that the people sustained the action !
Of the Committee; that the Clerk of the U. S. {
District Court had, in antagonism to the {
wishes of the people of the Territory, refused
o canvass the returns of said election or give :
certificate to the party elected, thus MAX |
ng it necessary for the Board of Canvassers |
appointed to act in concert with said District /!
Court to appoint Clerk pro TEN. to perform {
he duty. Among the resolutions adopted t
we're the following:
ResOlVed, That we do fully endorse and ap |
)rove of the coursepursued by the said Board
If Canvassers.
Resolved, That in our Delegate elect, Col. u
!. j. Musser, we have an able and efficient
representative ofour interests, and a true ex.
lonent of the real sentiments of the people
" Nevada Territory.
ReSoiped, That the Chair appoint a COM ,
nittee of five, whose duty it shall be to draft
A Memorial to Congress and present it to an
meeting, to be held on Wednesday
evening the 23d inst.
On the 23d of November another meeting
was held, and a Memorial to Congress pre-.
sented and adopted. 1t sets forth the wealth
Of the Territory, its increasing population,
and the grievances suffered from Mormonism
and concludes as follows:
"And last, though not least, we pray to be
separated from people whose religion, poll.
ties, and conduct have been and are deadly
hostile to us, and who have evinced upon all
occasions bitter and determined opposition
TO the laws of our Government and have en-
deavored TO fasten upon us the worst curse
possible Tor people loving freedom--a
Church Government
ANOTHER CLAIMANT TO 1ur Rponv,,cv u.
rArE-By the mail. says the Alta. we re-
ceived letter from David c. Con>rt Of
Chicago, in which he states.
"NIr. Broderiek was my cousin in the sec
ond degree, and he had no nearer cousins
Our grand fathers were brothers-his by his
mothers and mine by my fathers side. His
mother and David Colbert were the only
children who survived their parents. David
Colbert was also stone cutter. He was a