St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-06-30

them from passing such laws upon the sub
ject of Slavery, as to them may seem proper,
and whether such laws, when passed, be con
stitutional or not can be fully determined,
not by Congress- but by the Supreme Court,
on appeal from the decisions of the Territorial
Courts.
ReSotred, That the Supreme Court of the
United States, being under the Constitution,
an Independent coordinate branch of the Gov
eminent, with tenure of Office which cannot
be changed by the action of parties, through
the instrumentality of Congress- we hold the
Democracy entirely irresponsible for its doc
trines and in no case Conclusively bound by
the same, except so far as to inculcate obedi-
cnce to its decisions while they continue and
are in force.
ReSolred That without Courts of Justice,
both State and National, respected by the peo
pie, and sustained in their proper functions by
popular sentiment, anarchy and violence be-
come inevitable, and all rights of both person
and property become insecure and worthless
ResOlCed, That the action of the public au-
thorties in some of the States, in attempting
to set at defiance by State authority, decisions
of the Supreme Court and acts of Congress
passed in accordance with the Constitution is
the very essence of notification.
Resoloed, That Tariff for revenue alone is the
true policy of this country, but an incidental
protection is one of its legitimate consequent
limited to the necessary wants Of the Govern
ment and they should be SO apportioned as
to fall as lightly as possible upon the people,
10y whom they are eventually to he paid.
HesoiUed, That it is doctrine of the Demo
cratic party that all naturalized citizens are
entitled to the same protection both at home |
and abroad that is extended to native born |
citizens, and that even voluntary return of
such citizens to the land of their birth for
temporary purpose, does not place them be-
yond the range of that protection, but that
| our Government is bound to shield them from
injury and insult while there at every hazard
ReSotoed, That the expansion of our National
domain is desirable whencverit shall he neces-
sary for the safety, happiness and prosperity OF
the Republic:and that we will hail with pleasure
| the acquisition of the Island of Cuba whenev-
or it can be effected with justice and in accord
with the wishes of the people thereof. But as
a Nation, we can never assent to its appropri-
alton 10y any of the powers of Europe and will
incur all the hazards of war to avert such a re-
| suit.
| Resolued, That the building of a Railroad
connecting our Atlantic and Pacific coasts by
| grants of the Public Lands along the line
thereof, or by any other constitutional means,
will meet with the hearty approval of the De-
mocracy of Iowa.
| Resotred That we are in favor of granting q
homestead of lGO acres of land by Congress to
actual settlers, subject only to such restrictions
| as will exclude spectators from the benefits
| of such acts.
Resolued That we are in favor of an econom-
ical administration of the Federal Govern
| mcnt, and will lend our best efforts to those
who advocate reform and retrenchment in
our national expenditures.
| Resolped That we are Internationally OPP
posed to the re-opening of the African slave
trade-that its revival would not only renew
| those crueltics which once provoked the indig-
nation of the civilized world. but would en-
tail IA foul blot on our country fair escutcheon.
| ReSotred That we cordially tender to the
Democracy of the Union an invitation to unite
| with us in maintaining our organization on
| the principles indicated in the foregoing reso-
| buttons, and that we earnestly appeal to them
| to drop past differences, and assemble again
| as band of brothers under the panoply of the
Constitution and the Union.
STATE POLICY.
| Resoiped That the burdens of taxation has
increased and are increasing under the present
| Administration of State affairs, and that a
| complete and thorough system of existing
abuses and expenditures, is demanded by the
| highest interests of the people.
| Resol,od That the Democracy of Iowa cordi-
ally and sincerely invite the white emigrants
| to settle in this State promising them all the
protection and rights which they have enjoyed
under the laws of Congress since the time of
| Jefferson and that we earnestly deplore the
acts of the Republican party in Massachusetts,,
and their attempts in New York Connecticut
and New jersey, to confer upon the uncouth.
semi barbarian negro, from the South, right
of suffrage and office in one year, and requir-
ing for the same purpose of the naturalized
citizens residence of two years after natural
| iZation, equivalent to an extension of the pc
| riod for naturalization to seven years, thus de-
grading the foreign white man below the level
of the negro and mulatto.
Re.olDed, That we are opposed to the policy
inaugurated in this State by the Republican
party by which the immigration TO this State
of the African race is encouraged and promoted, |
thus bringing cheap negro labor into direct
competition with the labor of the white man. |
and filling our State with "a class of population
that can never become citizens thereof; and
We are in favor of IA change which shall dis
courage and prevent the settlement Of that
race among us.
ResGlued, That such policy leads necessarily
to the inter mixing Of black and white children
in the common schools, or to the necessity of
dividing the common school fund to maintain
separate and independent schools in every To-
| cality, where free negroes reside.
Resolred, That since the border States of
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois exclude the free ne
groes of the South from their limits by strin-
gent laws; Iowa will become the great recep-
tacle of the worthless population of the slave
holding States, to the exclusion of an equal
| number of free white laborers if the present
Republican policy be persisted in.
Resolced That the Democracy of Iowa de-
mand "a total repeal of the provisions of our
State Constitution, and of the law made in pur-
suance thereof, requiring negro children to be
admitted into our common schools, or separate
schools to be supported out of the common
school fund for their education.
Resolved, That the Maine liquor law is in
consistent with the genius of free people and
unjust and burdensome in its operations, it
has vexed and harrassed the citizens, burdened
the counties with expense and litigation and
proved wholly useless in the suppression of in
temperance
Resolred, That we favor q total change of
the present Common School system, so as to
give the people the full benefit of Common
School Education without the cumbersome
machinery and enormous expense which the
present system requires.
On motion, the foregoing resolu-
tons were adopted by reclamation,
and the committee discharged
Mr.. Belknap proposed three cheers
which were given with will and fol-
lowed up with tiger"
On motion of Mr. Thomas the thanks
of the Convention were rendered to
the Committee on Resolutions.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas of Bu-
chanan, the convention proceeded to
nominate candidate for Governor.
On motion of Mr.. Gillespie, of Wap-
clio, Gen. AUGUSTUS G. DODGE,
of Burlington, was declared the nomi-
nee Of the Convention, for Governor,
by reclamation.
On motion of Mr. Dorr, of Dubuque,
the Convention proceeded to nominate
candidate for Lieut. Governor. Re-
suit : l.. w. Babbitt, of Pottawatta-
mic, 246 votes A. p. Richardson, of
Clayton, 1876 +; scattering, T.
Mr.. Babbitt having received the
majority of votes, was declared the
nominee of the convention, unanimous
ly.
Hon ~ G Wilson of Dubuoua and