The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-10-18
From the Raleigh Standard.


opposition meeting held in Raleigh ON Monday
the Sd:
"Resolved, That we hail, with exutaton, the result
of the late Congressional elections in this State ndica
ting, it does that the people duly alive to the
prohigacy of the existing administration and fully
aroused to the necessity of wrestling the Government
from the grasp of the spoilers and rayng to the sup
port of the Constitution and the Union. III
Resolved, That the following propositions, enuncia-
ted in recent letter of William G. Smedes, Esq., OF
Mississippi present body of principles that should
the support of all Constitutionloving and
all men opposed to seconalism and its dreful and in
evitable tendencies, viz:
New States shall be admitted into the Union without
regard to whether they admit reject slavery in their
constitutions. I'll
In all of Congress hereafter organizing Terrtor
al governments there shall be inserted provision that
laws shall be passed by the Legislatures of such
Territories prohibiting interfering with the existence
of slavery in them thus leaving the people to adopt
reject it, it may please them when they meet togeth
to form State constitution. [3.
The present legislation of Congress the of
slavery to remain unaltered. IL
The entire subject of slavery except involved in
the foregoing propositions, to be wholly withdrawn from
the of national politics. and left where it belongs,
to the control and jurisdiction of the people among
whom it exists s.
An economical administration of the Federal Govern
ment not merely in name, but in reality to be effected
by limiting the expenses of printing to the actual
cessities of the Government by aboshng the fankng
privilege and separating altogether the contracts OF the
Government from corrupt political influence. l6J
The preservation of the integrity of the National Lee
gisature by discountenancng the appointment of mem
bers OF Congress to office by condemning the indis-
crimnate of the Executive veto by retaining in its
force the treaymakng power to the Senate and reser
wing the control of the and the power of declaring
where it now rests in Congress. II.
No interference with the right and prosperity of the
States by bringing within the control of Federal laws
and the Federal judiciary the entire currency and nine
twentieths of the Indebtedness of the people. s.
just and manly administration of the foreign policy
of the Governments protecting and asserting the rights
of the Government and of its citizens, whether native
naturalized, against foreign aggression from any
quarter. 9.
bold vigorous enforcement OF the laws against
Territorial insubordnation and the of addi
tiona ones if needed. TO-
The appointment to office of faithful and patriotic
men, and of parsans who for years past have
the discredt of the nation, filled the most prominent
places both at home and abroad. I'LL
The preservation of the national honor by the fulfill
ment of all national Obligation and just and equal deal
ings with other Governments. I'LL
Resolved, That with such principles, it would be i'm
material what leadership the party holding them
would march to assured victory" ID.
This, then, is the platform laid down here at the
centre of the State, under the auspices Of OPP
position Elk Governor an opposition Elk Member of
Congress, Mr.. Syme, Of the Register, and other
shining lights of the party. Let us look into it
little. No. l exults over opposition gains in this
State in the recent Congressional elections, and
calls upon the people to rebuke the "profigacy Of
the existing administration" and rescue the gov
eminent from the grasp of the spoilers" Well,
let them exult. 1t is the first crumb of comfort
they have had for years. and we do not envy them
the manner in which they obtained it. 1t will be
our turn to exult next. They speak of the "prof-
gacy' of an administration which has been as true
as steel to the Constitutional rights of the South
but they only speak of it-they cannot prore it.
The people will not take their general declarations
on the subject. But in this they "cheek by
jowp' with the black Republicans, for every journal
of that party in the free States teens with the
same kind of denunciations of James Buchanan.
Here he is only ''prohigate" generally public
man; there he is the "proAigate' leader Of the
F'pro-slavery Democracy" and of the aggressive
South How is it that the opposi-
ton South and the opposition North so cordially
agree i'll denouncing James Buchanan? The allu-
sion to the "spoers" is threudbare as it is
sing. That has been the cry Of the federaliss
since the days of Jefferson. The government is in
the hands of ''the spoilers '-Democracy IS ruin
ing every thing, and yet the country has contin-
ued to grow and prosper under Democratic rule.
No. is good, sound, Southern-rights, Calhoun
doctrine. 1t is the doctrine of the Kansas Nebras-
ka bill, against which MIR. Rogers, the author of
these resolutions, voted in the House of Represen
tatives. We are glad to record the fact that Mr.
Rogers has been converted this subject, and is,
to this extent, good Southern rights Democrat
No. 3 is all sound also, provided the proposition
can be carried out. But all the friends in the free
States of our Wake opposition fellow-ctizens are
for the Wilmot Proviso, and opposed to allowing
the people of the Territories while in Territorial
condition, or when they become States, to decide
the slavery question for themselves. They want
to abolish or exclude the institution in advance
by act of Congress Our Wake friends must look,
therefore, to the Democrats of the free States for
aid in this business. But with what grace can
they call on them for aid, after having constantly
assaulted them as unsound? Every time North
ern Democrat goes down before the abolition furor
for having maintained the Constitutional rights of
the South, our Wake friends exult; and yet they
now want help from these very Northern Demo-
Gratis to secure their rights shareholders in the
Territories. Their oarn friends North hare long
since deserted them on this question:; and if the
embodied in No. succeeds it can sue
coed only by the votes of Northern Democrats
This is one of the strongest tributes that could
have been offered to the nationality of the Demo-
cratic party.
No. 4 is also all right. The "present legislation
Of Congress the subject of slavery is eminent
ly Democratic, and was opposed, as we have just
remarked, by the Hon. S. II. Rogers.
No. is also all right, and emnently Democratic.
No. is unobjectionable. Every good citizen
is in favor of economical administration of the
government. 1t may be that the Expenses of
federal printing" haze increased If so, the fact
is an alarming one, and ought to lie attended to-
By the way, recent statements-semi-o ffcial state
ments on the subject show, that the expenses of
the administration will be five millions less for the
present than for the preceding year; but our oppo