Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-28
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Political Movements.
The Denocratie State Central Committee Of Penn
ylvania held meeting in Philadelphia on the 10th
nst, and fixed upon the 18th of February as the
ime for the meeting of the State Convention at
reading. The following resolutions were unanim-
'usly adopted by the Committee:
Whereas The Republican party $50 caIIed) is alto
yether sectional in its organization and is in great
measure, Influenced by spirit Of Abolition fana.i-
cism and whereas, il is now an indisputable fact
patent TO the intelligence and patriotism of the
whole country that its violent and unconstitutional
teachings and doctrines have led to recent bloody
and treaso1able invasion Of a neighboring State and
g base and lawess attack the lives and property
Of the peaceful and unsuspecting citizens of that
State Therefore be il resolved by the State Central
Committee of the Democratic party Of Pennsyiva
mia
asst. That the Democracy of Pennsylvania have no
language sufficiently strong TO express their con
iemnation of the criminal conduct of Brown and
his infamous cOnfedel ates and their adherence and
contempt for the motives Of all those who may hav'
stimulated or cOuntenanced their feOniOus and mur
ferrous undertaking, or who sympathise directly o.
indirectly from any political consideration whatever
with these miseraby depraved persons in their
tempt not only 10 excite slave insurrectio. with
its attendant horrors, in Virginia but to occasion
possible civil between the States of the Union
"a That the Democracy Of Pennsylvania are de
voted in all sincerity 20 the Union the Just hon
irable and equitable basis of the Constitution
the United States that they believe the States .
be equal and independent sovereignties, and tina;
ne great principle Of the equality Of the State
Inderlies the Government of the Emitted States il
- whole scope and intent That the SupreH;
CCu of the United States has recognized IN, pres
..Ice and effect of this leading principle of tht
Constitution in the Dred Scott case, and have prop
r.y defined it in ITS application within the common
ferritori,s of the Onion AMI that the Democrac,
# our conservative Commonwealth. in the opin:o'
4 the Committee. are now prepared TO rc-endors
the Cincinnati platform understood in the sens,
Il tnIs enlightened Judicial decision.
Sd. That the sovereign right of each State to e.
tsblish and maintain its domestic ins tuition
without LET or hindrance from any quarter canaO
De legally or rigLtfully questioned; and it is tn
solemn constitutional duty of the non-slaye-h0ldiu
states 10 recognize the supremacy of the Fugiti'
Slave Law, permitting no obstacles to interven,
either in the shape of legislative acts popular TIA
mults, by which the execution of the law shall b,
prevented or retarded
4th. That if the leaders of the abolionized Repub
can party will persist in defyiag the patriotic
:iment of the Northern now fully aroused t,
4 knowledge Of their dangerous and trra"herOu-
Vaccinations and if instead o IsOluntaI / dis and
ing their sectional and incendIary organILduJn, a
ready Justly held responsible for an incalculabl,
amount ofmischief they will further persist in fore
ing issue of Union or disunion in the Presidential
contest of next ycaP-thcre can be no REASONABLE
doubt of the complete success of the National Dem
ocratc party in this State and throughout the
try, because it cannot fail to be by every vote
who possesses common that the success of tn
National Democracy iIsures the public tranquility
me permancy o. the Union. the triumph Of law
the uninterrupted prosperity of the nation, Will
the election of a President with abOl ton assOcia
and tendencies, By purely sectional vote wis
be followed. in all probability, by fearful publ,
disorders and the most iamentable consequences.
9Th. That the Democratic party of Pennsylvania
entertans unaOated confidence in the integrity, wis
ION and patriotism Of James Buchanan Presden
of tire United States That fearless in the midst O
de extraordinary difficulties of his position he has
firmly resisted every attemptto cyade violate the
laws, to disOrgniZe the party. whether occurring
in the North or South and that his administration
in its successful foreign and domestic policy parti
cuarly in its heavy reduction of the expenses OF
the Government, deserves TO receive, it does
ceive, our warmest appreciation and respect.
B GRAFT Brown, chairman OF the "Republi-
can State Committee of Missouri has addressed
circular to leading men in that State, il. which h,
shadows forth the purpose Of the Republican party
to swallow the Opposition or American party in
that State. lie says:
"Your attention has probably been directed to a
call cmanating from a meeting of the Opposition.
recently held at Lexington, for State Convention
If all opposed TO the present National Democratic
Administration, TO be assembled in jeff PsOn City
The 2Sth of next December. 1t is hoped that you
VIII make arrangements TO be present 1T such con
Vention and will induce many of your neighbOrs
possible sharing your opinions, TO be there like
wise. 1t may not be that all who attend the cOnven
ton will agree fully upon somf questions, but as
common determination of resistance to the existing
corrupt ascendency in both or National and State
Governments will prevail there is little room for
iOubt that such basis will be settled upon will
combine the chief elements of opposition sodly and
VIGOROUSLY"
MIR Brown adds: at is furthermore determined
It the same place, and Immediately succeeding the
Convention above mentioned, to hold another having
in view some objects additional to those embraced
by the Lexington CALL in which steps will be taken
to perfect organization in every township city
and county looking TO the establishment of the poll
cs of Missouri upon a rEie and FreeLabor FONDA
ton" This last meeting, he says will not at all
conflict with that of the preceding, but rather be
auxiliary TO it."
The overland mail brings the intelligence that
the Democrats IF Oregon held State Convention at
Oregon City. Sixteen delegates from eight counties
withdrew, leaving eleven counties represented.
TIose remaining selected Gen. LANE, LANSING STOUr.
a ID Judge DuDLY Delegates to the Charleston Con-
ltion instructing them to vote FOR Gen JOE LANE
for President. The seeding members resolved to
support the nominee of the Charleston Convention,
1t elected no delegates.