Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-24
Tn. Denocraey OF M massachusetts.

The Democracy -of NJ afsachu~ctts.
Massachusetts is one of those States IN
which the democracy have long been in
hopeless minority. 1t can give no vote to the
nominee of the Charleston Convention. at the
ballot box, bot car take an active part in
making the nomination and the platform.
This condition Of things places the State in
the category denounced by the Richmond
Enquirer in its recent articles against permit
ting the States, in which the party are in a
minority, 10 give law to those which give the
votes. In the language of the Enquirer. justly
applicable to the party in Massachusetts,
''their leaders have ceased TO be responsible
to the public opinion of the communities in
which they resde;n-hence, "fheir political
career has been reduced 10 a mere 'finessing
to SECURE Offices by Federal Executive APP
pointment." Well, the democracy of Massa-
chusetts, who have thus "ceased to be ,re-
sponsible to rhe public opinion of the COM
m1nity in which they liye.n held a State.
Convention at Worcester on the 10Th inst
and foo the sake of show nominated State
ticket. We republished this ticket some days
ago, but as some of the names were Incorrect,
we here insert it corrected:
For Observation-Disclosures +. Butler
Lieutenant Governors. T.. Bemis.
Secretary of States. w. BOwerman, of
Adams.
Treasurer-Geo. bennett, of Boston.
AUDITOR j. f. Easterbroo4z OF Worcester
Attorney GeneraHD. III. Mason, of New
The CouVention also appointed the follow
ing gentlemen delegates to the Charleston
Convention CALEB CUSHING. ISAAC DAVIS
JAMES S. WHITNEY, and OLIVER STEPHENS.
The delegates were left uninstructsd in re-
gard to the selection OF candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice-Presidenf, and the Boston
Post declares that Z" the feeling was unmis-
takably that the determination of this great
question should rest with the Charleston
ConventiOn-that whoever was nominated
would receive the hearty support of the
Democracy of Massachusetts, anG that he
ought to be supported by every true Demo
crat from Maine to Texas-frOm the Atlantic
to the Pacific" The first accounts stated
that majority of the Convention preferred
DOUGIAs; but, if they did. they smothered
their preferences, resolution in his favor
having been voted down. on the ground, we
presume, that it might interfere with future
"finessing to secure Offices by federal execu-
tive appointment" should some one else get
the Presidential nomination.
The following are the resolutions passed
relating to federal politics:
Resolved, That the Democrats of Massa-
TO- ID 90 ., Ill.
gates to-day, under the time-honored banners
of the National Democracy. and here re-
assert their unwavering fidelity to the
Fed, raj Constitution as it has been under
stood by the fathers of the Republic and de-
cided by the Supreme Court OF the United
States.
RESOLVED, That the two years. amendment
of the Constitution OF Massachusetts,. by
which the law of naturalization is extended
to seven years, is fragrant violation of the
Constitution and laws Of the United States,
narrow and bigOted policy unbecoming an
enlighien, and free people, and a gross in
suit TO the white men who are thus attempted
To be- placed below the negro in the scale OF
being and human rights.
ReSOiUed, That We find no necessity for any
add lion or change in the great doctrine Of
Popular Sovereignty as declared by the Mas
sachuset,s Democratic resolves in lS4S. that
are "opp"sed TO the exercise Of any juris-
diction by Congress over the matter ofslavery
in the territories, but are in favor Of leaving
to the people who inhabit them the right 10
establish aud regulate their own domestic in-
situations under the general principles OF the
Constitution"
RssoiVed, That in the Administration of Jas
Buchanan, by its fidelity to the Constitution
by the firmness and success with which it has
governed our foreign relations, and the
triumphant manner in which il has vindicat,d
The supremacy OF the law. merits the appro-
baton OF every patriot of the country.
ReSolred, That thu Democratic party main
tainlng The right oil repatriation, recognizes
no distinction in the civil rights of citizens,
but holds that all are alike entitled TO the
full protection of our Government, and that
it is The duty OF every Democrat to labor for
the security Of thUse citizens who by accident
may have been OF foreign birth the same
rights and immunilies which are conceded TO
ciiiZens no are native born.
The inevitable b. +. HAILET, the gentle
man who reported the Cincinnati Platform,
was present and made a speech. Doubtless
he had a I" finger in the pie" when the above
resolutions We're written. Opposition TO the
exercise of any jurisdiction by Congress over
the matter OF slavery in the territories, but
fnvoring the right OF the people who inhabt
them 10 establish and regulate their own do
mestic institutions under the general princi-
pies of the Constitution, will salt the Squatter
Sovereignty advocates mazlngly we'll; whilst
we note it does not shock the sensitive nerves
of the protectionist of the Enquirer. What
blessing it is to have such a leader as HAL
LET. great, glorious HALLEr.