Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-27
PelttIcal Movements.

Political Movements.
The Democratic State Convention of Mississippi
assembled at Jackson, the capital of that State,
Monday the 18th inst, and appointed Delegates to
the Charleston Convention and nominated electors
for President and Vice President
The committee appointed to prepare resolutions
expressive Of the sense of the Convention reported
as follows:
RESOLVED That the Democracy of Mississippi, in
Convention assembled, re-endorse the platform Of
principles laid down by the Democratic party IN the
National Convention Of 1856, and hence declare that
the Democratic party Is the party Of the Constitution,
and recognizes the equality Of the several States and
the right of the people of all the States TO occupy
and enjoy their common territory; that 1t denies the
power of the Federal Government or any autkori-
ty derivative from it, TO discriminate between pro-
perry in slaves and other property existing under
the Constitution of the United States and the laws
of the several States. and asserts the obligation of
the General Government to provide adequate pro
lection for slave and all other property in the Ter
ritories and wherever it has rghtfu jurisdiction.
keSOtCed. That in the present Chief Magistrate of
the United States. James buchanan, we recognize a
statesman Of exalted worth and tried integrity, and
cminently deserving the support and confidence of
the American people.
These resolutions were unanimously adopted by
the Convention and subsequently another added
in the following words
ResoCod. That in the event of the refusal of the
Charleston Convention to endorse the principles
enunciated by this Convention, of its nominating
a candidate for the Presidency who ray entertain
opinions at war with these principles so as to rem
der further proceedings the part of the Mississp
pi Democracy necessary, the Central Committee is
hereby authorized TO take such action may be de-
mandcd by the cXisencics of the occasion.
resolution affirming chat the State Of AIissis-
sippi will present to the National Democratic Con
n
dency and that her Delegates to said Convention are
hereby instructed to use all honorable means to pro
cure his nomination. was adopted on a call of the
counties, by a vote Of scvcnty-ive in its favor and
thirteen against it. This vote, however was finally
made nearly unanimous by subsequent changes in
the votes Of the minority.
The National Committee Of the Black Republican
party held meeting in New York on the Dist inst,
and resolved to hold a National Republican Conyen-
tiou" at Chicago en- Wednesday, the 18th of June
next for the nomination Of candidates for President
and Vice President. The Committee invite "the Re
publican electors Of the several States the members
Of the Peoples party ofPenisylyana and If the OPP
position party of New Jersey and oilers who are
willing to cooperate with them in support of the
candidates which shall there be nominated, and who
are opposed the policy of the present administra-
ton TO federal corruption ami usurpation to the
tension slavery into the territories the and
dangerous polite doctrine that the Constitution o.
its ownoce carries slavery into all the territories Of
the Emitted States TO the opening of the African slave
trade, to any inequality of rights among citizens
and who are IN favor Of the immediate admission Of
Kansas into the Union under the constitution recent
y adopted by its people Of restoring the federal ad
minstIation to a system of rigid economy and to the
principles of WASHINGTON and JEFFERSON, of main
tanning inyoate the rights of the States and defend
ing the soil of every State and territory from lawlcss
invasion AMI of preserving the integrity Of this In
ion ard the supremacy of the Constitution and laws
passed in pursuance thereof against the conspiracy
rthe leaders of sectional party to resist the
iority principle as established in this government
even the expense ofts existence to send delegates
10 the convention.
- The Washington Globe states that fifty gentle
men, including the American members of Congress,
met in that city on the 18th inst to take counsel in
regard to the state Of political affairs. Senator
CRrrExDEN presided. \ committee of seven was
appointed to confer with the Central Committee of
the Wings and Americans as to the probability of
organizing party the platform Of the Union and
the Constitution and the execution Of the laws.
Several speeches were made.
The National American Central Commit
tee met in Philadelphia on the 2ls: inst. and ap
pointed a committee to confer with the committee
appointed by the Washington meeting of the 18th,
to consider plan Of organization for uniting all
the opponents of the Admins tration consisting of
the Hon \. II. STUART, Of Virginia, the Hon. Az
TuoNy KENNEDY. of Maryland. Hon. JAMES BISHOP.
of New Jersey. Hon. ERASrUs Brooks, of New
York BLlNroN DUycAN. Esq of Kentucky. and the
Hon. JACoB BRoou, of New Jersey. A committee
was also appointed to prepare address to the
American people. No other action was decided on.
The session chiefly devoted to private discus
sion concerning claims of prominent men to fill the
Presidential chair.
The Committee of Correspondence appointed at
a meeting Of the membc,z of the press Of the Amer
lean party held on the 30th ultimo, in New York.
have issued call. proposing that the members Of
the Opposition press in the different States should
meet in New York ON the second Tuesday in Janua-
~ to agree on some plan by which an Opposition
candidate for President may be elected.
- The Boston Journal SAYS e. Wchcar it rumored
that a new American organization. upon a secret
basis, Is The taps and has already made consil
cradle progress throughout dis State. Its platform
of principles entirely excludes the anti.slavcry
plank bit in It's place is inserted one # opposition
tothcprcseut state administration. The scheme is sup
posed 70 have been iucba;cd in Boston and tits said
al cndcayor Is being made TO give it a national char
acer for the purpose Of influencing the next Prcsi-
dental election. Such an organization has not the
fain,c-t prospect of securing a controlling influence
in this State"
At a meeting of the Democratic members of
the Virginia Legislature. held the 10th inst, it
WIS resolved that the next Democratic State Con
vyution of Virginia be held in Richmond, on Thurs
day. the 10th day of February next
- The Democratic State Central Committee Of
North Carolina have recommended the assembling
of state Convention of the party at Raleigh on the
SIN of March, to nominate a candidate for Governor
aui 20 select delegates from the state at large to
the Charleston Convention The Democrats of
Brunswick county. in the sane state have resolved
that the southern STAKEHOLDER has the right to
take his slave into the Territories of the Untod
States as the Northern man has to carry his spin
nina. jenny. ana instructed their delegates TO the
State and district Conventions to vote for person
as delegate TO th, Charleston Convention who is not
in favor of incorporating this doctrine into the
Democratic platform.
Hy tGcEltliillt ul'tltl'> To INC l'ulNN me pa
rcrS contain the following
Delegates fully representing the American Wing,
and Union parties met here this evening when. after
some discussion ola conventional character the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
E,>slreH. That the chairman of this meeting be
empowered and requested, in conjunction with the
chairman of the National Central American Commit
tee and the chairman of the Wing National Commit
tee To call a National Convention for the NOM
nation of candidates for the PrcsIdenrr .al Vice
Presidency of the United States. and to ~-. IN ad-
dress lift seem cxpelent for them So '... 10 the
pCopl, % the United States. suggesting iode OF
clcciing delegates to the said convention, and setting
forth the reasons which made the present Union
movement indispensable 10 the pcIpctuity OF the gov
eminent
The meeting was harmonious and unanimous IN its
action.
The Union meeting in this city tonight was attend
ed hv from 400 to 500 persons. Resout ons were Of
fcrcd dcnunciatory of the fire caters of the South,
and the fanatics Of the North. and proposing As
remedy for the present evils that the people rally
around the Constitution and the Union.
4 substitute was offered to the effect that such a
meeting was inopportune and unnecessary.
The majority favored the latter resolution. Much
confusion prevailed throughout the proceedings and