Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-30
The Democracy OF New Jersey.

The Democracy OF New Jersey.
We chronicled Saturday the nomination of
Hon. E. V. R. WRIGHT, by the democratic
State Convention OF New Jersey, which met
at Trenton on the "a inst, as a candidate for
Governor. Mr.. WRIGHT is an administration
democrat, having been an carly and constant
friend of Mr.. BUCHANAN His nomination is
triumph of tie administration democracy
The platform adoped by the Convention, how
ever, contains the DOUGLAS heresy which
the Southern Democratic leader. are denoun-
cling as abolitionsm. This is an important
TACT, inasmuch as it shows that the Northern
Democracy, whether of the DOUGLAS or BUCH-
ANAN school, are equally unsound, standing
as they do upon the same. platform. How
can Gov. WISE, Hon. JEFF. DAVIS, and the
democracy of their respective States, who
demand the protection of slavery in the ter
ritores, affiliate with the democracy of New
Jersey, any more than they can with the Re-
publicans of that State? Upon the question
OF protection they occupy kindred grounds
there is not shades difference in the color
of democrats and republicans.
We append the
PLATFORM OF THE NEW Jersey DEMOCRACY.
The democracy of New Jersey, by their
delegates in Convention assembled .re-adopted
and declared anew their adherance TO the
Cincinnati platform and to the great demo-
cratic doctrine OF popular sovereignty. con-
shutting their doctrine as understood by and
Interpreted in the democratic State Conven-
ton OF this State held in August, 1856, and
interpreted by President Buchanan, in his
letter accepting the democratic nomination
for the Presidency, in which he said, "The
recent legislation OF Congress respecting
domestic slavery lmeaniDg the Nebraska
Kansas acD derived, as it has been. from the
original and pure fountain of Legitimate
political power, the will of the majority,
promises ere long 10 ay the = Igerous ex
citcment. This legislation is founded upon
the principles, ancient as free government
itself. and, in accordance with them, has
simply declared that the people of Terrific
nv. like those of a Stale, shall decide for them
selves whether slavery shall or shall not ex-
ist within their limits.
ResoIyed, That we unqualfiedly condemn
the doctrine of that sectional portion of the
opposition who insist that slavery should be
excluded from the Territories by COngression-
al prohibition, because Congress has no power
under the constitution, to enact any sCch
pruhbitiOn--because such prohibition
would be an understandable and ineXprdient
interference 10y Congress with the domestic
affairs OF the people of the Territories, and
became all efforts to enact such prohibition
endangers the perpetuity OF the Union, and
destroys the amity and fraternal feelings
which should exist between the people of the
several States composing our glorious and
cherished Union.
ResoLued. That while we thus condemn the
republican doctrine OF Congressional prohibit
ton we with equal emphasis condemn the
doctrine recently started and now Zealously
advocated by extreme men, that slavery in
the Territories should be fOstered and protect
ed by Congressional Legislation. We cOn-
denim it, because ii is violative of the funda-
mental principles OF self government, and
wrong and unjust in itself, tending to violent
sectional agitation. uniriendly feeling aud
disuDion: and because il is in direct violation
of the Cincinnati platform and OF all the
pledges made 10y the democratic party i'll
1854 1855 and 1856, pledges IN which the
whole party, North and South, East and West
united
Resolred That we deeply regret and en-
phatically dsapprove OF the attempts now
being made to build up a party in favor of
revivng the abominahle and inhnman foreign
slave trade, and repeating the laws of the
sire that those laws may be rigidly enforced.
And whereas, the late division OF the de-
mOcratic patty in this State related exclusive
~ To the admission of Kansas under the Lee
compton constitution. and to the action of
the national administration upon that ques-
ton, both sections having cordially approved
the course of the administration III other inn
portant matters and measures, and as that
question has been settled, and no practical
,rn. r.SnIt its HSruSsInn All
expression of opinion as to the best action
thereon, therefore,
RESOLVED That all such past questions and
discussions should, by common consent, be
dropp, d taving every democrat TO enjoy his
own opinion thereon. untramelled by any
party action or resolutions, and that burying
these past controversies common and earn
est effort should now he made by every New
Jersey democrat To re-establish our party in
power.
Resoirod, That we highly approve of the
exertions now being made by the general
gov, rnment to lessen national expenses aud
in our opinion The next Congress should sec
ond the work Of economy by discardln2 all
needless expenditures aud cutting down every
appropriation To the lowest limit consistent
with the actual wants of the country.
hRssoipcd, That the republican party, by adj
hitting II convicted criminal as member of
the last General Assembly, evinced perhdi-
Gus disregard of aud contempt for the consti
tuition of this Slate. violated that conStilu-
ton for partizan purposes, and outraged the
moral sense of the people OF this State by
placing DISTINGUISHED convict over them "a
II law maker, and in position where strang-
ers TO them might regard him az a representa-
tive of their characters aud moral sentiment;
aud that the unparalleled and arbitrary action
OF the republican majority OF the House of
Assembly in forcing upon that body, by
party vote, in hot haste, member totally
disqualified, without permitting the presenta-
ton to the House Of reasons against his adj
mission, richly deserves, as il must receive,
the condemnation OF all patriotic aud law
loving citizens, and stamps the republican
party as dangerous To our free Institutions,
aud tyranicai aud oppressive TO the last de-
gree, whenever political power and control
are ever temporarily lodged in their hands.
Resoirod That the Governor of this State, by
his persistent efforts at the last session of the
Legislature 10 ill the judicial Offices almost
entirely with bis fellow partisans, aud TO
worry and eoerce the Senate into surrender
OF It's Constitutional power and right. aud
into compliance with his partisan aud pro-
scriptiye schemes, eyinced dangerous deter
mination % make the Judiciary the slave aud
degraded instrument Of a tickle and corrupt
faction, and that the course OF the democrat
ic Senator'S in resisting that attempt meets
with our decided approval.
Resoircd, That all cltizens OF the Uaited
States aud Fof this State. whether born within
or without the United States, are entitled To
perfect equality OF rights aud protection,
aud hence W. are opposed 10 any law or reg
ulalion which pre-, cuts a natnralized citizen
from exercising the elective franchise for ANY
length Uf time. however short IL may be. al
ter lac has been naturalized according to the
acts of Congress.
Resoisssi. THAT a law making the right to
vote To depend upon previous registry OF