The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-07-17

For the Gate City.
Proceedings OF tEe National Dem o =
cratic club.

cratic CIub. &@N
At an adjourned meeting of the National
Denocr of the city Of Keokuk, Iowa,
friendly TO the election OF Breckenridge and
Lane, the following proceedings were had
The Committee appointed at former
meeting of the National Democrats of the
city of Keokuk to suggest q basis of organ
izatisn for the coming compaign, through its
chairman, Col. Richard McAllister, made the
following report
That Whereas, A new era has been inau-
gurated in Democratic politics, caused by the
proceedings of the Convention at Charleston
and Baltimore, which resulted in two nomi-
nations, thus leaving every Democrat free to
follow his own incIinations and TO support
the candidates most clearly rejecting bis
own sentiments; and
Whereas, The necessities OF the times re-
quirs new organization emanating from,
and formed by, the National Democratic
masses; and the time has fully come when
every American citizen should deliberately
renew bis political creed and take bis posi-
| ton upon the standpoint Of principle; and
| Whereas, We are utterly opposed 10 oil
sectional parties, and wish to preserve the
Union unimpaired, and as handed down to
us by our Revolutionary fathers, and know
OF no other way to accomplish SO desirable
result as by strict adherence TO the doc
trine of State rights and State equality, and
the firm and faithful maintenance Of all the
provisions OF the Federal Constitution, as
interpreted by the Supreme Court of the
United States and
Whereas, We deem the new dactrine OF
unfriendly legislation and Territorial Squat
ter Sovereignty as political heresy fully as
| dangerous to the equality of the States, the
rights of property and the safety of the
| Union, as the Wilmot Proviso or Congress
slonal prohibition; and
| whereas, We sshold to the doctrine of
nom snfervenfion by Congress, or by q Ter
| ritorial Legislature, either to establish or 10
protect Slavery" in any Federal Territory
while the same remains in a territorial con-
ditiou, and the constitutional rights of
the citizens thereof are not nterfered with !;
and we believe that the citizens of every
| State of the Union should have the full and
uninterrupted right to migrate with all prop
erty recognized by the Federal Constitution
| into the common territory of the Nation, and
that all American citizens are also entitled to
the full protection and enjoyment OF such
property in such Federal territory while The
same remains in a territorial condition.
/ Therefore, be il resolved, that we do hereby
adopt the following as our articles of Asso-
citation -
Article L. We do hereby form ourselves
into National Democratic Association on
the basis of those resolutions reported and
recommended by a majority of the States at
Charleston and adopted by the Nation Dem
oeratic Convention held at the Maryland In
1 ~. tkn as - hall ha
day of June, 1860, and so admirably explain
ed by the manly and patriotic letter of ae-
ceptance of the Hon. John g. Breckenridge,
of the 9th of July inst and we do hereby
pledge ourselves 20 use all honorable means
to secure the election of John G. Breckin-
ridge, of Kentucky, as President, and Gem
eral Joseph Lane, of Oregon, as Vice Presi-
dent of the United States.
Art. 2. This association shall be known as
" The National Democratic Club" OF the
city Of Keokuk.
Art. 3. This association shall elect, by
ballot, q President, two Vice Presidents, a
Recording and Corresponding Secretary, and
an Executive Committee of three members,
who shall hold Office for the term Of one year
ensuing their election.
Art. 4. All voters agreeing with our plat.
form, and determined TO maintain il, are in
vited to become members Of this association;
but no person shall be admitted to member
ship unless proposed at previous meeting,
and unless he receive O majority of the votes
OF the members present at any meeting, and
IL willing TO subscribe his name TO these ar
tioes of association.
Art. 5. These articles of Association may
be altered or amended By q two-third vote of
the members of any regular meeting.
On motion the preceding report was unan-
imousiy adopted, when the Club proceeded
to an election of officers for the ensuing year,
when, upon counting the ballots, it appeared
that the following persons were duly elected
the officers of the National Demo cratc Club
OF the city of Keokuk, for the ensuing year !:
President--Dr. ID. l.. M'Gugin.
Vice Presidents-Major I. j.. Goldman,
Charles Franklin.
Recording and Corresponding Secretary
Col. Richard McAlIister.
Executive Commiitee-M Maj. John u. Floyd,
| Capt. ID. b. Smith, X. r. Bower.
On motion Of Major Goldman the follow.
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That we respectfully invite the
| National Democrats of Lee County, and the
entire State of Iowa, to form similar associ-
atoms, and 90 enter irto correspondence
! with us as TO the best method of securing the
success of our principles and the election of
our candidates.
Resolved, That we heartily concur In the
action OF the National Democracy Of Scott
County and Dubuque, in recommending the
| holding of Mass State Convention of the
friends of Breckenridge and Lane ut Daven-
| port, on the I'D of August next, for the pur-
| pose OF mutual consultation, and to secure
concurrent action.
The Committee having the subject in
charge, reported that they had secured the
Atbenaum for the future meeting of the