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Address PIONEER PRINTING COMPANY, st. Paul.
The Progress Of the Conspir acy to
SlavOcratize the Democratic Party.
Our readers are already aware that, on
the second of February, Senator DAVIS, OF
Mississippi, an avowed disunionist, and the
most ultra, as he is the ablest, of the South
ern fire-ea tiers, introduced into the federal
Senate series of resolutions relating to the
slavery question, expounding the platform on
which he, and the class of politicians with
which he acts, desires to place the Demo-
cratic party. These resolutions, though
carefully and ingeniously guarded in lam
guage, really 60 the entire length of the
most southern doctrine concerning slavery,
and especially with regard to its status in
the Territories. They were introduced for
the purpose of forcing an expression from
Democratic Senators before the assembling
of the Charleston convention, and of iDfu-
encing the action of that body, both in
respect to its platform and its nominees.
1t became evident, however, upon the
introduction Of these resolutions, that their
adoption would meet with greater opposi.
ton than had been anticipated. Some
Southern Senators opposed their sentiments
Others, who endorsed their doctrines, were
opposed to making these an element of dis
traction in the party-while those Northern
Democrats, who, for the sake of controlling
federal patronage, had already betrayed
their consciences and their constituencies, in
submitting to the demands of a slave-ridden
Administration, hesitated to comply with
this new exaction upon their individual
responsibility, and without the obligatory
sanction of party caucus. So, Demo
cratic Senatorial caucus was called-osten.
sibly for the purpose of compromising the
differences existing in regard to doctrine
and policy, but really for the purpose of
afixing to the DAVIS resolutions the stamp
of Democratic orthodoxy, and of making
an adherence to them test of Democratic
fealty.
Of this caucus, thus called for purposes of
Cancellation, Senator BRIGHT, of Indiana,
was made the chairman. Some hours were
spent by the caucus in heated discussions,
when, it having been ascertained that no
agreement could then be had, the chairman
was authorized to appoint committee of
five to frame and report slavery platform
to an adjourned meeting. The committee
thus appointed was composed of Senators
GREEN, of Missouri, FITCH, of Indiana, BIG
LER, of Pennsylvania, GwIN, of California,
and CHESTNUT, of South Carolina. The
composition of this committee clearly ex-
posed the character and design of the whole
movement. Every member Of it had COM
mitted himself to the doctrines of the DAVIS
resolutions and the compromise character
which had been given to the caucus was thus
shown to be hypocrisy and cheat. So,
we are not surprised at the result which the
telegraphic dispatch informs us has been
arrived at-that, the caucus committee has
agreed upon platform, and that the DAVIS
resolutions, with single modification, are
accepted. As these resolutions, by virtue
Of this movement, promise to attain GER
tain degree of political Importance, we
publish them here in full:
Federal Constitution, the States adopting the
same acted severally as free and Independent
sovereignties, delegating portion of their
powe.s to be exercised by the Federal Gov
eminent for the increased security of each
against dangers, domestic as well as foreign
and that any intermeddling by any one or more
States, or by combination of their citizens,
with the domestic institutions of the others,
on any pretext, whether political, moral, or
religious, with the view to their disturbance or
subversion, il in violation of the Constitution,
insulting to the States 80 interfered with, en-.
dangers their domestic peace and tranquility
objects for which the Constitution was form.
ed-and, by necessary consequence serves to
weaken and destroy the Union ITSELF
2. RESOLVED. That negro slavery, as it ex-
lists In fifteen States Of the Union, composes an
important portion Of their domestic institu-
tions, inherited from their ancestors, and ex.
istin9 ct the adoption of the Constitution, by
which il is recognized as constituting an i'm
portant element Of the apportionment Of pow.
ers among the States; and that no change eff
opinion or feeling on the part of the non-slave-
holding States Of the Union in relation to this
institution can Justify them or their citizens in
open and systematic attacks thereon, with
view to it's overthrow: and that all such ct,
tacks are in manifest violation Of the mutual
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