Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-02-28
Platform of the Wings of Virginia.

GINA, IN THEIR CONh En- LIN uELb ~
RICHMOND THE 22ND, 23RD 24Tn, AND
18th DAYS or FEBRUARY, 1860.
l. Resolved, That we hold the powers
granted and conferred on the General Gov
eminent by the Constitution OF the United
States of America, as sacred trusts to be
held and faithfully exercised for the COM
mon benefit of all the States and the citizens
thereof; and we deplore all measures and
party organizations, which tend to pervert
these powers to ends of injustice and oppres-
sion We know no diversity Of interest
among the several States, or the citizens
thereof, incompatible with n constitutional
administration of the government consistent
with the equal rights of each and all; and
we hold it to be the duty of the Federal Gov
eminent and each Department thereof,
within the just limits of the Constitution, to
promote, by every means, the interest and
prosperity Of all
.. Resolved, That there is no power Or
authority in the Government OF the United
States, or in any Department thereof, to IN
terfere with, regulate, control, alter, modify,
or abolish, or impair the domestic institu-
ton Of slavery in the States,-the entire
right, authority aud power in regard thereto
being reserved, by and exclusively npper-
tanning to, the People and Government " the
several States Of the Union.
g. Resolved, That in respect to the Terrific
ries, the common property Of the United
States Of America, we adhere to the princi-
pies of the Compromise measures 81 lS5O.-
We hold that to the inhabitants Of the Terri
tories, who are lawful citizens Of the United
States, belongs the right, when they come to
form State Constitution and Government,
to fashion their domestic institutions, aC-
cording to their own will and pleasure,
adopting or rejecting the Institution Of slave
ry as they may think proper; with the prlyl-
lege Of admission into the Union upon equal
terms with the citizens Of the other States,
whenever they have the requisite population
10 entitle them thereto; with no restriction
thereon but that prescribed by the CouStltu-
ton in guaranteeing to every State N tile
Union a Republican form Of Government.
1. Resolved, That to repeal 70 acts Of Con
gross prohibiting and furnishing the Slave
trade, is alike unwise, impolitlc and against
the settled policy Of the country
s. Resolved, That We regard the unity Of
Government, ordained and established by
the Constitution Of the United States, As a
main pillar in the edifce of our real indepen-
dence, the support Of our tranquility at home,
our peace abroad, Of our safety, Of our pros
perity, Of that very liberty (interwoyen with
every ligament Of our hearts, We 50 justly
prize: that We regard it as Of infinite mo-
ment, that all should properly estimate the
immense value of our National Constitution
al Union, to our collective and individual
happiness; that we cherish cordial, habItu-
al and immovablo attachment toit, accus-
toming ourselves to think and speak d it a.
the palladium Of our political safety and
prosperity, watching for its preservation
with Jealous anxiety, discountcnancing what
ever may suggest even suspicion that II
can in any event be abandoned, and ndig-
nantly frowning upon the first dawnings Of
every attempt to ALLEVIATE any portion ot our
country from the rest, on enieeble the sacred
ties that link together the various parts,
and we deprecate all measures and rcpudi-
ate all parties that tend to It's overthrow.
6. Resolved, That the recommendations
Of the President Of the United States in his
message to Congress, in December, 1898
that Congress shall diyest itself Of the war
making power and confer it on him, and in
vest him with the power Of making treaties
without the advice and consent Of the Sen
ate, and further TO subject the army and ma
w to his control, accompanied with demands
for enormous appropriations Of money tOcar-
~ out his policies and purposes, areastonnd-
ing and alarming to every friend Of conStltu-
tional liberty, and call for the most unqual-
fled condemnation that the public voice can
pronounce.
7. Resolved, That the extravaganza and
corruption in the administration u the tede-
raj Government, in Its Executive and LegiSla-
tive Departments, by which the public eX-
penditures have been increased to their pre-
sent enormous amount, and the public debt
greatly augmented, are abuses and wrongs
that demend retrenchmcnt and reform, expo
sure and punishment.
s. Resolved, That the principles, policies
and purposes Of the 20 called Black kepub-
lican OF Abolition Party, manifestly tend to
impair that more perfect union, to subyert
that justice--to destroy that domestic tran
quility--t0 weaken that common defence
to retard that general welfare, and to impcr-
il the blessings Of liberty to ourselves and
our posterity, which the Constitution u the
United States Of America was ordained and
established to secure.
.. Resolved, That, in our intercourse and
relations with foreign governments, We re-
cognize all those international duties and
obligations which our position as 4 member
Of the great family Of nations begots, and
will at al times, with alacrIty and fidelity,
conform thereto.
TO- Resolved. That we approve of the ad-