The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-03-14

ulfty ~ al ADJOURNED " Mnhuay.
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Democratic state convention. = This
body assembled in Raleigh the sh instant. Sixty
three counties were represented by three hundred
delegates The Hon, David ). Reid was elected Pre-.
silent Of the Convention.
No preference was expressed for a candidate for the
Presidency. Bedford Brown Of Caswel William $.
Ashe Of New Hanover, w. w. Avery Of Burke, and
". w. Holden of Wake. were appointed delegates for
the State at large TO the Chaheston Convention AM
Scales of Rockingham, and L. q. Haywood Of Wake.
were nominated Electors iol The state A. large.
The Hon. John w Ellis was nominated for re.
election as Governor.
The proposition for The adoption Of the ad salofe m
system Of taxation rejected by The Convention.
The following resolutions were adopted as the plat
form for the party. kea
l. Resoiuei, That we cordially approve
and re affirm the resolutions Of the Demo.
cratic National Convention which as sembled
al Cincinnati IN June. 1886.
O.. Resoiued, That neither Congress nor a
Territorial Legislature. whether by direct
| legislation, or legislation 81 an indirect and
uniriendly character. possesses the po~er 20
anuul or impair the constitutional rights OF
any citizen Of the United States to take his
/ slave property into The cnmmon Territories,
and there hold and enjoy the same while the
territorial condition remains.
i 8. Resolved, That we regard the ,llstrlhu-
ton oil the public lands or their proceeds.
the enactment ol homestead bills, ~ any ether
mode II dispeins d thr public d"n'in'
without equivalent. a. unconstitutional, anu
democratic. and impoltilc.
B 4. Resoired. That the threatening aspect
Of our national affairs, owing 10 the rise Of
sectional aud ianalical party at the Nurth.
jeopardiying not only The rights and interests
ol the South. hut the prrpetuily Of the Can.
sulul'on and The Urien. demands th.t all
& Maternal men IN every sseton shoai,i stand
together A. unit 10 oppositlna o. the aggrrs
.iie and unprncpIrh ursanizatiou known a
the Back Republican party.
5. Resoictd That the OILY hope II secur.
,ng thr requisite anity II action - heirnee
q constitutional rights ,itpcnls upfn the
snccrss u Tie Democratic party. aud that I'll
Org snlzatioas ~ ihi. Stale or else ahere.
with the view al Inpairing that unity. OF
casting imputaion upon NE gfeat eon@r'a.
tite party 81 the country. j. calculated 20
give aid aud cnmiar, 10 the eue mir. 1t the
CONSTITUTION. aud thereby gra,ely tmpe'ii
the srry existence Of the government it,eli.
6. Resolrti. That ahiir W make aoihfrat.
and lrow at ~ meHsrr. We sslemnls de-
clare Than tie people Il this State ~lil resist
. aggression opnn ihrir Constitutional rights
whenever the emergsne, sri.es.
:. RtsOirti. Ihat The recent invasion 81
the soil u nur sister Ststr 81 Virginia. w 4
baud % armed traitnf.. was the irgiinaie
result ni the principle, and teachings 81 the
Back Republican party. and the idu.nph oI
that party would b. followed BY continued
blood, raid. u Ike chafacter upon al The
bnr'ler Suuthera States; that such celh.iens.
even II unattended by The present exaspera-
ting causes o. alienation. aoad aions destroy
that flairrnai le.lin. between the scsiisRs,
without which the Uniun rannot endure.
s R,sairtd. That the coarse 81 aur Demo-
. 1erttic Representative IN the present congre.s
: IL the United States meets with COR wslme.t
l approval. and lhst the manly and paiHatie
! acton II those national Democrats frorn the
npn.sls,eheillng States who h,ye 50 molly
co operated and eontihue 10 cooperate with
them. demand. cordial aud heartfelt reeog-
nituh NJ mr. halds.
q Rssolred. That having the FULLEST roa6.
dencr N the pairiolisn aud ability 81 the ma
iional Democratic Cnn.eniien 10 assemble AZ
Charle.ion On ibr 25I Of April nest, We
hereby pledge ngr.rlsr. - give 10 tie nami.
nres II ti4i CaE+cntipn jealous and unwa.
tering support
10. Rtsoirei. That Jstnrs Buchanan. Pre-.
.idsnt II The Unrsd States. deserves Tie
: thanksal lbr snuih and II Tie whole rnantry
inr The btoad constitutional policy which has
). Characterized the course of his adminisira.
ton.
: =. Rssoirti, Tia, We are opposed 10 dis.
]. turning am d The sectional compromises Of
!. or Constitution. State ~ Naioapl. and that
J. We especially depreeaie the introduction at
this time BY the Opposition party % Ner,h
. Ganilina iuin nur state polite. 81 qnes,ion
I II constitutional amendment ifccting the bs.
.. upun which nar revenue j. raised. heliey
lng u To- be premature. impoltie. dan grrous
!, and unjust n The same iime>Hs deem u HE
,lniy 81 ihr Legislature eheG pass,hg acts for.
the raising u revenue. 80 % adjo.t tsyaiiUn
= 20 bear = equally a. practicable sithu
the limit. 81 the Consultation. opan the va
" rinus interests and classes of property IN all
= sections Of the State
{ ". Rssired. That Ne are anxians 10 see
J the different sections u the State fosiered
:. and developed. add TO that end believe that
/. such aid should be gwen towards the Tor.
{. wafding 70 complexion d the works ~ inter.
: nal Improvement already begun. and the con.
slractIun If such others a. msy be deemed
.. eSpcdieni. q. the credit 81 the State and The
4 means 81 her citizens may permit. wiihnut
4 itinrinu.l, affecting tie .ue or imposing too
= uneruBs burdens o. lie ether.
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