The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-03-14
Of the Pennsylvania
HHaamnPrntfo St,,ta ConUan0ann

II
Democratic State Convention.
Resolved, That, as the representatives of
lhe Democratic party Of Pennsy ylvania 10
assembled, we do hereby reite.
rate and reaffirm our adherence to, and con.
fidence in the fundamental principles of the
party es proclaimed and declared BY the Ma
tional Democratic Convention OF 1852, at
Baltimore, and that of 1856 at Cincinnati. !
Resolved, That we deprecate the continual
agitation of the slavery question In Con-
gress, and among the people Of the different
sections of the Union, believing, as we do,
that it tends to weaken the bonds of our
common union, 10 excite animosties and
create heart burHipgs between the members
of the same great family, and can accom-
plish no possible good.
RESOLVED, That we continue firm in the
opinion that Congress has no right or power
to legislate upon the subject OF slavery in
the States, nor has it the right or the power,
nor would it be expedlent, for Congress TO
establish slavery in any territory, or to ex
clude it therefrom.
Resolved, That the question of the right
OF the citizen to hold his slaves in the Il er.
ri,ories Of the United States is a iudicis and
not Legislative question, and its decision
is committed exclusively to the courts BY
the Constitution OF the United States.
Resolved, That while it belongs to Con
greSs to leaislSte and ensct laws upon all
such subjects as are placed within its juris.
dictIon by the Constitution, and to the Pre-
sident II execute all the laws and DEGREES
OF the different dep rttmentS OF the Govern
ment, it belongs to the judiciary to interpret
all such lsws, and to determine all con,ro-
versies in law and equity arising under the
Constitution and Laws, and upon all such
questions their decision shall be final and
conclusive. When once made, such deci.
sons should receive a cheerful and hearty
obedience from every citizen, without regard
to his own individual views upon the subject.
Any other course of action would lead to
anarchy and confusion. The remedy for
any error of the Court, should such occur,
is the peaceful one provided by the Consti.
tuition and laws, and not by any appeal TO
the "higher law" of individual opinions.
Resolved, That the doctrine OF an SIRE.
pressible conflict between the North and
the South, as proclaimed by the champion OF
the Republican party, is fraught with danger
to the best interests and desreSt rights Ct the
people OF this C1n.ederscy.
Resolved, That the Union of these Ststes
is OboVe and beyond all price, aud that it is
the duty OF every true patriot to Grown in-
dgnantIy upon the first dawning OF any at
tempt to ALLEVIATE one portion of this Union
from the rest;" and for this reason We dep
recate the attempt to form sectional parties,
and will resist every effort OF any such party
to obtain the control of this Government
formed as it was for the common good of the
whole county.
ReSotU3d That in our country call sove.
reigDty rests with the people, who hold the
power and conduct the Government through
their presentalivrs," and that "the princi.
pies upon which the Government rest, and
upon which Il lone they can continue to exist
is the union OF St1tes, sovereign and lnde
pendent within til, ir own limits, in their in
ternal and domestic concerns, and bound to.
gethtr Us one people by a General Govern
mFnt
RsS0tued, That in the adopton of the Fed
eral Constitution, the Stites ndoptiny the
same acted stverliiy as tree and independ.
ent sover-ienrie-. defeating a rtioa OF
Their powers 10 be exercised ~ the Federal
GOve!HmeGt tor the increased :, curly oi
each ogalhst t,ngers, domc-tic as well 81
one 1r mora S,s,,s - bn o1r,hi'
their ci,jzsns, win tha t1r,p.,f, in.,i,r,;o,,
ot the other, On sIy Dre, VI. " ba.be, No.
litcaI, mvral or re,iyi u. with ,iaw T.
their disturb nee or suty+r..on. Is in v,ola.
ton Of the Con trul;on, insnlin, u ,h4
State SO intere-ed with, cnda nyeri1g tho,
domestic mace and trsrnu,:,v-,.l.;sc,, Io,
when the Cous,j, WAS ,ormadyond h,
neee,s~ry CO.'S. op4ncp, series +, wpsk- =
and destroy t,r Union jt.el,
ReS0!ued. Tb.t the pryyisions q. The Con.
s,ilutioa for the redi,ino Of lnoj,iy1s lrno
s.rvi,e or lsbor, "wi,h.pt the ed,,,i,n NJ
which the Union could not have baen form
ed" and the laws nj l=q9 and 1870 w,.;rb
were enacted to secure IFS execu,,on and
the m in lectures of vhf,h h.inr sin,iI,-r
hear the imnrass of pa,rI,, ,aro.,,r raa., ~
sanction bv the hjohe,t iudjciJ onthor;ty
have ununDstionable claim to the rr.nact
and observance O, all WI, eniov the benn
fits OF cur comnect of ITnio, and ,bo, tho
act of State Legislatures to de eat the pnr
poses or nulj v The reoniremon,s Of tha,
provision, and the laws made in nursnanca
| Of it. are hostile in chsrgctpr. snhvarsiv, of
The Coustj,ulion and revnIr,ionorv in ,boir
effect.
Reso1rod That wa reo.rd tho do,,os,;c md
foreion nnIicv nt President Rnrh,nao no
emi,,qntiv naIrintic nnro rnnso,vnt;na nd
/ iust: prd we look unon The srccos, wh;nh
bs. crowned HE L. bors 49, ,bo hos. aI
,.o,,doo. ,,i.a;.,i - ~ :. "