Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
Senator WigfalI's Pacific Railroad Bill
Democratic Meeting in Collin County.

DemOCrdt1C meeting III SOlhn County.
According to previous notice. the Democracy of Col
lin county met at the Court-Iouse in Mckinney Sat-
urlay, Feb 18th. On motion Of Lewis Shirley, Alex.
Berry elected President Of the meeting, and Pey
ton A. Hamilton was made Secretary.
After the objects Of the meeting had been explained
by the President motion Of j. j. Harrison, COM
Mite Of FIVE was appointed by the Chair draft
outons expressive Of the sentiments Of the meeting.
J. ]. Harrison, Lewis Sherey, I. T. Bradley, Geo. II.
Pegues and j. j. Howe were appointed said committee
On motion, Peyton A. Hamilton was added to the
committee. The committee retired and drafted the
following resolutions, which were unanimously adop
ted
WHEREAS, The Democratic State Convention which
assembled at Houston in May last, resolved to hold
the next State Convention ut Galveston on the first
Monday in April next, for the pun pose of selecting
delegates to represent this State in the Charleston
Convention, appointing Presidential Electors, and
nominating candidates for the offices Of Comptroller
Attorney General and State Treasurer and where
as we are in favor OF thorough organization Of the
party throughout the State; and whereas, it has
been the custom of the party to meet in convention
to publicly proclaim their time-honored principles
and usages and their fidelity to the same; Therefore,
RtsoIped, That we cordially approve of holding said
Convention and Of sending delegates to the National
Convention at Charleston.
Resolved, That we re-endorse the platform Of prin
cipes set forth by the National Convention held at Gin.
cinna in 1856 and afterwards reaffirmcd and concur
red in by the Conventions at Waco and Houston.
Resolved, That we have undiminished confidence in
the integrity patriotism and craftsmanship Of James
Buchanan, believing his acts pertaining to the admin
strnton of the interna affairs of our government TO
he wise and just that foreign affairs have been
conducted with statesman-ko ability, resulting ad
vantageously TO our Government and raising our po-
stion among nations still higher as just and con-
hervntiye nation.
Pgsolref, That the Federal Cous.itution was de-
sgued for the protection Of the rights OF the people
Of the United States, aud that lis strict construction
is the only true democratic doctrine and that atrct
adherence to that rule Of Interpretation, will be the
carrying out the great cardinal principle Of DemOcra-
'equa rights to oil citizens of the United States,
and exclusive privileges to none" fHr
iR Res0igeR, That the South has never asked any
Thing, but what is guaranteed by the Constitution
and ought not to submit to any thing less
ResoipeR, That we hold to the doctrine that Con-
gess has no power to prevent the introduction of any
species of property, recognized in any Of the States
SUCH into any Of the territories, belonging to the
United States, interfere with it when there and
the territorial legislature, being creature of
Congress, cannot be clothed with more power than
Congress has, and we hereby approve of the bred
Scott decision, which is carrying into effect the above
principle FfT
RESOLVED, That we are opposed to aboltionism,
Free Solsm, Know Nothingism, and to any religious
tests being made qualifications for office.
RESOLVED, That we regard the conservative Union
and Constitution democracy, the ''National Buch-
anan Administration" democracy, the "Anti-re-open-
the-Afrcan- Slave trade democracy, and all other
kinds of democracy, requiring any qualifying expe-
tive to designate it, but the old enemy in disguise
RESOLVED, That we see no cause for the abandon
ment of democratic principles, the Democratic par
ty, for the purpose of forming any new party, be-
lieving such scheme to be the invention Of dsap-
pointed place-seekers to ride into power. 80
ResolUed, That we congratulate the democracy Of
the State upon the election of Hon. Lewis 7. Wigfal
to the Senate of the U. s., regarding him as man
preeminently qualified for the position, man Of en-
larged statesmanike views and We regard his cleo
ton and the approval of it by the Democracy of the
State, as evidence of their unfaterng devotion to
democratic principles and of their determination to
uphold the same.
RESOLVED, That H. r. Runnels has ably and faith
fully discharged the onerous duties devolvng upon
him as Governor.
RESOLVED, That Lewis Sherley, J. j. Harrison, Geo.
H. Pegues, F. c. Wilmeth, Jonathan Allen, Jacob
Bacus, Thomas Stalcup, Tweedle, John G. Thorn
as, H. Breunmitt, John b. Martin, A. c. White, Sam
uel P. Brown, Robert Carpenter and H. Hampton,
be appointed delegates to the Galveston Convention,
with power of substitution.
RESOLVED, That in case the delegates, their sub
stitutes fail to attend the Convention, that ]. j. Re
cord NJ W. Allen be requested to cast the vote of
this county.
On motion of J. J. Howe the officers were request
ed to sign the proceedings of the meeting, and for
ward copies of them to the Dallas Herald the State
Gazette and the Houston Telegraph, with a request
that they be published.
Capt Fitzhugh moved that the Mckinney Messen-
ger be requested to publish the proceedings Of this
meeting. ..
On motion of j. J. Howe, the resolution was laid on
the table ALEX BERRY, President.
PA. HAMILTON, Secretary m