The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-22
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The Democracy Of New York met at Syra-
cuss on the Tn inst, ssleOteda State Ticket
and adopted the following resolutions in
which il will be- seen, the nomination Of
Breckenridge and Lane, Is heartily endorsed
1. Resolved, That the genuine national
democracy Of New York have no new aIlegi-
ance 10 proclaim and no new doctrine to
ayow; that year after. year, in unchanging
language we have reiterated our protest against
he Absorption Of all other political issues in
the agitation Of the slavery question; and we
now. IN 1860. in announcing our position and
purpose, only repeat what has been said by rs
in resisting the Wilmot proyiso in l547, the
Buffalo platform in 1848, the Anti Fugitive
Slave law mania in 1850; the ant-Nebraska
excitement in 1854, and the anti-Lecompton
movement in 1857; that throughout all its sue
cessive stages we recognize in the sntl-slavery
agitation the simple issue, whittier TINS Amer
lean Union IS to be preserved for white men
or destroyed on account Of negroes, and that
we will continue to labor, whether m the as
cendant or in defeat, for the success OF our
principles in the spirit Of men who deserve to
triumph because they do not fear reverses
2. Resolved, That we equally oppose and
reprobate the plan of Abraham Lincoln for IN
terfering with the rights of shareholders IN the
Territories by act Of Congress- and the plan Of
stephen Arnold Douglas for interfering with
them by unfriendly territorial legislation, and
that our principles stand defined by the Su-
preme Court Of the United States in the bred
Scott decision as the doctrine Of the consti-
tuition, Of the rights ofcitizens, of the equality
/ Of the States, and Of obedience to and respect
for the decisions Of our highest judicial tribu-
nal
8. RESOLVED, That we endorse and Tatify
! the platform adopted by the National Conven-'
ton at the Maryland Institute, in the city Of
Baltimore, over which the Hon. Caleb Cush-
| ing presided, in june last, and accept it AS the
| definition Of our political faith.
| 4. Res0lved, That we heartily endorse and
approve Of the administration Of James Buch-
anan, President Of the United States that
amid unprecedented endorsements and the
assault Of factions and an interruptions opposi
ton, its foreign and domestic policy has been
conducted with quiet, firm, consistent dig
nifty, calculated to advance the true interest Of
the country, and becoming this great popular
and free government
8. Resolved, That we endorse and ratify
the nominations OF John c. Breckenridge, Of
kentucky, for President, and Joseph Lane of
States, and that we will support and sustain
them as the only regular and national candi-
dates Of the national democracy.
s. Resolved, That we reprobate and con-
denim in unmeasufe4 terms the conduct ofthe
controlling majority Of the New York delega-
ton in the National Democratic Convention
at Charleston and Baltimore; that we charge
upon their factious conduct the disruption and
division Of the democratic party and the en-
barrassments which now rest upon IT, and
we invoke all true democrats, whatever their
personal predictions for candidates, to Join
us in repudiatng faction, who, to subserTe
their schemes Of mercenary ambition, have
thus imperilled the success of the party, and
betrayed the confidence Of generous and
patriotic people.
z. RESOLVED, That the pretended nomination
of Stephen A. Douglas for President, and
Hon. Sshell v. johnson for Vice President, At
Baltimore, have no semblance Of regularity
whatever, and are not binding upon the de-
mocratic party-that Mr.. johnson was not
nominated by any convention or popular body
and he has not, therefore, been nominated
that the nomination Of Mr.. Douglas was made
by faction of q broken-up Convention, in
violation Of the two-third rule which had
been adopted for its government, and was in
force, by minority of States which are most
" hopelessly republican, after the regular del
egations from numerous democratic States
had been refused admission to their seats,
and by body which, at no time. could count
majority fits delegates in his favor when
acting freely their sentiments.
8. Resolved, That it being reasonably APP
parent that the nomination of Breckinridge
and Lane will receive from the Southern and
Pacific States between 129 and 100 electoral