East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-02-07
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONvEN-
EGOt

called at Detroit, on the 9Th inst, to
nominate a candidate for Judge of the
Supreme Court, met according to ap.
psintm0nt, but decided not to make any
nomination, and adjourned to meet again
on the It'll OF March. Nearly every
county in the State was represented.
The following sound and patriotic res.
oiutions were unanimously adopted;
/, Resolcea, That the democracy Of
Michigan, by their delegates in conyen-
ton assembled, again solemnly renew
| their pledges of unreserved affection and
/ LOYALTY to the Federal Constitution and
Union. They recognize them as the
great charter Of Our civil liberty and the
foundation of our unparalleled prospect
ty. They believe that not only our own
national interests, but the best and dear
est hopes Of humanity the world over,
are concerned in their prcservatioa.-
They, therefore, in view of impending !
dsunion, declare it to be the duty Of
every party aud every patriot, laying
aside sectional preiudiGes and partisan
preferences, To unite in measures of peace,
Cancellation, and fraternity in behalf o!
our common country.
.. That we should ever bear in mind
that this Union was formed from many
distinct States that its wide area now
embraces communities of differing inSti
tutons; that our fathers laid its original
foundations in spirit OF liberal and pa.
trotic forbearanee and compromise; that
p the bonds of this Union were neither
armies nor navics, nor any form Of phys
i zeal force, but the iiatcrnal feeling and
/. natural sympathy Of ireemen, and just
, respect for mutual rights; that a Union
f so founded can be maintained by no other
a method; that coercion can never win back
q lost affection nor restore Impaired conf
: dence; while constant respect 10y each
p section for the rights and institutions Of
the rest cannot fail to foster sentiment
y of loyalty to the government and of aiec-
y ton between all sections Of the Conledc.
II rscy, which will make the Union as en-
a. during as it has been glorious.
q 3. That secession Of any State or
\. States from the Union is not constitu-
IN 1t can never be justified by slight causes
or but only when great constitutional rights
r. are impaired or trampled down, and Tx
Of righttul constitutional method OF redress
of has failed; that we, therefore, condemn
N and deplore the revolution so hastily pre-
- cipitatrd in the Cotton States; but tn,
- unanimity and rapidity which have
marked this great rupture should admon
ish us that whole communities ncve
or plunge into revolution except from sen
tment of great actual or threatcne,
. wrong; that menace and coercion can onl
" aggravate and arouse the spirit of a pee
m pie who believe their rights, their honor
49, or domestic safety imported; and tina,
80. =" therefore, it is the first duty Of the GOV
Il; eminent and of the people to regard an
~ respect the complaints Of any State
-, promptly to remove all grievances q
-, causes of alarm, and, whenever needfn
I'o to give such renewed assurances an
"n guarantees as may he necessary to restor
80 the confidence of any disaltected sectio
,ns Of the Union.
IT, 4. That, while we shall steadfastly nj
90 hold and support the constitutional Al
49,. thoritcs of the Republic, irrespective
- party, and while we aitim the duty
:, every section of the country to join
81 such support, we hereby declare our co,
al vetiou that, in the present condition
,bo the country, the only path of safety
10 that Uf Uuuviliation aud iu"tioo; that c.
Lo, ercion by arms is civil war; that civil WI
'na, is disunon, absolute and forever; and i
,,n, therefore earnestly counsel against {
- menaces or acts OF coercion of States
. "" arms, as not only vain for any good, b
'oIJ certain to yield a bloody harvest Of publ
and private woes.
re 5. That we again protest against Il
Personal Liberty Bills, so called, bccau
,,;ob they are aggressive and hostile in the
character towards the rights and instit
avc tons of the tslaveholding States, al
ond wero so designed; because they are II
,,,or necessary, unconstitutional, and unfi
oL,, ternal; because they are fruitful cauS
80 of sectional irritation and criminatc
.;n,, because, therefore, they are unworthy
IL ourselves and our State; and we aga
,nn appeal to those who have the power
Con. erase them wholly from the statute bool
n g. That, notwithstanding our par
'r,I difference, we commend the late decla
\ r. ton of Senator Seward, in the Z. 5. Sc
I'm, ate, that all party platforms must yi'
lists to the safety Of the Republic; that eve
,bo one who shall stand in the way of {
nnn preservation of the Union must in I
a,es end be swept away in the wlirlwind
,,;no popular Indignation; and, in the prcse
great peril Of the Union and Constitute
the democracy of Michigan, waving
, re. other differences, will stand shoulder
nrc shoulder with oil men who nobly sacrif
the partisan opinions and interests to the
AL. tegrity of the Union; that our thanks
tho due TO the eminent statesmen OF eve
onts party who have advanced measures
arts sentiments of compromise and conci
ton; and that we believe that, il all p
tisan feelings shall be put behind us,
t'ser people Of the country will readily find
Fort the propositions of either Senator Ct
IN OF tendcn, Senator Douglas, or of the Bor'
the State Committee, the elements of
G U. honorable and adequate adjustment Of
II. our present unhappy strifes.
10, he.