Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-06

The Pennsylvania Democracy in State Convention
(Harrlsburg) agreed, with great unanimity upon a
series of resolutions. The resolutions nest appli-
cable to the times are as followa,
Resolyed That the Government of the United
States although limited in its authority to the sub
iects enumerated in the Federal Constitution poses
ses within those limits supreme authority and has
the usual and necessary powers for preserving itself
and enforcing its laws.
RESOLVED That the people of the Southern States
contributed their exertion and treasure in the &C
QUESTION of the Territories equally with those of
other States and that the principle which recognizes
the equal rights eff ell the States IN the same is
the decisions Of the highest court of the country
Il ought therefore, to be sustained by every law
abiding citizen until satisfactory d. iding line can
be settled by amendment of the Constitution.
Resolpsd That every State ia bound by the Con-
ztution of she United States to aid in delivering up
fugitive slaves to their owners and all legislation
which withhods such aid orlhrows obstacles in the
way, is unconstitutional, and should be repealed,
and suitable enactments substituted, in accordance
with the Federal duties of respective States.
RESOLVED That the resolutions offered in the United
States Senate by the patriotic Senator from Ken
| lucky and known IS the 0rittenden plan Of COM
promise, present satisfactory basis for the adjust
fnent of our difficulties; the measures therein spec
fed are wise, just and honorable, calculated to end
the present deplorabe agitation and prevent forever
thing similar, to patriots sn of business, working
men, political parties, to the people everywhei Q,
and we call upon all who love their whole country,
and desire to presere it. to rally to such plan of
compromise and carry it through.
Resolved That we WILL by all proper and legiti-
mate means, oppose, discouutenanee and prevent
any attempt the part of the Republicans IN power,
to make any armed aggression upon the Southern
States especially long laws contravening their
rights shall remain unrepealed the statute hooks
of Northern States, and long as the just demands
of the South shall continue to be unrecoglized by
the Republican malories in those States, and unse-
cured By proper amendatory explanations Of the
Constitution.
Eesolued That in the dgaiaed and prudent re-
serve of the Southern BORDER States, and in their
eoneiliatory overtqres, we recognize the same pa
triotic purposes which animated the fathers of the
ReNublic and that appeal to the people Of Penn
sylvania will manifest their hearty concurrence in
all reasonable constitutional measures for the pre-
serVation of the UniOn consistently with the rights
of all the States.
Resolved, That the conduct of the present Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania in combining exclusively his
selection of Commissioners TO the Peace Confer
ence to the Republican party and excluding 100000
freemen of Pennsylvania from any representation
in that body, was the act of partisan and not a
patriot.
ReSolued, That we are in favor of the immediate
repeal of the 95th and Goth sections of the Penal
Code of Pennsylvania, except so far as relates to
the crime of kidnapping because said sections
stand in the way of strict enforcement Of the Fu-
gitive Slave Law.
The reading of the resolutions called forth much
applause and when that declaring the determined
opposition of the Democracy of Pennsylvania to an
armed aggression upon the seeding States was
read the whole Convention rose en- TadsSe. and with
the waving of hats and the violent shouts Of enthu-
siasm shook the very walls of the building that
! held them. They were adopted by reclamation,