Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-16
New York Democratic state Conven.
lion.

The Democracy of New York met in conven
ton at Albany on Wednesday aud Thursday
last. and made Il e following nominations: Sec
rotary of State. D. H. ST. JoHx; Comptroller
SANFORD Z. CauRcH; Attorney General. NJ B
CHAMPLAIN; State Treasurer, " B. LEWIS
The following platform was unanimously
adopted without debate:
Resoloed. That firm the platform adopt
ed by the Democratic Convention OF 1862 viz:
j. That We will continue To render the Govern
ment our sincere and united support To the of
all egtlmate means TO suppress the rebel ion and
To restore 1.-THE Union it wa~" and to mlintain
1.-THE Constitution it is" believing that sacred
instrument founded in wisdom by our fathers
clothes the constituted authorities with full power
TO accomplish that purpose
That by the following resolutions. unani
mOusly passed by Congress in July. 1861 the
Government was pledged to the policy incuIcar ed
therein. and which cannot he departed from with
out violation OF the public faith. w:
Resoiped, That the present deplorable civil
has been forced upon the country by the dis
unOriStS of the Southern States now in arms
against the constitutional Government and III
arms around the capital; that in this ma tional
emergency. Congress. vanishing all feel ngs OF
mere passion resentment. will recolec, only
its duty to the whole country. tn this is not
waged on their part IN any spirit of oppression or
for any purpose OF quest. or for interfering
with the rights established institutions OF these
States. but t. defend and maintain the supremacy
of the Constitution. and to preserve the Union
with all the dignity and rights of the several
States unimpaiIetl; and that AS SION as these ob
iectS are tccu mp>hed The war uug hi TO cease,
Third-That we. having confidence in the 10y
atty of the citizens of the State of New York
reiterate he sentiment heretofore expressed by
the Democratic party. that illegal and uncolisti
tutiona arrests and Imprisonment, of citizens OF
this Site without justification or necessity,
and should DE Discontinued; and We denounce
such arrests as u>urpatiOn and crime and
that the freedom Of the press equally protected
by he constitution. ought 10 be maintained
ReS0ired That IN view OF our recent victories
and the manifest tti0n- of returning allegiance
on the part of North Carolina and other seeded
State IL becomes the government TO manifest a
policy OF cancellations; that such policy l. De
IN ,irfed alike by patriotism aud by vie states
insin which seeks u avoid the uncertainties
OF .he future, by bringing this exhau>tin. war t.
speedy close, not only by the exertiot at power
bat by ala ehlars ei libe OF action which shall en-
courage the Union sentiment OF the South
and unite more thoroughly the ueople OF the
North: that, therefore. we regret President Lin
coins late letter, which, while reiterating the
visionary and unconstitutional emancipation pol
icy. contemplating no measure tor the restora
tiOn of the Union, but ing 10 an indefinite
protraction OF the for abolition purposes
prints to no future but national bankruptcy and
the subversiOn OF our Institutions
ResoiUed. That the do~rrine Of The right of
States TO seceie froa the Feiera Govern ment is
not more falls To the constitution than the claim
OF the right by the Federal Gov eminent 10 obrer-
ate State boundaries and State rights ~ud that.
therefore. We repudiate the doctrine put forward
by the Observation-Disclosures seeded State
returning TO its allegiance shall be permitted To
resume its place in the Union until il has con.
formed in its constitution The wall of the party
in power"
Rea lred That the Constitution of the United
States l. obligatory upon the Government and
the people in time of war a. weIl IS in peace.
and that the doctrine that the President NAV dis
pense ith the Constitution in time of war sub
veris all constitutional liberty and turns the Gov.
ernmerit into = military desporism and il = re-
vival of the odious PrerOgaIiyes of the dispensing
power claimed by the Stusrss Of England