- 11Yitig °V&A* - heads,. and ploughing up steedy and generous confidence so often
the ground. , General Fieree; cutting at manifested towards me by the . people of
thein with his sword, would say, "There this State; and although the object indica
boys; is. a game of ball for you." - In this ted in the resolution,having particular ref
• charge his horse tell and rolled upon him. erence to myself, be not one of, desire on'
Re was seriously injured, and the horse my part, the expression is not on that tie
: disnbled. , He mounted another horse and count, the less gratifying:.
.41.
Jellied the fight; He suffered great pain Doubtless the spontaneous and just up
lill* night, and' could not sleep. The stir- preciation of an intelligent people 'is the
,lieon.erdered• him not to:go to the field next best earthly rewn ill for earnest and c.heer
`-titt.:: -That night they had lain in arms,' fill services rendered to one's State andl
i. tind tlin,•rain Was terrible, and the surgeon v o mit ry ; and while it is a matter of un-
',,tid*cl. him to go hack to San AtiguStine,'feigned regret that my life has been so
- wherq ' there was ri depot; but ho would I
!barren of usefulness, I Shall everhold this
:
not. He determined to go on to Muni- an d s i milar tributes among my mostrcher
busco. . ',. 7 !: 7 ' 7 .. I 'shed recollections.
y;t : Al..tt charge in this battle, both his brig-1 To these, my sincere and grateful ac
ad.:rand:that of General Shields were or-; knowledgnients, I desire to add, that the
demi lo 'get' in the rear. Ho was again; same motives which induced me several
thrown from liis horse with such violence 1 years Vigo to retire from public life, and
that he, fainted on the field. A flerwa rds,lw hich since that time have controlled my'
when tho croups, coming up, wanted to: judgment in this respect, now impel tne to
'i'aiSollim; he told them to charge on, undlsay that the use of my name, in any event, ,
p[ would talte care of himself, though thelbefore the Democratic National Conven
*•;l4Vs'l4iiii.t, towers were then charging on Ilion at Baltimore, to which you are a del
'llie;Spot, and towards a cornfield. He legate, would be utterly repugnant to my
'Critntriended his troops to charge on them' tastes and wishes. I am, with the highest
f.`,, , ; •
an,adrince. - . respect and esteem, your friend,
c' ,ARey. this. battle an armistice was pro- FRANK. PIERCE.
..).,. •
,posed, and Gen Pierce was appointed one Hon. C. G. Atherton, Nashville N. El.
..
.cir. dip Commissioners. Ho was strongly -
, opposed to the armistice, unless the castle RECAPITULATION OP BALLOTING&
of OhePoltepec was given as security, and ~-4 0 t:J t=i .. td = t• 4 t:I . 1 ^O PI F
there:wail no use in proposing an army- ,9 F.,,' g E E , , •E E . g 3 ' .f.., 1 ) p. .---:
lice Unless they were prepared - to give up ,tn . 1 " aQ (" 5. U 2 *E° a %
.P
P --• , ..; ^s 0 ' 0
...CD -
M ... . W
;California. Gen Scott was opposed to him o 0,
...3 „, .7 0
,in,opinion,but the event showed that Pierce
*iis . Tight. The _armistice was granted Ist 'll6' 93 20,27 2 813 1 _ _ -
'almost . unconditionally. 2d. 118 95 23127 1 613 1 - - -
- _ -
overAt the battle of Molina del Rey he rode
94 2 1126 1 713
field with the the bullets about him, 4th' 115, 80 31126 1 ~7 13 __ _
3 .1 d.; 119
1141 88 34126 1 ti NI , 1 - - -
,and was called etiby Gen Worth, who told 15th
114: 88 34126 1 813 1 _ _ _
.liiirt he was rash. Ile was at the battle of 601
ai r epiiitepee ; and when victory declared 7th 113 813 34126 1 913 1 - _ _
1, . .
ror the stripes and stars, the South Caro- 18th 113 88 34126 1 913 1 - _ -
linians and the Ninth Regiment which hadl olll 112 87 39 07 1 b l 2 1 - - -
I'i:in.Yid: together at Churubusco and Con-110. 111 86'40, - 27 1 813 1 - _ _
*trcnis, met. Their blood had mingled in lll. 101 87 50 ,
107 1 613 1 - - -
myrommon stream, awl the Palmetto re., 12. 98 88 51i4' n , 11 0 13 1 - _ -
Aiment showed its valor by the number of 13. 98 88 51
26 1;10 13 1 - - -
men that lay dead on the field. General 14. 99 87 51,26 1 10113 1 I - - -
Pierce ,
.addressed. them, and said, hero the 15. 9 ,i 87 511 , 20 1 10 1 13 I - _ - -
Olienie Nardi and South have met togetli
. 16. 99 87 51126 1 10113 1 -
)4, as common sons of the glorious Union; 17: 99 87 50'26 1 11 13 1 - - -
ineete . Maintain its rights and uphold it! s is ,
,„,,. 96 55 56125 1 11 13 1 - - -
Vetter, These battles hail cemented the 19. 89 8563126 110 13 1 - - -
)nitria of the North and South, and lie hop-120.1 8.1. 92 04126 1 10 13 1 - _ -
I t.i they would be forever united. Ninel2l.l 60 102 64126 13 913 1 - - -
elceers were then given for the Palmettol22.l 43 10.1
2812 3 13 1 - -4
'regiment which were loudly responded t0;123. 77 126 15 9 13 1 1 - - -
1 9 --
37 1 10, 1 78126 19 6 13' 1 - - - -
And the same compliment was returned byl 331.03 80
24.
Vi l e Carolinians to the YankeeS. :25. 34 101,79
- After this battle he resigne'! his commis. 2,. 33
. ..,i, 26 24,10 13 1--I -
101 80 26 24 10 1 3 .1 - _I -
'iiiikn and Cagle )10111e, having done enough 27.
).:
8 8 8 5 7 26 6 1 . V
I I; g 1 1
....- -
__
t 4 it'e44nilopledge and maintain the hon- , 28. 2 3 8 2
Or'othis country.. • The state Of 'his' health ; ,-.
u 27 93 01 -20 i 25 12 13 1 - - -
ii. ~ .
eforittqued very bad all the limo he was in :3U.
33 91 92 26 1 20 12 13 1 - - -
tclexien. He w a s 011 the best terms 1 I
w.t.l 1 .r, ... i
, 4 1 7
09p,iScott, Ins,preSent rival for the Presi- , :32. 98
1 - .. -
€ 7 33 4 9 8 2 0 12 2 6 ,, 17 1 0 8 1-_1 _
debe'y, .and . Gee. Scott. often invited him to 33. 12;3 72 52 1 2 ° 5 • 8
.t 1
dinner. Ilu'was Idolized by the rinen, un-
34.'110 49 53 1 33* 1 5 - - -
-
-der his command. When . the war was all 1 35. 131 1 39 52 1 44 1 5 1 10 .1.81 - -
over he did notgct into aluarrel with the,) 36. 1 221 os ,131,-, Q . 1 51
, - ,ok,l 30 1 - -
`other generals as to wholiad dime most or 1 7. 1.201 2:, 34i , 70 1 5
1 291 - -
ledit. : Ho was trio:dem and silent abouti a ..
5 107 l 2833184 1 5 ' I 29 - -..
1110 .my n , deserts, though he fought as well!
39. 1061 28 33185 1 51 • 1 29 - -
ai aOy of the generals.: This was nc i tax-1 40. 1071 27 33 1 85 1 51 1 291 - -
,„ ,, * ,
nctlythe course pursued by Gcn. Scott and
1 41. 107 27 33,85 1 51 1 I 29 1 - -
sepia others.. • , ' 42. 1011 27'33'91 151 1 1 291 - -
-
"Wheri the {Top's : came to Newport, he 4 3 . 1 10 i 27133191 1 ~
.t .., .' .- . o 1 1 20. - -
found there was s24q due to him, and he 44. 1 1011 27' 33191 1 5 1 291 - -
added e6O -more to it, making Up $3OO, 45. , 5 27 1 ;3 .4 7 1 5 129 - -
which he spent in - treating the men. He 46. 78 28 32 1 98 - 5 1 411 1 , -
Wail, •by . his, influence or nurse procured 1 47. 75 28'33195 Isi 1 49 - 1
'theta free passage by the railroad. 1101 48. 1 7 2
2S 3389 1 61 1 551 - 2
• aka money . to many old soldiers. 49. 1 2 - 21_ 1 11-1-12831--f--
i''',On' returning to Concord he continued -
'fiLl'iiriiatice - ot' the law,-end has been in I
'ridftliiitteTlifd ever :Since;though lie continued - ....n6ritcse ..
Aroilt for the' Denuiciatic party . , though _ ~,unotied our cotrimunii,
..eretofore against handling and touch l -
lie pever sought nor accepted an office, un- i
illesiohe' in 'which . he perilled his life.. f i e any of the worthies shin plaste-
Married into a Whig and aristocratic farn-iflooding; not only in our city
ifly,and has three children. He is a Thor-hire West. Not one ow
, , Democrat money..si•
, ough of the Vitginia . school
,of these rag
4 0hrtv:priindiples and measures, winch ac- r ed cent,. or e
-enotits for his being brought forward as a l iras'' , w'
. ilindidate forPresident . by the Virginia del-, it f " .
legatriin'inihrit•Conyention. ~. • •
1.1 -The following resolution:4 were. almost
iiiia)tirrionSlylndopted by the Nevi pimp
'ehir,e'Dimocratie State Convention, which
.iiiiitem'bldd at Concord,' on the Bth of Jim
tilitir last; '
10 Tc.§avtel, That we acknowledge with
litidd; . ilid lotig,,unwaveling and etlieient
=iitiorioit iof G en.. Franklin Pierce toDem
teetitieptinciPles and the Democratia party,
hititl'thitVtVe present hiS name to the, pep
pie of the nation as worthy, on account of
hia ialentsi'hia attainments, his eminent
l** blie, service's, his tried. patriotism' and
f' t
tiiintinshiP; of ii)ii . gh place . 'among the
L )046 8 Ofthe eininent citizens tvhO'will be
i'aiiiiitniously befeire the National Dern&
'illititic Convention, to assemble at Baltimore
440610 day' of June 1852.' - '
,she thus s. express- I
br .•herThat while
herpartialttlror own favorite son,!
)ie that NOV PliMpslitio will abide by the
118thintition cif :tile Baltimore Convention,
"ihat 'the Venieeracy of the Granite
"StitiiWill'be found in the comin ,, contest,
- Where they have ever been found—side by
.teiid6'..with their Demodratic brethren of the
fighting manfUlfy under the
tßi'id . banner of Democracy : ; and having'
1 ,i4 . 1,9cal or sectional prejudices to consult,!
'Will - Contend 'earnestly for the principlea:
:iirdtir . 'revolutioniiry fathers with a fi.xeill
e e
dlt
mutton, llf) or any and,n circutn- i
stances, now and forever • to adhere to;'
support Mid sustain our national constitu;
'ilea and glorious Union.
#or these resolutions 282 voted, and on
five ,vete'd ,against . them. ; They were
i pAnrwards voted for, tinanianmsly.)
z . 3 r, Gldne:tal Pierce declitibtl the ncittiination'
as will be seen by the following 'letter :-=-•
f.i I CoNcoitn; Janunry-f2i , 1852.
Driot. Sia,--1 take the liberty toad-,
;dress; .you, , libcnuse 'no 'Channel Morii'ap.:
-propriate occurs -to, mo through t whieli td
! express:my , thanks: to the Con vention . ovett
,which. you presided en.the Bth instant, and
,1,),th,4 mesas there rePresented. ••
am far .from being hiSensible to the
Fraud Exposed—Look out for Worthless Bags.
We have cautioned our community
heretofore against handling and touching
any of the worthies shin plasters now
flooding; not only in our city, but the en- I
tire West. Not one out of every ten of
these rag morzy.shopS is worth a single
red cent, or ever mean to redeem their
trash, when they succeed in once getting
it fairly afloat among the simple and un
suspecting people. As a pretty good illus
tration of the worthlessness of this illegal
rag money, we feel bound to state that
among the worst of this trash, we class a
species of paper, now attempting a circa- I
lotion in this community, entitled the" Fa
rmers and Merchants' Exchange Compa- 1
started, as we learn, in Quincy,
Illi
nois, upon the credit of some . mortaged
swamp land. This concern, we have rea
son to believe, is wholly worthless and ir
responsible. The other day, only, a per
son in this city collected together some
398 . dollars of its notes and sent them to
Quincy to be redeemed according to the
promise on the face. Ile was
,very de
murely informed
~by its agents , there,. on
presenting them, that , the Panic ) vas just
out of fior ds, but probably would get togeth
er the aniount presented(s39 3) in a week
or 'So. :We . hope our people will not touch
this trash on any condition; if they du,
they deserve to be cheated as they will be.
St. Louis Union.
A horrible and fatal accident happened
on Sunday afternoon last, by which Mr.
Samuel F. Lockert, an enterprising and
worthy citizen of Columbia, was instantly
killed. He was driving his horse and sulky
about 24-miles-from Columbia, when his
herSe suddenly took fright, near Paclnan's
mill, and commenced running, crossing
the railroad, where it is supposed 'he' fell
from the. sulky. The horse did not stop
until liegot to Mann's tavern, on the road
leading from this city to washington, a dis... l
tance : of ,about three miles, dragging Mr. l
Lockett, slong with his head'on the ground
and, his .feet .liist between the . axle tree and
the shaft of the sulky. The buck part'Of
his scull, was. broken and his brain escaped
freely. Mr. Locked was a single man,
abut 28 years of age, and highly respeCt.;
ed bya large number of friendS and ac
quaintances.-:-Lancaster Whig, '
'..Tho Ocid'Fellos6' Hall, at MifThntown j
- took fire on S'undaY; the 80th of May, It
was.eitinguished before any material dim:
age: was done.
THE REPUBLICAN.
CLEARFIELD Pa., June 18, 1852.
Foil ritEsthENT,
Gen. FRANKLIN PIERCE,
Or NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CUU V ICAIPREBIDENT,
WILLIAM N.
OF ALABAMA.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
the State at large—Senatorial.
GEORGE W. wooDwArto, of Luzerne.
WILSON MVAA'DLESS, of Allegheny.
ROBERT PATTERSON, Of Philadelphia.
DISTRICT
1. Peter Logan,
2. G. If. Martin,
3. John Miller,
4. F. W. Bockius,
5. R. liTc Kay, fr.,
6. A. Apple,
7. N. Strickland,
8. A. I'cters,
9. David lister,
10. R. B. James,
11. J.llleßeynolds,
12. P. Damon,
FOR.CANAL COMMISSI(WEB.
WILLIAM SEARIGHT,
OF FAYETTE COUNTY.
( — We neglected to niter the number of
our last paper. It should have been No.
20 instead of 25.
(inAnAu, the warm friend of the Coun
try Press (who refuses to take subscribers
who do not patronize their County paper)
is out with his Magazine for July, contain
ing:ll2 pages, with several beautiful em
bellishments, some of which are quite as
useful as they are handbome. Price $3
per year, or $5 for two copies. Address
GEORGE R. G anti Am, Editor, Philadelphia.
Gony's LADl's 1300 K, for July,has been
with us for a few days, but we have been
so busily engaged that we have not given
it half the attention its interesting pages
deserve ; still we have no fear of going
amiss in saying this number fully sustains
the high retaliation of the work, which is
that of the head' of Aii n ric n Literature .
Price $3 or 5 for two copies, Address L.
A. GonEy, Philadelphia.
Oz:TOur paper this week contains a short
biographical sketch of the life of General
FRANKLIN PIERCE, the Democratic candi
date for President of the United States, as
also the resolutions of the Baltimore Con
vention, which constitutes the present plat
form, or declaration of principles of the
Democratic party. The first will show
that in General PIERCR, the Democracy
have a candidate in whom they mny well
feel proud, having served his country long,
in different stations, and always faithfully;
and after having thus done•his work, he
was always ready to lay down his robe of
office and retire to private life. In the
second, they will find hut a reiteration oft
the principles for which the Democratic
party have been doing battle since 1798,
with a renewed declaration of attachment
to the Union of the States, in an unfalter
ing support of the comprise measures of
the last Congress.
Our paper contains several other articleh
of much interest, pa rticularyly the 'letter
MEAamn,the Irish patriot ; and on the 4th
page, will be found a.story by T. S. AR
THUR, which is also worthy of a careful
perusal.
(* -- The late Democratic ratification
meeting in the city of New York is repre
sented as the most enthusiastic. atEiir that
has taken place in that city, since the days
that the great JACKSON was in the zenith
of his popularity. The Democrats of New
York are thoroughly and cordially united;
and when united, they have always been
victorious.
President Polk's Prophecy.
Judge Douai,Ass addressed a Democratic
ratification meeting in Delaware the other
day, and asserted on - the authority of Gen.
ARMSTRONG, who was present, that Presi
dent POLK remarked to him, (Gen. A.)
when he was about signing Gen. Pierce's
commission as Brigadier General, "there,
General, is a man, who will yet be Pres
ident of the United States."
Whig National Convention.
The Whig National Convention met at
Baltimore on Tuesday last, Our latestpc
counts t ore only up to Monday. At that
time crowds of strangers were pouring in
from all quarters, and the utmost excite
ment prevailed. It is by no means certain
that Gen. Scow has been nominated.—
Since the nomination of Gen. Pierce Scott
stock has seriously declined, which had
the effect of increasing the chance of Mr.
Webster. The last calculations that wo
have seen, make the probable vote on first
ballot about as follows:.Scott 123—Fill
more 132—Webster 40. This would give
Mr. Webster the best chande, as a portion
of the friends of Scott and Fillmore can
much more readily . unite on, him than on
either of those two competitors.
LECTORS
13. H. C. Eger,
14. John Clayton,
15. Isaac Robinson
10. henry Fetter,
17. Jas. Burnside,
18. 111. 111cCastin,
10. Jas.lllc Donald,
20. IV. 8. Colahan,
21. .Andrew Burk,
22. T tint. Dunn,
23. J.S.McCalmont
24. G. R. Barrett.
Ott-Tho Elk County Advocate, of the
bth, contains an item on the unfortunate
killing of a negro in Columbia, in April
last, which we are quite sure would ~ n ot
find a place in that paper if the editor had
given the subject tho benefit ofa moment's
reflection, Gov. Bigler has neither refus
ed or neglected to make a requisition on
the ,Governor of Maryland for Ridgloy,
nor has the Governor of Maryland "ap
pointed Commissioners to settlotho
We are not of the number of Governor
BfoLiut's "LieUt. Colonels," nor do wo at
tempt to explain any 'feature' in this mat
ter that is at all mysterious; but think that
every editor outoftho Abolition ranks ought
to be "Lieutenant Colonel" enough not to
be thus deceived out of his wits, and know
that before a Governor of one State can
demand, under his broad seal, of the Ex
ecutive of another State, one of that State's
citizens, he must have some authority for
doing so. It is necessary that the nature
of the offence be clearly made out,-and an
indictment made and bill found. Has
either of these things been done in this
case? Certainly not—and wo are only
I surprised that these filets did not occur to
the shrewd and usually discreet editor of
the Advocate, whilst he was penning his
article. On the contrary, as we nrecred
-1 ibly informed, up to within a very few
days' past,the proper officers who were en
! gaged in taking the testimony had not
been able to decide upon the exact nature
of the offence. But whenever they shall
so decide, the Advocate, and all others, will
have unmistakable evidence that Gov.
Bigler will 'perform his dtv as' the law
requires. And we are cquully sure that
Gov. Lowe, and the authorities of Mary
land, will as promptly discharge their du.
ties.
(* — The weather has at last become
quite warm and summer-like, The late
frosts have greatly injured the fruit, yet
we think, take it altogether, we will have
an average crop. Grain looks tolerably
well.
(* — The Clearfield and Cunwensville
Turnpiite Road, will now be in a state of
progress in short order. Tho following
gentlemen were elected officers for the
ensuing year:
President, James T. Leonard ; Treasurer,
A. K. Wright ; Managers, Geo. C. Pass.
more, Geo. Thorn, G. D. Goodfellow, G.
L. Reed and Wm. Powell, Wm. Irvin.
RATIFICATION MEETING
In pursuance of public notice previously
given, a number of the Democrats of Clear
field county, assembled at the Court House
on Monday evening the 14th instant, for
tho purpose of expressing their satisfaction
of the nomination of PIERCE and KING
for President and Vice President of the U.
States.
On motion,•WM. BLOOM, sen., was
called to the chair, and Hon. J. P. Hoar,
M. NICHOLS, Sen., J. W. WRIGHT, and F.
G. MILLEu, Vice Presidents, and Isaiah
Fullerton and D. W. Moore, Secretary's.
Alter which,
On motion, J.' S. France, Esq., was
calletLupon, who addressed the meeting at
lengtN, giving a detail of the proceedings
of the late National Convention at Balti
more, and who concluded by offering the
following preamble and resolutions, which
were repeatedly and loudly cheered dur
ing their reading, and were adopted by ac
clamation.
Whereas, the Democratic party of this
Union in General Convention at Baltimore
assembled, tiller an nrduous and In
boriolis session have, with unprecedented
unanimity and harmony, nominated Gen.
FRANKLIN PIERCE ofNew Hampshire,
for President, and WM. R. KING, of Ala
bama, for Vice President of this Union.
And, whereas, a proper respect for the
action of our representatives demand, that
the -democracy of the various portions of
the United States should assemble to rati
fy their proceedings, therefore
Resolved, That the democracy of Clear
field county, do most heartily and sin
cerely ratify and endorse the nominations
made at Baltimore, by the National Dem
ocratic Convention.
Resolved, That in General Franklin
Pierce, the democracy have a candidate
for President of the United States of high
and sterling integrity, of sound democratic
principles, of tried patriotism and an expe
rienced statesman, to whom the Presiden
cy of this Union may be confided, with an
assurance that , the true interests of the
country will not be neglected or betrayed.
Resolved, That William R. King's past
history is a sure guarantee that in the
event of his election he may be trusted.—
His great talent, experience and liberal
views point him out as One of the great
men of the age, and one who may be en
tirely trusted with any eflice in the gift o
the - American people.'
Resolved, That while Pennsylvania felt
a just pride in offering to the Democracy
or the nation, her favorite son JAMES By-
CIIANA.N, and while her gallant democracy
still feel that her claims were strong, and
her candidate second to none in the Union,
yet she is ever ready to submit to the ma
jority, when fairly expressed;.and .believ
ing that the nomination. of PIERCE'and
KING, was the result of an anxious desire
to promote the harmony and secure the
certain success of the party in the coming
campaign, we cheerfully rally undertheir
banner, and hope to do good battle in
the cause 4 . •
Resolved, That' with the candidates now
before the people, there cannot be a doubt
that the glorious principles sif our party
will once more triumph throughout the
Union: The Keystone State will not be
found wanting, but will respo,nd to the
nominations by an old fashioned majority.
Resolved, That Gov. Wm. Bigler's Ad
ministration; thus far, is a sure guarantee
that he will redeem all the pledges he made
to the , people last fall. His just and prop.
or exercise of the veto, will be a lesson to
all corrupt Legislator's and teach them
that however venal and corrupt they may
be, Wm. Bigler as the people's friend may
be trusted. Ilis past conduct gives us an
assurance that under his administration
there will bo no departure from the pure
and wholesome measures which charac
terised the administration'of Simon Sny
der.
TILE PLATFORM - ADOPTED.—RESOLUTIONS OF
TILE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Resolved, That the American Democ
racy place their trust in the intelligence,
the patriotism, and the discriminating jus
tice of the American people.
Resolved Thnt we regard this as n dis
tinctive feature of our political creed,
which wo are proud to maintain before
the world, ns the great moral element in a
form of Government, springing from and
upheld by the popular will ; and we con
trast it with the creed and practice of fed
eralism; under whatever name or form,
which seeks to palzy the vgill of the con
stituent,.nnd which conceives no imposure
too monstrous for the popular credulity.
Resolved, therefore, That, entertaining
these views, the Democratic party of this
Union, through their delegates assembled
in a. general convention of the States, com
ing together in a spirit of concord, of devo
tion to the doctrines and faith of a free rep
resentative government, and appealing to
their fellow citizens for the rectitude of
their intentions, renew and re-assert, be
fore the American people, the declarations
of principles avowed by them when, on
former occasions, in general convention,
they presented their candidates for the
popular suffrages:
I. That the Federal Government is
one of limited powers, derived solely from
the constitution, and the grants of power
made therein ought to be strictly construed
by all the departments and agents of the
government; and, that it is inexpedient and
dangerousto exercise doubtful constitution
al powers.
2. That the constitution does not con
fer upon the general government the power
to commence and carry on a general sys
tem of internal improvements.
3. That the constitution does not con
fer authority upon the Federal Govern
ment, directly or indirectly, to assume the
debts of the several States, contracted for
local internal improvements, or other State
purposes; nor would such assumption be just
and expedient.
4 That justice and sound policy forbid
the Federal Government to foster one
branch of industry to the detriment deny
other, or to cherish the interests of one por
tion to the injury of another portion ofour
common country; that every citizen, and
every section of the country, has a right
to demand-and insist upon an equality of
rights and privileges, and to complete and
ample protection of persons and property
from domestic violence or foreign aggres
sion.-
5 That it is the duty of every branch
ofthe government to enforce and to practise
the most rigid economy in conducting
our public affairs, and that no more rev
enue onght to bo raised than is required to
defray the necessary expenses of the gov
ernment, and for the gradual but certain
extinction of the public debt.
0 That Congress has no power to char
ter a national bank ; that we believe such
an institution one of deadly hostility to the
best interests of the country, dangerous to
our republican institutions and the liberties
of the people, and calculated to place the
business of the country within the control
of a concentrated money power, and above
the laws and the will of the people; and
that the results of Democratic legislation,
in this and ell other financial measures
upon which issues have been made be
tween the two political parties of the coun
try, have demonstrated to candid and prac
tical men of all parties, their soundness,
safety bruf utility in all business pursuits.
7 That the separation of the moneys
of the government from banking institu
tions is indispensable for the safety of the
funds of the government and the rights of
the people.
8 That the liberal principles embodied
by Jefferson in the Declaration of Indepen
dence, and sanctioned in the constitution,
which makes ours the land of liberty, and
the asylum of the oppressed of every na
tion, have ever been cardinal principles in
the Democratic faith; and every attempt
to abridge the present privilege of becotn
ing citizen's' and the owners of soil among
us, ought to be resisted with the same spir
it which swept the alien and sedition laws
from our statute books.
9 That Congress has no power under
the constitution to interfere with or control
the domestic institutions of the several
States, find that such States are the sole
and proper judges of everything appertain
ing to their ,own affairs, not prohibited by
the constitution; that all efforts of the abo
litionists or others made to induce Congress
to interfere with questions of slaiery, or
to take incipient steps in relation thereto,
are calculated to lead to the most alarming
and dangerous consequences; and that all
such efforts have an inevitable tendency to
diminish the happiness of the people, and
endanger the stability and permanency of
the Union, and ought not to be countenan
ced by any friend of our political institu
tions.
Resolved, That the foregoing proposi
tion covers and was intended,to embrace
the whole subject of slavery agitation in
Congress, and therefore the. Democratic
party of the Union, standing upon this na
tional platform, will abide by and adhere
to a faithful execution of the acts known as
the comprbmise measure, settled by the l ag
Congress—the act for the reclaiming ale.
gitives from service or labor included ) .
which act, being designed to carry out se
witness provision of the constitution, ilin;
not, with fidelity thereto, he, repealed or
so changed as to destroy or impair its ell
ciency.
Resolved, That the Democratic party
will resist all attempts at renewing in Con.
gress or out of it, the agitation of els.'
very question, under whatever shape or
color the attempt may be made:'
Resolved, That the proceeds of , the
Public lands ought to be sacredly applied ,
to the national objects specified in the con:,
stitution; and that we are opposed to any;
law for the distribution of such proceedc
among the States, as alike inexpedient in
policy and repugnant to the constitution; ,
Resolved, That we are decidedly op,
posed to taking from the President the qual
ified veto power, by which ho is enabled,
under restrictions and responsibilities am..
ply sufficient to guard the public interest,
to suspend the passage of a bill whose mer
its cannot secure the approval of two-thirds'
of the Senate and House of Representatives,
until the judgement of the people can he
obtained thereon, and which has saved the
American people from the corrupt and ty.
ranical domination of the Bank of the
United States, and from a corrupting sys
tem of general internal improvements. '
Resolved, That the Democratic party
will faithfully abide by and uphold the
principles laid down in the Kentucky and
Virginia resolutions of 1795, in the report
of Mr. Madison to the Virginia legislature
in 1799; that it adopts those principles as
constituting one of the main foundations of
its political creed, and is resolved to carry
them out in their obvious meaning and im.
port.
Resolved, That the war with Mexico;
upon all the principles of patriotism and
the laws of nations, was a just and neces 7
sary war on our part, in which every
American citizen should have shown him.
self on the side of his country, and neither '
morally nor physically, by word or deed,
have given aid and comfort to the enemy.
Resolved, That we rejoice at the res;
.toration of friendly relations with our sister .
Republic of Mexico,-'and earnestly desire
for her all the blessingTh and prosperitg
which we enjoy under Republican institu.
tions, and we congratulate the American
people upon the results of that war, which
have so manifestly justified the policy and
and conduct of the Democratic party, and
insured to the United States "indemnity
for the past and security for the future.":.
Res(' That in view of the condition
of popular institutions in the old world, n
high and sacred duty is devolved with in.
creased responsibility upon the Democratic
party of this country as the party of the
people, to• uphold and maintain the rights
of every State, and thereby the Union of
the States, and to sustain and advance
among us constitutional liberty, by contin•
uing to resist all monopolies and exclusive
legislation for the benefit of the few at tile
expense of the many, and by a vigilant
and constant adherence to those principles
and compromises of the constitution, which
are broad enough end strew , enough to
embrace and uphold the Union as it is,
and the Union as it will be, in the full ex.
pension of the energies and capacities of
this great and progressive people.-
From the Pittehurgh Daily [Mimi
WIIO 18" GENERAL PIERCE!
We commend the following in an espe..
cial manner to our readers. It is the pro.
duction of a pupil in one of the Blanches.
tor Schools. If the boys thus early begin
to manifest interest in the election of Gen.
Pierce, what may we not expect from the
young men and veteran fathers of Dornoe;
racy ! Pierce and King will be elected at,
most bv acclamation:—
Mn. UNtotv ;—I have heard it . asked,
Who is Gen. Pierce ?" Perhaps the fol.:
lowing anecdote, related by my preceptor
before my class some twelve months since,
will tend towards an answer, as far asst
goes:
During the hotest part of the great bat.
tle which closed our Mexican war, and ad.
mitted our heroes to the "Halls of Mon.'
tezumas," Gen. Pierce, having routed the
legions where ho had been fighting, has.
tened with his command to the assistance
of (I believe.) Gen. P. F. Smith, when the
following laconic dialogue'ensued :
Pierce.—" Gen. Smith, what have you
for me to do ?"
Smith.—" Command." (Pierce rank.
ing higher.)
Pierce.—" Have you a plan for the next
moment V
Smith.—"l had a plan it is now to obey
orders."
Pierce.—" Then I order you to execute
your plan, and point out to me a place
where I can do good service. • I will show,
you that I can tight as well under you,es
you have under me."
Smith.—" Defend that Uaciendi."
Pierce.—"RlGHT FACE=FORWARD•97.
,W hen our American Consul at Venice
related this anecdote, (says my teacher,)
to a Venician gentleman,* who had tray.
eled much in America, the old man ex
clainied : "Ohl that everlasting Yankee
nation!! Who ever heard of a superior
rank officer who would fight for a moment
under a subaltern, even at the price of vie.
tory'? That will shake every crown in
Europe."
Excuse me, Mr. Editor, for wanting to
give others the, pleasure of reading what
pleased me so much, before I knew the po.
!Riad views of Gen: y Pierce. lam not
yet 13 years old, but I some times think I
am, quite a Democrat, because my father,
is. I cannot think this is news to yott t
but I want to call your attention to it.
I am, Sir, yours &c.
•flumbuldt.
On the 14th ylt, hail stones four inches
long and which in some cases killed cattlei
fell near Parkersburg, Va.
W. J. IC