The New York Herald Newspaper, April 17, 1859, Page 8

8 POLITICAL MOVEMENTS OF THE DAY. The Elements of Rebellion, Reconstruc- tion and Revolution all at Work. ‘Me Split Among the Pennsylvania Democracy, and the Bolters’ Convention. The Louisiana Rebellion Flam- ing Up. tory of Buchapan’s administration had already been writ- tev, and no political magic could wip2 out ite corruption. The prostitution of power, the violation of gen, was without precedence i the country. . Buchapan bad to pledge himself to popular sovereignty to tecure bis election, put ho would not) attempt to explain why Mr, B aud why he had tried to disgrace ever; had not debauched himself, ‘The halls of Fhe Douglas Presidential Movement and its Probable Consequences. the bationsl administration. This rebellion #! evpremacy of the law, the purity of party aod the strength of the constitation, We are batting for the right, for the goul and spirit of the institutions established by our fathers, and not for a mere triumph at the polis, Those who top to consider about conciliating and compromising with the corrupt party of the national administration think but little of the gap between them. When you cau harmovizs light and darkness, when youcan unite virtue avd vice, thea cao think of uniting and comprom sing with them. e national adininistration had gone so far that longer for- hearance ceases to be a virtue and becomes cowardice. The arrogance of the South was beyond endurance. The North had rights that must be defended, and there was up eternal antagonism bet ween slavery aud freedom (Sheers). He woul resist aggreseion on the’ part of the Seath—no her constitutional rights—and he would also defead aud inist upon the claims of the North. A usarpatioa bad been accomplished that sapped the very foundaiion of our government, and it was time that it was resisted. There Was an earnest attempt on the part of the South to force slavery op the North; and that was the test of tho demo crace of Buchapan. But when the tariff was broagnt ap the Cabinet all objected, and their rebeltion was loyalty, uplike that of those who opposed Lecomptonism. And vould Pennsylvania see no wrong in this? He charged Buchanan, by the vice and loosenees of his alminiatra tion, of being The CAUSO OF he DADKTUpwy Of whe country, All tue mules jn this county, numbering 6,000, could pot draw silver enough to foot the bills of the goverameut for one year. ‘This was caused by the mouey bemg stolen and rquandered. Money bad been taken directly from the Treasury and used to elect members t Covgress. The Secretary of the Navy knows something about this; if he id not, the Patterson letter, endorsed by Buchanaa, would give him gome informasion’ The navy yards, the custom bouses, the mint, have been crowded by useless men, be- fore election, to carry their favorites. All tois was genu- ine democracy! “God save the country!’ (Caeers.) ‘There was a time when to be at the head of a department required greatness; but now, any p*rsoa who was au ex- Governor or ex Sevator was worthy of that post, espe cially if he had the marks of the “gyves” upon his legs. (Cheers.) He then denounced the manag»ment of the Post Office—opposed the raising of the postage or abolishing the franking privitege, He didn’t want to pay the bills of the F, V.’s or the F. F. F.’s without the opportunity of gending political news to the people of the North. He deaounced the purchase of Cuba and the course of cbapapn with the weak Central American States, a: being a step well calculated to foster slavery, He wanted to know if they could draw thirty millions from a box and afterwards draw a hundred millions out ofa box as empty as the heart of its keeper. (Cheers ) Cuba may be important to the Union; he would adit that it wouid be, when we had just lawa and honest ralers, If he was @ traitor to the thirteen, fifteen or tuirty-throe States he would not add to the enormity of his offence by adding another ove to the Union. Having been trained in politics.of which virtue and patriotisw were the stepatone to power, it was now too late to turn from this ground, ‘This was not the age nor the country to war upon freedom or virtue, If you would gain the love tot, then let us fol- Jow these principles. If he had succeeded in inspiring one to work for the right he was satisfied. Geu. Cameron was dodging around the Convention during this speech. Whetber be was at bis old tricks at the “Wiiliamsport Democratic Coaventioa” [ am uaable to say—at all events, he wa: busy; and who kaows but he and Forney are preparing to sleep together? The Committee on Offices here made their report of tho following oiticers:— President, Alexander McKinney, county. Col. Schwartz and thirty others, ag Vice Presidents, with come twenty Secretaries Mr. McKixysy, taking the chalr, said that he was a man of very few words, His moito’was, actions, aod not words. He did not like to attempt to make a speech after the able one just made by Mr. Hickman. He was glad of the bouor to preside over the set of rebels such as this Convention ig composed of, und he hoped the Conveo- tion would reinstate the democratic party and adopt the Cincianatt platform, or a simiarone, and let Mr, Ba- chanan repent and come back into the party. Again re- turning thanks, he admonished them to work together in barmony. On motion of Joun W. Forwsy, the following commiitec of twenty-five was appointed tO draft a series of resola- tions:— Colonel John W. Forney, E. D. Willard, Samuel 1. Young, John C. Knox, Thomas P. Campbell, J. W. 8. Wil lard, John H. Negiey, Samuel E. Keller, G. J. Higgins, A. C. Noyes, J. W. Dougiags, J. B. Britenburgh, Daaiel Kirl- ‘Wm. H. Seward and Simon Came- ron Cheek by Jowl. Jefferson's Birthday Among the Boston Re- pablicans. Letter of the Hon. Edward Bates, of Missouri, ae. &., THE PENNSYLVANIA BOLTERS CONVENTION Xo. @ur Harrisburg Correspondence. Farnispure, April 18, 1859. Bde Forney Packer Mongrel Comvention at Harrisburg— Its Fishy Origin—The Preliminary Caucus—Furtous On slaught on the Administration—McOvok Trucutent—Hick man Ditto—The Purchase of Cuba Denounced—General @ameron “Bobbing Around”—Chairman MeKunney Glad to Preside over Democratic Rebels—Afterncon Con- wention—Repirt of the Committee—The Action of the Ad ministration om the Slavery Question Reviewed—The Platform and Candidates of the Convention of the 16th March Repudsated— Vote of Confidence in Senator Dowg das— Governor Packer and Col. Forney Endorsed—Ejfect @f the Convention on the Presidential Campaign, &e. ‘The citizens of Harrisburg are to be again tre: with ame of thdse fashionable gatherings called ** political con- ventions.”’ Once more it has become necessary for a class af patriots to save their country, The Union has been of Iate verging so near destruction that nothing but a gathor- fmg of politicians at the political Mecca’ of the Key- mtone State, and the adoption of a series of resolutions, will save it from complete destruction, The reaoluions quce promulgated, and, by the aid of the press, lain before the world, these dear patriots can rest from their labors ‘with the consciourness of having saved the vessel of State fem shipwreck, dream sweet dreams over the glorious Suture that awaits them, and revel in their greatness. Bech is the character of the gathering about to as- gemble im the hal! of the Honse of Representa- fives. On the 16th of March the regular demo- ‘eratic Convention assembled here, and without a dissent- img voice passed resolutions endorsing the entire policy of President Bachanan—planting themselwes upon purely na, tons) grounds—and igaored everything sectional. al- Mongh the entire Convention seemed to be satisfied with the endorsement of the national administration, there was, mevertheless, a portion of the Convention that was not willing to stop there. Ever since the Lecompton issue has Deen an element in our politics there has been a secret @pposition by the democratic State administration to that @f the President, growing more open day by day, until ‘Dut aehort time before the assembling of the State Con- ‘vention, on the 16th of March, the Executive appointing power was used to remove men from office whose only gin was the endorsement of Mr. Buchanan and bis policy, wsif they were determined to force upon the Coavention the iseue of Bachaoan or Packer. The Commitive on Re- solutions reported a set, and perfectly ignored the State administration, not even deigning tw notice it. This, ee mater of course, aroused the ire of the Erends of the Governor; resolutions were offered endorsing the State policy of Governor Packer, which were, after the most bitter discussion ever witnesse! ia the House of Represeatatives, voted down by nearly three toone. Poor Forney in all this discussion waa not mentioned—he was perfectiy ignored; no one ia atiend- @ace upon that Convention would bave thougut there was of Westmorelma uesebrten ta ceeseelz iceman eae sotetin TH were tat 8 of ur oxaniry de: ‘mapés that our " ould : @ narrow! smal thon ae ign emlay oppo @ any and SREFE atianipt > distarh thst adjustmen ‘or te reoven the or by at facts ‘hwo (ode, tar tbe ‘the, setion of Cong. ou. oben the ann O40 8 TNS ee aaa tr at we are wlibe opposed to Ne and Fouth ern diguvtonis's, regarding sbem os ‘one to otber, each appe sling © the psealons aad of teown sectkin “the vesen ant harwoay of the aad de- Tapding fengres ona’ Intervention for ita own ‘alone, contrary wo tbe right of the people of the T govern themeefres: ‘herolved, That in the language of Stephen A, Douglas, of Libpous, it mhattera not whst way the Supreme Caurt may bere. afer cecide «8 to the aeuact questo whether alavery way or ming not go toto e verry wader the covalitati~a, tbe pevole Puta the fetal menne to t-troduce itor excinde It, a they pirten, for the reiano tht nlAvery cannot exiat @ day or an bonr anywhere unless it ie supported agar, hulope However bo matter what the dectelon of the sapreme Court may he 0 at shurack qveation, sil the of the people to make Te foot Ri ved, at represel 4 we a mm ir of eves runic patty) of Ue Clate. wa antral bitters pres test agninet the betrayal, \b OF mutiiation of thie great prinete the * majorit; applicsole ullge * to the ‘Terriories bud the etavs,” and we therefore reject. as Terttiogien 4 od unsready the Beets Grae lee Oboe Fethn thst bridges, amd | enltethe right of be aeople of a ‘reryitory to et to reference to the tpacitu ion of slavery to the one particular tune when they come “to 29 thelr Bute goveroment,” the we coptinas to bold t» the fullest application of the prigcip © 10 be erritories, aud canuot bot exsress our arin Abd xateniebwment at tt ‘@vtire destraction, as Sigeles@d by eadiog Southerm Senators ia the recent debate in the Senste of the Cnited states ved, That we are utterly opposed to the anqnisition of Cubs. unless it ean be Obtained by such fair snd fonorable " wil be consistent with the fame ard digoity of whe repu evolved. That sdbgrivg to the theory of a frugal and ecoao- ach] néminietration of the general government, as tanght by the fathers of the demov awe party, yt the nes-ssary exzen: ditures of that xoverpment im) ely demsnd 6 revision of the present revenue laws, and that ia a1 are im favor of such & distoot reesgaition of our wannfacs: agri ultural ond mecbanteal toterests ag wil reacae the gorera’ ment {rom a resort to direct taxation, and permeaeatly provect (be labor and industry of the country, Rerolved, That the adzioiatration of Governor Packer, of Pennavivapia, meets with our entire spprovel, aad that the at- tempi o! the federal adwtowstration to defame the orivate cha- Tacter of Governor Packer meets with our unqualified in- dignant condemnation, ‘Kea lved, ‘That this Coovention entertata the highest admira tion for the Hon Stephen A. Dongee the he pic staesmen and Senator of Mlinotn; his great , bis bold, manty and deciied churneter bis stean (ust adherenre wo the principles and pleges of the party, particularly im reference vo the go- Vernment Of te Territories; all demand for pia the ihaoka and the continued contidence of the whole deiocracy and of all true men, Reevlved, That we earnestly invoke the o operation of democrats of all Btates of the Union in the great organied movement inaugurated at the state capital o. reansyivanta mers Fesilved, ‘That we rec-mmen 1 typ appolotiment by the Pro; sident of this Convention of a De Stats Vominittee, to consist of filty six members, and that the question of nominat- ing & demotratic Btats Usket, and the call of another Demo cratic State Convention at the earliest posstbie day be refer: w that committee, and that a meetiog of said Central Oommit by the Chairman or apy five members & Mr. Forsxy then addressed the Convention, and stated that the acdrees had beeu signed by every person com- poring the committee, and be was rejoiced to see the una- bimity with which it and the resolutions were received by the Convention and moved their adoption. Mr. Kexr, of Pitisburg, said he believed that this Convention was assembled here for the pur- ss Gf endorsing the course of Governor Packer; but e now found that they had assailed the ticket nominated vy the other Convention, to which he had pledged his a ir. Fornxy called him to order, and the cries of ques- tion, question, were raised in every pait of the house, completely chokwg off Mr. Kerr, The resolutions were es adopted with but one dissentient voico—that of Mr. err. Judge Knox was then called upon and addressed the Convention, explaining the course of Governor Packer 0a the sale of the State canals. He heartily concurred ia the reeolutions just adopted, and particularly tm the resolu- tion repudiating the ticket nominated by the 16th of March Convention, for ® vote for that ticket would be endorsing Buchacan. He explained the difference between his posi- tion apd that of the republicans, laying down ibe doctrine of tbat party as being in favor of interfering with slavery and a to popular sovereignty. . CAMPBELL, Huntingdon, spoke in the sama Strain, and denounced the national admiviatration in vit ter lertos, and repudiated the platform of the lite Con- vention. Mr. Reppis moved that a comfnittee be ‘appointed to wait upon Gov. Packer and invite him into the Ooaven- tior The committee called upon the Governor, who & that his health would not admit of his participating as much as he would desire to. Meesrs. Cantwell, Dr. Nebinger, Lloyd, Wingert and Northrop addressed the Convention, following in about the sume strain as the other speakers, advancing uo new iceag, but taking particular pains to repadiate Bu- chapan and bis ad minisiration in its various acts, aud de- nouncing in unmeasured terms the Convention of the 16th of March. There is one particular feature of this Convention, that every speaker thought allke—no new ideas were ad: vanced by any after the speech of Hon John Hickman, but ail attacked the administratim of Mr. Buchaow in avout the same spirit, only using different words to ex- prees their Cenunciation of him, Mr. Neaciey, of Butler county, then offered the follow- ing, encorsing Mr. Forney, which was adopted without a disgenting voice:— ter, R. J. Nicholeon, W. W. Rederchs, 8. Biogwalt, J. W. Brows, dames GINNRDG, Dany Themen, Joun Fraturgan, Dr, Geo. Nebinger, Wm. J. Harlock, Charles Barrett, 8. 8. Cantnell. On motion, & some ag to calling a State Convention for the purpose of nofhinating a ticket, was referred to the above commitiee. The Convention then adjourned until half past two o’clock P. such « person in exisieuce. This was exceedingly uakiad, to say tue least, on the part of the Couvention, after lavor- fay so bard to make bimecif kuown and felt. Something, therefore, must be dove on the part of Ferney, Packer & Co.’ to let the people know that they ‘were still alive and had political strength. Having been farned out of the democratic church, and informed ia empbaiic language toat the door was closed against them, and that tbey could not even have the privilege of sitsiog ‘on the anxious reat, much less communing with the exnts im the democratic synagogue, they must erect an etitice of their own apd rear an witar around which sympxthiz. ing frends could gather, and in that way briag Forney out of the obvecurity that he was fast @rifung into. The utter silence with which the Conven- vention of the 16th of March treated Forney piaced tat Fereon in an wnpleasent position ta regard to his ropro- Pep tations of the fear of the Buchanen democracy of Peun wylvania as to his (Forney’s) political strength, whic had incuced the wirepulliog republicans at Washiagion AFTERNOON SESSION—2:30 P. M. The Convention was called to order by the President, and the committee not bemg ready to report, Mr. LeuMa, of Philadelphia, was called upon to address the Convention, Ho said that there was but one question that divided the people of this Union, and that was the question of slavery; and this was not one of our own making, but had been forced upon us by the South. He 4 bat while there was a feeling against slavery ia Promise Forney the printing of the House of Representa. | Peped aT ‘ derats 8 the breasts of all Northern people, yet that nothiog fives of the pext Congress, in consideration of his asserted | {he rensla ot atl Nerets Peps deeact et it be strength in Peunsylvapia, and nis power to divi democracy of the Keystuue State; also the votes of the anti-Lecompton members of Congress for the repubdlicas wandidute for Speaker. That acomdioation of that Kind has been agreed upon for the organization of the next Hoare of Representatives, avd the promise of Printer to ‘the House made to Jonn W. Forney, in consideration of the ant Lecompion democrats voting for tue republican @andidate fur Speaker aud a South American for Clerk, I have received the most satisfsctory assurances from im- portant mansgers of pouitical affairs at Washingvon. Bince the Cabinet have decided to call an extra seseion Of Covgrese, it became al! important that something must De. dove wo keep up the fever in Penwyivania. Accord ing'y , atiaching bimee'f lo the friends of Governor Packer ‘and the State administration, they reso!ved upon a con ‘vention on the 15th of April to repudiate the action of the former Convention, sud endorse Packer, Forney & Co. Every effort has been made, by parties coucerned, large representation at the Convention. Tue what it may. Let us stand up aad defend our righte also, ag Mr. Buchanan should bave defendet the coustivation. Le wanted \o know if we should jooger submit to the office holders that recently assembied here, He was no ropub- bean, but was opposed to the abolitionists of the North aad the disunionists of the South; his platform was that of pular sovereignty, the constitution and its compacus. he appeaied to the merabere of Uhis Conveation to g9 uorne and raliy the people to a repudiation of the action of tho late Convention that sssembled here. Mr. Donx, of Philadelpnia, fo new ideas, proceeding in the same strain of denuncia- tion of the iate Conyeptioa and President Bachana Fe was interrupted in his remarks by the appsarance of the committee, whereupon Col, Jony W. Foavey, ch sir man, reported the action of the committes, aud real a speech that took him three quarters of an hour. The speech was all printed and oa slips. The address reviews the eatire course of the adoption of tt Kavtas and Nedraska act, as well as the action of the Cincinnati Convention and the course of Bu chanan and his pledge ia accepting the nomination It wiso reviews the canvass in Peoosylvania in 1856, and the proceedings in the balls of Congress, aud in K where the action of the Governors and their instru were reviewed—ae well as the entire action on the Le » but advanced no be following !etier, a copy of which bas been Feat privately w ali parts of the State to eympathizing triends, is only one @f ibe many piaus adopted to get a full delegation:— Purtapeursta, March 2t, 1859. Dean Sin— The undersigned, 4 cxmuitee of Gera crate powied to address you, call your attention to 1 for a Democratic ciate P- he subjcined esi ‘onrenuon, ty be beld at sburKg of Aprii compton constitution by Congress—the guillotine appiiet ; and we appeal to you to make every | to ali who did not swallow Lecowptouism. The widreas @@ort to induce the best men in your vicinity to attend tbe Uon- | ro views, in fact, the entire action of tho national adminis ‘Yeution and, }' its possivie, to bold regular meetings aud ap ry pom sien. tration On the alavery question, and draws the difference Ie ia cur purpose to make a resolute effort to restore the between that and the action of Gov. Packer on the same Tt takes ground strongly against slavery, and democratic party Wo its orginal purity and integrity, and to | question. et the Union egainst tbe assaults of interventionista and | carries the idea that the slave power rules the counwy; yunjonisis, North And Houth, Sebnen Homtavr, that was held out agthe main issue and the important Wit, E LEHMAN.’ | One, and couid not be overlooked. It repudiates boch thy platform and the candidates of the Convention of the 16th of March. ‘The address and the resolutions were received with great im fact, with but one exvepiion, there was nut dissenting voice. But few conventions ever passed off with more harmony; and there in no doubt bot that it will wield considerable influence in the politics of this State. ‘The following resolutions were aigo roported by the Com. mittee — Resolved, That, re; thia Convention as to all s bsetenane th and bonteatin repreraiig he ‘avowlag ourselves eu Of that party upon those well known pracivlen ‘which hiv constituced ita erect since the beginatag of Ue geee-nment, weake: For the last two or three days politicians have been ering bere from all parta of the State; xome as regu ly elected delegates, others eelf-constitited, and many others a8 mere lookers on, to see what was going to be done. Thourands of conjectures have been raised as to Yhe probabic action of the Convention as to nominating ticket. Amongst the delegates I notice many who have been q@ominert ip the democratic party in past, and men who bave wielded a large influence in that organization. What strength they carry with them in thia new move- ment time alone can tell; enfficient to know that many of the delrgates have been recognized as amongst the most 7 intents c awntl of re ‘ we are watt on oe oe & yt 7 Bones ale bt nary cancus as- | overthrow that creed, and to u 0 purpose nf renoria PE eke Pied, ame py ree thr of the | i2/4!! their vigor and ‘purity the great traths Walch neve aor Fepublicans,” and organizad by appointing Mr. McDook | {ore made the democrass 4 conquering organization and con. ‘Shsirman. ‘A long discussion took place as to the policy of nominating a ticket. Forney, Judge Knox and many ‘there etrongly opposed the nominating of a ticket, whilst many other leading spirits were for repudiating the for- mer Convention, nominating a ticket, and going before the boldiy. “A warm and spirited diseussion was kept A) ‘uptil nearly eleven o'clock 2. M., when they adjourn- until nine o'clock in the morning, without agreeing ‘upon any course. we W. Forney was one of the most prominent in the bate. The caucus aseembled at nine o'clock this morning, and, efter a epirited cevate for ane hour, adjourned without ooming to ny underetarding. At ten minotes past ten o'clo*k they made their appear- ‘ance in the Bali of the Flonse of Representatives, aud the Convention was called to order by Mr. Campbell, of Hant- ingdon county, and Dr. McCook, of Alleghany, appointed tem pore chairman. ‘On motion of Mr. Foryry, Geo. Norton, of Philadelphia, it pledges all it powers; and that for this tv, saa ihe duty ae aemerete per everywhere watch over pan che p infraction of those principles which eons 1. tute the only basla of that untoa— faith(al observance of them can only secure iis existence and the public happi- Resolved, That, holding the gengral administration reson! bie for certain grave epartares from pale ayy an ‘iern as boving forteied le, and to of the support of the art UnCe Wh ae unworthy ved, That when the de: ie party, tn 1856, was ao. Ata Fg aod ~ [ay ewan dag ee peop! 4 like those of the Mates, were 10 he left pertectly {ree to decide for themselves whether glavery should or shvuld ot exist with in their jimite, subject only Wo the constitution of the Uateed ‘Staten, we entered iotoa solemn covenant, vane ing the contort of faithless ouhlic eervanta, we hold oureelvrs Peck 2 meals ot a Races one to carry out in jewer and ry Jemly sourmiited 1a Aenoived, That the atempt of the general ont disregard this covenant, and in ite stead to erect & despotic tort to compel obedience to dootroes aubveraive of regauilican lider. ty, was the wore, not of the repressnta'ives of the demeratic Perty, but af men who lad resoived uoon the destruction vf Abat organization for their own embitions purposes; and this repudiation of right and endorsement of wrong was lity fol- lowed by & remorseless war of federal power wpos Stat pert permanent officers of the Convention. ‘The Convention then adjourned for « few minutes, but ‘was immediately called to order by the chairman, who hhad forgotten to exprees bis thanks for the honor con- ferred upon him. ‘sovereignty, and by an arrogant proscription of all dem > Dr. Micoor then returned thanks, aa iia hat te enyy | Sica oetmecesseeseienee Champa who won ik before bim the independent thinkers of the State, and he ved, That we deliberately and heartily reassert and re: knew joo i 0 was the g ‘of the independent ‘Fee the great principles of popular soverelenty ‘and non. men ‘ ne for ‘assembled 5 an.{n the Btates ; nor here was marked with Hostttey abs biter a action, and a | 132 veunion py Cougrese wie Maver) in tee Ti snd apndiation of the old issues of the demoorane party, and | Dea.tolervention by ihe federal, Kxncutiee with the fra ‘he hoped that no euch foeving would. mark this asaeubly. vote ‘of tees Gonctey Ups cay meee plano, Boe was giad of the honor of presiding over this Oonves: panda an Yor insting diegrace 1a the tire had the bonor of being one ‘and for lasting aad deserving defsat in tbe second. erst the demooracy of this pe Sage day 2 seventh considers ‘of non laterrantion \Paenarnl Jeteon inate pal rename Of Ate | of Maien the onty docirine that ‘woud remove the sutjeot of electoral ticket, Tt was bin regard to the principles we regards th andiecembied ind ef the party in those days that bad brought him here, an attempt of the federal Adm nistration, backed eid man, with his head siivered over with the gray locks of jependenta in the North, and the disanion ets of the ' age. (Coeers.) The democratic party had been aasuiied to commit the democratic organizstion tthe acandslous @oorrupt and wicked administration. and py a man ‘that io defiance of the piedges of the demosratin ‘was brought into the democratic partys traitor v> Nose soe donk of | Dg FP 5 own and appointed Minictor to faswa—a # Ls} ope a Bot inet steven cy ve preset, to the party. The violation of political sovereiga- | #4 agains: the popular will, not merely arta, bat by ‘the days of Adams aroused the poopie and olectal | Congrees, and, per onmerquence, by the army and the navy, Zeorsl Sooke; and if it caused that reanit 80 jong ago, | %04 that regarding the resolations of the ouvention whiah Ghat would be the result now? He felt that this Conven. | Seembled at Harriaborg on the 16th of March se heving no, cepted thee monstrona heresy, we repudiate ibe pistform and Gon was the only true national democratic party of the ! ihe candidates nomiated by that Copreation, Resolved, That in Colonel J. W, Forney. the able and fear. lee eanOr Ot TNE Frere, we ‘the it advocate of the prloctp.ca and defeuder of tbe lotegrity of the democratle party; that we fully endorse and commend his reosut eas to principles of the presaat head of the patlonal admin ; that ris services in mane a heretofore bard fought battle, particularly that of 1s56 were invajuab'e to bis party frien; that we now more than ever require the ald of his counsel and his pen. The Convention then adjourned. Thus has ended an- other ¢rama in the politics of this State This Convention, compored as it was of able and talented men, working harmoniously, and expressing but one seatiment or feeling, bave inangurated a movement in this State of no small importance in regard to the politics of this common. wealth. Certainly it cannot fail to wield an important nfluence. A body of men such as these were can, if they follow up what they have to-day commenced, rally a no small army at the next October election. As to the ticket, nothing can defeat the republicans, and with the democracy it 1s going to be a repetition of the fights of the bards and eofts of New York. Like them, each will fight for the mastery, with a desire to see which sbail control the party in 1860. The determination exhi- bited by this Convention is one of ite marked features; there seemed to be a resolution on the part of all of them to go Lome and work as for life aud death. If any one has reason to be proud af the result, it ce tainly must be Forney. He has worked hard and zoal ously to accomplish thé result, and no one person has done anywhere near the work that be has, During the entire sitting of the Convention, Forney was consulted upon every move, and bis advice invariably foilowed—it is, in fuct, Forney’s Convention. One of the speakers, speaking of General Cameron, placed him with ard, where he ‘As the developéments of the re- couree in expontog tbe fasthl Srati unquestionably belongs, ceot sojourn of Seward at this place faily show, he bas gone over to Sewardism, body and breeches, and has tried to turn over his frienda, but they seem to be in. clined to make their own bargain, There is, in fact, a breaking up of 014 political combina- tions here, and prepariug for a perfect change, pot only With the democrats but with the republicans. This fact renders this convention of more importance than other wise, You need not be surprised to gee this movement take a more important bearing than at the present, ‘The leaders of the late American party are looking for some place to go to, and there is a fair prospect of their desert- Ing the republicans and falling in with the Forney move- ment The country, now that this Convention has repudiated Buchanan and endorsed Douglas, is safe for a few days; and let us quietly wait the next move on the cheas board Hannisacra, Pa., April 16, 1859. The Democratic Bolters' Convention—A Douglas Move- ment—The Late Visit Here of the Lithhe Giant to Colonel Forney—Southern Affiliations of this Enterprise— The Late Manifesto of the Little Giant ts Extensive Circulation—The Seward Cameron Movement, dc. ‘The State Convention of the democratic bolters at this place on Wednesday, under the management of Forney and Hickman, settled the question of » positive, formida ble and frreconcilabie split of the Pennsylvania demo- cratic party, after the fashion of the New York rupture of 1948, The speech of Hiekman, and the resolutions of the Con- vention, create an impassable chasm between these bolters and the regular division of the party, whose State Conven- tion, endorsing the administration, came off on the 16th of March. The result willbe two democratic parties and two democratic sets of candidates for tho State and local offices to be fliled by our next October elections. Of course the boiters expect notaing but the defeat of both factions in thore elections; but thelr game is tho Charleston Convention, auc the nomination by that body of Mr. Douglas for the next Presi a 5 Dengies as lately been at Philadelphia, and several ct hg pt gna with Forney and his committee men. e the ty is to st once organize for Douglas all oree the fA eg this end 8 million copies Of his late ‘ popular ?? mani- festo, before tong, will have been sown over the country, from Portiand to Galveston, and from New York ‘to San Francisco. At the same time, a formidable diversion among the Soushera democracy is going on in ef Dougias, 4 C:¥erkion which Will progably split te demo- Chany Muto two clusuing factions before vor next— the fireenters’ faction and the Douglas fection. You may cep uct upon it Uhat these Penney lvania democratic bolters ma posteines by @ corresponding movemeat all over the outh. Ou the other eide, it is pretty well understood here at Harrisburg that Gen, Cameron has to work for Seward; but this anderstanding has a bitter frel- ing of hostility among the American division of the opposi- tion forces, and the result in 1860 may be @ split of the ‘opposition , ng in 1866, in addition to a, among the de- mocracy sike thet New York Cass and Van Buren division of 1848. The American or Know Nothing party cannot Ewallow the tricks and deviews of whiob they Ray [el m guilty to curry fa - ‘aod the Irish Cathotion. oryer aiitz ‘Thus you see that on all rebellion, reconstrnc- tion and revolution among our politionl parties are the or- ders of the day. For the eighteen mouths ill be a mow ental elforveancete in Peansyivanis. Celebration of Jefferson's Birthday in Boston by the Republicans. A number of the mort prominent members of the re- publican party proper in Porton very happily conselved the idea of honoring the memory of Thomes Jefferson by celebrating the anniversary of hig birth on the 13th inst. According!y, on the evening of that day, one hundred and ton for kis belief in a higher law. should be no longer quoted in detence of a system agaiust which, while living, he did not cease to utter his moet earnest protest and warning. Hon, Tuomas Davis, of Ruode Island, said the doctrine of Jefferson, that rights are derived from God, is all that carsied the country through the Revolution, and saved it from being an insurrection, To this doctrine, to this ap- al to the soul, we must return. He urged the adoption y some State—perbaps . Massachusetts Oret—of the the- ory of personal liberty. He wought we should interpret ‘the constitution for ourselves, instead of blindly accep.icg the mterpretation of tho slaveholders. Hou. Bxxxy Wison, in response to a toast, said they were assembled to vindicate the memory of the great apostie of State rights. It is asked why it is that we in Maseachusetts assemble to commemorate the character of Jeffereou? We who believe in the Declaration of Indepen: dence, the Ordinance of 1787 aud in State rights, have the right to celebrate the character of their great author and defender. We believe in the Declaratiou, and have re- £0.ved that its doctrines shall be the doctrine of the repab- lic. There will be atime whea no man will dare to de- devounce them as ‘sounding genoralities’ or ‘glittering “’ We believe, too, in the provisions concerning slavery ip the Ordinance of 1787. ‘A Lumber of other speeches were delivered, and a great many letters read, from the latter of which we quove the following:— Tgtve you my sincere and gratefi vour kind invitaiion to the festival which you propose in honor of Tbomas Jefferson, “the father of ‘Urdinance of YI8T and the ap izhts ” Oceupations consequent op a long absence from my ‘will render it impossibie tor me to accept this courtesy. 1 trust, however, that you will al- Jow me to corgratwate’ you on the unmistakable indications thal the country la rapidly and surely returning to the ont true national political platform laid down by Jefferson and bis immortal associates in the Declas of American Indepen dence. namely, the rights of human nature. After s long se4 son of misapprehension, it is now coming to be seen that the republican cause 18 at once a self-sustaining and self expand- ing one. deriving fa strength and vigor inbere! privet plee of benevolence and jealousy of oppression: Hen: forib | feel assured that it will advance until it sball be uvi- versally accepted by the people of our own country, and by all nations. WILLIAM H. SEWARD. Letters of a similar tenor, from Goy. Salmon P. Chaae, Hon. Abram Lincoln, Hon, Preston King, Gov. Banks, and other prominent black republicans, were algo read. ANOTHER CELEBRATION. ‘The Know Notbing republicavs, determined not to be outdone in their sdmiration of some of the political princi- ples of the Sage of Monticeilo, also gathered their forces on the same eveuing in Boston, and indulged in sentimenta, 2opgs and music, and expressions of devotion to the prin. ciples of the man whose memory they have go suddenly determined to honor. About all we know of this lass affuir ig that they had a tolerably good time. THE “OLD WHIG* MOVEMENT. Letter of the Hon, Edward Bates, of Mts sourt, to the hig Committee of New York. Sr. Louis, Feb. 24, 1859, ‘Sirs:—A short time ago I was favored with your note of the 7th inst., covering a resolution of the Committee, to the effect that it is tnexpedient at this time further to dis. cuss or agitate the negro question, but rather to turn the attention of the people to other topica—'‘ topics of general importance, such a8 our foreign relations, including the extension of territory; the building of roads for pa tional purposes, the improvement of our harbors, the navigation of our rivers, to facilitate internal commerce; ‘the subject of currency, and a tariff of duties, and othor means of developing our own internal resources, our home wealth, and binding together by ties of national and fraternal feelings the various parts and sections of our widely extended republic,” Your letter, gentlemen, opens'a very wide field, in ask- ing for my “opinion upon the subject, and my viows as to the signs of the times.” Books have been writteo upon these matters, and epeeches delivered by the thousand; and yet the argumert seems as far from being exhansted agit was at the beginning; and | take it for certain that you do not expect or de- sire me to discuss at large all or any of these interminable quarrels. That] have opinions upon all or most of them ig true—not the opinions of this or that party, ready to be abandoned or modified to suit this or that platform, but my own opinions—perbape the more fixed and harder to be changed, because deliberately formed in the retire- ment eee life, free from the exigencies of official responsibility and from the ations of party policy. ‘They are my own opinions, right or wrong. AS to the negro question, I have always thought and of- ‘ten declared in speech ano in print, that it is a pestilent question, tbe agitation of which hag never done good w any party, section or class, and never can do good, unless it be accounted good to tir up the angry ‘passions of men, and exasperate the unreasonable jealousy of sections, and by those bad means foist some unfit men into office an« keep some fit men out, It is @ sensitive question, iato whore dangerous vortex it is quite possible for good men to be drawn unawares. But when I see a man at the South or the North, of mature age aud some experience, porsist in urging the question, after the sorrowful experience of the jast few years, ] can attribute his conduct to no higher motive than personal ambition or sectional prejudice. As to the power of the general government to protect the persons and properties, and advance thg interests of the people, by laying taxes, raising armies and navies, builoing forts and arsenals, lighthouses, moles, and break waters, surveying the coasts and adjacent veas, improviog rivera, lakes, and harbore,and making roads—I should be very sorry to donbt the existence of the power, or the duty to exercise it, whenever the coustituted authorities have the means in their hands, and are conviaced that {t+ exercise is necessary to protect tho couutry and advance the prosperity of the people. In my own opinion, a government that has no power to Protect the barbors of its country against winds and Waves and human enemies, nor its rivers against snags, sands aud rocks, nor to build roads for the transportatioa of its armies and its mails and the commerce of its poople, is & poor Jimpotent government, and not at ali sucha go- Vernment a¢ our fathers thought they had made whea they produced the constitution which was greoted by in telligent men every where with admiration and gratiinde ago government free enough for ull the ende of legat liberty, and strong enough for ail the parposes of national and individual protection. A free people, if it be wise, will make @ good constitution; but a constitution, however g000 in iteelf, did never make a free people Tee people do not derive their rigats from the government, but the government derives its powers from the people; and these powers are granted for the main, if not the only purpose of protecting the rights of the peop'e. Protec tion, then, if not the aoi¢, is the chief end of govern ment. ‘And it’ is for the governing power to judge, in every ingtance, what kind and what degree of protection is needful—whether @ mavy to guard our commorca ali , around the world, or an army to defend the country agaipat armed invasion from without, or domestic 1ova sion from within; or a tariff, to protect our home indus wy = the dangerous obtrusion of foreign labor and capital. ‘Of the existence of the power and duty of the govern. meot to protect the people in therr persons, their property, their industry and their locomotion, I have no doubt, but the time, the mode and the measure of protection, being always questions of policy and prudence, must of necessi- ty be lett tothe wisdom and patriotism ot those whore duty ft is tomake laws for the good government of the country, and with them I freely leave it as the}aafest, and, indeed, the only constitutional depository of the power. As to our foreign Policy generally, 1 have but little toway. Tam not much jive, and am con tent to leawe it where Washington placed it, upon that wise, virtuous, and safe maxim—“Peace with ai) nations; entangling alliance with none,” The greody and indiecriminate appetite for foreign acquisition, which makes ue covet our peighbor’s lands, aod dv- vise cunning schemes to get them, bas little of my sympathy. it as a port of political gluttony, aa dangerous to our bedy politic as to the natu. Tal man, producing disease certainly, hastening death pro. badly. Those of our politicians who are afflicted with this morbid appetite are wont to cite the purchase of Louisiana and Florida, as giving countenance to their inordinate de. sires. But the cases ee ee in almost overy particular. Louisiana was indispeosable to our fall and #afe enjoyment of an tmmense region which was already owned, and ite acquisition gave us the anquestioned con trol of that noble system of Mississippi waters which na- tare seems to have made to be one and indiviaibie, aud rounded off the map of the nation ito one uniform aod compacted whole. Nothing remained to mar and disfigure our natiopal plat but Florida, and that was desirable, lees for its intrinsic value than because it would form a dan- gerous means of annoyance in case of war with a mar). Ume Power, surrounded, an it is,on three sides by the ocean, and touching three of onr’ presont States, with no barrier between. @ population of Lonieiana and Flori. da, when acquired, was very sma'l, compared with the Jargeness of the territory, and !yio% in contact with the Btates, was easily and quickly sveorbed inv and assis. ated with the maga of our people, Those coontries wore acquired, moreover, in the — and friendiy manver, and for asatisfactory considera’ ion, Now, without apy right or necessity, it is hard to tell what ‘we 60 not claim ip all T . Ow ing enterprise, and that is to be gotten at all haz: 1) peaceful purchase if we can, by war and conquest if wo must. Bot Cuba is only an outpost to the empire of de and continental countries that are to follow. A leading Senator bas lately declared (in debate on the Thirty Million bill) that we must pot only have Cuba, but all the isiands from Cape Florida to the Spanish Main, 80 as to surreund the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, and make them our ‘mare clavsum,’’ like the Mediterranean, in old imes, when the Roman Emperor ruled both its shores, from the ptilars of Hercules to the Hellespont, This claim of mare clausum implies, of course, that we must own the conti- nent that bounds our sea on the West, as well as the string of islands that enclove it en the Kast—that is, Mexico, Central America, and ali South America, so far South at least as Un noco, In that wide compass of sea and land there a good many native governments, and pro: ‘vinces belonging to the strongest maritime powers, and ® ‘narrow continental isthmus, which we ourselves, aa well a8 Eogland and France, are wont to call the highway of nations, To full the grand conception, and perfect our tropical empire, wo must boy or conquer all these torrid countrics and their mongrel populnuions. As to baying them, tt strikes me that we had better walt awhile, at leaet inti! the government bas ceased to borrow money 10 pay ite current expenses, And as to covqueriag them, Perbape it would be prademt to pangeand make fome esti- mate of conte and contingencies, before we rush into war with al! maritime Europe snd haif America, euppose could get, honestly and peaceably the whole of the couptry, contipeptal and insular, from the Roo Grande to the Orinoco, and from Trinidad to Cuba, and thus establieh our mare clausum and ehut tbe gate of ‘the world acrons the Isthmus, can we govern them w sely and wel? For the last fe: vern our bome Territories of Kansas and Utab, we have not very well waiptained the dignity and justice of the nation, nor secured the peace and prosperity of the subd- ject people. Cav we bope to do better with the various mixed races of Mexico, Central and South America and the West India Islands? Some of thoed countries have beea trying for fifty years to establish republican govern: ments on our mode), but in every instance have miserab!y failed; and yet there was no ol le to complete success but their owp maptitude, For my part, I should be grieved to see my country be- come, like Rome, a conquering and dominant nation; for I think there are few or po examples iu history of govera mente whose chief objects were glory and power, which did ever gecure the bappivees and prosperity of their own people. Such governments may grow great and famous, and advance a few of their cit zens to wea'th and nobility; Dut the price of thelr grandeur is the personal indepen: dence and individual freedom of their people. Stilt lees am I inclined to see absorbed into our syetem ‘on an equal footing with the original States,” the various and mixed races (amounting to 1 know not how many million) which inbabit the continent and islands south of our pre- sent border, 1 am not willing to inoculate our body po- litie witb the virus of their diseases, political and sociul— diveases which, with them, are chronic and hereditary, and witb us could hardly fail to produce corruption in the bead and weakness in the members. Our own country, a8 it is, in position, form and size, i awonder which proclaims a wisdorn above the wit of m: Large enough for our porterity, for centuries to come— all in the temperate zone, and therefora capable of a ho- mogeneous population, yet so diversified in climates md foils ag to produce everything that is necessary to the com- fort and wealth of a great people—bounded east and west by great oceans, and bisected in the middle by a mighty river, which drains and fructifles the continent, and binds together the most southern and northern portions of our land by a bond stronger thun iron. Besides all this, it is uew #hd growing—the strongest on the continent, with no neighbor whore power it fears, or of whose ambition tt has cause to be jealous, Surely such a country is great enovgh and good enough for all the ends of honest ambi- tion and virtuous power. It seems to me that an efficient home-loving govern- ment, moderate and econumical in ite administration, peaceful in its objects, and just to all natioas, need have po fear of invasion at home, or serious aggression abroad, The nations of Europe have to stand coutnually in defence of their existence, but the conquest of our couptry by a foreign Power is’ simply impossible, and no nati 0 absurd as to entertain the thought. We may conqifer ourselves by local strite and sectional avimosities; and when, a our folly and wickedness, we have ac: complished that great calamity, there will bo none to pity us for the consequences of 20 great a crime. If our government would devote all its energies to tho promotion of peace and friendship with all foreign coun- tries, the advancement of commerce, the increase of agri- culture, the growth and stability of manufactures, aud the cheapening, quickening and securing the iaternal trade and travel of our country—in short, if it would devote iteelf in earnest to the establishment of a wire and steady policy of internal government, | thivk we should witness growth and coneolidation ‘of wealth and comfort and wer for good, which cannot be reasonably hoped for om a fluctuating policy, alwsys watch'ng for the tarns ‘of good fortune, or from A grasping ambition to seize new territories, which are hard to get and harder to govern. ‘The present porition of the administration is a sorrowful commentary upon the broad democracy of its professions. In theory, the people have tho right and ability to do anything; in practice, we are verging rapidly to the one- man power. The President, the ostensible head of the national democrats, is eager'y striving to concentrate power in his own bends, and thus to get aside both the people and their representatives in the actual affairs of government, Having emptied the treasury, which he fonad full, aud liying precariously upon borrowed money, he now de- mands of Congress to intrust to bis vncheck-d discretion the war power, the purse and the sword. First, he acks Copgrees to authorize him, by statute, to nee the army to take mihtary posscesion of Northern Mexico, and bold it under his protectorate, and as a security for debts duo to our citizens—civil porsersion would not answer, for that might expose him, as ip the oase of Katsas,to be roar by a factious Congress and a rebellious forri- torial Legislature. Seconoly, not content with this, he demands the dis- cretionary power to use the army and navy in the South; also in blockaaing the coast and marching his troops into the interior of Mexico and New Granada, to provect our citizens against all evil doers along tbe transit routes of Tebauptepec and Panama. And he and ole supporters in Congrees cluim this enormous power upon the ground that, in this particular at least, he ought to be the equal of the greatest monarch of Europe. They forgot that oar fathers limited the power of the President by design, and for the reason that they had found ont by gad experience that the monarche of Europe were too strong for freedom. Third—In strict pureuance of this doctrine, first publicly apnounced from Oatend, he demands of Congrees to baad over to him $30,000,000, to be used at his discretion, to fa- ciiitate the acquisition of Cuba. Facilitate how? Perhaps it might be imprudent to tell. Add to all this the fact (as yet unexplained) that one of the lorgeet naval armaments which ever soiled from our coast is pow became a South America, osteosibly against « poor little republic far up the Ptate river, to settle some Jitule quarre} between the two Presidents. If Congress bad been polite enovgh to grant the President's demand of the sword and the purse against Mexico, Ceptral Amrrica and Cuba, this navy—its duty done at the South—migit be mace, on its way home, to arrive in the Gulf very oppor- unely, to aid the ‘Commander in Chief’ in the acquisi- fon of some very valuable territory. I allude to these facts with no malice against Mr. Bu- banan, but as evidences of the dangerous change which 8 now obviously sought to be wade jo the practical work- ing of the government—tho conceotration of power in the bands of the President, and the dangerous policy, now al- most established, of looking abroad for temporary glory and aggrandieement, instead of looking at home for all the purposes of good government—peaceable, moderate, eco- romical, protecting all interests ake, and, by a fixed po- licy callivg into safe exerciae all the talents and industry of our people; and thus steadily advancing our couatry in everything which can make a nation great, happy aud permanent. The rapid increase of the public expenditure (and that, too, under the management of statesmen profeesing to be pecultarly economical) is un alarming sign of corrupttoo and decay. That increase bears no fair proportion to the growth and expansion of the country, but loots rather like wanton waste or criminal negligence. The ordinary objects of great expense are not materially augmented—the army and navy remain on a low peace establishment—the miti- tary defences are little, if at all, enlarged—tne improve ment of the harbors, lakes and rivers 1s abandoned, and the Pacific Rattroad js not only not begun, but ita very | location is ecrambled for by angry sections, which eucceod in nothing but mutual defeat, Iv short, the money to an enormous amount (Iam told at the rate of $80,000,000 to $100,000,0C0 a year) is gove, and we have little or nothing to sbow for it. In’ profound peace with foreign nations, and snrrounded with the proofs of national growth and in- dividual prosperity, the treasury, by lees than two years of mismanagement, is made bankrupt, and toe govern- ment itself is living from hand to mouth, on bills of credit and borrowed money. This humiliating state of things could hardly if men in power were both honest and wise. Tnodemo- cratic economists in Congress confess that they have recklerely wasted the public revenue; they confess it by refueing to raise the tariff to meet the present exigency, and by insisting that they can replenish the exhausted treasury and support the government in credit and ef- —s by simply striking off their former extravagsuces. An illustrious predecessor of the President is reported to bave declared that ‘those who live on borrowed money 1 do not concur in that harsh sayiog; yet Tam clearly of opinion that the government, in com. mon prudence (to say notbing of pride and el ie to reserve its credit for great transactions and unfore- seen emergencies. In common times of peace it ought always to have an estadjisbed revenue, equal at leart to its current expense, And that revenue ought to be s0 levied as to foster and protect the industry of the country por in our most necessary and important manu- jactures. Gentlemen, T cannot touch upon all the topics alluded to in your jetter and resolution. { ought rather to beg your pardon for the prolixity of this answer. I speak for no party, because the only party I ever belonged to has ceased to 8 an organized and militant boay. And 15) for no man but myself. Lam fu'ly aware that my opinions and views of public policy are of no importance to anybody but me, and there is good reagon to fear that some of them are so auti quated and out of fashion as to make it very improbabie that they will ever again be put to the teat of tua prac tice. EDWARD BATES. respectfuily, THE LOUISIANA DEMOCRACY, Another Formidable Rebellion. ‘The New Orleans journals bring 08 an account of a large and enthusiastic mceting of the democracy of that city, held on the 4th fnetant, for tho purpose of reorganizing the party and adopting prelimmary measares for tho se- section of delega‘es o the Democratic State Convention to be held at Baton Rouge on the fourth Wednesday of May next. The meeting was presided over by Colonel Maunse! White, aesisted by cighty-eeven vice presidents. A com- mittee was appointed to draft resolutions explanatory of the aims and purposes of the New Orleons democracy partict- pating in this movement. During the temporary absence cf the committee the mecting was addressod by the Hoa. Pierre Soule, as follows:— LOW Ortizens—You should and I hope will not, expat Un ope a rom me on Legend hogy Ye wore. wie: Cut an object, aud therefore out of place, We have arsembled diecasaing any topics of nations) or re! 4 prerogative of that position is more patiem: aud as, nm to aerume the dingum with which the bave witnesend the woandalons nad re- and font dealing Inteaduced 19 our party under the direation and management of the iow anticipated at's diarracats #0 Jong 80d 80 forbearingly ae ‘wad, soou oF Inte, be reptilinted nnd gronted by every who retained tbe smauiest purtinle of wel! renpest and that it were to be perpetuated under the abject and cronching servi ity to heh Mach dina tains Ubiredhareni. 3 lavelian ip! had ‘aa it unnatural that (hey should Indaige the dazzlin }, A8 long ag there were here ta well’ ns’ tbo Biase sentiment of own a, wathncels, bad Create, and to the demacrat who dors uot subwiseively bend his peck under thelr heel; be ie at once unmerci ully OWrucied, cust away, and forever blowed out of their list of tervora ‘There be those smong them who hav Iife fattened op party pre erment ‘and patrenage, who otto bne and cry ngsinst oftice wekers. ‘There be thou who haviog stained their bands na) sweeped their aras wo the elnowein the most dipgraceful tranes ‘ons, Derverting ou rile Uusts Lot» engines of spo taticn and robbery, dare stl? speak of xox esty and vir- tue, sod those who, baring rs +d Legilataren and Darly corsenticns ilo onen marie where robot and dering mat up at anction an \ blader: Sean ight be vo) up st setae ott ed hae eee erent ‘vapis mixbt be sealthily extived to gamble away thelr con- science ats farotanle, will tsix of patrictism, and ire to heve their namee L.ecribed amen? those of "Washington, Adems. a Jeffers, 4 Monroe, a Jackaon ‘AY, ay, it was time that their turpitude and infatantion were Jaid Woe people. and thet they #hould themselves branded with the stiginas of pudile reprobulion shail bave acecmopliehed » merito lous sod faitbfal four action at thia meeting is made eiguli-ant of our wbbor- ene ‘Wo vball have perfor ourrelves, aed with vs the hopeat of our prrty trom the turbuient factions and 4 Coslition of those whe ouly o'ect 1410 glut tuemselves with power and wealth, anc who weu'd mabe oarty discipiiae and organs Jent to thelr nefarious desluns. AU led new life nnd vig foto our rankesf We dnt oar work tbe crnvistion tn the public mind thst we re. cognise po supremacy but that of the pepe to platform. seh as sult xccord with the Calbounlan doctrine of stale rights a Leulstane, ua f concel have to fight but agatnst | D Lovisinns, as b conceive, we bave Hogle er emy~ effin) Interference and Sertotane eerty ms | areentombed in the bt tary of the pet The Amenoan pasty, ye Whig party exist vo mere w tonal oreved state ‘bough we may at umes see their aoedewa flit aronod oor mu- nictpal hula and élection precineww “thele ac. tered ni are lo process of assimilation with the wo fr mos into which eee ‘ourmppemes ie tke: federaiete of the tewoarser™ jut W) our opponer raliete of eo tive to allure into thetr embrace and openly cnrry favor with: the most fanatic and unrelenting among thee that were most eroens in thelr bos'iity to ue we cxnnot but open vur arms to eh aw oreize, under the prompilogs uf the lo tbe tm to jolp our standard apd are whiing © wand by our sotpbat with un in the eaves of popular righte Au popular 1n- jeperdene. fo the work, then, to the work! and let our motto be Btate righta the rights of the ctates as uvtied by the eonatita- tio; & union of sovereigns in & contederacy of equals! j Mr, Souéi’s address was chovred warmly throughout, and, on its conclusion, the foliow ng preamble and resolu- — tions were adopted by the meeting:— ‘The democracy of the parish of Orleans nembled, deem the occasion suttable to m faliow cliizens of thetrown and other political o-genizations the motives that unimate them und tbe objects they are determined to accomplish by tbe exercise of their inatienable righis at the approuching primary election in this ‘and at the election for state And (egg officers November next. Betieving tbat t! petuity of republican fostitntions can only be'sscured to gountry by the exercise of the full sovereignty and indepen- dence of the individua! Btates, they will swadily achere to and upebrloking)y mainiaia the do ine of State, Hate, whhout ‘hich they bold thie Union is but a rope of sand and the righte of fia inbebitante « delncion “ ‘The assertion and maintenance of the right of the people of ection of the republic to reguiate thelr domesti: affairs, ‘apd shape their own institutions, independently of the inter- ference and cictatlon of other States or the federal govern- ment, they declare to be an atribute of their sovereignty they cap neither alienate nor diqregard, and ene which under under no cireumatence fait allowab'e to them to remgn or con- sign to oblivion, ‘They therefore, pledge vee, as Sine: Tights democrats to its prevervation ‘believing thst the foreign policy of the federal govern- ment ls contrary to putlic seuliment, without dignity, spirit mtatesmaneh{p and enligbtened foresight, they will support no man for any public office, the duties of which pertaia to this matter, whose past sonduct gives n’t warrant that in e Teapect hie future acts will coptorm to the just exp fhe peopie nod the diguity and wrestvove of sbelr oountry. Aegordug ge etemaery money, the promise of office or olber improper influences of a tike Dature, 24 equally wild | the {uvocation of fraud. force. intimidation. or viowence to dex termine polincal reaulis, as in the last degree treasonable, wicked and abominsble. they solemuly pledge themselves to use. at all times and under ali circumstances, thetr utmoat exertions w defest all parties and the election of all persons relyivg on or employing such agencies to insure their political ct anccese. Veheving that government was inetituted for the benefit of the whole people, and not of a fraction of them, the democracy, of the par’ah of Orleans hold in abborrence the insdtntion of} apy diltinctions between citizons pefore the laws, aud regard) as traiwors to iiberty every person and party wh ch, wheu in power, recognizes uch dltlnctioae or seks fo creaté aud per-| etuate them. ” begarding the people astbe gource of all power, from whom, alone wderived authority to govern, they will dleregerd ifual combinations to forestall ther deverm!-| 6 wi'lin every legit wanuer oppose the elec: tic of men to public offlde who rely for nomiaation 03 corrupy compacts or other mode than the free, frank and honest ex: pression of the popular will. ‘Belding to pecuitar cetestation the employmert of patronage and federal power to tn(lueoce oF control politic Fvaulte in the several states of Abe Union, for the bevett of tn ividusls or of factions, they proclaim aadyiug opposttion all to euch influence, and the ext dlepored, viost akditea men by whom f! 1s originated, defended or upbe 4. Kegardng renators and representatives of the people Congress and the State Assembly as the vioarions dep of Vintted t-usis alone, as delegites 0! reatristed powers, b reeponal’H ity unlimited to 'he electing power, the dea of New Orleans would stamp with eternal reprobation delegsten as abuse thelr trust by legielating for thair own vancement, or the promotion of thetr pecuulary interest, o who prostitute their , ositions for mercenary or sordid onjec OF poiitioa) preferment ‘roclaiting (hese views as settled and mature convictions a the members of this maes meeting of ths democracy of th city of New Orleans, nnd pledging theméelves individ and col'ectively to thelr maintenance, they do solemaly rolve~ ‘That no power not directly emanating from the peop ssoctioned by them can rigsifully exist la a republican g vernment 2. That no convention, the membere of which are not cho Jn a fair, just and proper manner, is deserving of or oaght Teoel-e recognition oF be entitled to reanect, 3. That tbe atiempt to forestall the of delegates of th people, Ssealy and fairly choren to represent them in ii emocrauic Siate Conyeniicn, to meet at Beton i ; fourth Weduesday of Moy, by agreeing uooa & ticket, dic ted und composed by tral 8 in politics, is rept condemned by this meeting. ‘4. ‘ibat the people of every partion of the State, of their party designations and geographical Haut to eyualapd imparval justice, aud aay representation Stated federal, vi lative of their jost rights, merits condemnation. 5. Tht the attempt to play the dic'ator ty a republican 60 munity canpot be tolerated; nor shail the damocracy of city of New Orleans ever subaut to be made the mere reg! Of the foregone conclusions of clhques, clans, or individuals 5. That the employ ment of mlecroabte to determiae the p: ‘oth whether #ach miscreants t meets with ther unqualite their fe ‘thie mer ting ueither expresses nor enteria'ps pref | jncividusls, apd is ready nud wi ling to vote for ar ly © su; portany nee or setof men, who receive the pominauons {rem a conve: tion, the members cf which ar fairly chosen and which fairly represent the popalar will. Poittical Inteluigence. Brmery Axp Connurtion.—Hon, Ezra Clark, of Hartfor ‘who was the Know Nothing candidate for re election Congrees in Connecticut, says in reply to the charge th he made a bargain to support the demosratic party the administration, that it isa lie; that be was never proached by any democrat with propositions of the ki referred to ip the charge, and he turns the table upon accusers, as follows:— I wish [could say as much for your associates, bul cannot. I have now i my possession a written offer office, emolument and “substuntial beaetit”” (it is 80 pressed in the document) from a leading republican in city, if 1 would abandon my American friends and act w ‘the distinctive republicans; and have the names and de of offers from republican leadere to the same effect, off ing me ap office in the gift of the next Hoare of Represen tives, or of the next President, if [ would support & Loomis, and thus endorse the doings of the coaventi| which has ostracised the American party. Kentucky.—Hon. James B. Clay has been renomina! for Congress by the democrats of Franklin county, Ki tacky, in spite of his previous declination. Sovruern Dewocracy.—At o democratic meeting bh recently in Matagorda, Texas, the following resolutii were adopted :— Resolved, That the democratic is the only party to which the Sonth can look for protection whii the Union; and that #0 jong as that party continues to | hold the constitution and rights of the South, it should: mand Kad gol of all Southern men, Resol at we are Oppored to all compromises, ifour rights under the constitution cannot be maintal by the cemocratic party, we should maintain them| prepended as Texans, ‘peaceably if we can, forcibil we mui ones ee ‘That our bp rele ee eee be quested to inquire into the expodien sy of obtaiing laborers, suited to our climate and products, from sq foreign iene to one ghar measures by which impertation can be carried on uader the supervision prowction of the State. A Convicr m™ Lvex.—Antonio Blake, a sa’ convicted at the jate session of the United States O Norfoik, and sentenced to two years’ im; Nentiary, was carried to Richmond, Vondent retuged him admittance. Reasoa—U: 8 Teady owes Virgini considerable sum for taking prieoners, which cannot be collected. 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