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WASHINGTON, D. C.
LIST OK MEMBERS OPTHE MD CONGRESS.
IBHATX.
The Senate consists ot t?u Senator* from each
Stale. Tliore arc thirty-one States, represented by
nxty two Senators.
Whigs, In Itiifir; Old Line Democrats, in Roman.
Thane marked I D., Independent Democrat*; II.,
those elected as Union men; S. K , those elected n#
Southern or State Rights men
President' - ? David It. Atchison
Secretary ? - Anbury Die kin*.
Term expires. Term expires
ai.aba.ua. MUMUiunrri.
Bunj Fiir-patrick- - 18511 Stephen Adauis, ill.) I8;>7
0.0. Clay I Witt Vacancy IS j'.i
ARKANSAS. Missouri.
K W. Johnsou* ? ? 1855 David K. Atchison ? 1855
Win. K. Sebastian - 1859 lUnrg S. </7y<# - ? I85V
CONNECTICUT. MW HAMPSHIRE.
Trmnnn Smith - - 1855 Moses Norris. jr ? - 1855
Issue Toueoy ? ? ? 1857 Jared W. Williams? 1850
CAUruMIA. NKW YORK.
William M. Gwiu - 1855 Wm. II. Seusird ? - 1855
John B. Wellor ? - 1857 Hum it tou l''itk - ? 1Nj7
DELAWARE. NKW JERSEY.
James A. Bayard ? 1857 J. K. Thompson - - 1857
J,Jin. Si. Clapton - 18541 William Wright - ? 185V
FLORIDA. NORTH CAROLINA.
J ark son Morton - - 1865 (7t<orge E. Ilmlgrr - 1855
Stephen K. Mallory 1857 Vacancy 185V
(1EORUIA. ouio.
W. C. Dawson - - 1855 S. P. Chaso (I.D.) - 1855
Robert Toombs (U.) 185V Benjamin F. Wade 1857
INDIANA. PENNSYLVANIA.
John Petit 1855 James Cooper - - - 1855
Jesse D. Bright - - 1857 Rich'd Brodhead,jr. 1857
ILLINOIS. KllOOK ISLAND.
JaiueB Shields - - - 1855 Charles T. James - 1857
Stephen A. Douglas 185V Philip Allen ? - - - 186V
IOWA. SOUTH CAROLINA.
Augustus 0. Dodgo - 1855 A. P. Butler (8. K.) - 1855
George W. Jones - 185V Josiah J. Evans - - 185V
KENTUCKY. TENNESSEE.
Archibald Dixott - ? 1855 James C. Jour* - - 1857
John II. Thuuijto'i 185V John lie/l .... - 185V
LOUISIANA. TEXAS.
Johu Slidell .... 1855 Thomas J. Kusk ? - 1857
J. P. benjamin . . 185V Sam. Houston - - 185V
MAI*"- VERMONT.
Hannibal Hamlin ? 1857 Vacancy 1855
Vacanoy 185V Solomon Foot - - - 1857
MASSACHUSETTS. VIRGINIA.
Chs. Sumner (I.D.) 1857 J. M. Mason (8. II.) 1857
Edward Everett - - 185V R. M. T. Hunter " 185V
MARYLAND. WISCONSIN.
James A. Pearre - - 1855 Isaac P. Walker - - 1855
Thomas G. Pratt - 1857 Henry Dodge - ? ? 1857
MICHIGAN.
Lowis Cass 1857
Chas. 6. Stuart - ? - 185V
* By Governor's appointment. Tho Legislature
of Alabama will have two United States Senators to
elect during the coming session
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
The House consists of two hundred and
thirty-tour Members and five Territorial Dele
gates, one new Territory having lately been
formed, vis: Washington. Tho Delegates,
however, have no vote.
ALABAMA.
Old Line Democrats.?Philip Philips, S. W.
Harris, Win. R. Smith, George 8. Houghton,
W. R. W. CobJames F. Dowdoll.
Whig.?J Ames Abercrombie.
ARKANSAS.
Old Line Democrats.?A. B. Greenwood, E.
A. Warren.
CONNECTICUT.
Old Line Democrats.?James T. Pratt, Colin
M. Ingersoll, Nathan Beleher, Origen 8. Sey
mour.
CALIFORNIA.
Old Line Democrats. ? J. A. MeDougnll
Milton S. Latham.
DELAWARE.
Old Line Democrat.?George R. Riddle.
FLORIDA.
Old Line Democrat.?Augustus R. Maxwell.
GEORGIA.
Old Line Democrats.?J. L. Seward, A. H.
Colquit, David J. Bailey Wm. B. W. Bent, K.
W. Chastain, Junius Hillyer.
Whigs.?David A. Reese, Alex. H. Stephens.
IOWA.
Old Line Democrat.?Bernhardt Henn.
Whig.?John P. Cook.
INDIANA.
Old Line Democrat*.?#. Miller, W. H. Eng
lish, C. L. Dunham, James A. Lane, Tbos. A.
Henrioks, John G. Davis, Daniel Maoe, Nor
man Eddy, K. M. Chamberlain, Andrew J.
Harlan.
Whig.?Samuel W. Parker.
ILLINOIS.
Old Line Democrats.?John Wentworth, W.
A. Riohardsoo, James Allen, William H. Bin
sell, Willis Allen.
whig*.?R. B. Washburne. J. C. Norton,
James Knox, Richard Yates.
KENTUCKY.
Old Line Democrats.?\Ann Boyd, James S.
Cbrisman, J. M. Elliott, J. C. Brockenridge. It.
H. Stanton.
Wktg*.? Benj. K. Gray, Presley F.wing,
Clement S. Hill, Wm. Preehm, Leander M.
Cos.
LOUISIANA.
Old Line Democrat*?Wm. Dunbar, John
Perkins, jr.
Wktg*.?Theodore G. Hunt, John B. Smith.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Old Line Democrat?Natbahiel P. Banks.
Whig*.?Vjcmo Scudder, Samuel L Crocker,
J. WHey Edmunds, Samuel H. Walley. Wil
liam Apple ton, Charles W. I'pharo, Tappun
Wentworth, Ed*ard Dickinson, John./,. Good
rich .
Independent Democrat.?Alex. Do Witt.
MICHIGAN.
Old Line Democrat*.?David Stuart, David
A. Noble, Samuel Clark, Hestor L. Stephens.
MAINE.
Old Line Democrat*.?Moses McDonald, Sam
Mi Mayalt, T. J. D. Fuller
Whig*?K. Wilder Farley, Samuel P. Ben
MB, Israel Wasblmrn. jr.
MISSISSIPPI.
Old Line Democrats. ? Daniel B. Wright,
Wm S. Barry, O R. Singleton, Wiley P. Har
ris, Wm. Barksdale.
MARYLAND.
Old Line Democrats.?Jacob Shower. Joshua
Vansaot, Henry Majr Wm. T. Hamilton.
Whig* ?John K. Franklin, A. R. Sotlers.
MlKrtOURI
Old Line Democrats. ? Thomas H. Benton,
Alfred W. Lamb, John 8. Phelps.
Whigs.?John G. Lindley, John G. Miller,
Mordeoai Oliver, Sam. Caruthers.
MINNESOTA.
Old Line Democrat.?Henry M. Rioe.
NEW YORK.
Old Line Democrats.?J as. Maurioe, The W.
Ommm Hiram Walbridge, Mike Walsh.
William M. Tweed, John Wheeler, William A.
Walker, Franois B. Cutting, Jared V. Peck,
William Murray. T. R. Wsstbrook, Gilbert
|W, Ruftts W. Peak ham, Charles Hughes.
^ T. JiWies,
Perkias, Peter Row*, Daniel T. Jones,
Andrew Oliver, John J. Taylor, George Hast
inga Reuben K. Fen ton.
Whigs?Kussel Sap, George A. Simmons,
George W. Chase, 0 M Matteeon, Henry Ben l
Edwin B. Morgan, David Carpenter,
t. Flagler, Solomon G Haven, Benja
tndtfendeni Democrat*?Genii Smith, Ca
llblfH.
NEW JERSEY.
Old Lin* Democrat*.?Nathan T. Stmt ton,
Ckartsa Sketton, Samaei Lilly, George Vrail.
Whig?A. C. M. Pennington.
HIW HAMPSHIRE
Old Line Democrats ?George W. Kittredge,
George W. Morrison, Harry Hibbard.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Old L;nc Democrats ?H. H Shaw, Thomas
Infc Wm. S Aehf, Burton 8. Crtig, Tbamas
Wkyp? Sion H Rogers, John K?rr, Rich
NEW MEXICO.
Old Line Democrat.?Jem Manuel Gallegos.
OUIO.
Old Line Democrats.?David T. Disney, M. H.
i Nichols. Alfred P. Kdgerton, Andrew Ellison,
Frederick VV. Green, Thomas I.. Ritchiof Kd
s>n B. Old*. Wm. D. Lindsey, Harvey H John
son, Wilson Shannon, George Bliss, Andrew
Stuart.
Whig*.?John Soott Harrison, Aaron Har
lan, Mones B. Corwin, John L. Taylor, W. B.
Sapp, Kdward Ball.
/ihUpendent Democrat*.?L. D. Campbell,
Kdward Wade, J. R. (lidding*.
OREGON.
Old Line Democrat.?Joseph Lane.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Old Line Dt mocrats ??T. B. Florence, J. Rob
ins, jr., Wm. H. Witte, John McNair, Samuel
A. Bridges, Henry A. Muhlenberg, Christian
W. Straub, H. B. Wright, A?a Packer. Ga
lusha A. Grow, James Gamble, Wm. H. Kurt'/.,
Augustus Drum, John I<. Dawson, Michael C.
Trout, Carlton B. Curtis.
Whigs.?Joseph R. Chandler, William Rver
hart, Isaac E. Heister, Ner Middleswarth,
Samuel L Ruesel, John MoColloch, David
Ritchio, Thomas M. Howe, John Diok.
RHODE ISLAND.
Old Line Democrats.?Thomas Davis, Ben
jamin B. Thurston.
SOUTH CAROLINA,
State Rights Democrats.?John McQueen,
William Aikon, L. M. Keitt, P. S. Brooks, Jas.
L. Orr, W. W. Boyce.
TENNESSEE.
Old Line Democrats?Brookius Campbell,
(deceased.) Wm. M. Church well, Samuel A.
Smith. Geo. W. Jones, Frederick P. Stanton.
Whig*.?William Cullom. Charles Ready,
R. M. Bugg, Felix K. Zollikoffer, Emerson
Ktheridgo.
TEXAS.
Old Line Democrats.?Geo. Y. Smyth, Peter
H. Bell.
UTAII.
Old Line Democrat.?John M. Bernhisel.
VIRGINIA.
Old Line Democrats.?T. H. Bayly, J. M. Mill
son, John 3. Caskie, William O. Goode, Thoa.
8. Bocock, Paulus Powell, William Smith,
Charles J. Faulkner, H. A. Edmondson, John
Letcher, Z. Kid well, J. F, Snodgrass, Fayette
McMullen.
VERMONT.
Whigs.?James Meaoham, Andrew Tracy,
Alvah Sabin.
WISCONSIN.
Old Line Democrats.?Daniel Wells, jr., B.
C. Eastman, John B. Macy.
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
ADOPTED AT PITTSBURGH, AUGUST 12, 1852.
Having assembled in National Conven- I
tion as the delegates of the Free Democra
cy of the United States, united by a com
mon resolve to maintain right against
wrongs, and freedom against slavery; con
hding in the intelligence, patriotism, and
the discriminating justice of the American
people ; putting our trust in God for the
triumph of our cause, aud invoking his
guidance in our endeavors to advance it,
we now submit to the candid judgment of
all men the following declaration of prin
ciples and measures:
I. That Governments, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the governed,
are instituted among men to secure to all
those inalienable rights of life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness, with which they
wore endowed by their Creator, and of
which none can be deprived by valid legis
lation, except for crime.
H. That the true mission of Americau
Democracy is to maintain the liberties of
the people, the sovereignty of the States
and the perpetuity of the Union, by the
impartial application to public affairs, with
out sectional discriminations, of the fun
damental principles of equal rights, strict
justice, and economical administration.
" . ,at tl,ft Federal Government is
one of limited powers, derived solely from
the Constitution ; and the grants of power
?here.,, oughllo be .tried, construed by
all the departments and agents of the Gov
ernment, and it is inexpedient and dan
gerous to exercise doubtful constitutional
powers.
_ *V- T,,at the Constitution of the United
States, ordained to fbrm a more perfect
union, to establish justice', and secure the
blessings of J.herty, expressly denies to
the (veneral Government all powt* to de
prive any person of life, liberty, or prop
l,roce?* o' law; and,
therefore, the Government, having no more
power to make a slave than to make a
king, and no more power Co establish sla
very than to establish mctoarchv, should at
once proceed to relieve itself "from all re
sponsibility for the existence of slavery
wherever il possesses constitutional power
to legislate lor its extinction.
V. That, to the persevering and impor
tunate demands of the Slave Power for
more slave States, new slave Territories
and the nationalization of Slavery, our dis
tinct and final answer is?no more slave
States, no slave Territory, no nationalized
Slavery, and no national legislation for the
extradition of slaves.
VI. That Slavery is a sin against God
ami a crime against man, which no human
enactment nor usage can make right; and
that Christianity, humanity, and patriotism,
alike demand its abolition.
VIJ. That the fugitive Slave Act of 18/)0
M repugnant to the Constitution, to the
principles of the common law, to the
spirit of Christianity, and to the senti
ments of the civilized world. We there
fore deny its binding force upon the
American People, and demand its imme
diate and total repeal.
V III. That the doctrine that any human
law is a finality, and not subject to modi- '
?r T^1, " not in ?cc?rd*nce
with the creed of the founders of onr Gov
ernment, and is dangerous to the liberties
of the people.
IX. That the acts of Congress known
as the Compromise Measures of 1850, by
making the admission of a sovereign State
contingent upon the adoption of other
measure* demanded by the special inter
est of Slavery; by their omission to guar
anty freedom in free Territories; by their
attempt to impose unconstitutional limit
ations on the power of Congress and the
people to admit new States ; by their pro
visions for the assumption of five millions
of the State debt of Texas, and for the
payment of five millions more, and the
cession of a large territory to the same
?ate under menace, m an inducement to 1
the relinquishment of a groundless claim, I
and by their invasion of the sovereignty \
of the States and the liberties of the peo?
pie, through the enactmeut of an unjust,
oppressive, aud unconstitutional ugitive
Slave Law, are proved to be inconsistent
with all the principles aud maxims ol De
mocracy, and wholly inadequate to the
settlement of the questions of which they
are claimed to be an adjustment.
X. That no permanent settlement ot
the Slavery question can be looked lor,
except in the practical recognition ol the
truth that Slavery is sectional, and free
dom national; by the total separation of
the General Government from Slavery, and^
the exercise of its legitimate and consti
tutional influence on the side of * reedom;
and by leaving to tlve States the whole
subject of Slavery aud the extradition of
fugitives from service.
XI. That all men have a natural right to
a portion of the soil; and that, as the use
of the soil is indispensable to lite, the
right of all men to the soil is as sacred as
their right to life itself. .
XII. That the public lands of the Uni
ted States belong to the people, and should
not be sold to individuals nor granted to
corporations, but should be held as a sa
cred trust for the benefit of the people,
and should be granted in limited quanti
ties, free of cost, to landless
XIII. That a due regard for the federal
Constitution, and sound administrative
policy, demand that the funds ol the Gen
eral Government be kept separate from
banking institutions; that inland and
ocean postage should be reduced to the
lowest possible point; that no more reve
nue should be raised than is required to
defray the strictly necessary expenses ol
the public service, and to pay off the pub
lic debt; and that the power and patron
age of the Government should be dimin
ished by the abolition of all unnecessary
offices, salaries, and privileges, and by the
election by the people of all civil officers
in the service of the United States, so far
as may be consistent with the prompt and
efficient transaction of the public business.
XIV. That river and harbor improve
ments, when necessary to the safety and
convenience of commerce with foreign
nations or among the several Siates, are
objects of national concern, and it is the ,
duty of Congress, in the exercise of its
constitutional powers, to provide for the
same. .
XV. That emigrants and exiles trom
the Old World should find a cordial wel
come to homes of comfort and fields of
enterprise in the New ; and every attempt
to abridge their privilege of becoming
citizens and owners of the soil among us
ought to be resisted with inflexible deter
mination.
XVI. That every nation has a clear
right to alter or change its own Govern
ment, and to administer its own concerns
in such manner as may best secure the
rights and promote the happiness of the
people, and foreign interference with
that right is a dangerous violation of the
law of nations, against which all independ
ent Governments should protest, and en
deavor by all proper means to prevent;
and especially is it the duty of the Ameri
can Government, representing the chief
Republic of the world, to protest against,
and by all proper means to prevent,
the intervention of Kings and Emperors
against nations seeking to establish for
themselves republican or constitutional
Governments.
XVII. That the independence of Hayti
ought to be recognised by our Govern
ment, and our commercial relations with
it placed on the footing of the most favor
ed nations.
XVIII. That as, by the Constitution,
" the citizens of each State shall be en
titled to all privileges and immunities of
citizens of the several States," the prac
tice of imprisoning colored seamen of
other States, while the vessels to which
they belong lie in port, and refusing to
exercise the right to bring such cases l*?
fore the Supreme Court of the United
States, to test the legality of such pro
ceedings, is a flagrant violation of the
Constitution, and an invasion of the rights
of the citizens of otther States, utterly in
consistent with the professions made by
the slaveholders, that they wish the pro
visions of the Constitution faithfully ob
served by every State in the Union.
XIX. That we recommend the intro
duction into all treaties, hereafter to be
negotiated bet ween the United States and
foreign nations, of some provision for the
amicable settlement of difficulties by a re
sort to decisive arbitration.
XX. That the Free Democratic nnrty is
not organized to aid either the Whig or
Democratic wing of the great Slave Com
promise party ol the nation, but to defeat
them both ; and that repudiating and re
nouncing both, as hopelessly corrupt, and
utterly unworthy of confidence, the pur
pose of the Free Democracy is to take
possession of tlie Federal Government,
and administer it for the better protection
of the rights and interests of the whole
people.
XXI. That we inscribe on our banner,
Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor,
and Free Mew, and under it will fight on
and fight ever, until a triumphant victory
shall reward our exertions.
XXII. That upon this Platform the Con
vention presents to the American People,
ns a candidate for the office of President
of the United States, Johw P. Hale, of
New Hampshire, and as a candidate for
the office of Vice President of the United
Siates, Georc.e W. Julian, of Indiana,
and earnestly commends them to the sup
port of all freemen and parties.
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Uncle Ton'* Cabin?priee *74 cento, postage 11 oeaU?
Ire eopfta for $2, pottage paid.
ITsole Tom't Cabin in German?price 60 Mate, port
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Key to Unele Tom'i Cabin?price M> cento, pottage II
eento.
White Slavery In the Barbery Statea, by Hon. Charles
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Man at I Perelra? price tn cloth 71 cento, pottage If
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THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
ADOPTED AT BALTIMORE, JUNE 1, 1851
I. Resolved, That the American Democ
racy place their trust in the intelligence,
the patriotism, and the discriminating jus
tice of the Americau people.
II. Resolved, That we regard this as a
distinctive feature of our political creed,
which we are proud to maintian before
the world as the great moral element iu a
form of government springing from and
upheld by the popular will; and we con
trast it with the creed and practice of
Federalism, under whatever name or form,
which seeks to palsy the will ol the con
stituent, and which conceives no impos
ture too monstrous for the public cre
dulity.
III. Resolved, therefore, That, entertain
ing these views, the Democratic party of
this Union, through their delegates assem
bled in a General Convention, coming
together in a spirit of concord, of devotion
to the doctrines and faith of a free repre
sentative Government, and appealing to
their fellow-citizens for the rectitude of
their intentions, renew and reassert before
the American people the declarations of
principles avowed by them when, on
former occasions, in General Convention,
they have presented their candidates for
the popular suffrages:
1. That the Federal Government is one
of limited powers, derived solely from the
Constitution, and the grants of power
therein ought to be strictly construed by
all the departments and agents of the Gov
ernment; and that it is inexpedient and
dangerous to exercise doubtful constitu
tional powers.
2. That the Constitution does not con
fer upon the General Government the
power to commence and carry on a gen
eral system 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 and internal improvements, or other
State purposes; nor would such assump
tion he just or expedient.
4. That justice and sound policy forlml
the Federal Government to foster one
branch of industry to the detriment of any
other, or to cherish the interests of one
portion to the injury of another portion ol
our common country ; that every citizen,
and every section of the country, has a
right to demand and insist upon an equal
ity of rights and privileges, and to com
plete and ample protection of persons and
property from domestic violence or foreigli
aggression.
5. That it is the duty of every branch ol
the Government to enforce and practice
the most rigid economy in conducting our
public affairs, and that no more revenue
ought to be raised than is required to de
fray the necessary expenses of the Gov
ernment, and for the gradual but certain
extinction of the public debt. ?
6. That Congress has no power to
charter a National Bank ; that we believe
such an institution one of deadly hostilitjy
to the bests interests of the country, dan
gerous to our republican institutions a nil
the liberties of the people, and calculate^
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 Dem
ocratic legislation, in this and all other
financial measures upon which issues have
been made between the two political par
lies of the country, have demonstrated, to
candid and practical men, of all parties,
their soundness, safety, and 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 ol
the people. ... . j
8. That the liberal principles embodied
by Jefferson in the Declaration of Inde
pendence, and sanctioned in the Consti
tution, which makes ours the land of lib
erty and the asylum of the oppressed of
every nation, have ever been cardinal prin
ciples in the Democratic faith ; and evefy
attempt to abridge the privilege of be
coming citizens and the owners of soil
among us, ought to be resisted with the
same spirit which swept the alien and se
dition laws from our statute books.
9. That Congress has no power under
the Constitution to interfere with or con
trol the domestic institutions of the sev
eral States, and that such States are the
sole and proper judges of everything ap
pertaining to their own affairs, not probity
ited by the Constitution; that all efforts
of the Abolitionists or others, made to in
duce Congress to interfere with questions
of slavery, or to take incipient steps in re
lation thereto, are calculated to. lead tq
the most alarming and dangerous conse
quences ; and that all such efforts h%ve an
inevitable tendency to diminish the happi
ness of the people and endanger the sta
bility and permanency of the Union, and
ought not to be countenanced by any
friend of our political institutions.
IV. Rrsohed, That the foregoing prop
osition covers and was intended to em
brace the whole subject of slavery agitation
in Congress; and therefore the Demo
cratic party of the Union, standing on this
national platform, will abide by and adhere,
to a faithful execution of the acts known
as the Compromise measures settled by the;
last Congress, " the act for reclaiming fu
gitives from service or labor," included ;,
wiiich act, being designed to carry out an
express provision of the ( onstitution, can
not with fidelity thereto be repealed or so
changed as to destroy or impair its effi
ciency. ^
V. Resolved, That the Democratic party
will resist all attempts at renewing, in
Congress or out of it, the agitation of the
Slavery question, under whatever shape or
color the attempt may be made.
VI. Resobed, That the proceeds of the
public lands ought to be sacredly applied
to the national objects specified in the
Constitution; and that we are opposed to
any law for the distribution of such pro
ceed* among the States, as alike inexpe
dient in policy and repugnant to the Con
stitution. , ....
VII. Resobed, That we are decidedly
opposed to taking from the President the,
qualified veto power, by which he is ena
bled, under restrictions and responsibdities
amply sufficient to guard the public inter
est, to suspend the passage of a bill whose
merits cannot secure the approval of two
thirds of the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives until the judgment of the people
can be obtained thereon, and which has
saved the Americau people from the cor
rupt and tyrannical domination of the
Bank of the United States, and from a
corrupting system of general internal im
provements.
VIII. Resolved, That the Democratic
party will faithfully abide by and uphold
the principles laid down in the Kentucky
and Virginia resolutions of 1798, and 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 politicaj creed, and is
resolved to carry them out in their obvious
meaning and import.
IX. Resolved, That the war with Mex
ico, upon all the principles of patriotism
and the laws of nations, was a just and
necessary war on our part, in which every
AYnerican 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."
X. Resolved, That we rejoice at the res
toration of friendly relation with our sister
Republic of Mex ico, and earnestly desire for
her all the blessings and prosperity which
we enjoy under republican institutions;
and we congratulate the Americau people
upon the results of that war, which have
so manifestly justified the policy and con
duct of the Democratic party, and insured
to the United States " indemnity for the
past and security for the future."
XI. Resolved, That, in view of the con
dition of popular institutions in the Old
World, a high and sacred duty is devolved,
with increased responsibility, upon the
Democratic party of this country, as the
party of the people, to uphold and maiutain
the rights of every State, and thereby the
Uuion of the States, and to sustain and
advance among us constitutional liberty,
by continuing to resist all monopolies and
exclusive legislation for the benefit of the
few at the expense of the many, and by a
vigilant and constant adherence to those
principles and compromises of the Con
stitution which are broad enough and
strong enough to embrace and uphold the
Union as it was, the Union as it is, and
the Union as it shall be, in the full expan
sion of the energies and capacity of this
great and progressive people.
THE WHIG PLATFORM.
ADOPTED AT BALTIMORE, JUNE 8, 1851
The Whigs of the United States, in
Convention assembled, firmly adhering to
the great conservative republican princi
ples by which they are controlled and gov
erned, and now, as ever, relying upon the
intelligence of the American people, with
ail abiding confidence in their capacity for
self-government and their continued devo
tion to the Constitution and the Union,
do proclaim the following as the political
sentiments and determinations, for the
establishment and maintenance of which
their national organization as a party is
effected :
I. The Government of the United States
is of limited character, and it is confined
to the exercise of powers expressly granted
by the Constitution, and such as may be
necessary and proper for carrying the
granted powers into full execution, and
that all powers not thus granted or neces
sarily implied are expressly reserved to
the States respectively and to the people.
II. The State Governments should be
held secure in their reserved rights, and
the General Government sustained in its
constitutional powers, and the Union
should be revered and watched over as
"the palladium of our liberties."
III. That while struggling freedom,
everywhere, enlists the warmest sympathy
of the Whig party, we still adhere to the
doctrines of the Father of his Country, as
announced in his Farewell Address, of
keeping ourselves free from all entangling
alliances with foreign countries, and of
never quitting our own to stand upon for
eign ground. That our mission as a Re
public is net to propagate our opinions,
or impose on other countries our form of
government, by artifice or force, but to
teach by example, and show by our suc
cess, moderation, and justice, the bless
ings of self-government and the advan
tages of free institutions.
IV. That where the |?eople make and
control the Government, they should ol?ey
its constitution, laws, and treaties, as they
would retain their self-respect, and the re
spect which they claim am! will enforce
from foreign powers.
V. Government should l?e conducted
upon principles of the strictest economy,
and revenue sufficient for the expenses
thereof, in time of peace, ought to l?e
mainly derived from a duty on imports,
ami not from direct taxes; and, in levying
such duties, sound policy requires a just
discrimination and protection from fraud
by specific duties, when practicable,
whereby suitable encouragement may be
assured to American industry, equally to
all classes and to all portions of the coun
try.
VI. The Constitution vests in Congress
'he power to open and repair harbors, and
remove obstructions from navigable rivers;
and it is expedient that Congress shall ex
ercise that power whenever tuch improve
ments are necesmry for the common defence
or for thr proteciion and facility of com
merce with foreign nations or among the
States ; such improvements being, in every
instance, national and general in their
character.
VII. The Federal and State Govern
ments are parts of one system, alike ne
cessary for the common prosperity, peace,
; and security, and ought to be regarded
alike with a cordial, habitual, and immova
ble attachment. Respect for the authority
of each, and acquiescence in the constitu
tirtnal measures of each, are duties re
quired by I lie plainest considerations of
National, of State, and individual welfare.
VIII. The series of acts of the 31st ,
Congress, commonly known as the Com
promise or Adjustment, (the act for the
recovery of fugitives from labor included,)
are received and acquiesced in by the
Whigs of the United States as a final set
tlement, in principle and substance, of the
subjects to which they relate; and so far
aa these acts are concerned, we will main
tain them, and insist on their strict en
forcement, until time and experience shall
demonstrate the necessity oi further legis
lation to guard against the evasion of the
laws on the one hand, and the abuse ol
their powers on the other, not impairing
their present efficiency to carry out the
requirements of the Constitution ! ami w'
dcprecate all further agitation of the ques
tions thus settled, as dangerous to our
peace, and will discountenance all efforts
to continue or renew such agitation, when
ever, wherever, or however made; and we
will maintain this settlement as essential
to the nationality of the Whig party and
the integrity of the Union.
John G. Chapman, of MI.,
President of Ike Whig National Convention
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Mahoning Free Democrat, Youngstown, 0.; M. Cullo
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Journal, Wellington, 0.; George Brewster; $1.60.
Western Reserve Chronicle, Warren, 0.; E. 0. How
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Telegraph, Painsville, 0.; Gray A Doolittle ; $2.
Ohio Times, Mount Vernon, O.; Chapman A Thrall;
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Star, Ravenna, 0.; Lyman W. Hall; $1.60.
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True Republican, Greenfield, O.
Williams Democrat, West Unity, 0.; Wm. A Hunter
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Western Citisen, Chicago, III.; Z.C. Eastman; doilj
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Standard, Freeport, III.
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ly $4, weekly $2.
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Free Press, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.; J. A. Smith; $2
Advocate, Racine, Wis.; 0.Clements; $2.
Kentucky News, New]*>rt, Ky.; W. 8. Bailey; $1.
True Democrat, Mount Pleasant, Iowa; J. W. Ilowe;
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Der Deraokrat, Davenport, Iowa; Th. Gulich; $2
Pacific Statesman, San Francisco, Cal.; J. H. Punly
Der National Demokrat. Washington, D. C.; Fred.
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teigh; $2.
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8. H. Gay A E. Quinoy; $2. ?
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Voiee of the Fugitive.
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?,an' *? Abington, Mass.
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For sale by
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JEWETT, PROCTOR, A WORTHINUTON,
J K?,8, ANI)KRSON- * CO..ctnceinnii!'hi0
Jan. 2-ld3w Ohio.
WANTED in TOLEDO, OHIO,
A PARTNER who is a practical Druggist, and can
bring a cash capital of from five to ten thousand
anuars, to invest in a woll established wholesale Drug
House, at one of the best points in the Weotern coun
try for a large Jobbing trade.
It is about four years since tbis house was first
has done a large and profiublo business
rroui the Hart. I purchased and have conducted the
business for over two years, during which t.me the
trade has steadily increa?cd from over fifty per cent
during the first year s business to one hundred and
fifty per cent. Me past year. And, with my feciKUee
for business, Western acquaintance. Ac , the trade
can be made, with the additional capital required to
reach from one hundred to one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually.
For farther particulars, address the undersigned
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ONE THiH'ft tlND AOEKTV \t tNTtfl.
FINE chance for young men this winter. Address
Noy. I. M J. COOK. Crnwfordsyille, Ind.
FARftf NEAR WASHINGTON FOR SALE.
Tllit xuhfwriUor offers for *ule hi* Kami. niton led
about fire mile." from Washington. D C., in Prince
Oeom'i county, Mil. It contain* 178| aoro*. mora
than 30 of which in a lino allnrial meadow. inducing
a ton and a half of hay to Ihc acre, bnt which an
dor improved cultivation would produce at leaat two
ton*. Hay ?ell* in the Washington market at faun
$16 to $30 per ton. About four acre* of the place is
a marnh, covered with several foot in thick noun of
black earth, the rc*ult of decayed vegetation, whish,
Eoperly composted, i* a *ourc? from which the up
M may bo enriched at a ren*onahle co*t. About
?0 acre* of the farm i* woodland?growth principally
oak and chestnut. The land, exccpt the meadow, is
undulating. and affords many bonutifbl siten for build
ing.^Thore are many springs of excellent water on
the place, and it is rioted for He hoalthfttlnos* The
noil of the greater part of the npland i* a rnndr loam,
underlaid by clay ?in *oine place*, clny preJomina
ting. About 76 acre* could bo divided intoMmall gar
?loning farm*, giving nearly an oqual quantity of wood
ami arable land to oach. There i* an orchnrd of 16(1
I teach troo* and ?<> apple troe* on the place, all boar
ing. The farm la well (Wod. The building* are- a log
In,iin<> of four room*, with a frame addition of three
room*, a meat-house of *un-dried brick, a log kitchcn
separate from the dwelling, a corn-hou?e, *tahle, car
riaga-hou*e, Ac. There i* a *tream of water rnnalng
through the place, with sufficient water and fall for a
?mall mill. Price, $60 per acre. Term*?one-third
eaah; a long credit tor the residue, if do*irwd; or, it
would be exchanged for real estate in the city ot
Wa*hington. Address MARTIN BI'KLL,
Washington, D. 0.
Fifty acres, about half of which I* woodland, and
which oould be divided into three gardening tains,
with woodland and a beantiftil building site to each,
would be sold Separately. Or, if preferred, I will aell
the other part of the farm, on whicn are the buildings,
orchard, and meadow, which cannot be conveniently
divided. M R.
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