Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-13

The Democrats Of Kentucky held convention
at Lexington, a few days ago. Speeches were
made by the Hon. S. A. Douglas, Senator Pugh,
and other Democrats Of note. The following plat
form was adopted:
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.
RESOLVED, That the Constitution Of the United
States is political contract between the people Of
independent soveregnties, which bestow para
mount authority TO the extent Of the power dele
gated but leave those not delegated to the States
respectively, or to the people; that vigant
guard against the Capitalization of the powers is
essential to the preservation of our institutions
and that by the instrument, Congress has no power,
expressed or implied, to establish, abolish, or pro-
hbt slavery in the States or Territories
Resolped, That we re-afirm the time-honored
principles'of the Democracy, and believe the only
sure guarantee for the public tranquility is strict
adherence to the provisions ofthe constitution upon
the subject Of slavery applying alike to the States
aud Territories, observed In the passage Of the
Compromise measures of 1850, and confirmed in
the Kansas and Nebraska act, the corollary Of
the former measure, by which Congress have de-
clared that It is their "true intent and meaning
not 10 egislate slavery into any State or Territory
but to leave the people thereof free to form and
regulate their domestic institutions In their own
way, subject only to the Constitution Of the United
States !" and that we do pledge ourselves to resist
the repeal, amendment, or modification Of the
Compromise of 1860, including the Fugitive Slave
law, and the Kansas and Nebraska act Of 1854, as
we hold that they are wise and just measures, and
should be maintained undisturbei for the preser-
walton Of the national peace and the union of the
States.
RESOLVED, That the Constitution of the United
States is founded upon the fundamental principle
Of entire and absolute equality among all the States
of this Union and it is not competent for the Con-
gress or any other power to impose upon new States
coming into the Union, any condition or restric-
ton in respect to their domestic institutions in
ternal concerns which the Federal Constitution has
not imposed upon the original States and that
any effort on the part of Congress- or any other
power, to violate this principle, should be met and
resisted BY all good citizens, as an attempt to
trample upon the constitution and destroy our
glorious Union. .
Resolved, That all men have natural right,
antecedent to the formation Of civil society, and
beyond the control of government, to religious
freedom, the surrender of which is unnecessary to
the temporal welfare Of the State, and cannot be
relinquished even by the consent OF the citizen In
free government; that much less can any mere
party faction or cabal regulate that right by any
that the Know Nothing order in the persecution
and prescription Of Catholics have violated this
cardinal principle, and are bigoted enemies to re-
ligious liberty, and foes to our constitution, our
laws and our free government.
Resolved, That we do not recognise any distinc-
ton among citizens Of the United States based
upon the aristocratic principle of birth, and we
hold that it is dishonest 10 repudiate the contract
given by the government comforting all the rights
Of American citizenship in its letters Of natural
cation, and afterward by party compact to debar
naturalzed citizens from tho benefits while we
leave them subject to the full burdens Of the
agreement.
Resolued, That open discussion of public affairs
is the foundation of the intelligence Of the people
and the safeguard Of freedom that any secret as
ISOLATION or brotherhood for political objects Is
dangerous to free institutions destructive Of social
confidence, and contrary to the frank and manly
character Of a true American; and that we regard
with adherence the organized falsehood and
treacherous secrecy of the Know Nothing Order
Resolved, That the recent election In the city of
Louisville was marked by the most glaring fraud upon
the elective franchise, amid confagratons, murders
and barbarities, contrary to the character and un
known before in the history of this people, the
offspring ola cruel system of religious bgotry and
political hatred Of race engendered in and execu-
ted by secret, oath-bound Jacobincal society re-
producing in America the savage scenes that stain
ed the supremacy Of their kindred fraternities In
the French Revolution.
Resolped That the President of the United
States and the present administration have been
faithful to the principles of the Democracy, and
especially deserve the thanks of the country for
the course pursued In relation TO the Kansas and
Nebraska act for the measures to secure eur west
ern frontiers, and for the maintenance OF the hon.
or and dignity Of the government in our foreign
relations. 0
That the sectional hate which has been engen-
dered in the country, the bloody tumults which
have marked the progress of the Know-Nothing
order, the inefficient administration of the law,
and the social and political Generalization that
has followed, call upon all honest and patriotic
Americans, whether Wings or Democrats, regard
less of past opinions, to make common cause
against the secret order Of Known othings, and TO
preserve nviolate the inestimable blessings Of civil
and religious liberty guaranteed by the Consttu-
ton of the United States.
That the thanksof the country are due 10 those
Wings who, loving the republic more than party,
gave patriotic support to those principles which
lie at the foundation Of public liberty and social
ORDER we hail them as brothers aud co-laborers in
the great contest for equa rights and religious
liberty.
That VIC have an abiding confidence in the pat
rotism Of the Democrats at the North.
That the Northern Democracy are entitled TO
the thanks Of all good and true patriots for their
firm adherence TO the principles Of the Consttu.
ton and their steady support Of sound principles.
Fusion Against Fusion.