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Democratic Slave Platform.

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Iud Whereas, Siune the foregoing declaration ",
uniformly adopted by our predecessors in Nationl
conventions, an adverse political and religious test ba
bcen secretly organized bya p,rty cldmins to bo ex
'uaiYcly American IL 5 proper that the American De
u0cmcy should state It's rva ions thereto and decor
% determined opposition 70 all secret political societie
w. ~ ptsyer name thcy may be called
Ro dyed, That the foundation of this Union of State
vim ooen laid in, and Ing prosperity, expansion anc
ple .ulntut example ~ nee government built uUo,
entire .sNilm IN matters freigious conccrnment apr
no respect OF persons N regard to rank or place Of
Hirtl-u1 party can justly be deemed national cousi
uiuun, or in accurIIucC with 1merpan pripci,lny
"rUh btet itseNcusive organization upon religion,
rmoH3 anduecidruml bath place. And hcnce a nol,,
G g'W-'le IN me nineteenth century, aud in the Uni
Ted States Of America, against Cathoics and f,; "
oorn, Is neither justified by the past history nor H.
ntme prospects Of the country nor in unison with ,
pidt OF t0eration and enlarged freedom which npcrr
ary distinguishes the American system ofpopuer Gov.
crnment eo'
Resolved, That We reterate with h'renewed ENERGY nj
purpose, the well considered declarations of f1rm
Conventions upon the sectional issues of Dsmoc,o,;o
shy9ry and concerning the reserved rights Of tbe
States; It"
l. That Congress has no power un dee the Con.,i,,
tons 70 Interfere with control the domestic nsnton
ot Che several states aud that such states are the
and proper judges OF everything apperainng 10 tho
'yn affairs, not prohibited by the Consultation. th
III efforts OF the aboonists or Others made IN rIno,
ougres to interfere with the question Of Slavery or :,
u inclpiert steps thereto, are calculated To lead
he most alarming aud dangerous consequences; and
that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency 10 h
wiHish the happiness Of the people, and endpnrer il
liability and permanenCy Of the Union and ouobt no /,
r coontenancedb by any fienl of our political ps IN
ipus '"S "u
That the foregoing proposition covers and o.,
WelIed to embrace, the whole subject of sa erv i,
ton u Congress- and therefore tho D,mocr ,ic -
ot the Union, standing on his national i, go
viii 10iIo by aud adhere to aihnl execu,i,n 80 49,
acts known as the Compromise measures. settIod h
the Congress Of ie5Oi "the act for recaiminc G,i ~
nom service OF laDor' lncludedi which act BEING a.
slgned TO AIRY out an express provision of Tho 1;
tuition, cannot with fidelity thereto bo ren,.oI
changed 50 as 10 destroy or impair is eicercy v ~
s. That the Democratic party will essst III o,,,..
ps o' renewing in congress out of it, the agil,,
9'Ae slavery Qnes ion under whatever shane or -
the ottompt may be made VI 'oiof
q, mat tae Democratic party will hitbruuv oh;,a
oy ana upcoid, the principles laid down IN tIo -
taeey ana virginia resolutions Of 1898, and in tAe "a
Port {. nedlSon To the Virginia Legislature IN I7go
that it d-ps those principles as constntir - - l'H'
main foundations of It's political creed and oae oi Ine
to carry them out ntheiv obvious meaning and
And that we may more distinctly meet the issna
which sectional party, subsisting cxcusiveI VI
cry agitation, relies 10 test the fidelity III ,L eSs
pie north and south, to the Constitution SnS ,bo peo'
|. Resolved, That claiming fellowship Will uUu; W.
desiring the cooperaton ofall who regard the
vaon Of the Union under the Constitution az Tho nar
amount issue; and repudatng all sectional parties ana
platforms concerning domestic slavery, which seek n
emoIol the States and TO cite to treason and armed re-
'isanse to law the Territories; and whose aYoged