Demoine courier., 1856-06-12

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We have the proceedings Of the Con.
vention, bu. they are 100 voluminous
for publication entire. The nomination
was made On the 5,h day. the 9th
inst. A platform. q synopysis Of which
will be found below, was adopted previ.
ously. James Buchanan Of Pa. wal the
nominee for President, and James e
Breckenridge for Vice President. There
were IL ballots for President, and two
for Vice President. Sam Medary was
temporary chairman and John E Ward
Of Ga. President, with one vice Presi.
dent and one Secretary from each State.
There were :wo sets Of Delegates each
fsom New York and Missouri. The
Anti Bentons admitted from. the latter.
The decision in reference to the former,
has not ye. been announced.
Buchanan received on the 9Th ballot
296 votes.
The first ballot, Buchanan received
las, Pierce l22, Douglas 80. Cass @.
PLATroRh ADoPED.
Cincinnati. Jane 4.
Convention met, and.,he platform re.
ported. II wat read by Mr.. Halle, Of
Massachuset.s.' u reasserts and renews
the declaration of principles avowed ia
former conventions. On the sub;ec, Of
Know othineism, il says, since the fore.
declaration was uniformly adopted
by our predecessors in national conven
tons. az adverse political and religious
test has been secretly organized by .
party claiming TO be exclusively AMER.
can, il is.proper that the American DE
mocracy should clearly define its rsls ions
aud. declare i.s determined op
position TO- all secret political societies.
oy .wLA,ever name they may be called:
that the foundation Of this Union OF States
h wing been laid in, and its prosperity.
expansion and pre-emineni example Ia
tree g%overnn4en, bull, upon enpre flee
dom in matiers Of religious conc.rnmen
aud no respec, Of person IN regard to
rank OF place Of birth, no party can ju
lly be deemed national. constitutions or
10 accordance with American principles
which bases its exclusive orsan,z4.ion
upon religious opinions and accidental
birth place, and hence y political crusade
IN the nineteenth century and in the U
$. OF america againss Catholics and Tor
!sign born. Is neither justified by ia. pA.,
history or the future prospects Of The
country. nor in unison with the spiri, OF
tolera lion and enlarged freedom which
peculiarly distinguishes the American
Of popular government.
II then proceeds 10 ieiteraie, with re
ne we'd energy Of purpose, the we'll CON
declaration Of former Canven-
upon the sectional issue Of domes-
TIC slavery. and concerning the reserved
rights Of the States, Incorporates those
in this platform. aud then
proceeds. and that we ma. more distinc.
lily meet the issue on which a sectional
subsisting exclusively on slavery
CITATION. now relies TO teat the fidelity
the people North and South to The
ConstitulioA aud the Union.
ResoiUsd, That, claiming fellowship
with and desiring the cooperation Of all
who regard the preservation OF Tie Uuioo,
under the Constitution, as the par mount
issue, and repudiating all sectional parties
platforms eoncerning,comes,ic slave.
~. which seek 10 embroil the States and
10 treason and armed resonance 10
,w in the Territories. and wbose avowed
if consummaiec. must euc in
.lyil war anc cisunion, the American De-
mocracy recognize and ADOPT The princ,-
o!!es contained in the organic laws es,ab-
Thing tAe Territories Of Kansas and
N.br.sta as embodying The only sound
md safs soi...ion Of The slavery question.
,pon which the treat national idea OF
he people Of this who's. country can re-
Jose in 10 desermined conser,..'ion 81 'ne
non interference by ConsI-ess
xilh slavery in 9tass and Territory, or !
q the District Of Columbia; that this was
he basis of ,he compromise Of 1850, con
By both The Democrats and Wing
in National Conventions. ratihed
~ the people 10 the election Of 1852. and
applied 10 The osganizauon Of Ter
iu 1854; shat BY the uniform sp-
OF this Democratic principles
o the organization of torri,ories. and 10
he admission of new States, with OF with
,ns dmss.i; slavery. - shey may elect,
lac equal rights OF all tho States will be
preserved intact, the original compscs
tie constitution maintained invlloate
md perpetual, and expansion Of this
Union insured to ito u,no ,t capacity Of
in peace and harmony every
American Stale that may be CON
OF annexed with . Republican
Of governnsnI
Resolved, That We. recognize the
righ, Of the people Of oil the Territories.
including Kansas end Nebraska. aching
the legally and fairly expressed
will ola majority Of aciusl residents; and
whenever the number Of their Inhabitants
il, 10 form . constitution with OF
without domestic slavery. and be admit
ted into the Union upon terms OF perfect
equality with the other States.
Resolved. finally that N view Of the