Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-08-27
Democratic National Platform,
This. allowing i the Platform adopted
" tho Cincinnati Convention:

by the CINCINNATI Iontsntiou' .-
Rssagea, That the American Democ-
racy place their Trust IN the intelligence,
tho patriotism and the discriminating
Justice Of the American peuplc.
Resoleesl, That We regard this as al
distinctive feature Of cur political creed,
which We are proud to maintain before
the world, as the great moral element in
form Of. government springiugg from and
upheIl By the popular will aud we con
rrts. it with the creed aud practice OF
lty1ttgr.Illsssia, under whatever name or
f1fm,. Which seeks 10 palsy the. will OF
the constituent, and which coIccises no j
imposturo TOD industrious for tho popular
crcdMity. - FL @-. il. ::
.-f'ssRJrI, .tker$tore,, That! entertaining
these views, the Democratic. party ofthis
:tC4ioa, through their delegates assembled
il a general Conyention, coming togeth-s..
er in spirit of concord. Of devotion to-
the doetfnlcs and faith OF a free represent
tAtive government, and appealing To their
f,llow seitizens for the rectitude OF. their
Intentions, renew and reassert' before the
American peoplethe declarations of pripE
ciplos ayowed byE them when on former.
occasions, in general Convention, they
have presented their candidates for pup
1tlar suffrages: t-ss.<..
: ]. That the Federal Government is
Que Of limited tpo&er, derived solely from
the Constitution; aud the grauts Of power
made. therein ought 10 be strictly con-
strue1 BY all the departments and agents
% the Government; and that it IS mex
pedient and dangerous 10 exercise doubt
fuI constitutional powers. ~ 80. + ~. -
= 2. That the Constitution does not con-
fer upon the General Government The
power 10 CO mmeilce and carry on gen
oral system Of Internal Improvements.
:, 8. That the Constitution does moi con
Tex authority upon the Federal Govern
ment, directly or Indirectly, to assume
the debts of the slydrA States, contract
ed for local and Internal improvements,
or other State purposes, nor would such
assumption be just or oxpedieut: =:
4..That, justice and sound policy for
bid the Federal Government TO fdstcfone
branch of. industry Il, the detrinielGt of
any other, or 10. cherish the interests Of
one pottion to the injury OF another POI p,
= ton IF our common country that every +
citizen and every SECTION Of the eountry
has a rightto dem.au and insist upon an {
equality of rights and priyilGg and to
complete. aflrampIefprotectioif Of persons
and property from domestic. rioItnce or
foreign aggressionI ~: s..: !. -. T.: /
: 5, That it is the dutysof every branch
Of the Government to enforce and prac,
tice the most5riSid economy in conduct
ing our public affairs, and that no more
revenue ought 10 he raised than is, re-
quired to drfrag the necessary EXPENSES
of the Government, and for the gradual, ;
but certain extinqAbu Of the public debt: :!
f. g. That tho. proceeds Of the public
lands ought to be sacredly applied to the
national objects specified in the Consti-
tuition; and that We are. opposed TO any
law. ior the Distribution of:such proceeds
AMONG the States as alike inexpedient in
policy and repugnant to the Constitution.
! 4, That Congress s. has no power. to
chartersa nutionai- bank :; that We believe
such an institution one Of deadly hostili..
:ty to the best interests of the--eouutryf}
dangerous to our public institutions and
the liberties Of the people, and calculated :
10 place the business of the country with I
in the control Of al Concentrated money
power, and above the laws and the viii of I
the people and that the results ofzDen- /
ocratit Legislation in this and all other !:
financial measures upon which issues
have been made between the two politi- !
cal parties of the country, have demon
strated to candid and practical men of all
parties, their souudness, safety and utili- !
ty in all business pursuits. ..... = ~.
8. T hat the separation Of the moneys /
of the Government from banking institu:
tions is Indispensable for the salty of the
funds, of4he Gevern4nent and the rights j:
Of the people. = ! H.. \. - T.
%. Thai, We are .iecidedlYI6pposed to +
taking from, the Pre- sident the qualified /
veto wer,5by which he is enabled, .un- :
restrictions and responsibilities amply /,
sufficient % guard the public interests, to
suspend fhe passage Of a bill whose mer- |,
its cannot secure tho approval of two.
thirds Of the Senate and House Of Repre- 4
sentatiyes, until the Judgment of the peo-
pie. can be obtained thereon, and which
has saved the American people from thy {
corrupt and tvrdnical domination of the !
Bank Of the United States, and.from .
.eorrupting system of general internal I'M !
.proyements: &~t r.. r i.-..s-l
10. That the liberal principles embo- +
died by Jefferson in the Declaration Of
independence, 5and sanctioned in the
Constitution, which makes ours the land |
ofliberty and the asylum of the Cypress I
ed ef1eyery nation, have ever been eardi-
nal principles in the Democratic faith,
and every attempt to abridgc the priyi-
h.go Of becoming citizens and the owners
of soil among US, ought to be resisted :
with the same spirit which swept the
allen ind sed;tionr laws from our statute
books. 49, -. : = |
Aid rAfrtas, Since The foregoing dec
laratien was Usiformilyj adopted by our
predecessors in National Conventions, |
an adverse political and religious test has
been secretly organized bya party claim
i,,sr In ha.ax A L., - :. Z,