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Democratic Slave PIatiorm.

... .Hd0pte6 M CtActaledt Jaae 4, 1906. 81
And, Whereas, Since the foregoing declaration was
un ifOrmy adopted by our predecessors in National
conventions an adverse political and religious test has
been secretly organized by party claiming TO be OK
eusivey American it is proper that the American De
moccy should state its relations thereto, and declare
It's determined opposition TO all secret political societies
by whatever name they may be called. s.. "a
Resolved That the foundation of this Union of States
having been laid in, aud its prosperity, expansion and
pre-. eminent example in free government built upon
entire freedom in matters Of religious cOncemment and
no respect OF persons in regard to rank place of
blrh--no party can justly be deemed national, cons
tutinnal or in accordance with american principles
which bases its exeusive organization upon religious
pinons and accidental birth place. And hence polt
ca CRUSADE in the nineteenth century and in the Uni
ted States Of America. against Catholics and foreign
Dorn s neither Justified by the past history nor the
future prospects of the country, nor in unison with the
spirit of liberation aud enlarged freedom which peculi.
arly distinguishes the American system Unpopular gov
ernment H L11.T
Resolved, Thatwe reiterate with.renewed energy of
purpose the we'll considered declarations of former
Conventions upon the sectional issues of Democratic
slavery, and concerning the reserved rights of the
States: 5aE a
|, That Congress has no power un der the Consitu-
ons to interfere with or control the domestic institutions
of the several states and that such states the
and proper Judges of Everything apperaining to their
all efforts of the abOitionsts others made to induce
Congress interfere with the question Of Slavery to
take ncpient steps thereto, calculated to lead to
the most alarming and dangerous consequences; and
that all such efforts have inevitable tendency to d
minsh the happiness of the people, and endanger il,
stability aud permaneney of the Union, and ought no to
be countenaneedb by any friend Of political Ing tu.
lions,
. That the foregoing proposition covers and was
Intended to embrace the whole sui cut of sla cry gita
ton in Congress; aud therefore, tho Democr tic Dart,
of the Union, standing on this national ,a form,
will abide by and adhere to faithful execution OF the,
acts known as the Compromise measures, settled by
the Congress of 1850; "the act for reclaing f i've
from service or labor "neluded which act being de
signed to AIRY out an express provision of the Cons
tuition, cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed or en-
changed so as to destroy or impair its efficiency
3. That the Democratic party will ressist sll ATTAIN,
pts at renewing in congress or out of it. the agitation
OF the slavery ques ion under whatever shane op cIn
the attempt may be made. 0'N
4, That the Democratic party will faithfully ahi1o
by and uphold the principles laid down in the Esn.
tucky and Virginia resolutions of l79S and in the ,a
port Of Madison to the Virginia legislature, in l7g9
that II ad pts those principles as CONSTITUTING one f
main foundations OF Its political creed, and Is resolved
to carry them out in thev obvious meaning and mnot
And that we may more distinctly me ct the ssna o'
which sectional party, subsisting exclusively on so
cry agitation, relies to test the fidelity NJ tho
pe north and south, to the Constitution ana tb
i. Resolved, That claiming fellowship Win "nt
desiring the cooperation fall who regard tho
walton Of the Union under the Constitution as tba %
amount issue; andrepudating all sectional parties an,
platforms concerning domestic sl'very which seek
ebrOl the States and to cite 20 treason and armed rp
sstanes to law in the Territories; and whose .avowe