Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-07-09
Dem ,sratic National Platform.
/, The f,lloring is the Platform adopted
BIZ the Cincinnati Convention: -

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By the Cincinnati Convention:
Resolred, That the American Democ-
racy place their trust in the intelligence,
the patriotism and the discriminating
Justice of the american people
Resolved, That we regard this as a
distinctive feature of our political creed,
which we are proud to maintain before
the world, as the great moral .elementln
a. form Of government springins from and
upheld by the popular will and we con;
trast it with the creed and practice oil.
federalism, under whatever name or
form, which seeks to palsy the will OF
the constituent, and which conceives no
limposturel too monstrous for the popular
credulity.s I. III: 4
&. Resoired, Merefore,5 That, entertaining
these views. the Democratic party OF tins
/ Union, Through their delegates assembled
in a general Convention, coming togeth--
or in a spirit of concord, Of deSationto
the doctrines and faith Of free represen-
| tative government, and appealing to their
fellow-citizens for the rectitude OF their
intentions, renew and reassert before the
American peoplethe declarations Of Prin-
ciples avowed by them when on former
occasions, in general Convention, they
!. have presented their candidates for pep
ular suffragcs.. |. 4
#i.l. That the Federal Government is
ono Of limited power, derived solely from
the Constitution; and the grantstofpower
made therein ought. to be strictly CON
strued by all the departments ana agents
of the Government and that III IS mex
pedient and dangerous to exercise doubt
full constitutional powers.
ze.- That the Constitution does not con-
fer upon the General Government the
power to commence and carry on gen
eral system of internal Improvements.
! s.. That the Constitution does.not con
fer authority upon the Federal Govern
nlent, directly or indirectly, to- assume
the debts of the several States, contract
ell for local and internal Improvements,
or other State purposes, nor would such
consumption be just or expedient
" 4. That Justice and sound policy for
bid the Federal Government to foster one
:, bFanch>Qf industry to the detrsnent. OF
af1v fo,her, or to cherish the in;4rescs Of
! 6he portion to the INJURY Of amoal@r poi-
tion+ofs our common country +; ma. every
citizen and every section of thetcontly
has rightto demand and stHupon an
equality of rights and privileges, aH4 to
-cdmpete an ample protection Of persons.
and property from domestic 1vi44ieaea or
foreign aggression. "a -.
+5 That it is the duty *of every branch
oftho Government to enforce and prac-
: tiee the most rigid economy in tonduct-
inigl our public affairs, and that no more
revenue ought to be raised than iSEre-
quired to ddfray the necessary expenses
Of the Govern nlent, and for the gradual
but certain extinction*of the pub JIG debt
C. That the proceeds Of 1.-THE. publiiGs,
lands ought to be sacredly applied to the
national objects specified in the Constl,
tuition and that We are opposed to any
law for the distribution of such proceeds
among theIStates, as alike ihcXpedlent In
policy and repugnantto the Constitutio n.
>I7.;That Congress: has no power to
charter national bank that wesbelere
such an institution one of. deadly thostill-
ty to the best interests of the country,
dangerous to our public institutions and
theliberties Of the people, and calculated
to place the business ofthe country with
in the contrib of a concentratedf money
power, and above the laws and the will Of
the people and that the results Of Dem
oeratic Legislation in this and all other
financial measures upon which issues
have been made between the two p0liti-
cal parties of the country, have demon
stfated to candid and practical men Of all
parties, their soundness, safety and utili:-
tWin all business pursuits. =. .E~r
, g. That the separation of the moneys
ofthe Government from banking institu-
tic ns is Indispensable for the: Salty of the
funds of the Government and the rights
ofthe people. ~. = -: =.
So. That we are. decidedly opposed to
taking from the President the qualified
+: veto power by which he is enabled, 'ln-
restrictions and responsibilities amply
sufficient toguard. the public interests, 70
suspend the passage ofa bill whose mer-
its cannot secure the approval Of two
thirds of the Senate amd House ofRepre-
sentatives, until the Judgment of thepeo-
Pile can be obtained thereon, and which
has saved the American people from the
corrupt and tyranical domination of the
Bank of the United States, and from a
cotrupting system Of general internal i'm.
protements. s..E 81.
10. That the liberal principles embo-
.'diet by Jefferson in the Declaration of
Independence, and sanctioned in the,
'C6nstitution, which makes ours the land
Of liberty and the asylum of the Cypress
cd of every nation, have ever been cardi-
nal principles in the Democratic. faith,
ana: every attempt to abridge the priv
lego Of becoming citizens and the3owners
of soil among US, ought, to be resisted
wit sthe same spirit which swept the
alien and seditionaaws from ourtsty.ute
books, IL +
- HID ,cder'sqs, SINCE the foregoing dec
) laration was uniformity adopted by our
predecessors in National ConF emtfons.
an adverse political and religious test has
been secretly organized by a pa Is. claim
ing 10 be exclusively Am&riean, f;;iis pro-