The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-09-06
Democratic Resolutions.

The National Convention OF the American DemOc
racy at Cincinnati after rc-afrmng the plntiorm
of 1852 adopted the following additional Resou.
tons:
And WHEREAS. Since the foregoing declaration
was uniformly adopted by predecessors in Nation
nj Conventions an adverse political and religious
test has been secretly organized bya party ella ming
to be exclusively American. II IL proper that the
American Democracy should clearly define its rcla
tons thereto and declare its determined opposition
to all political societies, by whatever name
they may be called
Rssol,ed. That the foundation of this union OF
States having been laid in and its prosperity. eXpan
sion. and pre-emincnt example in free government
built upon entire freedom in matters of religions
concerninent and no respect OF person in regard to
rank or place of BIRTH no party can justly be deem
ed t.onal, constitutional or in accordance with
American principles, which bases its exclusive organ
ization upon religious opinions or accidental birth
place. And hence political crusade in the nine
centh century. and in the United States of America
against Catholics and forcign-born is neither justi
fed by the past history the future prospects of the
country, nor in unison with the spirit OF toleration
or enlarged freedom which peculiarly distinguishes
the American system of popular government.
Resoiaed, That we tcrate with renewed energy of
purpose the wellconsidcrcd declarations of form II
convent ons upon the sectional issue Of Dom 81 &c
Slavery and concerning the reserved rights OF the
States
|. That Congress has no power under the constitu-
ton, to interfere with or control the domestic nsti-
tions of the several States and that such States are
the sole and proper judges of everything appcrtain-
tanning to their own affairs not prohibited by the
constitutions: that all efforts of the Abolitonsts or
others, made to induce Congress to interfere with
questions Of slavery, or to take ncpent steps in re-
lation thereto are calculated to lead to the most
alarming and dangerous consequences; and that all
such efforts have m inevitable tendency to diminish
the happiness of the people, and cndangcr the per
manency and stability OF the Union, and ought not
to be countenanccd by any friend OF our political in
lstitutions.
2. That the foregoing proposition covers, and was
intended to embrace the whole subject Of slavery ag
itation in Congrcss and therefore the Democratic
party OF the Union, standing on this national plat
FORM will abide by and adhere TO faithful cNccu
tion Of the acts known as the Compromise Measures
settled by the Congress of 1850; he act reca inning
fngtlvcs from service or labor" included: which ac
being designed to carry ont an express provision OF
the constitution cannot. with fidelity thereto, be re
pealcd. or changed as TO destroy or impa Lt eli
clency.
g. That the Democratic party will resist all at
empts at renewing in Congress or ont of it, the agi
taon of the slavery question under whatever shape
or color the attempt may b. made.
And that we may more distinctly meet the issue
on which a sectional party, subssting exclusively or
slavery agitation relies to test the fidelity of tn,
people, North and South, to the Constitution and tht
Union
l. Resolrea. That claiming fellowship with. and
desiring the cooperation of all who regard the pres
ervaton of the the Union under the Constitution a
the paramount issue-and regulating all sectional
parties and platforms concerning domestic slavery
which seek to embroil the States and ncltc to trca
son aud armed resistance to law in the Territories
and whose avowed purposes, If consummated. must
end in civil war and disunon--the American Dcmoc,
racy recognize and adopt the principles contained
in the organic laws establishing the Territories OF
Kansas and Nebraska as cmbodying the only sound
and safe solution of the slavery question upon
which the great national idea of the people OF this
whole country can repose in its determined conserv-
atsm of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BY CONGRESS-
WITH SLAVERY IN STATE AND TERRITORY. OR IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
O. That this was the basis of the Compromises OF
ls5O--conirmed by both the Democratic and Whig
parties in national conyentons-ratlfed by the peo-
pie in the election of 1852, and rightly applied to
the organization of Territories in 1854.
3 That the uniform application OF this Democratic
principle to the organization OF TERRITORIES and to
the admission of new States, with or without domcs
tic slavery as they may elect-the equal rights OF
the State will be preserved intactthe original com
pacts of the Constitution maintained inviolate--and
the perpetuity and expansion Of this Union insured
to its utmost capacity Of embracing, in peace an(
harmony every future American State that may b,
constituted or annexed with q republican form O
government
A. That the Democratic party will faithfully abd
by and uphold the principles laid down in the Ken
lucky and Virginia resolutions of 1898, and the re
port of Mr. Madison to the Virginia Legislature. il
l779 that it adopts those principles as constituting
one of the main foundations of its political creed
and is resolved to carry them out in their obviou
meaning and import.
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