New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-05-31
Platform of the Democracy Of Louisiana,

Resoired, That the Democracy Of the State of
Louisiana, while renewing their adherence to the
principles and declarations set forth in the platform
adopted by the National Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati in the year 1856, repudiate and denounce
the false and heretcal construction of those princ
Piles by which the rights of the South in the Terri
tories Of the Union would be sacrificed to the hostil
ty of local and sectional majority and that while
denying to the Federal Government the power to
destroy those rights for the protection of which gov
ernments are established and laws should be admin
istered. they more strenuousiy protest against the
usurpation of any such power either directly or in.
isaton. or legislative inaction by any subordinate
agency.
Resolped That in the decision of the Supreme
Court Of the United States in the case of bred Scott
we are glad to recognize an emphatic endorsement
by highest judicial tribunal Of the correctness
OF those doctrines for which the Democratic party
has always contended, and Of the justice Of the po
siton occupied by the Southern States during the
long course of our sectional controversy.
Resored That all the States and sections of the
Union are entitled equally within the limits Of the
Constitution, to the vigilant solicude and fostering
care of the Federal Government; that consistently
with the requirements of the Constitution every part
of the country should be left alike free and unnl.
peded in its commercial and material development;
aud that territorial expansion is legitimate express
sion of the healthy energies and growing capacities
of our people.
Resolred, That in the application of the President
to Congress at its late session. for power and means
TO use the army and navy for the protection of the
rights of American citizens on the different transit
routes in Central America and Mexico, we perceive
desire to realize the aspirations and the wishes OF
the Democracy, and disposition to initiate vigor-
| Gus and patriotic foreign policy.
Resolred, That the acquisition of Cuba by the
United States, is measure demanded by the inter-
ests and essential to the prosperity of both countries
aud that consider it the duty of Congress to lend
an effective aid to the policy which the President has
instituted for the consummation of that purpose
! Resolced That the whole foreign policy of the Ad-
| minstration gives warrant to anticipate complete
fullment of the just expectations Of the country
and that it has thus far been characterized by a
moderation, dignity, and at the same time deter
! mined yigor, which we welcome as the opening Of
new era in our relations with foreign nations.
| Resoced, That we hold those Democratic mem
bers of the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States, who in spirit of opposition united
with the Black Republicans and Abotionists, to op-
pose and defeat the wise and eminently patriotic
policy Of President Buchanan on the Kansas ques
ton justly responsible bere the country for the re-.
vival of dangerous sectional question and for all
the angry and injurious agitation which has since
| prevailed on that subject.
| Resolved That in James Buchanan, the Democracy
of Louisiana recognize the pure patriot, the wise
statesman and honored Chief Magistrate that the
Democratic measures conceived and suggested unde,
| his guidance and counsel meet our most cordial an
prova and that in regard to his Territorial policy
the people of the Southern States particularly have
just reason to extend to him their highest confidence
and appreciation.