Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-13
The Illinois National Democracy.

We are indebted to G. w. RANEY,
Esq, of the Peoria Union, for a copy
of the Resolutions passed at the Con-
vention of the National Democracy,
convened at Springfield, Illinois, on
Monday, last
PLATFORM.
WHEREAS, The approach of another
Presidential campaign renders it neces-
sary that the National Democracy, of
the State OF illinois, should declare the
principles upon which their position is
based and by which their acton will be
governed in the coming canvass in or
der to avoid misunderstanding, we, the
Democracy aforesaid, do hereby
Resolve, That we reafiirm the Coo
trines Of the platform adopted by the
National Democratic Convention held
in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the second day
of June, a. d., 1856. and again declare
our adhcrance and attachment to the
same, as expounded by the present Ad-
minlstration, and the great National
Democratic Party of the Union.
Resslced, That the platform, as the
creed Of the Democratic Party, cannot
he altered or amended, except by a
Party Convention Of equal authority to
that which adopted it; and any attempt
either negatively or affirmativeIy, to die
tate the tie ms of the platform to be
adopted by the next National Conven-
ton, is wholly unauthorized by the usa.
ges of the Party.
Res0lUed, That we have entire conf
dence in the action of the Charleston
Convention, and pledge ourselves to sup
port its nominees for President and
Vice-President.
Resolved, That upon the leading pol.
itical questions Of the day we hold the
doctrine of the Dem ocratic party to be
that neither Congress or. Territorial
Legislature has power to exclude slavery
from any Territory ofthe United States;
but when people thereof, having suffici-
ent population, come to form a State
government, preparatory to admission
into the Union, they have a right to
permit or exclude slavery as to them
may seem best.
RESOLVED, That we utterly repudiate
the absurd doctrine that a Territorial
Legislature may do indirectly what the
constitution aud laws will not permit it
to do directly, and resort to the un-
serupulous expedient of unfriendly leg
.slat'on or non-legislation to compass
Tue OBJECTS OF majority in avoidance of
Tue [,gnts OF citizens as guaranteed BY
the constitution would be an act of had
faith, irreconcilable alike with the ohl;.
cations OF citizenship and the principle.
Of sound morals.
RESOLVED, That the territory Of the
United States is the common property ~
the people thereof; that neither Con.
gress nor the people of the territories
can prohibit slavery therein; that the
Constitution, A. interpreted by the Su
p1eme Court of the United States, guar
antees to tho STAKEHOLDER the right to
take his slaves into the territories and
hold them there as property, and pledg-
60 the Federal Government to protect
him in the peaceable possession Of such
property in any territory of the United
States, and that all territorial enactments
tending to destroy tho right so judicially
determined by said court in the so-called
bred Scott decision, are unconstttution-
al, revolutionary and void.
HesoIved, That we recognize the Su.
PFeme Court of the United States as Z
coordinate branch Of the Government
1nder the Constitution, and the proper
maj arblter between the States and the
people OF the Statss and territories upon
all questions arising under that iustru-