Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-27
The Democratic Platform.

The platform adopted By the Convention at
Charleston was as follows:
Resofced, That We the Democracy of the Union
ia Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation Of the resolutions unanimou sly adopt
Ell and declared as platform Of principles by the
Democratic Convention at Cincinnati in the year
1855, believing that Democratic principles are
Interchangeable in their nature when applied to the
same subject matters.
That portion Of the Cincinnati platform relat-
ing to the slavery question is the following
Rssotued, That we reiterate, with renewed eDer-
gy OF purpose, the well considered declarations of
former Conventions upon the sectional issue Of
domestic slavery and concerning the reserved
rights Of the States:
L. That Congress has no power, under the Con-
stitution interfere with control the dom estic
institutions of the several states. and that such
States the sole and proper judges Of every
thing appertaining to their own affairs not pro-
hbitei in the Constitution that all efforts Of the
Abolitonists or others, made to interfere with
questions Of slavery, to take incpient steps in
violation thereto, are calculated to lead to the
most alarming and dangerous consequences and
that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency
10 diminish the happiness Of the people, and en-
danger the stability and permanency Of the Union,
and ought not to be countenanced by any friend of
our political Institutions.
2. That the foregoing proposition covers and
was intended to embrace the whole sub cct Of
slavery agitation in Congress and therefore the
national platform, will abide by and adhere to a
faithful execution of the acts known as the Com
promise Measures, settled by the Congress Of 1850,
1.-THE act for retaining futgitives from service
labor, included; which act being designed to car
ry out an express provision of the Constitution,
cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed, or so
changed "a to destroy or impair its efficiency.
). That the Democratic party will resist all at
tempts at renewing, in Congress out of it the
agitation OF the slavery question. under what
ever shape or color the attempt may be made.
4. That the Democratic party will faithfully
abide by and uphold the principles laid down in
the kentucky and Virginia resolutions of l79S,
and on the report If Mr.. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1899 that it adopts those plinci-
pies as constituting one of the main foundations
OF its political creed, ami is resolved to carry them
out in their obvious meaning and import.
And that we may more distinctly meet the issue
on which a sectional party, subsisting exclusively
on slavery agitation, North and South, to the Con-
stltution and the Union.
l. Resokped, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation of all who regard the
preservation of the Union under the Constitution
paramount issue, and rcpudiating all section
al parties and platforms, concerning domestic sla
very, which seek to embroll the States, and to in
cite to treason and armed resistance to law in Ter
rtories ; and whose avowed purpose, If consuln
mated must end in civil war and disun;on--the
American Democracy recognize and adopt the
principle contained in the organic laws, estab-
lishin. the Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska, as
embed wing the only sound and safe solution Of the
"savery question" upon which the great national
idea Of the people of this whoie country re-
pose in its determined conservation OF the Union
$ Nom Interference Jy Congress 10Th SJdrery IN
State and Ierriory,or IN the DtHrict Of Columbia
2. That this was the basis Of the compromises
of $40, confirmed both by the Democratic and
Wing parties, in National! Conventions--ratifed
by the whole people in the election Of 1852 and
rightly applied to the organization OF Territories
| in 6l54.
| 3. That by the uniform application of the Dem
| ocratle principle to the organization OF
| Territories and to the admission Of new States
with or without domestic slavery, as they may
elect, the equal rights of all the States will bt
preserved intact-the orig nal compacts of thu
Constitution maintained inviolate-and the per
/ petuity and expansion of this Union in
surcd to its utmost capacity OF embracing, il
| pc and harmony, every future American
| State that may be constituted or annexed, with
| republican form of government.
ReSotred, That We recognize the right Of tn,
people Of all the Territories including Kansas an,
! Nebraska, acting through the legally and fairly
expressed will Of a majority of actual residents
and whenever the number of their inhabitant
iustifes it, to form Constitution, with or with
| out domestic slavery, and be admitted into thu
| l. Mon upon terms of perfect equality with tn,
| other states.
| And the Charles Convention passed the fol
| lowing esoutl0nS
| ReSolred, That it is the duty of the United
States to afford ample and complete protection t
all its citizens, whether at home abroad, ant
whether native or foreign born.
| Resoiuei, That one Of the necessities Of the age
in a military, commercial and postal point of view
/ is speedy communication between the Atlantic
and Pacific States, and the Democratic party
pledge such constitutional power Of the govern
ment will insure the obstruction of railroad t
the Pacific coast at the earliest practicable perioa
| Rcsoired That the Democratic party are in ia
| vor of the acquisition of Cuba such terms a
| shall be honorable to ourselves and just to Spain
| Resolved, That tne enactments OF State Legisla
lures to defeat the faithful execution Of the fugi
give slave law hostile in character and subver
sive 10 the Constitution, and revolutionary il
4 their effects.
| To the foregoing the Baltimore Convention ad
| ded the following resolution
| Resolced That it is in accordance with the Gin
cinnati Platform, that during the existence If ter
ritorial governments, the measure Of restriction
whatever it may be, imposed by the federal con
sttuton on the power Of the Territorial Legsla
| ture over the subject of the domestic relations
| the same has been shall hereafter be finally de
termined by the Supreme Court of the Unite,
/ States, should be respected by all good citizens
and enforced with promptness and fidelity b,
| every branch Of the general government