Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-06
The Democratic Platform.

The platform adopted by the Convention at
Charleston was as follows:
Resolued, That We, the Democracy Of the Union,
ia Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation Of the resolutions unanimously adopt
cd and declared As platform Of principI BY the
Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, in the year
1856, believing that Democratic principles are
Interchangeable in their nature when applied TO the
same subject matters.
That portion of tho Cincinnati platform relst-
ing to the slavery question is the following
Rssolved, That we reiterste, with renewed eper-
gy of purpose, the we'll considered declarations of
former Conventions upon the sectional issue Of
domestic slavery. and concerning the reserved
rights Of the States:
|. That Congress has no power, under the Con-
stitution to interfere with control the domestic
institutions of the several states. and that such
states are the sole and proper judges Of every
thing appertaining TO their own Affairs not pro-
hibite1 in the Constitution that all efforts Of tho
Ab0litionists or others, made to interfere with
questions Of slavery, Or to take incpient steps in
violation thereto, are calculated to lead to the
most alarming and dangerous consequences and
that all such efforts have inevitable teade-,y
to diminish the happiness of the people, and on
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 subject Of
slavery agitation in Congress and therefore tho
Democratic party Of the Union, standing ON this
national platform, will abide by and adhere to
faithful execution Of the acts known as the Com
promise Measures, settled by the Congress Of $780,
ths act for retaining futigitives from service or
labor, included; which act being designed TO
~ out an express provision Of the Constitution,
cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed, or so
changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency.
3. That the Democratic party will resist all at
tempts ut renewing, in Congress or out Of it tho
at th0 slavery under THAT.
shape or color the attempt may DO made.
4. That the Democratic party will faithfully
abide by and uphold the principles laid down in
the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of i7s5,
Legislature in 1899; that il adopts those pIinci
pies as constitut ting one Of the main foundations
OF its political creed, ana is resolved to carry them
out in their obvious meaning and Import.
And that We may moro distinctly meet the issue
on which a sectional party, subsisting exclusively
on slavery agitation, North ana South, to the Con-
stltution and the Union.
l. ResoLUed, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation Of oil who regard the
presei ration of the Union under tho Constitution
rs paramount issue, and repudiating eli section
al parties and plato: ms, concerning domestic sla
very, which seek t. embr0ll the States, and to in
cite to and armed resistance to law in Ter
ritorios and whose svowed purpose, if cOnsum-
mated, must end in civil war and disun:on--ths
American Democracy recognize and adopt the
principles contained in the organic laws, est4b-
fishing the Territ res Of Kansas and Nebraska, ~
embodying the only sound and safe solution Of the
"slsvery question" upon which the great national
idea Of the people Of this whris country can re-
pose in its determined conservation Of tho Union
Non Interference by Congress 10Th Slavery in
STATE and 7erritory,or !" the Dstrict Of Columbia.
2. That this was the basis Of the compromises
Of 1850, confirmed both BY the Democratic and
Wing parties, in National Convent,ons-rati6ed
by the whole people in the election of 1852, and
rightly applied to the organization Of Territories
in 5l54.
ecratis principle to the organisation Of
Territories, and to the admission Of new States,
with or without domestic slavery, - they may
elect, the equal rights Of oil the States will be-
preserved intact-the original compacts Of the
Constitution maintained inviolate-and the per-
petuity and expansion of this Unien in
sured to its utmost capacity Of embracing, in
pc CO and harmony, every future American
State that may be constituted or annexed, with .
republican form Of government.
Resolved, That wc recognise the right of the
people of oil the Territories including Kansas and
Nebraska, acting through the legally and fairly.
expressed will Of . majority of actual residents,
and whenever tho number Of their inhabitants
justiies it, to form Constitution, with or with.
out domestic slavery, and be admitted into the
Union upon terms OF perfect equality with the
other States.
land the Char ston Convention passed the fol-
lowing esoutions ::
Resolred, That il is the duty Of the United
States to afford ample and complete protection to
al its citizens, whether ut home or abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.
Rssolced, That ono of the necessities Of the age
in military, commercial and pdBeSl point Of view
is speedy communication between the Atlantic
and Pacific States, and the Democratic party
pledge such constitutional power # the govern
ment as will insure the cons tructon Of railroad to
the Pacific coast 1t tho earliest practicable period.
Resolued, That the Democratic party are in ia
vor of the acquisition of Cuba on such terms -
shall be honorable to ourselves and just to Spain.
Resolucd, That the enactments Of State Legsla-
lures to defeat the faithful execution Of the fugi
give slave Law are hostile incharacter and subver-
sive 70 the Constitution, and revolutionary in
their effects.
To the foregoing the Baltimore Convention ad-
ded the following resolution
ResolUed That it is in accordance with the Gin
cnnsti Platform that during the existence If ter.
ritorial governments, the measure Of restriction,
whatever it may be, imposed by The federal con-
stituton on the power Of the Territorial Leglsla
ture over the subject Of the domestic relations ~
the same has been or shall hereafter be finally de-
termined by the Supreme Court of the United
States, should be respected by all good citizens,
and enforced with promptness and fidelity By
every branch Of the general government.