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of the ttoops upon that cccasaon was ans of the
most humane snd gallant officerstin tho Afpsri.
i can service If this. occurred with regular
trooPs ftswas not to be wondered at lift should
sometimes harpen ,wlihs irregular troops, ses.
I G,sciaily in wsrs where womentt kpatt.a But
,the governmeuy was bound to afford protection
1to the people OF aTexas.st When Texas was an.
nexed to the UnitedsStates| the government
4 ASSUMED the duty of projecting the inhabitants
against thesAyage foeswho infested the bor-
ders, and il will be ing shame If they let
tho summer pass without affording them that
NATIONAL sDEMooRAfIc CONVENTION.
| FIFTH DAY., 40,
i FRiDAY. April 2s.-At 10. 1874. NJ the Con.
se's, sem,,Gn came me to order. Prayer By the Rey
ing OF the Journal dispensed dswitt.s$ts.
Mr.. Avery, of North Cnrolina. from the ma.
Jority Of the Committee on Platform; reported
the following:
| TUE rLArPoRM. 49, .-4e,
! RESOLVED, Thnt the Platform adopted at Gin.
elnnati, be affirmed, with lie following resoIu-
tions: ~
1 !. Resotvcd That the Democracy of the Uni.
ted States hold these cardinal PRINCIPLES on the
subject of slavery in the Territories: First tina
Congress hos no power to abolish slavery in tho
Territories. Second, that Territorial Legisla.
lures have no power to abolish slavery in any
"
slavery therein. nor any power to exclude sla-
very thereirvm. nor any power to destroy or
impair the righ, of property in slaves, by any
legislation whatever. :.
| o. Rcsolrcd, That the enactments Of State
Legislatures to defeat the faithful execution OF
the Fugitive Slave Law nre hostile in character
subversive'ofth the Constitution, aud revolutiona.
| ry, in their effect. - .,
4 5. Resolved, That Il is the duty of the Feae.
l,ral Government to protect. when necessary,
the rlghts ofPer.ons and property on the high
seas, in the Territories, or wherever else lis
EGonstitutional authority extends
A Resoloed, TLatsthe Democracy Of the Ma.
ton recognize it as the imperative duty Of this
Government, to protect the natural.xeds scitizen
in all his;rights, whether at h,me or5iu foreign
lands. TO :he same extent as its snative-born
5. Rssoluea That the National Democracy
earnestly recommend the acquisition OF the
Island Of Cuba at the, earliest practicable Pc
iiod. "+<@ %s ,5IA.l5sps ~
Whereas. That one of the greatest necessities
of the age, in q POLITICAL commercial, postal,
aud military ,point.of view, is speedy COM
munication hetweet the Pacific and Atlantic
coasts. Terefore, be it p
=. Resolrcd, That tile National Democratic party
do hereby pledge theTselsss to use every
| means IN their power to secure the passage Of
| some Bill for the construction Of Pacific Rail-
road from the Mississippi River to the Pacific
| Ocean, at che earliest practicable momcut.
no.t 90 ~ - an.sa sa!u .ha' tne re .
and sd rssot;onpp ,ss snansy: IInalst
;nr,,U t,a ra,na;as "e.o au" ~ oAfe IS ,S
| and resolution, uuanimously. THE last by a
majority. The prefix to- Nstional Democracy
The second sr..oir,;o, h. ~. .a
.d-ths "Gba;. ss;d annin ina.ihg oesa Piauo-
SvolIdsnot ba toissatea Tit occn,rsS se. .aa;n
thsS sssa,,sd 1a .Jesn ",sarad N 'eca'Fed again
T6;s rsno.t se ,vas U.eaiou. .;~nsd hs g..
members of tt. cnnn;tto. ." ,s ,"e ns"' Sou'Hern f
NJ aaoa, anu sues Ees9a s =.
or itv renor;s Sshsn ~ o.sss"e 'n,n- uii
Nj psvne or OH, e.o n,;.:. -,
| Comm ;tise snhn,t,si ,L. h'i,on,;..ot - tue
m,"on,qv 'rH nrronU. rU""s
| T. P..o1,.J TIT no r. n.r,
UnionEin Convention Assembled bershS d.o,.re sre
our afrmanee Of The ResoInt;on.
fado pted and declared Az n piat form II
the ssss ,ss
&c., ,,''oi',nstinS sI. .SS.atlI PtAuel-
plied to the sans s.h;sct MT, sr.. ~ 'a up
commend sa The on,,; G,rtl,s. ...oI"t;,.n G we
followinds ~ ~
2. Resoipsd That al, ones,;on. :, ,o..s -
tie rjrhts of nronertv ~ States ~ Tsrs;,o,;.s -
arisinSfnnder tia Ccns,;trs;oe ne 49," igo;s
States. are judicial in ,he;r ci,sroo,.r ' III ~
Democratic nkttv 4. n,edgs1 70 oh;as ~, .n ,e
faithfully carry ont sucht taatarm;na,;on cf,ha.o
questions as has been or nav he made hv ',tss hs
5upreun E Court 81 tie United States. 'n'
5. R<soived That Il is the sIntv Of ii. 1r,;,sd
States to afford smbie and scwni..s nrn,."' Wn.a"
| ton to all its citizens whether At hom. -,
abroad and whether native or fareig \
4:sResoived, That one cf tha nase..;.;o. ,e
thesnue. in q military. eon,msro;aI ana 'mo.,.i
poirstof vi ew ia sneelv cnmmn isat;on hot,uaa,
mocratic party pledge such oonstisutionai GOV. @
;ernment aid as will insure tho eons.rnotion Of a
tssI neroa 90 the fa''h0 cost 2. TIE prac
in favor of ,hs ocnn.;sea f,S are
on such terms az .SaIi 10 hneas.hias ou"a
selyes and ;mst ~ sna;n s0E eo'
G., ResoiyeI TSsl ths enoo,man,s of s,.,o
Leeisatures T., dstsat IN. fs;,bs, aws.,0,an os
the Fugitive slave Law, are hostile IL cbsra eter @
ofthe Constitution, and revolutiona.,