St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-09-20

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1" tCs- Ires'''e"f "f--lictSctei '. john
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THE PLATFORM.
Resolred Tint wc thc Dcmocr,c,
Of the Union, in Convention assembled
hereby declare our affirmation of tho
resolutions unanimously adoptcd and
declared as a platform of principles
by the Democratic Convention at Gin.
cinnati in the wear 1856, belle o.
that Democratic principles are un.
changcablc in their nature when ap-
piled to the same subject matter, and
We recommend as our only further
resolutions, the following:
heS1 red, That 1t Is the duty Of the
hitcd states to afford ample and
complete protection to all Its citizens,
at home or abroad, and whether ma
tive or foreign born.
| fesolrcd, That one Of the necessities
OF the age, IN military, commercial
and postal point OF view, is speedy
communication between the Atlantic
ana IacIiic States, and the Demo
cratic party pledge such constitutions
al enactment as will insure the con-
structIon Of railroad to the Pacific
coast at the earliest practicable pc
Resolred That thc Democratic mar
ty are in favor of the acquisition of
oupa on sucIl terms as shaiI pe non
"raDIe 10 ourselves ana just 10 SPAN.
heSoIre", lhat the cnactmcnts OF
,2'a'c Legislatures 10 Geieat inc tai'h-
,"' execution OF Tie fnSit''c Sia'e
raw are hoStlIe III character, suDVcr-
s!Fe oi ''e constitution ana reVoiU-
''o'ary III 'hcIr elect
RcSoircd, That it is in accordance
with the Cincinnati Platform, that
during the existence Of Territorial
Governments the measure of the res
friction, whatever it may be, imposed
by the Federal Constitution on the
Territorial Legislature over the sub
Jcct OF the Domestic relations, as the
same has been OF shall hereafter be
decided by the Supreme Court of the
United States, should be respected by
all good citizens, and enforced with
proinptncss and fidelity by every
branch OF the Federal Government.
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oo''' c''''o' ''ie'IV" 10 III 'Ac '''SI 'cs'
olutIon above Is III these words:
Rcsolrcl That we rcconujzc thc
right Of the people of all the Terrific
riCs, including Kansas and Nebraska,
acting through the legally and fairly
expressed will of a majority of actual
residents. and whenever the number
of their inhabitants iusti!ics it to form
a Constitution with or without domcs-
tic slavery. and be admitted into the
Union upon terms Of perfect equality
with the other States.
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HE ShthDlAU DEMOCRACY.
THE CANDIDATES
For President-John {. Brcckcn-
riIvc. of Kentucky.
/ Far Vice. PresideHt-Joscph Lane, Of
Oregon.
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Pesolrcd That the platform adopted
by the Democratic party at Cincin.
matt. be affirmed, with the following
explanatory resolutions
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0J,,ino, ;ts oxistc,cn al ,.itiznrs If ,h,
Tmitn1 Statns b,rn nau,I ,;~bts ~
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r;.nrv w;thnnt thnirF ri1hts a;thnr -,
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tar;a} inn;Ia',i,n
, TlSt :, !, tLo I,.,,f,1,o E,,or,1
protect the rights of persons and prop
. cfty In the territories, ana Wherever
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