Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-05
The Democratic Platform.


The platform adopted by the Convention at
Charles ton was as follows
Resoioed, That We, the Democracy Of the Union
III Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation of the resolutions unani mousy adopt
ed and declared as platform Of principles by the
Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, in the year
1855, believing that Dem 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
Resolved, That we reiterate, with rene wed eper-
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:
|. That Congress has power, under the Con-
stitution to interfere with control the domestic
institutions of the several states. and that such
States arc the sole and proper judges Of every
thing appertaining to their own affairs not pro-
hibitei in the Constitution that all efforts Of the
Abolitionists others, made to interfere with
questions Of slavery, to take incipient steps in
violation thereto, are calculated to lead to the
most alarming and dangerous consequences and
that all such Efforts have an inevitable tendency
to 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 subject Of
slavery agitation in Congress; and therefore the
Democratic party Of the Union, standing on this
national platform, will abide by and adhere to a
faithful execution OF the acts known rs the Com
promise Measures, settled by the Congress Of 1850,
"the act for retaining futigitives 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cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed, or go
changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency.
3. That the Democratic party will resist all at
tempts at renewing, in Congress or out of it the
fInr, of thn alaVvn hat
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 1898,
and on the report Of Mr.. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1893; that it adopts those pIinci-
pies as constituting one Of the main foundations
OF its political creed and is resolved to carry them
out in their obvious meaning and import.
And thatwe may more 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. Resotced, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation of all who regard the
preservation Of the Union under the Constitution
paramount issue, and repudiatng all section
al parties and platforms concerning domestic sla-
very, which seek ID embroll the States and to in
cite to treason and armed resistance to law in Ter
ritorics and whose avOwed purpose, if consum-
mated, must end in civil war and disunon-the
American Democracy recognize and adopt the
principles contained in the organic laws, estab-
fishing the Territ, res of Kansas and Nebraska as
embOdying the only sound and safe solution Of the
slavery question" upon which the great national
idea Of the people of this whele country re-
pose in its determined conservation Of the Union
Non Interference by Congress wiM .Sarery in
State and Territory, in the District Of Columbia
2. That this was the basis of the compromises
Of $780, confirmed both by tho Democratic and
Wing parties, in Nationa, Conventlons-ratifed
by the whole people in the election Of 1852, and
rightly applied to the organization Of Territories
in 1854.
3. That by the uniform application Of the Dem
ocratie principle to the organisation Of
Territories, and to the admission of new States,
with or without domestic slavery, AZ they may
elect the equal rights Of all the states will be
preserved intact original compacts Of the
Constitution maintained nviolate-and tho per-
petulty and expansion OF this Union in
sured to its utmost capacity Of embracing, in
pc and harmony, every future American
State that may be constituted or annexed, with ,
republican form Of government.
Resolved That we recognize the right of the
people Of all the Territories, including Kansas and
Nebraska, acting through the legally and fairly.
expressed will Of majority Of actual residents,
and whenever the number Of their inhabitants
justifes il, to form a Constitution, with or with.
out domestic slavery, and be admitted into tho
Union upon terms Of perfect equality with the
other states.
land the Charleston Convention passed the fol-
lowing -ssolutions
Resolved, That it is the duty of the United
States to ford ample and complete protection to
all its citizens, whether at home abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.
Resolved, That one Of the necessities Of the age,
in military, commercial and postal point Of view
is speedy communication between the Atlantic
and Pacific States, and the Democratic party
pledge such constitutional power VI the govern
emit as will insure the construction Of railroad
the Pacific At the earliest practicable period.
Resolved, 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.
Resolved, That the enactmentso of State l.egisla
lures to defeat the faithful execution Of the fug
give slave Law hostile incharacter and subver-
sive 10 the Constitution, and revolutionary in
their effects.
To the foregoing the Baltimore Convention adj
ded the following resolution.
Resolued, That it is in accordance with the Gin
cinnati Platform, that during the existence Of ter
ritorial governments, tho measure Of restriction,
whatever II nay be, imposed by the federal oone