Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-12
The Charleston Convention.

ten days, adjourned on Thursday last, to
meet in Baltimore on the 18th of June.
BY the proceedings published in another
part of to-day's paper, it will be seen that,
after fiftyscvcn ballotings, they failed to
agree on candidate, when they wisely
concluded to 90 home for few weeks aud
consult their constituents on the subject of
their difficulties. 1t was a sensible con-
clu,ion they arrived at, and we hope that
when the delegates re-asscmbe they will
be actuatcd by spirit of Cancellation and
compromi'c sc, and be able to agree upon
some candidate who can unite the whole
party from one extreme of the Union to
the other. Perhaps it would have been
better still if the Convention had adjourned
sinc dir, and referred the whole matter
back to the people. Had this been done,
and new delegates, fresh from th' ranks,
been selected, there woald have been very
little, if any, difficulty in making popu-
lar selection at Blltimore-such an one as
would be endorsed by the whole party.
! However, we are by no means despondcnt.
Good will undoubtedly result from the
adjournment. Things at present look Il
little gloomy, to b. sure; but tn, dlrNo
hour is just before t. dawn o. !ly J. tn
n.tural world and, we bsi'y. t.. l.t.
will hold good in tn. po..a.a ~o.lt y
do not dcsplir of tA' h'pi'ijr; on tn.
contrary W. b,li,ya tint l,,tug AMI ben
cfcinl results to the Democratic party vii.
grow ont Of this temporary cStren5'n'nt,
and, in short tim,, it will be stron ger
AMI more untyd in ssntm mt aul tt ,ling
th4nit has been for several years.
Tn, folio wing are th1 tw, Platforms
(the latter being adopted by tn Cony1n.
tom which hive cluul naarly all tn
trouble;
TIE MAJORITY NGrJRr.
TAo following Is tn! rcpo;; ma lJby tho
majority;
E.SHcc !, That IT,, platform adopted at
Cmcnnlti be affirmed with the touowing
explanatory resolutions.
f'irst--inat the government of Il Ter
ritory organized by til, act ol Cynsr,s5 is
provisional AMI temporary, ami durin its
existence all citizens OF tui United State,
have an equal right to settle with their
property III tho Territory, without their
right either Of person or property beng
destroyed or injured by Con.re ,sional or
Territorial legislation.
Stcond-Ihat it is tie duty of tn, Fed
cral Government, in all it, depart mt g,
to protect when ncco 'sary, the rjg It's of
persons an, prop rty in tn Territories,
and wherever ease it. constitutional au-
thority extends.
Thirl-Thit when th, settlers in u
Territory, have an adeql.te population to
form Strtr Constitution, tnr right OF
Sovereignty commences, AMI being con-
sunmatrd by admission into tn, onion,
the stand on an equal 10 ptng with the
people of the other st ties, AMI the STATE
thus organized on :ht to be admitte into the
Federal Union, whether it, C1n,t tutio /
prohibit or reco .nizas tn, institution of
slavery.
Fourth-That the Democratic party il
in favor OF the acquisition of ths l,laad OF
Cuba, on such ternls as shall be honorable
to ourselves and just to Spain, at tn.
earliest practicable moment
f Fitth-That the cnactm'nt of State
; Legislatures to defeat the faithful cx Gu
ton of the fugitive slave law are ho ;ti!e il
character, Subycrsivc OF the Constitution
and revolutionary in their effect.
: Sixth That tn. Democracy Of tn,
: United States recognize it IL the imprratiy,
, duty Of this government to protect tia
naturalizcd citizen il. all his rights, whether
at home or in fproign lands, to the same
, extent as its native born citizens.
Seventh Whereas, one of tn, greatest
: necessities of the age, in political, com
, mercial, postal, and military point OF view
is speedy communication between til,
Pacific and Atlantic coast therefore be it
Roso're", That the National d mocratir
Party do hereby pledr 70 tae ns"lyc,to u,
t every means in their p)wr to 3.-.ca taa
passage Of soma Hill, t, !. ,...,. " t..
constitutional author. 81. o.. ,...a g..
; til" Construct IN Ola p u.......... -. ..
> the Mi,sis ipp. River 70 th. i.,o.. 's...
at the earliest practice, moment,
Il THE MINORITY REPORT.
The following is th. Minority L port
submitted by Mr., Slmncls, of Iowa;
First-Rcs0rH, That We, the D,moc