Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
The Democratic Platform.

The platform adopted by the Convention At
Charleston was as follows:
Resoiced, That we, the Democracy Of the Union,
ia Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation of the resolutions unanimously adopt.
ed and declared - platform of principles By the
Democratic Convention ss Cincinnati, in the year
1856, believing that Democratic 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 j
Resolved, That We reiterate, with renewed eDeS-
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:
l. 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 tho sole and proper judges Of every
thing appertaining to their own affairs not pro-
hibited in the Constitution that al efforts Of the
Abolitionists or others, made to interfere with
questions of slavery to take incipient steps in
violation thereto, are calculated to lead to tho
most alarming and dangerous consequences and
that all such efforts have IN inevitable tendency
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 the
Democratic party Of tho Union, standing on this
national platform, will abide by and adhere to .
promise Measures settled by the Congress Of 1850,
'the act for retaining futigtives from service
labor" included which act being designed to car.
~ out an express provision Of the Constitution,
cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed, or 20
changed IS to destroy or impair its efficiency.
3. That the Democratic party will resist al At
tempts It renewing, in Congress or out Of it the
agitation OF the slavery question. under what
ever shape or color the attempt may b made.
!. That the Democratic party will faithfully
abide By and uphold the prinsiples laid down in
the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions Of 1898,
Legislature in 1899; that il siopts those piinci
pies - constituting one Of the main foundsti0ns
Of its political creed, ana i resolved 70 carry them
out 10 their obvious meaning and import.
And that We may more distinctly meet the issue
on which sectional party, subsisting exclusively
on slsvs,y agitation, North ana Ssuth, 70 the Con-
stltution and the Union.
l. Resolced, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation Of aal Who regard the
reservation Of the Union under the Constitution
a parties and platforms, Conserving domestic ala
very, which seek ID embroll the States, and = In
cite to treason and armed resstanes 70 Law in Ter
ritori.s and whose avowed purpose Il eonsum-
mated, mast end in civil war and disun;oo-ths
American Democracy recognize and adopt the
tishine the Territ ries Of Kansas and Nebraska q
embodying tho only sound and safe solution Of the
s.slavery question" upon which the great national
ides Of the people Of this whrie country cen re-
pose in IL detesmiaed conservation AZ the Unioo
aess e.d N,visory.o o. IL Il: Dist,ies 81 0bl.s;c.
:. That this was the basis Of the ss1pronises
Of 1850, confirmed both BY the Dsmoesntie and
Wing parties, in National COavsntaees-ssai6sd
By the whole people in the election Of 1859, asd