M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-07-05

Piness of the people, and endanger the sta
| billly and perm8nonCy Of the Union, and
ought not TO be counlenanced by any friend ol
our political institutions.
,. That the foregoing proposition covers,
and was intended TO embrace, the whole sub
jet Of slavery agitation in Congress; AMI
/ therefore, the Democru,ic party Of the Un
ion, standing on this national platform, will
abide by aud adhere to u faithful execution
Of The acts known as he Compromisa meas
ures, settled By the Congress of 1850; "the
act fer retaining fugityes from service or
labor" included; which act being designed
ioccrY ont an express provision OF The Con-
.sti,utIcn, cannot, with fidelity thereto, BE-
repealed, or 50 Changed is to destroy or I'M
pair il efficiency.
3. That the DamOCrllic party will resist
al, attempts at renewing, in Congress or out
lot Il, the agitation OF the slavery question
under whatever shape or color The attempt
may be made.
4. THAI the Democratic party will Fifth
fully abide ~ and uphold, the principles laid
down in the Kentucky and Virginia resolu-
tions Of lT9S, and in The report of Mr.. Madi-
son 70 the Virginia legislature, in 1889. that
J., adopts those principles as constituting one
ultha man foundations Of its political creed
and is resolved 10 curry tn m ou,in ,heir Oh
you3 meaning and import
And that We may more distinctly meet
The issue on which sectional party. suJsist
ing exclusively Oh slavery agitation, now re-
lies to test the fidelity O the people, north
and south, 10 the Constitution and the Un-
ion
!. ResolreI. That claiming fellowship
with, aud desiring the cooperation Of al!
who reg rd the preservation Of the Union
under the Constitution as the paramount is
suo--and repuiialng all sectiOna parties and
platforms concerning domestic slavery, which
seek to embroi the States and incite to traa-
son and AIMED resistance 20 law in the Ter
ril0rjesi aal whose ayowu5 purposes, il con.
summatel, must end in civil war and dsuH-
ion The American Democracy recognise
and adopt tie principles contained in the or
ganjc laws establishing the Territories Of
Kansas and Nebraska as gmbodyug the on
ly sound aud safe solution of the "s,avery
question: upon which the great naioud
lJe9 OF the people Of this whole country tan
rrpuse in its sde!crmincd conservatism Of The
Uniou--NoN INTEHrEREycE TY CoyGREss
WITH SLAVERY IN STATE AND TERMTURY,
uR IN TIE DIsTRlCr OF COLUMBIA.
?. That this was he basis Of the COmpromi-
ses Of 1850 confirmed oy both the Demo-
cmtic aud Wing parties in national Conven-
tiyns-radisI by the people in the election
OF lSj2-and rightly applied to the ofganiza-
ton OF Territories in 1871.
8. That by the inform application Of this
Democratic principle to the organization Of
tQrri'ories,ani to the admission OF new States
with or without domestic slavery, as they
my cIect-,ic equal rights of all the States
will be preserved mlact-the original com
poets Of the Constitution maintained invO-
Igta-and the perpetulty and expansion Of
this Union insured TO its utmost capacity of
in peace and harmony, every lu-
ture American State that may be cOnslitut-
ed Oh annexed, with hPubican form Of
government.
RSo'gsd That we recognize the right of
lhe people ofal the Territories. including
Kagsss and Nebraska, acting through tie
j sgai,y AMI fairly expressed will of ma ior.
~ ol actual residents, and whenever the
number of their inhabitants justifes it; to-
form Constitution, with or without domes.
tic slavery, aud BE- admitted inIo the Union
tp0r terms Of perfect equality with the Uyh.
cr States.
Rcsy'rej, finally, That in view Of the
condition ofp0l institutions in the Old
World (aud the dangerous tendencies o. sec.
tionaI agitation, combined with the attempt
to enforce civll and religious disabilities
against the rights OF acquiring and enjoying
in our hud)--a high and sacrcd
duty is dev5vej with increased responsiyii-
,y upoI the Democratic prly Of this coun-
try. as the pany Of the Union, to upho d and
maintain the ri-uts oreyery State, aud there
by the Union OF the States and TO sustain
aud advance among us constitutional Liberty,
by continuing to resist all monop,Iies and
exclusive legislation for the benefit Of the
few, at the expense OF the many, and by a
yigIant and constant adherence to those
principles aud compromises of the Consiitu-
tion, which are broad enough ant stroGg
enough 10 embrace aud uphold the Union us
it wug, tie Union as it is, and the Union as
it shall BE-, in the full expansion OF the en-
ergis and caPacily oi this great and progr,s-
size pcuoI,.
/. Rsso,r.d. That there are IN s,ions con.
rc.tal cf,l tie Cor,iou poliry Of this coma.
rrv. winch are inro,jIr tonn domos,ie ora.-
rion Whatever Tba time has come lor the
noonI, Of rbe United S,at,s +, declare them.
LIZ in lgyo, of free sels and rrogrss.iy.
free uole throurloul tle world and hv