Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-17
The Democratic Platform.

The Democratic Platform.
The platform adopted BY the Convention st
Charleston was a. follows:
Resoioed, That we, the Democracy Of the Union,
ia Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation of the resolutions unanimously adopt
ed and declared Is platform Of principles BY the
Democratic Convention nc Cincinnati, in the year
1856, believing that Democratic principles ore
Interchangeable in their nature when applied to the
same subject matters.
THAT portion Of tho Cincinnati platform relat-
ing to the slavery question is the follOwing:l
Resolved, That We reiterate, with renewed eDer-
gy Of purpose the we'll considered declarations OF
former Conventions upon the sectlonal issue OF
domestic slavery, and concerning the reserved
rights Of the States:
l. That Congress has no power, under the Con
stituton to interfere with control the domestic
institutions Of the several States. and that such
States are the sole and proper judges OF every
thing appertaining to their own affairs not pro-
hibted in the Constitution that al efforts Of The
AbolitiOnists or others, made to interfere with
questions Of slavery, to take incipisnt steps in
| violation thereto, are calculated to lead to the
NEST alarming and dangerous consequences and
that all such efforts have ~ inevitable tendency
| to diminish the happiness Of the people, and en-
danger tho stability and permanency Of the Union,
and ought not to be countenSnced by any friend Of
our political Institutions.
2. That the foregoing proposition covers and
was intended to embrace the whole subject Of
Democratic party Of the Union, standing on this
national platform, will abide by and adhere to
faithful execution Of the acts known - the Com
promise Measures, settled by the Congress Of 1885,
"the act for retaining futgitves from service or
labor" included which act being designed to car
~ out an express provision of the Constitutions,
| cannot with fidelity thereto DO repealed, or %
changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency.
3. That the Democratic party will resist oil At
tempts at renewing, in Congress or out of it the
agitation OF the slavery question. under what
| ever shape or color the attempt may DO made.
| 4. That the Democratic party will faithfully
abide BY and uphold the principles laid down in
| the Kentucky aud Virginia resolutions OF 1873,
and on the report Of Mr. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1899; that il adopts those piinci.
pies ~ constituting one Of the main foundations
OF its political creed, ana 10 resolved 70 carry them
| ont in their obvious meaning and import.
| And that We may more distinctly meet the issue
which . sectional party, substituting exclusively
slavery agitation, North and South, to the Con-
stltution and the Union.
/. Resolusd, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation Of oil who regard the
presel walton of the Union under the Constitution
Is paramount issue, and repudistng all section
ri parties and platforms, concerning domestic sa-
very, which seek to 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 disunion-the
American Democracy recognize and adopt the
principles contained in the organic laws, estsb-
fishing the Tsrrit ries Of Kansas and Nebraska, ~
embodyng tho only sound and safe solution ct the
| slavery question" upon which the great national
idea Of the people of this wheie country can re-
pose in its determined conservation If the Union
= Nom Interference ty Congress with Sarery IN
STATE and 7erritoryo in the Distrct Of Cotambid
e. That this was tho basis Of tho compromises
| Of 1850, confirmed both by the Democratic and
Wing parties, in National Convcntio.s-rati6ed
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.
| ecratis principle to the organisation Of
Territories, and to the admission Of new States.
with or without domestic slavery, % they may
elect, the equal rights Of all the Ststes will BE-
preserved intact-ths original c0mpects Of the
Constitution maintained inviolstc and the per-
pctuity and expansion Of this Unien in
sured 10 its utmost capacity Of embracing, in
pc CO and harmony, every future American
State that may be constituted or annexed, with .
republican form Of government.
Resolved, That We recognise tho right Of the
people Of all the Territories, including Kansas and
Nebraska, acting through the legally end fairly.
expressed will Of majority Of actual residents,
and whenever the number Of their Inhabitants
justihss il, to form Constitution. with or with.
out domestic slavery, and b admitted into the
Union upon terms Of perfect equality with the
other States.
lAuu suO Noot :ossVu WV uSsU~ Yoes~s soo svs-
lowing resolutions
Resolred, That it 10 tho duty Of the United
States to afford ample and c1mplsts pretection 70
oil its citizens, whether at home or abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.
kesoiUed, That one Of the necessities Of tho ags
in military, commercial and postal point Of Wow
is speedy commuu cation between tho Atlantic
and Pacific States, and The Democratic party
pledge such constitutional power II the govern
ment ss will insure tho CONF tructcn OF railroad 70
the Pacific coast 1t the earliest practicable period
Resoipcd, That the Democratic party arc In "a
vor Of tho acquisition Of Csbe on such terms -
shall DO honorable to ourselves and just = Spain.
Resotred, That toe snacsments Of state LeSisla-
lures defeat the faithful execution Of the fugi
give slave Law are hostile in character and subvcr-
.ive to tho Constitution, asd revolutionary in
their effects.
To the foregoing the Baltimore Convention ad-
ded the following rsselution.
Resolved, That il is in secosdsnee with the Gin
ennst Platform, that dusing the existence Of tse-
ritorial Sesssamsnts, the meesnrq of restsictions
whatever It may b, imposed By the federal con-
stitution on the poesr Of che Territorial Lsglsla-
ture the subject Of the domestic relations -
the same has been or shalt hereafter b Sadly -
tsrmined BY tho Supreme Court q The Uaissd
States, should b ssspsstsd By al God citisa1s,
and enforced with psomptnsss 49, 1dsttty ~
every branch Of the general gsvsssosnt. uG