Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-11
The Democratic Platform


From the following extracts, it will be seen
that there was great unanimity at one time
among the Democracy on the power of Ter.
ritorial Legislature over the question O,
slavery:
The people of Territory. like those Of ,
State, shall decide for themselves wbatbo,
slavery shall or shall not exist within tbeiI
limits JAMES Bucu,y,w
The majority of the people, by the action
OF the Territorial Legislature, will decide the
question; aud all must abide the decision
"hen mace HOWELL CoBB.
The great and leading feature of the Kan
sas-Nebraska bill was to transfer the slavery
question and all other subjects to the Terri
torial Legislatures.
JAMES l. ORR, S. C.
am willing that the Territorial Legisla-
ture may act upon the subject when and how
they may think proper.
ALEX. II. STEPHENS, Of Ga.
am connected with no party that has for
its object the extension Of Slavery, nor ,cith
any TO prevent the people of a State or Terri
tory from deciding the question of its existeace
Uith them for themselves
john G. BREcKINRIDaE.
The principle of selfgovernment in the
Territories enables US TO Danish from the halls
OF Congress another fertile source of discon-
tent and excitement.
P. BENJAMIN, of La.
h0 aa& - Al
slayeholding States may 90 into the Terrific
ry with their slave property citizens of the
free States may 60 there holding no such
property; and When they get there, and
meet in common council, as a legislative
body they may determine whether the in
stitution shall prevail
J. NJ. Mason, of Va.
II the people of the Territories choose to
exclude slavery, SO far from considering it
as a wrong done to me or my constitute nts.
shall not complain of tit is their business.
GEo. +. BADGER, of N. G.
We intend that the actual settlers of the
Territories shall be protected in the full exer
else of all rights of freemen, and shall legis-
late for themselves while they haze Terrific
rial Government r. ToOMBs, of Ga.
1t is the right of the people to govern them
selves, and they alone shall exercise it. as
well WhHe IN Territorial condition as IN the
position of State.
GEO. w. JONES, of Tenn.
The people Of the Territories are expressly
authorized to legisate upon all subjects what
soever. slavery included. They may either
establish or abolish it, at their pleasure.
J. PETIT, of Ind.
believe that under the provisions Of this
(Kansas) bill, and of the Utah and New Mex.
leo bills, there will be perfect carte blanche
given TO the Territorial Legislatures to legis-
late as they may think proper.
A. p. BUTLER, of S. G.
The bill (Kansas and Nebrasial provides
that the Legislatures of these Territories shall
have power to legislate over all rightful sub
iects Of legislation.
r. NJ. T. HUNTER, of Va.
The citizen of Virginia is as much entitled
IN the common territory. to the protection
OF ms property as the citizen Of Illinois but
oo'h are dependent upon the legislation of
the territorial Government for the laws to
protect their property, of whatever kind it
may be- WM. &. RIoH,RpsoN Of mn
would leave the people of the Terrific
ries. who are TO DO affected by the institution
Of slavery, to determine the question for
thems slves, in their own way.
S. a, SMITH, of Tenn.
The power TO establish or exclude slavery
will be found among those which were re-
served TO the people. and which the trainers
of the Constitution never intended to be sur
rendered to the Federal Government by any
portion of the people in this country whether
living in the States or aftOr-acquired Terrific
EleS 7. +. BOWIE, Of Md