New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-29
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

The following are Senator Daviss resolutions,
agreed upon by the Democratic Senate caucus:
/. Resolred, That, in the adoption of the Federal
Constitution the States adopting the acted sever
ally as free and independent sovereigntes delegatnga
portion Of their powers to be exercised by the Federal
Government for the increased security Of each against
dangers, domestic as well AS foreign and that any in
terme ddng by any or more States, or by combi
nation of their citizens, with the domestic Institutions
of the others, any pretext, whether political moral
or religious, with view to their disturbance or sub
version is in violation of the Constitution insulting to
the States nterfered with endangers their domestic
peace and tranquility, objects for which the Constitu
ton was formed, and by necessary consequence,
serves to weaken and destroy the Union ITSELF
?. Resolved, That Negro Slavery, as it exists in
fifteen States of this Union composes important
portion of their domestic institutions, inherited from
their ancestors, and existing at the adoption OF the
Constitution by which it recognized constituting
an important element of apportionment Of powers
among the States; and that no change Of opinion or
feeling the part Of the non-slavehoding States OF
the Union in relation to this institution can Justify
them their citizens in open covert attacks thereon
with view TO it's oyerhrow and that all such attacks
are in manifest violation OF the mutual and solemn
pledge to protect and defend each other given by the
States respectively, entering into the social COM
pact which formed the Union, and q manifest
breach Of faith and violation Of the most solemn obi
cations.
g. ResOlved That the Union of these States rests on
the equality of rights and privileges among its men,
bers and that it is especially the duty of the Senate
which represents the States in their sovereign capacv
W reeist al " S-~vanuIunIe either IL relation
to person or property, as ia the Terrtories-whch
are the common possession of the United States-to
give advantages to the citizens Of State which are
not equally assured TO those Of every other Sa'e.
4. ResOired, That neither Congress nor Territorial
Legislature, whether by direct Legislation orlegisa-
ton Of an indirect and unfrendy character possesses
the power to annul impair the constitutional right
of any citizen Of the United States to take his slave
property into the Territories, and there hold
and enjoy tie while the Territorial condition re-
mains.
s. Resolred, That If experience should at any tins
prove that the Judiciary and Executive authority 90
not possess the to insure adequate protection 70
Constitutional rights in Territory, and II the ierr-
tOria Government shond fail OF refuse TO- proyde Tue
necessary remedies for that purpose, VIII DC tue uuy
OF Congress to supply sneh deficiency.
G. Resolred That the iDhabitants OF icrrieory o.
the United States when they rehtfully form Consul
tuition TO be admitted State into the Union, may
then for the frat me-ke the people OF state when
forming q new Corstitution-decloe 1or themselves
whether Slavery us domestic institution, email be
If ConOrees admit them State, they shau be re-
% eeyed tito the Union with or without Slavery as
their Constitution may prescribe at the time of their
Pesolred, That the provision of the Constitution
for the rendition Of hgitives from service OF labor,
g without the adoption Of which the Union could not
have been formed" and the laws of 1893 and 1880
which were enacted to secure its execution aud the
main features of which being similar bear the impress
of nearly seventy years Of sanction by the highest Judi
cia authority should be honestly aud faithfully OBJ
served aud maintained by all who enjoy the benefits Of
our compact OF Union, and that all acts of individuals
State Legislatures TO defeat the purpose or nullfy
The requirements OF that provision and the laws made
IN pursuance OF It, hostile in character subversve
" the Constitution, revolutionary in their effect.