Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-03
The Democratic Platform.

mo platform adopted by the convention ~
Charleston was as follows:
Resotoed, That we, the Democracy Of the Union,
III Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation of the resolutions unanimously adopt
Ell and declared as platform Of principles by the
Democratic Convention at 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
ReSolred, That we reiterate with renewed eDcr-
gy Of purpose, the well 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-
sttuton to interfere with or control the domestic
institutions of the several States and that such
States the sole and proper judges of every
thing appertaining to their own affairs not pro-
hibitel in the Constitution that all efforts Of the
Abolitionlsts or others, made to interfere with
questions Of slavery, or to take incipient steps IN
violation thereto, calculated to lead to the
most alarming and dangerous consequences and
that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency
to diminish the happiness of the people, and en-
danger the stability and permanencyo OF the Mon,
and ought not TO be countenanced by any friend Of
| our political Institutions.
q That the foregoing proposition covers and
was intendel to embrace the whole subject Of
Democratic party of the Union, standing ON this
national platform, will abide ~ and adhere to
faithful execution o: tho acts known as the Com
promise Measures, settled by the Congress Of 1850,
1.-THE act for retaining fugitives from service or
labor, included which act be ng des gncd car
ry out an express provision Of the Constitution,
cannot with fidelity thereto DO repealed, or SO
changed as to destroy impair its efficiency.
s. That the Democratic party will resist all at
tempt> at renewing, in Congress or out Of it the
| agitation OF the slavery question. under what
ever shape or color the attempt may be made.
a. That the Democratic will faithfully
| abide by and uphold the principle laid down in
the kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1898.
and on the report Of Mr.. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1893 that !, adopts those pInci
pies as constituting one of the main foundations
OF its political creed, ana is resolved to carry them
out IN tneir obvious meaning and import.
And that we may more distinctly meet the issue
on which sectional party, subsisting exclusively
slavery agitation, North ana South, to the Con-
| Stltution and the Union.
|. Resotred, That claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation of all who regard the
| preservation Of the U hon under the Constitution
as paramount issue, and repudiating all section
al parties and platforms, concerning dome este sa
very, which seek t. embroll the States and to in
cite to treason and armed resistance to law Ter
ritorios and whose avowed purpose, if consun-
mated, must end in civil war and disunon-the
American Democracy recognize and adopt the
principles contained in the organic laws, esta b.
fishing the Territ, ries of Kansas and Nebraska AS
slavery question upon which the great national
idea Of the people of this wh9ie country can re-
pose in its determined conservation OF the Union
Non Interference by Congress 10Th Sarery IN
State and 7erriory,or IN the District Of Columbia
g hat this was the basis Of the csmpromi SEES
| Of 1850, confirmed both by the Democratic and
| Wing parties, in National Conventlons-ratiied
by the whQl people in the election Of 1852, and
rightly applied to the organization of Territories
| in Sl5i.
D. That by the uniform application Of the Dem
ecratic principle to the organization Of
Territories, ami to the admission II new States
with or without domestic slavery, as they may
elect. the equal rights of all the States will be-
preserved intact THE original compacts Of the
constitution maintained inviolate and tho per
pefuity and expansion Of this Union IN
| sured to its utmost capacity Of embracing, in
pc ce and harmony, every future American
State that may be constituted or anne xed, with
| republican form Of government.
Rssotred, That We recognize the right Of the
people Of all the Territories including Kansas and
Nebraska, acting through the legally and fairly.
expressed will Of a ma jority Of actual residents
and whenever the number Of their inhabitants
justifcs it, to form Constitution. with or with
out domestic slavery, and be admitted into the
Union upon terms Of perfect equality with the
other States.
land the Charleston Convention passed the fol
lowing 'esolutions
Resolred, That it is tho duty OF tho United
States to atfOrd ample and )mplete protection to
oil its citizens, whether at home or abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.
Resoired That one Of the necessities Of the age
in military, commercial and postal point Of view
is speedy c0mmuni cation between the Atlantic
and Pacific States, and the Democratic party
pledge such constitutional power If the govern
ment will insure thu truction Of railroad to
the Pacific coast at the earliest perioa
Kesotred, That the Democratic party are in IA
vor of the acquisition Of Cuba on such terms IS
shall be honorable to ourselves and Just to Spain.
Resofced, That tne enactments OF State Legisla-
lures to defeat the faithful execution Of the fup
give slave Law hostile in CHI aracter and subver
sive to the Constitution, and revolutionary in
their effects.
To the foregoing the Baltimore Convention ad
ded the following resolution.
Resolved, That it is in accordance with the Gin.
cinnati Platform, that during the existence Of ter
| ritorial governments, the measure Of restriction
whatever it may be, imposed by the federal CON
stitution on the power of the Territorial Lepl.la
ure over the subject Of the domestic relation, as
the same has been or shall hereafter be finally de-
| termined by the Supreme Court Of the United
states, should be respected by all good citizens,
and enforced with promptness and fidelity by
every branch OF the general government.