The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-07-25

Position Of the Democratic Party
in 1856, upon NOn-AnterVen-
ton and Popular sovereignty
Extract from the Kansas-N ebraska Act
!, '.The Constitution and oil laws Of the
United States, which ore not locally lnap'
plicsble, shall have the same force within
The said Territory of Kansas as elsewhere
within the United States, except the eighth
section of the act preparatory to the admls,
sion of Missouri into the Union, approved
March 6, 1920, Ohich being inconsistent 'cih
the principe of non intervention By Congress
,cih slGverV in the States and Territories, as
recognized BY the legislation of 1850, com
monty called the Compromise Measures, is
hereby declared imperative and void; IL be
] ING tie true intent and meaning OF hts act
! mol 10 le9islats SLAVERY into any Territory or
State, nor 10 erclude IL thereJrom, but TO
LEAVE THE PEOPLE THEREOF
! PERFECTLY FREE TO FORM AND
REGULATE THEIR DOMESTIC IN
STITUTIONS IN THEIR o WIN WAY,
STBJECT ONLY TO THE CONSTI-
TUITION OF THE UNITED STATES {:
Provided, that nothing herein contained shall
be construed TO reViue or put tn force any IdD
or regulation which may have existed prior
to the sct OF 9Th March, 1920, OF EITHER
PROTECTING ESTABLISHING PRO.
HIBITING OR ABOLISHING SLAVE.
RY."
Extract from the Cincinnati Platform.
81. Resolved, That, claiming fellowship
with and desiring the co operation of oil
who regard the preservation Of the Union,
under the Constitution, us the paramount
issue, and repudiating oil sectional parties
and platforms concerning domestic slavery,
which seek TO embroil the States and incite
to treason and armed resistance TO law in
the Territories, and whose aVowed purposes,
if corsummated, must end in civil war and
disunion; the American Democracy recognize
and adopt the principles contained IN the or
qanic laws establishing the Territories Of
Kansas and Nebraska as embodyino the only
sound ard safe solution Of the slavery queS-
tion,' upon which the great natonsl idea Of
the people of this whole country can repose
in its determined consarvatsism OF the Un.
ion-NOV INTERVENTION BY CON-
GRESS WITH SLAVERY IN STATE
! AND TERRITORY AND in THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.
"2d. That this was the basis of the com.
promises of 1850, confirmed by both the
Democratic and Wing parties in National
Conventions, ratified by the people in the
election of 1852, and rightly applied TO The
, organization Of Territories IN 1854"
Extract from Mr.. Buchanan's Letter ot
; Acceptance, dated June 18th, 1856.
"The recent legislation of Congress re.
specting domestic slavery, derived as it has
been, from the original end pure fountain o
political power, the will OF the majority,
. promises ere long to allay the dangerous
excitement. This legislation is founded
upon principles as ancient IS free govern
ment itself, and, in accordance with them,
has simply declared that THE PEOPLE
OF A TERRITORY, LIKE OF THOSE
OF A STA re, SHALL DECIDE FOR
THEMSELVES WHE rHER SLAVERY
SHALL OR SHALL NOTEXlST WITH
IN THEIR LIMITS. The Konsas. Nebras-
ka Act does no more than give the force of
law to this elementary principle OF self gov
eminent. This principle will surely not be
controveried by any individual Of any party
protesting devotion to popular government
Besides, how vain and illusory would any 9th.
er principle prove, iD practice, in regard to the
Territories This is apparent from the fact,
admitted by all, that after q Territory shall
have entered the Union and become q State
no Constitutional power would then exist
which could prevent it from either abolish
iag or estob fishing sl4very, as the case may
be, according TO its sovereign will und pleas
ure."
Extract from Major Breckinridge's IS
Speech at Lexington, after his Nom
ination to the Vice Presidency.
upon the distracting question of dom 's.
tic slavery their position is clear. The
whole power of the Democratic organization
il pledged to the following propositions -
THAT CONGRESS SHALL NOT IN
TERVENE UPON THIS SUBJECT In
THE STATES, IN THE TERRIFIC
RIES OR IN THE DISTRICT OF CO
LLUMBIA; THAT THE PEOPLE OF
EA CHI TERRITORY SHALL DETER
MINE THE QUESTION FOR THEM
SELVES, and be admitted into the Union
! upon q footing Of perfect equality with The
original States, without discrimination on
account OF the allowance or prohibition o.
slavery.
Extract from an Address of the Nation.
al Democratic Committee to the Peo'
pie of the United States in 1866.
Finally, in 1850, alter period OF great
agitation throughout the country, the lead.
ing patriots aid wise men Of both parties
such as Clay. Webster, Cass and others, de.
cided upen leaving this question where il
always ought to have been left, and where
the true spirit of our institutions places it
IN THE HANDS AND UNDER THE
CONTROL OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
TERRITORIES THEMSELVES, re-
strained only by the Constitution.
"The whole nation rejoiced in this wise
adjustment, and oil parties claimed it ss a
fnaliy as to this principle of Territorial
organization. For once the question OF
slavery in the Territories was settled upon
the principles OF our Revolutionary fathers,
who demanded voice and vote in regua.
ting their own institutions; the same great
fundamental principles OF human govern
ment which underlie und uphold our whole
republican system m-principles suited to all
Territories and to all times, and as broad
and enduring as eternal truth. Ihis 'ofm
OF adjustment was denominated NON-lN-
TERVERVENTION BY CONG RESS-
SELF-GOVERNMENT BY THE PEO-
PIE OF THE TERRITORIES"
OrThe Southwest (Mo.) Democrat con-
cludes lengthy editorial upon Mr.. Douglas
nomination as follows:
"We have for a candidate one who has
for many years been the pride OF the North