Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-24
The Brecleinrideers.,

AMe
We published, the other day, the Platform
of the Breckenridge Convention at Davenport.
u. 1900 a.. ...;., 80 ~. Rrecl;n.
W. ho~ app0no sns' po'' Wv. ~ Wv
ridge Platform adopted oy the parry ~ MUS
catine, June 28th, which relates to the slavery
question. We call particular attention to it,
=. o-.-o,,;.. .ho doctrine of r;ne.tentbs of
~ eAp''''"e '-.o .',s 'o
the Democratic party:
"THAr THE RIGHT OF PROPERTY IN SLAVES IS
DISTINCTLY AND EXPRESSLY AFFIRMED IN THE
CONSTITUTION, and, AZ tho Constitutio,'
recognizes tho right Of tho master to his
property in sloce, and makes no distinctio,l
betueen that description Of property and
other PROPERTY o.oned By citizen, no tribunal
acting hinder the authority Of the United
States can rightfyIIy drGU such distinction,
or DEM to Il tho benefit Of the provisa0nl
so1ich haos been provided for the protection
of private properly. 'y e.
"That the Federal Territories are the
property of all the States; that the citizen O
slave State has tho same right to go to a
Territory Nth his property in slaves thai
the citizen Of a free State has to go there
with his property in oren and horses, ana
ashile there both are entitled to equal protection
under the Constitution.
"That the Congress of the United States
has no right or authority to exclude slave
property from Federal Territory, or from
the public domain, which is the property Of
all the States; nor can Territorial Legis'
lature, either by positive law or by unfriendly
legislation, exclude slavery therefrom, but
under the Constitution, are in duty and in Law
bound to afford the same protection to slave
property as to other property while the Ter
ritorial condition remains; and, if the Legis
lature of Territory shall neglect or refuse te
pass laws for such protection, then It wiI
become tho duty Of Congress to isterpose, and
pass such laos as wiH afford protection Il
SUCH PROPERTY in the Federal 1erri.ories
until they shall become sufficiently popuIates
to enable them to assume sovereignty IN the''
ewn right-at which time they may form
State Government, and, by their own constr
tuition, determine whether slavery shall o.
shall not be allowed in the sovereign State
thus formed, aud then only by the will of tn
sovereign power (the peOple), to be fairly
expressed at the ballot-box; then to join tn
Union with or without slavery, as the peOpl
Of such State shall have determined.
"And the undersigned could further dector
| that they hare repvdidted SQu0tter S0ver
| eigntq as 0atdq0nislic to the principles Q
| Dem ocracy, s,lbvessiSe Of the rights OF tn
| sovereign States Of NE Uns0n, ana az sod
pith the Constitutions OF our country.
"That they approve of the platform reported
by the committee Of seventeen States at tn
Ohariestoh Oonven;'1n, WHICH s wSs MI tws,
oOd ny sma,l section from The South VIII
misrepresented the sentiments of their con
stituents. That they are in favor OF an
approve the nomination maoe oy INC eru
,ha fo;rh ~, natr;ots Of The North Who recon
mended the patriot, Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, for President, and the patriot, Lane
of Oregon, for Vice President:
.ney arc .;e,a. i =; Io,Ua .h.t thsv ma
thus he enabled to show their devotion t
Democracy and the Union, by casting thei
votes for the patriots, Brecklnrldg e ana Lane
AZ sne coming r.esiuen ~; ~ brnn ",
s p tictet to hs comnosed If trne Nationa
Administration Democrats, who will be tru
to National Democracy and the Union; an
the Undersigned urther declare THAT lHh
APPROVE OF THE POLICY Vi Ihh fAlH'o'
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN, AND ookDlAhLa Al
PROVE AND COMMEND HIS ADMINISTRATIONS s.on. "a a
TENDING IN ALL ITS PARTS TO phoAols IN
NATIONAL HONOR As WELL As THE iNfShNSi
THEREOF.
Our Democratic friends who signed tn
platform have exhibited q refreshing degre
of o.ndor W. ,ort,,ra r. CIV that the