Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-26

the census, estimates that THE country nov
has over thirty millions Of inhabitants and IL
worth about enough to give about five hun
dred dollars to each ersoo.
Cincinnati National Platform.
Below we give the Resolutions Of the Cincinnati
National Convention, adopted June 4th, 1856,
which nominated James Buchanan for President.
We SHALL from time to time, republish those as the
creed Of the Democracy:
ResoLred, That the foundation Of this Union Of
State; having been laid IN, and its prosperity,
expansion, and pre-emincnt example in free gov
eminent built upon entire freedom in matters Of
religious Government, and no respect Of person in
regard to rank or place Of birth no party can
Justly be deemed national, constitutional, or in
accordance with American principles which bases
its exclusive organization upon religious opinions
and accidental birth. place. And hence political
crusade in the nineteenth century, and in the
United States Of America, against Catholic and
foreign born, is neither justified BY the past hsto-
nv or future prospects of the country nor in unison
with the spirit Of liberation and enlarged freedom
which distinguish 81 the American system Of pop.
ular sovereignty.
Nv of purpose the we'll considered declaration of
former Conventions upon the sectional issue Of
Domestic Slavery, and concerning the reserved
rights of the States.
!. That Congress has no power under tho Con-
stitution to interfere with control the domestic
institutions of the several States, and that such
States arc the sole and proper judges Of every
thing appertaining to their own affairs not pro-
hibited by the Constitution that all efforts Of the
aboliti0nists, or others, made to induce Congress
to interfere with questions Of Slavery, or to take
incipient steps in relation thereto, are calculated
to lead to tac most alarming and dangerous con-
SEQUENCES and that all such efforts have an inev-
car niSh fho mir Of
people and endsnger the stability and permanency
If the Union, and ought not to b countensnced
by any friend of our political Institutions.
9. That the foregoing proposition covers, and
was intended to embrace the whole subject Of
slavery agitation in Congress; and therefore, the
Democratic party Of the Union, standing on this
national platform, will abide by and adhere to
faithful execution of the acts known Is the Com
promise measures, settled by the Congress Of 1885,
1.-The act for retaining fugitives from service
labor" included; which act being designed to
carry out an express provision Of the COnsttut on,
cannot, with fidelity thereto, be repealed, or SO
changed rs to destroy or impair its efficiency.
8. That the Democratic party will resist all
attempts at renewing. in Congress cut Of it, the
agitation of the slavery question, under whatever
shape or color the attempt may be made.
4. That the Democratic party will faithfully
abide by and uphold the principles laid down in
the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions Of 1898,
Legislature in 1893. that it adopts those principles
as constituting one of the main foundations Of its
political creed, and is resolved to carry them out
in their obvious meaning and import
And that we may more distinctly meet the is
sue on which sectional party, lubsisting ex-
clusivcy upon slavery agitation, relies to test
the fidelity Of the peorie, North and South, to the
Constitution and the Union
l. Resolced, That claiming fellowship with, and
desiring the cooperation OF all who regard the
preservation of the Union under the Constitution
as tho permanent issue-vnd repudiating all Sec
tional parties and platforms concerning domestic
slavery, which seek to embroil the States and in
cite to treason and armed resistance to law in the
Territories and whose avowed purposes, if con-
summated, must end in civil war and disunion.
The American Democracy recognise and adopt
the principle contained in the organic laws
tabishing the Territories Of Kansas and Nebras-
K as embodying tho only sound and safe solution
national idea Of the people of this country can
repose in its determined conservation of tho
Unon-Non-interferenc by Congress with Slave
~ in State Territory, or in the District of Co.
lumbia.
E. That this was the basis Of the Compromise
of lS50-coufrmed by both tho Democratic and
Wing parties in National Convention-rat by
the people in the election Of l852-and rightly
applied in the organisation Of Territories in 1854
5. That by the Uniform application Of this De-
cratic principle to the organization Of Territories,
and to the admission Of new States, with or with
out domestic slavery, - they may elect-ths equal
rights Of oil the States will be preserved intact
the original compacts Of the Constitution main
tanned inviolate-and the perpetuity and expan.
sion of the Union insured to its utmost capacity of
in peace and harmony, every future
State that may DO constituted or annexed, with
republican form of government.
Resolved, That We recognise the right Of the
or al In 1ul:
and Nebraska, acting through the legally and
fairly expressed will uf majority Of actual resi-
dents, and whenever the number Of their inhabit
ants justifes it, to form Constitution, with or
without domestic slavery, and be admitted into
the Union upon terms Of perfect equality with the
other States.
Resolrsd, finally, That in view Of the condition
Of popular institutions Of the Old World, and tho
dangerous tendencies of sectional agitation COM
bined with tho attompt to enforce civil and reig-
ous disabilities against tho right of acquiring and
enjoying citizenship in our own land-a high and
sacred duty is devolved with increased response
bility upon the Democratic party Of this country,
IS the party of the Union, to upheld and maintain
tho rights Of every State in the Union Of the
States and to sustain and advance among Us con-
'titutional liberty, BY continuing to resist I'll
and exclusive legislation for the ben
Eft Of the few, 1t tho expense Of the many, and
BY vigilant and constant adherence to those
principles and Compromises Of the Constitution,
which are broad enough and strong enough to
embrace and uphold the Union - il was, the
Union - it shall be- in the full expansion Of the
'negiss and capacity Of the great and progressive
people.
/. Resolped, That there are questions CONNECT.
With the foreign policy Of this country, which arc
Inferior to no domestic question whatever. Tho
lime has come for the people Of the United States
declare themselves in favor Of free scas and pre-.
yressive free trade throughout the world, and by