Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-08

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Charleston was as follows.
Resotged, That we, the Democracy Of the Union,
ia Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
afasma ton Of he resolutions unanimously adopt
elsnd declared ~ platforms Of principles bv the
Dem ocra4lc Convention q Ciucinnoti, in the year
1885, believing that Democratic principles are
unchangeabie in their nature when appliedto the
same subject matters.
That portion Of the Cincinnati platform reAt-
ing to the slavery question 10 the following
Rssolred That we reiterate, with renewed eper-
~ of purpose, the well considered declarations Of
former Conventions upon the sectional issue Of
domestic slavery and concerning the reserved
rights Of the States:
/. That Congress has no power, under the Con-
s.itution to interfere with control the domestic
institutions Of the several states. and that such
states are the sole and proper judges OF every
thing appertaining to their own affairs not pro-
hibied in the Constitution that all efforts OF the
Abolitionists or others, made TO interfere with
questions Of slavery, or to take incipent steps in
violation thereto, are calculated to lead to the
most alarming and dangerous consequences; and
that all such efforts have M inevitable tendency
to diminish tbs happiness Of the people, and en-
danger the stability and permanencyof the nien,
and ought not to be countenanced ny any friend oi
our political Institutions.
q That the foregoing proposition covers and
was intendcs 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 as the Com
promise Measures, settled by the Congress Of 1850,
1.-THE act for retaining futigiives from service
labor" included which act be ne designed to car
~ out an express provision Of the Constitution,
cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed, or 50
changed as todsstroy or impair its efficiency
3. That the Democratic party will resist all at
tempts at renewing, in Congress or out Of II the
agitation OF the slavery question. under what
ever 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 l19S,
and ON the report q Mr. Madison TO the virginia
Legislature in 1899 that it adopts those plinci-
pies as constituting one Of the main foundations
of its political creed AMI is resolved to carry them
out in their obvious meaning and inport.
And that we may more distinctly meet the issue
on which a sectional party, subsisting exclusively
on slavery agitation, North ana South, u the Con-
stltuion and the Union.
l. ResoIged, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation of all who regard the
preservation Of the Union under the Constitution
as a paramount issue, and repudating Gil section
al parties and platforms, concerning domestic sla-
very, which seek to cmbroll the States, and to IN
cite to treason and armed resistance to law in Ter
ritories ; and whose avowed purpose, if consun
mated must end in civil war and disuh.on the
American Democracy recognize anu adopt the
principles contained in the organic laws, estab-
fishing the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska, as
embodying the only sound and safe solution OF the
"slavery question" upon which the great national
idea Of the people Of this whoic country can re-
pose in its determined conservation Of the Union
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State and 7erritory,or IN the District Of Columbia
2. That this was the basis of the compromises
of $50, confirmed both by the Democratic and
Wing parties, in National Conventions-rat6ed
NV b,l, r,laip fho olQ
rightly applied to the organization OF Territories
in 5l54
g. That by thu uniform application Of tho Dem
ocratie principle to the organization Of
Territories, AMI to the admission Of 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 the per-
petulty and expansion of this Union in
sured to its utmost capacity OF embracing, Ia
pc ce and harmony, every future American
State that may be constituted or annexed, with a
republican form Of government
Resolved, 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 maj ority OF actual residents
and whenever the number OF their inhabitant'
iustifes it, to form Constitution, with or with.
out domestic slavery, and be admitted INT" tht
Union upon terms of perfect equality with tbs
other States.
(And the Charleston Convention passed the fol
lowing resolutions
ReSolyed. That it is the duty Of the United
States to afford ample and complete protection t.
all its citizens, whether at home or abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.
Resolved That one of the necessities OF the age
in military, commercial and postal point of view
is speedy communication between the Atlantic
and Pacific States, and the Democratic party
pledge such constitutional power Vt the govern
ent as will insure the construction Of railroad to
the Pacific coast the earliest practicable period
Resolced, That the Democratic party are in ia.
vor of tho acquisition of Cuba on such terms AT
shall be honorable to ourselves and just to Spain
Resolved, That tne enactments OF State legisla.
lures to defeat the faithful execution OF tho fuSl
give slave law are hostile in character and subver
sive to the Constitution, and revolutionary II
their effects.
To tho foregoing the Baltimore Convention ad
ded the following resolution
Resoiued, That it is in accordance with the Gin
cinnati Platform that during the existence OF ter
rtorial governments, the measure OF restriction
whatever it may be, imposed by the federal con
stitution on the power of the Territorial Leglsla
turc over the subject of the domestic relations q
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.