Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-02
Cincinnati National Platform.

Relow We give the resolutions of tho Cincinnati
National Convention, adopted June 4th, 1896,
which nominated James buchanan Tor President.
We SHALL from tmc to time, repuoiish those as the
creed Of the Democracy
E,solped That the foundation of this Union of
States having been laid in, and its prosperity,
expansion, and preeminent example In Tree gov
eminent built upon entire freedom In matters of
religious conccrnment and no respect ut person in
regard to rank or place Of birth no party can
Justly be deemed national, constitutional, in
accordance with American principles which base,
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 histo
nv or future prospects of the country nor in unison
with the spirit Of liberation and enlarged freedom
which distinguishes the American system of pop.
ular sovereignty.
ResoIced That we reiterate with renewed ener-
gy of purpose. the well 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 the Con-
sitution to interfere with control the domestic
institutions Of the several States, and that such
States are the sole and proper judges Of every
thing appertaning to their own affairs not pro-
hibited By the Constitutions that all efforts Of the
abolitionists, or others, made to induce Congress
to interfere with questions Of Slavery, to take
incipient steps in relation thereto, calculated
to lead to tae most alarming and dangerous con-
sequences and that all such efforts have an inev-
ita ole tendency to diminish the happiness of the
people and endanger the stability and pcrmanency
af the Union, and ought not to be countenanced
by any friend of our political institutions.
2. 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
ffor,, will abide hy and adhero m a
faithful execution Of the acts known as the Com
promise measures, settled by the Congress of 1850.
''the act for retaining fugitives from service or
labor" included; which act being designed to
carry out an express provision of the Consttut on
| cannot, with fidelity thereto, DO repealed, or so
changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency.
3. That the Democratic party will resist all
attempts 1T renewing, in Congress or 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,
and in the report of Mr.. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 799 that it adopts those principles
| as constituting one Of tho main foundations Of its
political creed, and is resolved to carry them ont
| in their obvious meaning and import.
And that we may more distinctly meet the is
| sue on which sectional party, subsisting ex-
clusvely upon slavery agitation now relies to test
the fidelity of the peorle, North and South to the
Constitution and the Union
L. Resolred, That claiming fellowship with, and
desiring the cooperation Of all who regard the
preservation of the Union under the Constitution
as the 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 recognize and adupt
the nrncir la Qonfainp1 in tho l,w.
tablishing the Territories Of Kansas and Nebras-
ka as embodying the only sound and safe solution
of the slavery question" upon which the great
national idea of tho people Of this country can
repose in its determined conservatism Of the
Unlon-Non-i interference by Congress with Slave
ry in State or Territory, in the District of Co.
lumbia.
2. That this was the basis Of the Compromise
of le50-confrmed by both the Democratic and
Wing parties in National Convention-ratifed by
the people in the election of lS52-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 rs they may elect-the equal
rights Of all 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
embra,ing, in peace and harmony, every future
State that may be constituted or annexed with a
republican form Of government.
ReSOfred, That We rcognizs the right Of the
people Of all the Territories, including Kansas
and Nebraska, acting through the legally and
fairly expressed will uf ma ority Of actual resi-
dents, and whenever the number of their inhabit-
ants justifcs it, to form Constitution, with or
without domestic slavery, and be admitted into
the Union upon terms Of perfect equality with the
other States.
Resoired, fnaHy, Tha. in view Of the condition
of pOpular ms tituti0ng nf tha Id ~
dangerous tendencies Of sectional agitation, COM
bned with the attempt to enforce civil and reliy-
iOus disabilities against the 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
a the party of the Unien, to upheld and maintain
tho rights OF every State in tho Union Of the
States and to sustain and advance among us con-
stitutional liberty, by continuing to resist all
monopolies, and exclusive legislation for tho ben
eft of the few, at tho expense Of tho 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 as it was, the
Union rs it shall be, in tho full expansion Of the
energies and capacity Of the great and progressive
people.
l. Resoiyed, That there are questions CONNECT
with the foreign policy Of this country, which are
inferior to no domestic question whatever. The
time has come for the people Of the United States
to declare themselves in favor of free seas and pro-
gressve FREQ trade throughout the world, and by
solemn manifestations to place their moral in
huenco at tho side Of their successful example,
2. Resotced. That our geographical and political
position with reference to the other States of this
contiaen', no less than tho interest Of our COM
merce and the development Of our growing power,
requires that we should hold ss sacred tho princi-
pies involved in the Monroe doctrine their bear
ing and import admit Of no miscpnstruction; they
should be applied with unbcnding rigidity
D. Resolved, That the great highway which
nature, as we'll as tho assent Of those most imme-
diately interested in the maintenance, cas marked
out Tor free communication bctwsen the Allan
tic and the Pacific oceans, and constitutes ono Of
the most important achievements realized by the
spirit of modern times aud tho uncomfortable en-
ergy Of our people. That result should be secured
by timely and efficient exertion of tho control
which VIC have the right to proclaim over it, and
no power on earth should be suffered to impede
or clog its progress by any interference with the
relations which 1t may suit our policy 10 establish
between our Government and the States within
VIII osc dominion il lies. We can, under no circum-
stances, surrender our prepondercncc in tho ad
justment Of oil questions arising out Of it.
4. Resoteed, That in view Of so commanding
an interest. the people Of tho United States can
not but sympathixo with tho efforts which are
being made by the people Of Central America TO
regensrate that portion Of the Continent which
covers the passage across tho Isthmus.
B. Hesolced, That tho Democratic party will ex-
pect OF the next Administration that every prsrer
effort will be made to insure our ascendency in the
Gulf Of Mexico, and ~ maintain . permanent |
protection to the great outlets tarouEh which are
empted into it, waters the products raised out Of
the SOIL and the commodities created BY the In
dustsy q the people u or Westsss valleys aad |
os ths Uaiss q lasgs.