Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-22

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The platform adopted BY the Convention at
Charleston was - follOws:
Resolved, That We, the Democracy Of the Union,
ID Conversion assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation Of the resolutions unani0ously adopt-
ed and declared q platform Of principles BY the
Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, in the year
1856, believing that Democratic principles are
Interchangeable in their nature when applied to the
same subject matters.
That portion Of the Cincinnati platform relAt-
Ing TO the slavery question is the following
Rssotred, That we reiterate, with renewed eDer-
81 Of purpose, the we'll considered declarations OF
former Conventions upon the sectional issue Of
domestic slavery and concerning the reserved
rights OF the States:
l. That Congress has no power, under the Con-
stitution to interfere with or 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-
hbited in the Constitution that all efforts of the
ADolitionists or others, made to interfere with
questions Of slavery, or to take ncipent steps in
violation thereto, are calculated to lead to the
most alarming and dangerous consequences; and
that all such Efforts have an inevitable tendency
/ to diminish the happiness of the people, and en-
danger the stability and permanency Of the Unien,
and ought not TO be countenanced by any friend Of
our political Institutions.
2. That the foregoing proposition covers and
was intendeS 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 a
| faithful execution o. the acts known the Gem
promise Measures, settled by the Congress Of 1850,
1.-The act for retaining futigitives from service
labor" included which act being designed to
ry out an express provision Of the Constitution,
cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed, so
changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency.
8. That the Democratic party will resist all at
tempts at renewing, in Congress or out Of it 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 1898,
and on the report of Mr. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1893; that it adopts those pIinc-
| pies as constituting one Of the main foundat
OF its political creed ami is resolved to carry them
| out in their obvious meaning and Import.
/ And that we may moro distinctly meet the issue
on which sectional party, subsistng exclusively
on slavery agita ton, North South, to the Con-
| stltution and the Union.
l. Resoiced, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation of all who regard the
preservation of the Union under the Constitution
paramount issue, and repudiating all section
al parties and platforms, concerning domestic sla-
| very, which seek t. emb ro the States, and to in
cite to treason and armed resistance to law in Ter
ritories and whose avowed purpose, If consuin-
mated must end in civil war and disun;on-the
| American Democracy recognize and adopt the
principles contained in the organic laws, estab-
fishing the Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska,
embodying the only sound and safe solution OF the
"slavery question" upon which the great national
idea Of the people of this Whole country can re-
| pose in its determined conservation Of the Union
| = Aon- Interference 6y Congress tth Sdrery in
State and 1crritory,or IN the Di4rict Of Columbia.
| 2. hat thi. was the basis of the smpromises
Of 1850, confirmed both by the Democratic and
| Wing parties, in Nationa. Conventions-ratifed
| by the whole people in the election of 1852, and
rightly applied to the organization of Territories
| in Sl54
g. That by the uniform application Of the Dem
| ocratie principle to the organization Of
| Territories, and to the admission IF 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, in
pc and harmony, every future American
| state that may be constituted or annexed, with q
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 a majority Of actual residents
and whenever the number of their Inhabitants
justifes it, to form Constitution, with or with.
out domestic slavery, and be admitted into the
Union upon terms Of perfect equality with the
other States.
land the Oh arleston Convention passed the fol
lowing resolutions
Resolred, That it is the duty Of the United
States to aford ample and complete protection t.
oil 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 If the govern
ment will insure the construction Of railroad to
the Pacific coast at the earliest practicable peroi
Resolved, That the Democratic party are in fa
vor Of the acquisition Of Cuba such terms as
shall be honorable to ourselves and just to Spain
Resoiued, That tnc ctments OF State Legisla-
lures to defeat the faithful execution Of the fugi-
give slave law hostile in character and subver
sive to the Constitution, and revolutionary in
their effects.
To the foregoing the Baltimore Convention ad
dcd the following resolution.
| Resolred, That ii is in accordance with the Gin
cnnat Platform, that during the existence Of ter
| ritorial governments the measure Of restriction
whatever it may be, imposed by he federal con
sttution on the power Of the Territorial Leglsla
ture over the subject Of the domestic relations al
the same has been or shall hereafter be fnall de
termined by the Supreme Court of the United
States, should be respected by all good citizens
and enforced with promptness and fidelity BY
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