Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-29
THE NEWEST STYLE OF DEMOCRACY"


Some of our contemporaries have published
the original draft CT Jefferson Davis resolu-
tons in such way as to lead some of their
readers to mistake it for the platform adopted
at Washington by the democratic Senators. A
despatch by telegraph, received last night,
enables us to revise this draft of his resolu-
tons so as to give the new platform precisely
as twas adopted by the caucus. He proposed
six resolves. The caucus propose seven,
having divided the fourth in his series,
and made important additions to it. AS
these resolves are politically important,
we print them for the edifcahon of our
readers, and also to have them on record
for future reference. They show us how
steadily the democratic party goes onward
to perdition. The slavery extremists have en-
tire command of it. 1t matters little what the
Charleston convention may do, or omit to do.
These resolves constitute the party platform.
The next revision of it will probably include
a demand for the re-opening of the African
slave trade. AT present, the fastest style of
democracy" is as follows -
federal constitution, the states adopting the
same acted as free and indepen lent sovereign
ties, delegating portion of their powers to be
exercised by the federal government, for the
increased security of each against dangers do.
nestle as well as foreign and that any inter-
meddling by any one or more states, or by
combination of their citizens, with the domes-
tic institutions of the others, on any pretext
whether political, moral, or religious, with the
view to their disturbance or subversion, is in
violation of the constitution, insulting to the
states SO interfered WITH endangers their do
nestle peace and ranquillity-obiects for
which the constitution was formed-and, by
necessary consequence, serves to weaken and
destroy the Union itself.
2. Resolved, That negro slavery, as it ex-
lists in fifteen States of this Union, composes
an important part of their domestic institutions
inherited from their ancestors, and existing at
the adoption of the Constitution, by which it
is recognized as constituting an important ele-
ment of the apportionmento of powers among
the States; and that the change of opinion or
feeling on the part of the slavehodng
States of the Union in relation TO this instItu-
ton cannot Justify them or their citizens in open
or systematic attacks thereon with a view to
its overthrow and that all such attacks are in
manifest violation of the mutual and solemn
pledges to protect and defend each other, given
the constitutional compact which formed the
Union, and manifest breach of faith, and
violation of the most solemn obligation.
3. Resolved, That the Union of these states
rests on the equality of rights and privileges
among its members, and that it is especially
the duty of the Senate, which represents the
states in their sovereign capacity, to resist all
attempts to discriminate, either in relation to
person or property, so as, in the territories
which are the common possession of the United
States-to give advantages to the citizens of
one state which are not equally secured to
those of every other state.
4. Resolved, That neither Congress nor a
territorial legislature, whether by direct legis-
lation or legislation of an indirect and unfriend-
ly nature, possesses the power to annul or i'm.
pair the constitutional right of any citizen of
the United States to take his slave property
into the common territories and there hold
and enjoy the same while the territorial condi-
ton remains.
5. Resolved, that, if experience shall at any
time prove that the judiciary, and the execu-
tive authority, do not possess the means to in
sure adequate protection to such constitutional
rights in territory, and if the territorial gov
eminent shall fail to provide the necessary
remedies, it will be the duty of Congress to
supply such deficiency.
6. Resolved, that the inhabitants of ter
ritory of the United States when they rightly
form a constitution, to be admitted into the
state as a Union, may then, for the first time,
like the people of a state when forming new
constitution, decide for themselves, whether
slavery, as a domestic institution, shall be
maintained or prohibited within their jurisdic-
ton; and if Congress shall admit them as
state, "they shall be received into the Union
with or without slavery as their constitution
may prescribe at the time of their admission"
Z. Resolved, That the provision of the con-
stitution or the rendition of fugitives from
service or labor, without the adoption of
which the Union lcould not have been
formed" and the laws of 1898 and 1856, which
were enacted to secure its execution, and the
main features of which, being similar, bear the
impress of nearly seventy years of sanction
by the highest judicial authority, have unques-
tionable claim to the respect and observance
of all who ENJOY the benefits of our compact of
Union; and that the acts of state legislatures
to defeat the purpose, or nullify the require
ments of that provision, and the laws made
in pursuance Of it, are hostile in character,
subversive of the constitution, revolutionary
in their effect and if persisted in, must sooner
or later lead the states injured by such breach
Of the compact to exercise their Judgment as
to the proper mode and measure of redress.