The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-05-26

t.,or n Affirming tile Cincinnati Piat-
sorm With the addition that the national
n.uocrscy 81 the United States hold
shr,e cardinal principles on the subject 81
slavery ii the Territories hrst, thar
contress has no power TO abolish Slavery
4 M Territories, nor prohibit the intro.
duetion 81 Slavery therein, nor any power
q destroy II BY any legislation whatever;
4 ard that II is the duty Of the Federal Go
yerurnent 10 protect, when necessary, the
rirhts 81 persons Or property on the high
- III tie Territories, or wherever its
Constitution and jurisdiction extends. /.
Oregon and California voting With the
South.
The majority report was read by Mr..
Ayery, who intended 10 say thar entire
ruanimity did not prevail on q portion OF
lie resolution; u.
The FIRST and third resolutions ia rela.
lion to slavery in the Territories and the
. duty 81 the general government toprotcct
Inc rights OF persons, were adopted BY d
large majority Of the Convention. n.
The second resolution, in relation 70
The fugitive slave law, and the fourth, In
relation tonaturaiized citizens, were ad-
opted unanimously. u. \. u .. .a....
The lifth, In favor Of the acquisition Of
Cuba. was adopted without division. .s
There were two minority reports made,
one BY Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, re.
Affirming the Cincinnati Platform and de
claring Democratic principles unchange-
ablein their nature, when applied to the
same subjects only recommends, lii nd
dition to the Cincinnati Platform, a re-
solution recommending the protection Of
III citizens, whether native or naturalized.
The principal minority report, however,
VAS signed by Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wis
consin, Iowa, New York and Pennsyl-
yania. nj. H. .:s ..: III. .j.
0 The points were i. Ell 81. 81
lst. Affirming the Cincinnati Platform.
@ I'd That all rights Of property are
Judicial in character, and the Democracy
+ pledge themselves to the decisions of the
Supreme Court ON the subject.
Sd. Ample protection to citizens. ma
/ tive or naturaIized, at home or abroad
Atm. Pledges Government aid to the
Pacific Railroad. u ..- ..s 81.
5th. Approving the acquisition Of
Cuba on terms honorable and just to
Spain. III. :..t ...5 4 \. Il.
9th. That all State resistance to the
fugitive slave law Is revolutionary to the
CONSTITUTION. II. g... ..=...
.* b. AZ four PM Mr. Bayard OF Delaware
presented another platform or series Of
resolutions; " Sd. 81 .:. EEL. *=: .:=;
dst AillImlng the Cincinnati platform.
{. "a Deciarlng that Territorial govern
ments are provisional .lisl and temporary
I y curing slelr existence MI citizens of
lns on ", ~. , sa.ss nave AZ equal right to
s,1le M lellItot,es Wlslout their rights
q eishel pelao.ls oll PloPsI'y icing ues-
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4, ,sls als y, aulnorlty sAtehas,
I'm celu,Nit taial WYNN ~. thc ssttlets
ln : letfltoly nave y aaeqaa.e popnlatlon
. lOla I ota.s 1Onsl.u..on, tne Ilght 81 q
! so.s.e'sns so.,msnss, M eeIng coh.
nhlA.eu ~ Msir ADMISSION. mug .he
eaoa. my s.anu upon aS eeuai loo.lng
",sa .us sl.lAshs y o.nst otates, anu Iha.
is,o s ts sIs n;oa ~ so1s
tno hhe Onlont slavery o. no y slavery. r.
-. naea speeenlLy ln s wang
"us, spaiIl.Is aha y, tMistlh inc platforms
..S S ~ 1870 49, = ". .ne sOmnt.ee
they we're by resolution instructed to re-
s s. 49, 80 +. -: . ,. I, EEL. :.
c.s.s; nah.Past nse Alr, avery, o. Nortn
ina coo.,a; a,pOa.eu ron sns nis1ot1'y 81
sS ~ s s.,aa ana IN dong 50 urged upon
i.". 49, ~ ~ hot.letn states 70 tecoi-