The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-07-18
Platform of Principles adopted
by the Democratic State
Convention,


form Of principles declared by the recent
National Democratic Convention, as fol.
lows:
Resolved, That We, the Democracy of
the Union, in Convention assembled, hereby
declare our affirmation of the resolutions
unanimously adopted and declared as q
platform of principles by the Democratic
Convention at Cincinnati in the year 1856,
believing that Democratic principles are
unchangeable in their nature when applied
to the same subject matter; and we rec
onmend as our only further resolutions
the following: ~- @'' WONG % s
Resolved, That tits the duty of the
United States to afford ample and COM
plete protection to all its citizens, whether
at home or abroad, and whether native or
foreign born. ~ @ - -
Resolved, That one of the necessities
Of the age, in a military, commercial and
postal point of view, is speedy communi-
cation between the Atlantic and Pacific
States, and the Democratic party pledge
such constitutional measures as will in
sure the construction of q railway to the
Pacific coast at the earliest practicable
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Resolved, That the Democratic party
are in favor Of the acquisition of the island
of Cuba, on such terms as shall be hon.
orable to ourselves and just to Spain.
Resolred, That the enactments Of State
Legislatures to defeat the faithful execu.
tion of the Fugitive Slaves Law, are hostile
in character, subversive of the Constitu
tion, and revolutionary 10 their effect. :,
Resolved, That 1t is in accordance with
the true Interpretation of the Cincinnati
Platform, that during the existence Of ter.
sitorisl government, the measure of re-
striction, whatever il may be, imposed by
the Federal Constitution on the powers
of the territorial legislature over the SUBJ
ject Of domestic relations, as the same has
been, or shall hereafter be, finally deter.
mined by the Supreme Court of The Uni.
ted States, should be respected by all
good citizens, and enforced, with prompt
ness and fidelity, by every branch of the
Federal Government.
And be It further resolrred, By tie De.
nocracy Of Ohio, That the support Of the
African aud foreign slave trade by The
Federal Government after the year 1907,
is one Of the com promises on the faith oi
which the Consultation was adopted, and
the union Of the slayeholding and non
slaveholding States firmly established
that . revival Of that trade would not only
renew those cruelties which once provok.
ed the indignation Of the civilized world
bnt would expose the slaveholding States
to constant terror of servitude, insur
.ection, and the non -slaveholding States
Of the bor, ,.er, like Ohio, to all the mis-
chief and annoyance Of a free black pop
ulation. For these reasons, with others
the Democracy of Ohio are opposed te
any such revival. and to any measur,
tending in that direction.
! Resolred, That she rendition of fugisiy,
slaves upon demand of the persons enti
tied to their service or labor is duty i'm
posed on every State of the Union by tn,
terms Of the Federal compact; that th'
laws passed by Congress to secure sucl
rendition 10 1898 and 1850, ought to b,
promptly and faithfully executed, and tina
T the leaders of the self styled Republical
party in Ohio by q persistent disregart
of the Constitution of the United States
in this particular, have shown themselve
unworthy of the confidence of .well-dis
posed, patriotic and peaceable citizens
and we hereby adopt the issue rendered
by the Republican party of Ohio in th
nominationEof Judge Bribkerhof; ofannl
li6cation or enforcement of the Fugitive
slave Law.
2Resolued, That the opposition OF ,h'
Republican partyoir Congress to the ad
mission of Oregon. exposes fully the utte
hypocrisy of, their pretensions to be th'
peculiar friends of free States.
Resoluea, That we affirm the absolut,
sovereignty Of the States Of this Uniol
in regard to their domestic institutions
and the perfect compatibility of the con
federation of free and slave States to ex
ist harmoniously together under the pro
visions of our Federal Constitution, ant
we hereby denounce and condemn th,
doctrine Of the "irrepressible conflict,
frst proclaimed by Lincoln and illustrated
afterwards by Seward. as hostile to th,
spirit Of our Government and destrucliv,
Of the existence Of the Union. : 8
Resolped, That the Democracy Of Obi,
disapprove the lavish grants Of the publ,
domain, heretofore made BY Congress I,
railroad eompanies and other corporations
but are in favor of granting limited por
tions OF the public lands to actual settler
on condition Of . bona fds Occupation
Rssolvsd, That the Republican part,
have, ia Massat husetts-by allowing q fa
gitivs slave from the South the right Q
spfrsge and Office ID one year, and requir
ling for the same purpose. Of the natural
Iized citizen. residence Of Two years afte
natutalization, equivalent TO an extension
| Of tue period for naturslization to seve
yests@attempted 70 degrade the foreig
white man below the level of the negr
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