Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-12
The Democratic Platform.

Tho platform adopted by tho Convention at
Charleston was as follows
Resotced, That we, the Democracy OF the Union,
III Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation Of the resolutions unanimously adopt
ed and declared rs platform Of principles By the
Democratic Convention IT Cincinnati, in the year
1885, believing that Democratic principles are
Interchangeable in their nature when applied to the
same subject matters.
THAT portion of the Cincinnati platform reat-
ing to the slavery question is the following ]
Rssolred, That VIC reiterate, with renewed eper-
~ Of purpose, the wel-consdered declarations 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-
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 appertainng to their own affairs not pro-
hbted in the Constitution that all efforts Of the
Abolitionists or others, made to interfere with
questions Of slavery to take incipient steps in
violation thereto, are calculated to lead to the
most farming 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 Union,
and ought not to be countenanced by any friend of
our political Institutions.
g. That tho 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
national platform, will abide by and adhere to
| faithful execution o: the acts known tho Com
promise Measures, settled by the Congress Of 1885,
'the act for retaining futigitves from service
| labor" included which act being designed to car
ry out an express provision Of the Constitution,
| cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed, SO
changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency.
| 3. That the Democratic party will resist all at
tempts ut renewing, in Congress or out Of it the
| agitation OF the slavery question. under what
| ever shape OF color the attempt may be made.
a. 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 piinci
plies as constituting one Of the main foundations
Of its political creed, and is resolved to carry them
out in their obvious meaning and import.
And that we may more distinctly meet the issue
on which sectional party, subsisting exclusively
on slavery agitation, North and South, to the Con-
stltution and the Union.
l. Resolysd, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation Of all who regard the
prcsei walton of the Union under the Constitution
as paramount issue, and repudiating all section
al parties and platforms, concerning domestic sla
vcry which seek u embroll the States, and to in
cite to treason and armed resistance to law in Ter
ritories !; and whose avowcd purpose, II consum-
m ted, must end in civil war and disuniOn-the
American Democracy recognize AMI adopt the
principles contained in the organic laws, estab-
fishing the Territt RIGS Of Kansas and Nebraska rs
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
pose in its determined conservation Of the Union
= Nom Interference Jy Congress 10Th SIarery in
State and Trritory,Or in the District Of Cotusbid.
g. That thi. was the basis OF the compromises
Of $50, confirmed both by the Democratic and
Wing parties, in Nationa! Conventlohs-ratfcd
l.. Il v~1A - oil nT n~,l
rightly applied to the organization Of Territories
in Sl54.
). That by the uniform application Of the Dem
ocrate principle to the organization Of
Territories, and to the admission Of new States.
with or without domestic slavery, they may
elect, the equal rights Of oil the States will be
preserved intact-the original compacts Of the
Constitution maintained involate-and the per-
petulty and expansion of this Union in
sured to its utmost capacity of embracing, in
pc ce and harmony, every future American
State that may be constituted or annexed, with .
republican form Of government.
Resolved, That We recognize the right Of the
people Of all the Territories including Kansas and
Nebraska, acting through tho legally and fairly.
expressed will Of msjOrity 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.
[And the CHAR ston Convention passed the fol-
lowing resolutions
Rcsolced, That it is the duty Of the United
States to afford ample and omplete protection to
all its citizens, whether at home or abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.
Resoired, That one of the necessities Of the age,
in military, commercial and postal point of view
is speedy communicate between the Atlantic
and Pacific States, and the Democratic party
pledge such constitutional power If tho govern
~ will insure the constructieRo Of railroad to
the Pacific coast ct the earliest practicable period
Kcsolred, That the Democratic party arc in f..
vor Of the acquisition Of Cuba on such terms as
shall be honorable to ourselves and just to Spain
Resolred, That the enactments Of State Legisla-
lures defeat the faithful execution Of the fugi
give slave law are hostile in character and subver-
tive 10 the Consultation, and revolutionary in
their effects.
To the fesssoiag the Baltimore Convention adj
ded the following resolution:
Resolrfd, That it is in accordance with the Gin.
cnnati Platform, that during the existence Of ter
ritorial governments, the meaaure Of restriction,
whatever Il nay be, imposed BY the federal con-
stitatioD on the poser q the Territorial Iegsla-
tpre oysr the subject u the domsstic relations =
the same hss been shall hereafter b finally de-
tsrninsd b. the Sspesme Court Of the United
Stetee, aceM - eespeeted b I'll eaq1 .citissns,
~ eefteeo4 With p6omptn1e 9a1 Aplity b.
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