St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-10-04
TIE DOUGLAS DEMOCRACY.

F. ,I,. w. ! !'>'"'"S-0'cp''e'' a. douglas
VI - i''.'I2,H' ,.!S' ..,.., 11, ~
" , Il, "''A 'ts"''"'---i iie' ''''c' 'JoI'h
'o'' oi georgia.
THE PLATFORM.
= /, h'", rr1' mat we' tne democracy
LrrrLv LnrInrn ovr otIirmatimn H, "f ~ "
resolutions unanimously adoptcd onr
"ccI@ieI as a platform OF principles
oy ''e temperate convention at Cln
Ch!natl IN thc year lSoo, believing
mat pemocratic principles arc un
cnal%cabIc III their nature when ap
pIIcd T. the same subject matter, anC
we rrcommcnd as our only furthcI
resolutions, the following:
hes,Ir"I, That 1t Is the duty OF the
n'tcd states to afford ample an'
/ complete protection to all its citizens
tive or fnrcion horn
RfwirH. That one of tho neccs sitics
OF the age, IN military, commercial
ana postal point Of view, is speedy
COMMUNICATION between the Atlantic
ana i"ciIic states, and the Demo
oI ,,,.,.,.,,,. 3.:iI I's
Strnction Of a railroad to the Pacific
coast at the earliest practicable pc
riod.
heTolrol, That the Democratic par
y arc IN IaV0r OF the acquisition OF
'",I ON Such terms as siali DC non
"'an'' 10 ourselves ana Just 10 SPAN
he'l rc", lhat the enactmcnts OF
c'a'c Legislatures to defeat the taith
I"l execution OF tie Fugitive HIave
IA" are n"Stiie IN character, supVcr'
S.F' "' '"c '!hNutN'ioh ana rcVo'u
uo""'! III 'i'c'r cHcct'
Ecoirn}, That it is in accordance
with the Cincinnati Platform, that
during the existence of Territorial
G"vrrnmcmtS the measure Of the res,
.'r.ctl.n, whatever it may be, imposed
hy the Federal Constitution OH the
Territorial Legislature over the sub
icct Of the Domestic relations, as the
same has iccn or ahtll hereafter be
dcr1drd hJ the SuIHcNc Court Of Tie
United States, should Ic respected by
all good citizens, and enforced with
rro'oNtncss and fidelity by every
branch oI the Federal Government.
T,, ros,lrt;,n of r,o ci,c;,ro.;
''', '''',''' ''.''!'" u III 'l'c i''s' 'eS
oI"t'on above Is IN these words:
pec,y,cg That wo rocoo,izo tLc
RIGHT Of the pcorIc Of all the Tcrrito.
rics, including X nnsas and Nebraska.
actin1 thruugh the lcmaIlv and fairly
expressed will Of majority Of actual
residents. and whenever the number
Of their inhabitants iuSti(ics il to form
Il Constitution with or without domcs.
tic slavery. and hc admitted into the
Union upon terms Of perfect equality
with the other States.
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TIE SEX tpiNt DEMOCRACY.
THE CANDIDATES.
For Hrsudcui-Joln G. Brcckcn-
ridge. of Kentucky.
Fer IGc- PrcsiIrM-Joscph Lane, OF
Oregon.
r,,r pr ,r,orv
Ecs.}ro', That the platform adopted
by the Democratic party at Cincin
nati, he affirmed, with the following
explanatory resolutions:
That ;hc government Of a Terri
tory ORGANIZED bv an act Of CONGRESS
i provisional and tcmnorarv and
durjur its existence all citizens Of fine
/ United States have cqual rights tc
settle with their propcrty in the Ter
r;t,rv wi,Lout their ri6bts oithcr ot
pers1n or propcrty. beinr DESTROYED
81. iniurrd bv CoH~rcssinnol or Trrri
toriai legislation.
>. That it is the dutv Of the Fedora,
/ Govcrumrut in all its inn,rtmouts r.
. rrly in the Territories and whcrcye,