Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-14
The Democratic Platform.

Tho platform adopted BY the Convention at
Charleston was ~ follows:
ResoJced, That We, the Democracy Of the Union
ia Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation of the resolutions unanimously adopt
Cd and declared - . platform Of principles By the
Democratic Convention % Cincinnati, IN the year
1885, believing that Democratic principles are
unchangeable in their nature whom applied TO the
same subject matters.
THAT portion Of The Cincinnati platform relAt-
ing to the slavery question is the following
Resolved, That We reiterate, with renewed eDsr-
~ of purpose, the we'll considered declarations OF
former Conventions upon the sectional issue Of
domestic slavery. and concerning the reserved
right. Of the States:
/. That Congress has no power, under The Con-
sttution to interfere with conlrsl the domestic
institutions Of the several states. and that such
states arc the sole and proper judges of every
thing sppsrtaining 70 their own Affairs not pro-
hibited in the Consultation that al efforts Of the
Abolitionists or others, made to interfere with
questions of slavery, to take incpisat steps in
violation thereto, are calculated 70 lead = the
NEST alarming and dangerous consequences and
that I'll such efforts have - inevitable tendency
to diminish the happiness Of the people, and en-
danger the stability and permanency Of the Union,
and ought not to be countenancsd By any friend Of
our political institati0ns.
2. That the foregoing proposition covers and
was intended to emhracc the whole sabjeet Of
slavery agitation in Congress and therefore the
Ds,aocratic party Of the Union, standing on this
national platform, will abide BY and adhere to :
faithful execution Of the acts known - the Com
the oct for reclaiming futigitves from service or
labor, included; which oct being designed to car
~ out IN express provision Of the Constitution,
cannot with fidelity thereto BE- repealed, or 20
changed ~ to destroy or impair it, efficiency.
3. That the Democratic party will resist al At
Ansn IN If ~
agitation Of the slavery question. under what
ever shape OF color the attempt may b made.
I. 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 NJ. Madison 70 the Virginia
Legislature in 1899; that il adopts those piinci-
pies ~ constituting one Of the main foundations
OF its political crss sni 10 resolved 70 carry them
out in their obvious meaning and import.
And that We may moro distinctiy meet the issue
on which sectional party, subsisting exclusively
slavery sgitstion, North anu South, to the Con-
l. ResolUed, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation VI oil who regard the
presel vation OF the Union under the Constitution
rs paramount issue, and repudiating Ill section
al parties and plato: ms, concerning domestic sla
very, which seek {, embrol the Stxtcs. and TO in
cite to treason and armed resistance to Law IN Ter
rtories and whose svowed purpose, If consum
mated, must end in civil war and disunion-the
American Democracy recognise and adopt the
principles contained In the organic laws, estab-
fishing the Territ. res of Kansas and Nebraska ~
embodying the only sound and safe solution Of the
'.slavery question" upon which the great national
idea If the people Of this Whole country can
pose in its determined conservation II the Union
: Non -Lateyjerencs BY Co.gress with Slavery IL
State dsd Territory, in The Dstrice Of Colsssbia.
,. that this Was the basis Of the compromises
Of 1850, confirmed both BY the Democratic add
Wing parties, in National Conventions
BY the whole people in the election Of 1851, and
rightly applied to the organization Of Territories
in Si5l.
3. That BY the uniform application Of the Dem
ocratie principle 70 the organisation Of
Territories, AMI TO the admission Il new States.
with OF without domestic slavery, % they may
elect. the equal rights of ell the states will be
preserved intact-the original compaets ~ the
Vonstitution maintained inviolats-snd the Per.
petuity and eypeusion OF this Union in
sured to its utmost capacity Of embracing, 10
ps-se and harmony, every failure American
State that may be constituted Or annexed, with :
republican form Of gOvernneRt.
Resoloed, That We recognise the right Of the
people of oil the Territories, including Kansas and
Nebraska, acting through the legally and fairly.
expressed will Of majusity u aesual residents,
and whenever the number Of their inhsbitants
justi6ss it, to form Constitution. with or with.
ont domestic slavery, and b admitted into the
Upion upen terms Of perfect equality with The
other States. tEM
[And the Char.sstoa Cosvsntiea passed the fol.
lowing resolutions
Resolved. That 1t il the duty Of the United
States to sford ample and e3mplste prstection 70
all its citizens, whether It home or abrood, and
whether native or foreign born.
Resolced, That ono Of the necessities Of the are,
il speedy eemmsn:ca,io bstweea he Atlantic
and Pacific StatAa and the Democratic nnRtv