Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-10-17
PLATFORM OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEM.
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"Resolued, That the platform adopted y the
Democratic party at Cincinnati be affirmed with the
following explanatory resolutions:
/. Resolusd, That the government of . Territory,
organ,zed by an act Of Congress- is provisional ana
temporary, and during it's existence all citizens OF
the United States have an equal right to settle WIN
their property in Territory, without their rights,
either of persons or property, being destroyed or
Unmarried by congressional or territorial legislation
5 Resolred, That it is the duty of the Federal
Government in all its departments to protect when
necessary the rights Of persons and property in the
Territories and wherever else its constitutional
authority extends.
8. Resozced, That when settlers in Territory
having an adequate population, form State const-
tuition the rights of sovereignty commence, and be-
ing corsummated by an admission into the Union:
they stand on an equal footing with the people OF
other States: and that State thus organized ought
to be admitted into the Federal Union, whether its
constitution prohibits or recognises the institution
of slavery.
4. Resolued, That the Democratic party are in
favor of the acquisition Of the island Of Cuba on
such terms as shall be honorable to ourselves and
lust to Spain, at the earliest practicable moment
s. Resolced, That the enactments of State legis-
latures to defeat the faithful execution of the fdg
tive slave law are hostile in character, sub
versive of the Constitution, and revolutionary in
their effect.
6. Resolued, That the Democracy Of the United
States recognizes it as an imperative duty of this
Government to protect natusalized citizens in all
their rights, whether at home or in foreign lands,
to the same extent as its natve-born citizens.
And whereas, one of the greatest necessities Of
the age, in political, commercial, postal and mill
tary point Of view, is a speedy communication be-
tween the Pacific and Atlantic coasts; Therefore
be it
Z. Resolred That the National Democratic party
do hereby pledge themselves to use every means in
their power to secure the passage of some bill to
the extent of the Constitutional authority of Con-
gress for the construction of Pacific railroad from
the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean at the
earliest practicable moment"
DOUGLAS PLATFORM.
81. Resolced, That we, the Democracy of the
Union, in Convention assembled, hereby declare our
afirmance of the resolutions unanimously adopted
and declared as a platform of principles by the
Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, in the year,
1856, believing that Democratic principles are un-
changeable in their nature when applied to the same
subject matters
Q. Rssolued That it is the duty of the United
States to afford ample and complete protection to
all its citizens, whether at home or abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.
8. Resolred, That one of the necessities of the
age, IN military, commercial and postal point Of
view is speedy communication between the Atlantic
and Pacific States and the Democratic party pledge
such Constitutional Government aid as will insure
the construction Of Railroad to the Pacific coast
at the earliest practicable period
4. Resolced That the Democratic party are in ia
vor of the acquisition of the island Of Cuba such
terms as shall be honorable to ourselves and just to
Spain.
g. Resolred, That the enactments Of State Legis-
latures to defeat the faithful execution of the fgi-
tive slave law, are hostile in character, subversve
of the Constitution and revolutionary in their effect
The foregoing were adopted at Charleston. On
motion of Gov. Wickliffe, of Louisiana the follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopted at Balti-
more:
g. Resolred, That it is in accordance with the Gin
cnnati Platform, that during the existence of Terri
torial governments the of restriction what
ever it may be- imposed by the federal constitution
on the power of the Territorial Legislature the
subject OF the domestic relations, as the same has
been or shall hereafter be finally determined by the
Supreme Court of the United States, should be re-
spected by all good citizens, and enforced with
promptness and fidelity by every branch of the gen.
eral government"