Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-20

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nme suSieet neases,.
fTheA Ssss;en ~ - Cn>ra,..H; vaatfoeu rola1-
IND % % Slsverv e.evtion n ~ fslIoviue:
ReseJssi. thai - poiesraae. Va ssaswoa eose.
u of paspese, The vell-soasidsssd des,assdeas q
5csDe9 Cceyeatioae rpoa % seseaoaal iasue u
dsasseie slsssrr. ~ ensasnine The reserved
FiehN u tie 0tatee:
/. That Congress has 10 power, unAss he Geo.
a1i1nHianr oin6aa6anoaiAh6 aAhaAa0ao1io
institatioas a she eeveea1 6ta&ee. and yhae sch
States - the eols ~ repse ju1ees Of evssy-
thin4 appeetAiniAg 70 their own o1hi9s not pso-.
hibited 10 the Ooa9titati0n that Ill sGosts Of The
Abolitionists o. othsgs, nade 70 intsgfees with
qseseeos Of slevesy, q 70 eaks isegieas steps IN
violatien thereto, sse selsslataA = lsad = he
NEST alarDiag aad dangercas consequences and
thst al sach eSs.e asSe - Inevitable tendsney
70 dininiah the AaFptoe0 ef Tie people, and en-
danger the stability aad permanency a the Unioe,
and ought not TO BE- countenanced BY any friend Of
eur politisal ingtitetionD.
:. That the Forging pseposition covers and
Vas intsndea to embrace the whole subject OF
Hev0Sy s9lsssiOo Ju OvuBIWo - UUsSsVsO 49,
Ds,ascrstie party Of the Unio., sta.eieg % this
national plstform, win abide BY and adhere to
faithful execution Of the acts known = the Com
pesmise Measures, settled by the Congre0 a 1850,
the act for reclaiming futgitivss from service or
labor, included which oct being designed TO car
cannot with fidelity thereto b. repealed, OF %
changed q 70 destroy or impair its efficiency.
8. That the Democratic party will resist Ill IT.
tempts 1t renewing, il Coagrsss OF out u II the
agitation OF the slavery question. under what
ever :haPe o. color the attempt may ?: made: u
abide BY and uphoId tie principles laid dowa in
the Kentucky and virginia resolutions Of 1898,
and ON tho report Of Mr. Madison TO the Virginia
Legislature In 1879 that il adopts those piinci.
pies - constituting one Of the main foundations
Of its political creed, ana 10 resolved 70 carry them
out in their obvious meaning and import.
And that Ne may moro disainctly meet The issue
ON which sectional party, subssting exclusively
on slavery agitation North and Seuth, 70 the Con-
stltution and the Union.
l. ResoIced, That, claiming fellowship with AID
desiring the cooperation Of al Who regard tie
peese, vston 81 ne Uniou unase The Ceastitation
q paramount Issue: and rspudisting Ill section
a parties and platforms, conosrnng domestic ala
ycry which SEEK - embrol The 6aosse, aod 70 in
cite 20 treason and armed rssstaaes 20 aw il Ter
ritories and whose avowed purpose, II oonsum-
mated, must end in civil war and disunion-ths
principles contained in the osgaaic laws, sstsb-
fishing the Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska, -
embodyinR the only sound and saie solution Of the
@slsvery question" upon which the great national
idea Of the people Of this Whole country can r.
pose in it, determined conservation d the Uniea
- Nom Interference By Co.gress witk Slavery "a
Note and Territory. or in tks District AZ Opssb;o
2. That this Vas the basis Of the ssmpeomises
| ~ I35O oon6rmaA hoth ~ The Dem0orntio and
Wh;~ nsrt;es. in Nstionsi Ceovennons-rasi1e -
~ tb. mi. n.onla a M elect;on 81 1861. ~
r;.htiv snni;.S 10 thu orsansstion Of Territorie,
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That hv tho u,;form anrliaat;on AZ thu Dam
o.,.4;. r.;nc;n,. ~ the orrsni sation q
Tsr,;tor;. =. nd n thu admiaaion al ~ states
| liz =. -;tho", doms.s;e .i.vcrv =. thsv ma,
.,.ct -. .rr:I ,;shs. n III Il. HtsAes v;li IS
nrsse,ved intact-the orieinal compoets Of Ii,
tt:onss,tut;an m.;nts;.ed iny;oIate-and thu ner
n.sn'.r and s1n.ns;on a. this Union IN
ssnred X ;ts utmost canacitv az smbraoine. Il
800. ana h.rmorv. sverv fntnra AmeIica,
Stats that NAV he const;tuted or annoyed. NTH ,
,.nmhl;c.n form - ~overnment.
R.soined. That "a recoenise tho right Of tn
.onls ~ ali the Territories. includinr ksnsas an
Eehrsska. act;nr throuoh The leeall1 NJ fairly
..nrsssod lii e m.;or;tv of ectn.l resida,t,
sns vhensysr The number Of their inhabitant
;nst;sss II. In form a Constitution. with or vith
ont domest;c .laverv. and he aamit,ad into II
| H.. 800 4..rrs ~ r.,c.ct son.l;tv nth Il