Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-11

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Cincinnati National Platform.
Below we give the resolutions Of the Cincinnati
National Convention, adopted June 4th, 1856,
which nominated James Buchanan for President.
We shall, from time to time, republsh those the
creed of the Democracy:
R.sotred, That the foundation Of this Union Of
States having been laid in, and its prosperity,
expansien and pre-eminent example in free gov.
eminent built upon entire freedom in matters Of
religious conccrnment, and no respect Of person in
regard to rank or place Of birth no party can
Justly be deemed national, constitutional, or in
accordance with American principles which base,
its exclusive organization upon religious opinions
| and accidental birth. place And hence political
crusade in the nineteenth century, and in the
United States of America, against Catholic and
foreign born is neither justified by the past hsto-
ry future prospects of the country nor in unison
with the spirit Of federation and enlarged freedom
which distinguishes the American system Of pop.
| uar sovereignty.
Resolred. That we reiterate with renewed ener-
gy of purpose. the we'll considered declaration of
former Conventions upon the sectional issue of
| Domestic Slavery, and concerning the reserved
| rights of the States.
l. That Congress has no power under the Con-
stitution to interfere with ,r control the domestic
institutions of the several States, and that such
States are the sole and proper judges of every
| thing appertaining to their own affairs not pro-
hbited by the Constitution that all efforts of the
ab0litonists, or others, made to induce Congress
to interfere with questions OF Slavery, or to take
ncipient steps in relation thereto, calculated
| to lead to tie most alarming and dangerous con-
sequences, and that all such efforts have an inev
liable tendency to diminish the happiness of the
| people and endsnger the stability and permanency
| af the Union, and ought not to be countenanced
! .: nu1s ~ots t,,ksn
| 2. That the 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 of the acts known rs the Com
promise measures, settled by the Congress of 1850.
'the act for retaining fugitives from service or
! labor" included; which act being designed to
carry out an express provision of the CONSTITUTE on,
cannot, with fidelity thereto, be repealed, or so
changed as to destroy or impair it's efficiency.
| 3. That the Democratic party will resist all
attempts ct renewing, in Congress or cut of it, the
agitation Of the slavery question, under whatever
| shape color the attempt may be made.
| 4. That the Democratic party will faithfully
abide by and uphold the principles laid down in
and in the report of Mr.. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1893. that it adopts those principles
as constituting one of themain 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 is
sue on which a sectional party, subssting ex-
clasively upon slavery agitation, now relies to test
the fidelity of the peOre, North and South, to the
Constitution and the Union
l. Resolred. That clsiming fellowship with, and
| desiring the corporation of all who regard the
preservation Of the Union under the Constitution
| rs the permanent ssue-snd repudiating all Sec
| tiona parties and platforms concerning domestic
| slavery, which seek to embroil the States and in
cite to treason and armed resistance to law in the
| Territories and whose avowed purposes, if con-
| summated, must end in civil war and disunion.
| The American Democracy recognize and adopt
! the principle contained in the organic laws es-
tablishng the Territories of Kansas and Nebrss-
ka as embodying the only sound and safe solution
national idea Of the people of this country can
repose in its determined conservatism Of the
Unlon-Non-interfe by Congress with Slave
| ry in State Territory, or in the District of Co.
lumbia.
| 2. That this was the basis Of the Compromise
of ls50-confrmed by both the Democratic and
| Wing parties in National Convention-ratiiedb y
the people in the election of l852-and rightly
applied in the organization of Territories in 1854
| 3. That by the Uniform application Of this De-
cratic principle to the organization Of Territories
and to the admission of new states, with or with
out domestic slavery, as they may clect-the equal
rights Of nj the States will be preserved intact
| the original cOmpacts Of the Constitution main
| tanned invioate-and the perpetuity and expan-
sion Of the Union insured to its utmost capacity Of
embracing. in peace and harmony, every future
| State that may be constituted or annexed, with
| republican form of government.
Resolved, That we recognizes the right of the
| people Of all the Territories, including Kansas
and Nebraska, acting through the legally and
fairly expressed will uf maj GRITTY Of actual resi-
dents, and whenever the number of their inhabit-
ants justifies it, to form Constitution, with or
without domestic slavery and be admitted into
the Union upon terms of perfect equality with the
other States.
Resolred, finally, That in view Of the condition
| Of popular institutions Of the Old World, and the
dangerous tendencies Of sectional agitation, COM
bined with the attempt to enforce civil and rclig
ious disabilities against the right Of acquiring nd
| enjoying citizenship in our own land-a high and
sacred duty is devolved with increased rcsponsi-
bility upon the Democratic party of this country.
as the party of the Union, to upheld and maintain
| tho rights Of every State in the Union Of the
| States and to sustain and advance among US con-
stitutional liberty, by continuing to resist all
monopoies, and exclusive legislation for the ben
eft of the few, at the expense Of tho many, and
| By vgilant and constant adherence to those
principles and Compromises Of the Constitution,
which are broad enough and strong enough to
embrace and uphold the Union as it was, tho
Union it shall be- in tho full expansion Of the
energies and capacity Of the great and progressive
people.
| l. Resoiced, That there are questions CONNECT
with the foreign policy Of this country, which arc
| inferior to no domestic question whatever. Tho
time has come for tho people Of the United States
to declare themselves in favor Of free seas and pro-
gressve free trade throughout the world, and by
solemn manifestations to place their moral in
fuence at the side of their successful example.
2. Resolved. That our geographical and political
position with reference to the other States of this
contiaens, no less than tho interest Of our com
| merce and the development Of our growing power,
requires that should hold as sacred the princi-
pies involved in the Monroe doctrine their bear
ing and import admit Of no misconstruction; they
should be applied with unbending igidity.
3. Resolved, That the great highway which
| nature, we'll as the assent of those most inme-
diately interested in the maintenance, nas marked
| out for a free communication bctWsen the Attain
| tic and tho Pacific oceans, and constitutes Of
the most important achievements realized by the
spirit Of modern times and the unconquerable en-
ergy Of people. That result should be secured
| by timely and efficient exertion of the control
| no p5wer on earth should be suffered to impede
or clog its progress by any interference with the
relations which it maj suit our policy to establish
| between Government and the States within
VII ose dominion il lies. We can, under no eircum-
stances, surrender our prepOnderence in the ad-
justment OF all questions arising out Of it.
4. Resotced, That in view OF so commanding
not but sympathi.e with the efforts which are
being made by the people Of Central America to
| regensrate that portion Of the Continent which
covers the passage across the lsthmus.
s. Resolced, That the Democratic party will OK
pecs Of the next ADMINISTRATION that every pr3rer
effort will be made to insure ascendency In the
Gulf Of Mexico, and ~ maintain permanent
protection to the great outlets through which arc
emptted into its waters the products raised ont Of
! the soil, and the commoditieo created hv the In.