New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-01

ton Of Platform, substituting that of the minority
Q6) Of the Committee Of one from each State for
that of the majority (l7), BY the decisive vote Of
Yeas 165; Nays 1873: Whole No. 303 "a full vote
Kansas not being ADMITTEDLY; majority "a.
The vote was of course very nearly sectional
one-the majority with few excepsons) consisting
of most of the delegates from all the Free States
California and Oregon excepted), while the minor.
ity comprised the delegates from the Slave States
Q2C), with still fewer exceptions, with the two
States Just named, and parts Of the delegations
from Pennsylvania, New.Jersey Massachusetts,
&c. In short the division on this grave issue was
very neari, on Macon g. Dxons famous line, which
has not hitherto been seen running straight through
the heart of Democratic Convention.
TIE Platform thus substituted BY the Convention
for that Of the msjority of its Platform Committee
is as follows:
Resolyed That we the Democracy Of the Union, In
Convention assembled hereby declare our affirmation
of the resolutions unanimously adopted and declared
as platform Of principles by the Democratic Conven'
ton q, Cincinnati the year 1856 believing that Demo
cratic principles are Interchangeable In tt cir nature when
applied to the came subject alter and We
as our My further resolutions the folio wing:
Democratic party the nature and extent OF the
powers of Territorial Legislature and as to the pow.
and dutes Of Congress- uoder the Constta.lon OF
the United STATES, over the Institution Of slavery
within The Territories
Resolred, That the Democratic party viii abide by
the decision of the Sopreme Court Of the United
States the Institution of Slavery within the Terri
TORIES.
afford ample sad complete protection to all It's citizens
ut homo abroad and whether native or foreign
born.
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; AID the Democratic party pledge sach consh
tutional enactment will insure the construction OF
railroad to the Pacific coast at the earlestpracneable
period.
Resolred That the Democratic party in favor of
the acquisition of the Island Of Cubs, such terms as
shall be honorable to ourselves and just to Spaia
Resoired, That the epac ments of State Legislatures
20 defeat the faithful execution Of the Fugitive Slave
Law, are hostile in character, subversve Of the Con-
stitution, and revolutionary in their effect
I'VE believe that much Of the above placed ia brackets
was finally STRICKEN by the Convention, AMI
ected
ibis Platform, ii will be observed il decidedly
more Pro- Slavery ihsn any one ever before adopted
in any National Convention Whatever. Yet, four
years ego, when the predecessor of this Convention
net in Cincinnati, Berlaa Msyoffin, now Governor
o. Kentucky brought to t. at gathering a draft of
put it aside untu6mited because Che after ward told
fIiend) Mr.. B. T. Hallett Of Mass, Chairman Of
the Platform Committee, reported Platform more
favorable to the South than he (M.) had thought
proper to ask. And now, when the Northern De.
mocracy readily offer all that and more, the South
rzia ~ and darpapis afi ali II
disruption and defeat
The Northern or Douglas Platform pledges the
party to abide by the decision sl] of the Supreme
Court over the institution of Slavery in the Ter
/" ritofes" Alacnty 10 submitting to the decisions
of the Supreme Court was not of old Democratic
characteristic. That Court affirmed the constltu.
tioDSlty of the John Adams Sediton Act, OF the
United States Bank and Of the Treaties with Ger.
tain Indian tribes whereby Georgia, with other
States was restrained from exercising dominion
over those tribes; ye. National Democracy
kas in turn nuDi6ed and secuted each of these
solemn adjudcations. But of late the Court
has made iome decisions in behalf Of Slavery,
especially that in the Dfed Scott case very
to the slaveholding interest; and De-
mocracy makes haste to approve aud uphold-not
the general authority and action Of the Court but
those ProSle'ery decisions. A fling at Gen.
Casss original blur der with regard to the immun-
hes of Naturalized CitizeLs-s very vague and
cautious approval Of some sort of Federal aid to
Pacific RailrOad-a shrek for the Annexation of
Cubn-and snail at State resistance to Slave
hunting at the North-such lie the extent of this
low Platform, which has the one merit of brevity,
md the singular distinction of being venonously
elected by the South, though it gives to Slavery |
more than was ever before asked or claimed for it
n any National Convection.
There is, OF course, no promise Of a Slave Code |
n this Platform; but what can the South need Of |
ne With Supreme Court a but unanimously |
Democratic and prepOnderantly chosen from the |
Slave States, they can achieve their end quite as
urely and almost as directly by judicial decisions
IS by acts Of Congress. The truth plainly is, that |
he South would have been content with the old |
Platform if one of her own trusted men had been |
'aced upon it, With Hunter or Slidsll or JEFF. |
Davis, as the Presidential candidate, any Platform
would have served the Cbivary. 1t is hostility to
Douglas that impels the strike for Slave-Code |
Platforms and it is chagrn at tho loss of this Plat.
Orm that will embitter the hostility to Douglas.
THE EUROPEAN CONGRESS.