Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-07-10

legislatures to defea, the faithful exc
cntion of the Fugitive Slave law are hos
tile in character, subyersive Of the Con
stituiion and revolutionary in their ef
/ feet,
To the above is added the following
resolution adopted at Baltimore for ;ht
purpose of gaining 10000 votes in Lou.
isiana. It IS the Slave Code plank!
Resolrcd, That il is in accordance with
the Cincinnati Platform, that during the
the existence of Territorial Governments
the measure II restriction, whatever /.
may be, imposed by the Federal Consti-
tuition on the power Of the Territorial
Legislature over the subject of the do
meslc relations, as the same has been
or shall hereafter be decided by the Su-
preme Court of the United States. should
be respected by all good citizens, and en-
forced with prompiness and fidelity by
every branch of the General Govern
ment."
The resolution of the Cincinnati Con-
vention referred to in the first resolution
above Is in these words:
ReSolrcd, That we recognize the right
Of the people of all the Territories, IN
Guiding Kansas and Nebraska. acting
through the legally and fairly expressed
will of a majority of actual residents,
and whenever the number of their in
habitants justifes il to form a Cous,itu-
ton with or without domestic slavery,
and be admitted into the Union upon
terms of perfeci equality with The other
States"
THE nREcKfNRIDGE FACTION or THE SHAM DEMoc-
KACY.
THE CANDIDATES
For President-John c. Brecken-
ridge, of Ky.
For Vice President-JoseIh Lane, of
Oregon.
PLATFORM.
Res0lued That the platform adopt ed
by the Democratic party at Ciuciu1ati
be affirmed, with the following explain
atory resolutions:
/. That the government Of Terrific
ry organized by an act of Congress is
provisional and temporary, and during
lis existence all citizens of the United
States have an equal right to settle with
their property IN the territory, without
their rights, either Of person or proper
ty, being destroyed or injured by Com
gressional or territorial legislation.
2. That ii is the duty of the Federal
Government, in all It's departments. TO
protect the rights of persons and proper
ty in the territories, and wherever else
lis constitutional authority extends.
). That when the settlers IN terrific
ry having an adequate population to form
a State constitution, the right of sovereign
ty commences, and being consumated by
their admission into the Union, they
stand on an equality with the pe~ple Of
other States, and State thus organized
ought 10 be admitted into the Federal
Union, whether lis Constitution prohibits
or recognizes the institution Of slavery.
4. That the Democratic party are III
favor Of the acquisition of the island Of
Cuba, on such terms as shall be honora-
Die to ourselves and just to Siain, at
the earliest practicable moment.
>. That the enactments of State Leg
lsiatures TO defeat the faithful execution
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