Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-08
The Democratic Platform.

The platform adopted by the Convention 1t
Charleston was as follows:
ResolUed, That we, the Democracy Of the Union,
10 Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation of tho resolutions unanimously adopt
ed and declared as platform of principles BY the
Democratic Convention &C Cincinnati, In the year
1855, believing that Democratic principles are
Interchangeable in their nature when applied to the
Same subject matters.
That portion of the Cincinnati platform relat-
ing to the slavery question is the following ::
RESOLVED, That We reiterate, with renewed eper-
gy of purpose, the well considered declarations of
former Conventions upon the sectional issue Of
domestic slavery. and concerning the reserved
rights of the States:
!. That Congress has no power, under the Con-
stituton to interfere with 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-
hibited in the Constitution that all efforts of the
AbOliti0nists or others, made to interfere with
questions Of slavery, or to take incipient steps in
violation thereto, are calculated to lead to the
most alarming and dangerous consequences and
that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency
to diminish the happiness Of the people, and en-
danger tho stability and permanency Of the Union,
and ought not to be cOuntenanced by any friend Of
our political Institutions.
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 os the acts known IS the Com
promise Measures, settled by the Congress Of 1850,
the act for retaining futigitves from service or
labor, included which act being designed to car
ry out an express provision of the Constitution,
cannot with fidelity thereto DO repealed, or 90
changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency.
3. That the Democratic party will resist al At
tempts at renewing, in Congress or out Of it the
agitation OF the slavery question. under what
ever shape or color tho attempt may Do made.
4. That tho Democratic party will faithfully
abide by and uphold the principles laid down in
the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1898,
and ON tho report Of Nj. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1899; that il adopts those piinc.
pies a. constituting ono Of the main foundations
OF its political creed, ana is resolved TO carry them
out in their obvious meaning and import.
on which sectional party, subsisting exclusively
slavery agitation, North ana South, to the Con-
stltution and the Union.
l. Resolued, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation of oil who regard the
preservation Of the Union under the Constitution
al parties and platforms, concerning domestic sla-
very, which seek to embrol the States, and to in
cite to treason and armed resistance to law in Ter
| ritories and whose avowed purpose, if consum-
mated, must end in civil war and disunion-the
American Democracy recognize and adopt the
fishing the Terrt ries Of Kansas and Nebraska, rs
embodying the only sound and safe solution Of the
| 'slavery question" upon which the great national
idea Of the people of this whc,s country can re-
pose in its determined conservation f the Union
| = Nom Interference by Congress Nth .Sarery in
State and 7srritory,o or IN the District Of Columbia
| 2. That this was the basis Of the compromises
Of 1850, confirmed both by the Democratic and
Wing parties, in National Conventions-rat6ed
by the whole people in the election Of 1852, and
rightly applied to the organization Of Territories
| ia 1854.
| 3. That by the uniform application of tho Dem
! ecratie principle TO the organisation u
Territories, and to tho admission Of new States,
| with or without domestic slavery, as they may
elect, the equal rights Of oil the States will be
preserved intact-the original compacts Of the
| Constitution maintained inviolate-snd the per-
petulty and expansion Of this Union in
| .ured to its utmost capacity Of embracing, il
| pc CO and harmony, every future American
State thst may be constituted or annexed, With .
republican form Of government.
| Resolved, That We recognise the right Of the
people Of all the Territories, including Kansas and
Nebraska, acting through the legally and fairly.
expressed will Of majority Of actual residents.
| and whenever the number Of their inhabitants
justi6es it, to form Constitution. with or With
out domestic slavery, and be admitted into the
Union upon terms Of perfect equality with the
land the Charleston Convention passed the fol-
lowing .esolutions
Reso,ued, That it is the duty Of the United
States to sfford ample and complete protection to
al its citizens, whether ct home or abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.
Rssolued, 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 power Of the govern
ment - will insure the construction Of railroad
the Pacific coast 1t tho earliest practicable period
Resolved, That the Democratic party are in f.
vor of the acquisition Of Cuba on such terms %
shall be honorable to ourselves and just to Spain.
Received, That tns enactments Of State l.egisls-
lures to defeat the faithful execution Of the fug
give slave law are hostile in character and subver
eive 70 the Constitution, and revolutionary in
their effects.
TO the foregoing the Baltimore Convention ad-
ded the following resolution:
Resolped, That it is in accordance with the Gin.
cinnati Platform, that during the existence Of tor
rtorial governmental, the measure Of restriction,
Whatever It may be, imposed BY The federal con-
stitution ON the power Of the Territorial Leglsla-
ture over the subject Of the domestic relations
the same has been or shall hereafter b finally de-
termined BY the Supreme Court Of the United
States, should be respected BY I'll good citisens,
and enforced with psomptness and fidelity BY
every branch Of the general govsvnosnt.