Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-04
The Democratic Platform.

The platform adopted by the Convention at
Charleston as follows:
Resolced. That we, the Democracy Of the Union,
in Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation Of the resol ltions unanimously adopt
Ell and declared platform Of principles By the
Democratic Convention at Cincinnati in the year
1856, 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 ::
Resolred That we reiterate, with rene wed 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:
l. That Congress has no power, under the Con-
sttution to interfere with con.rel tho 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
Abolltionists or others, made to interfere will
questions OF slavery, or to take incpient steps in
violation thereto, ave 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 the 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 intendel to embrace the whole subject OF
sidNcIy dbltAtiou III SOuSTcsSI anu tHcleIOIO TUE
Democratic party OF the Union, standing on this
national platform, will abide by and adhere TO o
faithful execution o. the acts known as the Com
promise Measures, tied by the Congress Of 1850
"the act for retaining futigtives from service
labor, included which act be ng designed to car
ry out an express provision Of the Constitution
cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed, or SO
changed to destroy or impair its efficiency.
3. Tint the Democratic party will resist all at
tempts al renewing, in Congress or out Of it the
agitation OF the slavery question. under what
ever shape or color the attempt may be made.
4. That the Democratic party vi faithfully
abide by and Uphold the principles laid down in
| the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions Of 1875
and on the report Of Mr. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1899; that i. adopts those pIinci
pies as constituting of the main foundations
its political creed, is resolved to carry them
out in their obvious meaning and import.
And that we may more distinctly meet the issue
on which a sectional party, subsi-tiny exclusively
slavery agitation, North Sc nth, to the Cor
stltution and the Union.
l. Resolyed, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation OF all who regard the
presel walton OF the Union under the Constitution
as paramount issue, and rcpudiating all section
al parties and plato ms, concerning domestic sa
very, viii, seek t. embrol the States. and to in
cite to treason and armed resistance to law in Ter
ritories and whose ayOwed purpose, II consuM
| M ted, must end in civil war and disun;on-lht
American Democracy recognize ami adop. the
principles contained in the organic laws, estab
fishing the Terrt, ries of Kansas and Nebraska AZ
emhudying the only sound and safe solution ct the
slavery question" upon which the great national
| idea IF the people Of this whe,e country can re.
pose in its determined conservation "f the Unior
| : Non Interjcrencc by Congress piM .Sarcry "a
State and Trritory,or IN the District Of Columbia
2. hat this was the basis OF the compromises
| Of 1850, confirmed both by the Democratic and
| VIII parties, in National Conventlons-ratifed
| by the whole people in the election Of 1852 and
rightly applied to the organization Of Territories
| ia sl54.
| }. That by the uniform application of the Dem
ocratie principle to the organization OF
Territories, and to the admission Of new States
with or without domestic slavery, as they may
elect. the equal rights Of all the states will b.
| preserved intact the original cOnpacts Of the
Constitution maintained invioate-and the per-
pe,ulty and expansion Of this Union in
| sured to its utmost capacity of embracing, 10
pc ce and harmony, every future American
| state that may be constituted or annexed with q
republican form of government.
Resolced, That We recognize the right Of ths
people OF all the Territories, in abiding Kansas and
Nebraska, acting through the legally and fairly
expressed will Of majority Of actual residents
| and whenever the number OF their inhabitants
| iustifes it, to form Constitution, with or with.
out domestic slavery, and be admitted into the
| Union upon terms of perfect equality with the
| other states.
land the Charleston Convention passed the fol
| lowing esolutions ::
| Rcso1red, That it is the du'y OF the United
States to ford ample and complete protection t.
| all its citizens, whether at home or abroad, and
! whether native or foreign born.
| Resolred, That one of the necessities Of the as'
! in m itary, commercial and postal point Of view
! is speedy commun ca ion between the Atlantic
| and Pacific states, and the Democratic party
| pledge such constitutional power IF the govern
IN emf as will insure the construct Of railroad to
the Pacific coast at the earliest practicable period
Resolved, That the Democratic party are in ia
vor of the acquisition of Cuba on such terms as
shall be honorable to ourselves and just TO Spain
Resolved, That tne enactmentso OF State I.egisla-
lures to defeat the faithful execution OF the fugi-
give slave law hostile in character and subver-
sive TO the Constitution, and revolutionary in
| their effects.
To the foregoing the Baltimore Convention ad-
ded the following resolution
Rcsolred, That it is in accordance with the Cin-
cinnati Platform, that during the existence Of ter
rtorial governments, the measure Of restriction
whatever it may be, imposed by he federal con-
stitution on the power Of the Territorial Legsla-
lure over the subject Of the domestic relations as
the same has been shall hereafter be finally de-
termined by the Supreme Court Of the United
States, should be respected by all good citizens,
and enforced with promptness ana hdeh:y by
every branch Of the general government.