The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-07-04
The Democratic Platform.

The Democratic Platform.
The great principle of " Non. INrERFER-
ENcE BY CONGRESS WITH SLAVERY IN STATE
AND TERRITORY, OR IN THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA" which has had the sanction of
four Democratic National Conventions, and
which was est blshed and has been adhered
to as "embodyiug the only safe and sound
solution of the slavery question:" has been
zealously guarded by the representatives OF
the Democratic party in their deliberations
at Charleston and Baltimore. Upon this
principle the Democracy entered the cam
paign of 1856, and the endorsement given
it in that memorable campaign, is conclusive
evidence Of how deeply it is planted in the
hearts of the people. In 1860, as in 1856,
the Democratic party odheres TO the doc
trincs of "Non-intervent;on," and as in
| 1856, SO in 1860, it will be sustained and
receive the hearty support not only Of those
who have proper appreciation of the ben
efits to be derived from the Union of the
States, but also by those who are willing to
give 10 each State the rights which are
guaranteed it by the Constitution.
We present below the resolutions of the
Democratic National Convention as passed
at the session at Charleston, and also a sup
Elementary resolution adopted at Baltimore.
The following are the resolutions passed at
Charleston:
CHARLESTON PLATFORM.
Resolved, That we, the Democracy of the
Union, in convention assembled, hereby de.
clare our affirmation Of the resolutions
unanimously adopted, and declared as plat.
form of principles by the Democratic Con.
Vention at Cincinnati in the year 1856, be
leving that Democratic principles are un-
changeable in their nature when applied to
the same subject matter and we recon.
mend as our only further resolutions the fol-
lowing Passed, ayes 1871, nays 65.l
Resolved, That it is the duty of the United
States TO afford ample and complete pro,ec. |
ton 10 all its citizens, whether at home or
abroad, and whether native or foreign born.
Passed unanimously
ReSolved, That one OF the necessities of !
the age, in military, commercial and postal
point of view, is speedy communication be.
tween the Atlantic and Pacific States, and
the Democratic party pledge such constitu.
tional measures as will insure the construc.
tion Of railway to the Pacific coast al the
earliest practicable period. [Ayes 252,
nays 2O1.]
ResolUed, That the Democratic party are
in favor OF the acquisition of the Island of
Cuba, on such terms as shall be honorable
to ourselves and just to Spain. Passed
Res0tued, That the enactments of State
Legislatures to defeat the faithful execution
Of the fugitive slave law, are hostile in char.
acter, subversive Of the Constitution, and
revolutionary in their effect. Passed unan.
mously.]
The following is the supplementary reso-
luton adopted at Baltimore:
Resolved, That it is in accordance with
the true Interpretation of the Cincinnati
platform that during the existence of terri.
torial government, the measures of restric.
ion, whatever it may be, imposed by the
Federal Constitution on the powers OF the
territorial Legislature over the subject OF
domestic relations, as the same has been, or
shall hereafter be, finally determined by the
Supreme Court of the United States, shall
DC respected by all good citizens, and en-.
forced, with promptness and fidelity, by
,very branch of the Federal Government.
These resolutions passed OF Charleston
and Baltimore, together with those passed
1t Cincinnati in 1856, constitute the whole
Democratic creed. The Cincinnati Plat
form is as follows:
CINCINNATI PLATFORM.
Resolved, That the American Democracy
place their trust in the intelligence, the pa.
Lrotism, and the discriminating justice of
The American people.
Resolued, That we regard this as distinc.
tive feature of our political creed, which we !
are proud TO maintain before the world, as
the great moral element in form of gov
ernment sprinSiDg from and upheld by the
popular will (; and we contrast it with the |
creed and practice of Federalism, under |
name or form, which seeks TO pal. |
sy the will of the constituent, and which |
conceives no imposture too monstrous for |
the popular credulty.
RESOLVED, therefore, That, entertaining
these views, the Democratic party Of this
Union, through their Delegates assembled
in general Convention, coming together
in spirit of concord, of devotion to the
doctrines and faith Of free representative
government, and appealing to their felle ".
citizens for the rectitude OF their intentions,
renew and reassert before the American
people, the declarations of principles avowed
by them when, on former occasions, in gen.
erai Convention, they have presented their
candidates for the popular sutfrages,