The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-07-26
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE /:
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM,

The united Democracy spent three
weeks at Charleston and Baltimore in
getting up an acceptable PLATFORM They
could not ascertain what the "immu,abIe
principles Of the Democracy are and SO
they got up two platforms and two can.
didstcs. 1t seems however that two
platforms are not enough, for we find that
the Douglas Democrats have two plat
forms-oue for the North, perhaps, and
one for the South. They passed five
sesolutions at Charleston. The first re-
affirmed the Cincinnati platform, and
says believing that Democratic princi-
spies are Interchangeable in their nature
"whea applied to the same subject mat.
"ter, We recommend as our only further
resolutions the following" The sec.
ond fuvors the protection of our citizens;
the third, favors Pacific Railroad the
fourth, the acquisition of Cuba, and the
eth endorses the Fugitive Slave law"
These we're the only resolutions needed
ct Charlerton. 4. Baltimore it was diff
ferent. During the sitting of the Con,
ssntion, Mr.. Douglas telegraphed to hi,
friends that they might "modify the
platform if thought best After Mr..
Douglas was nominated, delegate FROM
Louisiana proposed an additional resolu.
ton, stating that if that resolution was
adopted Douglas could carry Louisiana
BY 10000 majority. Mr.. Payne, of
Ohio, moved the previous question, and
the resolution was unanimously adopted.
Bear IN mind that Mr.. Douglas had said
they might "modify" the platform, and
~ extreme Southern man said the pas.
sage Of this resolution would give them
Louisiana. OF course this resolution, that
was to work such wonders, contained some
CONCESSION to the South We looked anx.
iousty nt that 'esviusie. end pul,ished
1t tao weeks ogo. We have since ob.erv.
ed that some Of the Democratic papers,
10 publishing the Douglas platform omit
the Baltimore resolution, others, the
Cedar Democrat being one, publish the
resolution but in SO mutilated O manner
as to make it amount to nothing at ALL
We don't know but such course may he
honorable for Democrats, bu. if Republi.
cans were to do SO it would be CHARGED
that We dare not show our true color.
that We had one platform for the South
and another for the North. We think
that the course pursued by his friends is
10 keeping with the whole political
course Of s. Arnold Douglas. lie has q
voice for the North, "Squattcr sover.
eighty" and one for the South, "tbe
"sholc question has been decided bv the
Asapfeme Court in the bred Scott case,
"'nd ! am willing oatide by it," The
resolution - passed i. as follows:
"Resotced, That this is in accordance
Nth the Cincinnati Platform, that dur.
ing the existence Of Territorial Govern
ments, the measure of restriction, what
ever it may be, imposed by the Fedora
Constitution on the power of the Terri
torial Legislature over the subject of the
domestic relations, as the same has been
OF shall hereafter be finally determined by
the Supreme Court Of the United States
should be respected by all good citizens
and enforced with promptness and fidel
'ty BY every branch of the General Gov.
ernment."
The Democrat and some other papers