Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-03
The Democratic Platform.

Ia Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation Of the resol atoms Unanimously adopt
cd and declared as platform Of principles By the
Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, in the year
1886, believing that Democratic principles are
Interchangeable in their nature when applied to the
same subject matters.
That pOrtiyn of The Cincinnati platform relAt-
ing to the slaverv question is the following
RssoLred, That We reiterate, with renewed epeP-
81 OF purpose. The we'll considered declarations OF
domestic slavery and concerning the reserved
rights Of the States:
l. That Congress has no power, under the Coz
stitutiOn to interfere with con.rel The domestic
institutions Of the several States. and that such
states are the sole and proper judges Of every
thing appcrtaining to their own affairs not pro-
hibted in the Constitution that all efforts of the
AboitiOnists or others, made to interfere with
questions Of slavery or TO take incipeut steps in
violation thereto, arc calculated to lead - the
most alarming and dangerous consequences and
that al such efforts have N inevitable tendency
to diminish the happiness Of the people, and on
danger the stability and permanency Of the Union,
and ought not to be cOuntenxnced 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
national platform, will abide by and adhere 10
faithful execution o. the acts known as The Com
promise Measures, settled by the Congress Of 1885,
"the act for retaining futigitves from service or
labor" included; which act be nydesigned to car
ry out an express provision Of the Constitution,
| cannot with fidelity thereto DO repealed, or 20
| changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency.
5. III 1t the Democratic party will resist all At
te,npts at renewing, in congress mt Of it the
agitation OF the slavery question. under what.
ever shape or color the attempt may DO made.
4. That the Democratic party will faithfully
| abide by and uphold the principles laid down in
| the kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1898,
| and on the report If Mr.. Madison TO the Virginia
Legislature in 1899; that il adopts those plinci
pies az constituting one Of the main foundations
Ut its political creed, is resolved to carry them
out in their obvious meaning aud Import.
And that We may more distinctly meet the issue
on which sectional party, subsi>ting exclusi. ely
slavery agitation North anu 81 nth, to the Con-
stltution and the Union.
l. ResoIced, That, claiming fellowship with and
| desiring the cooperation Of al who regarl the
presel vation OF the Union under the Constitution
as paramount issue, and repudiating oil section
al parties and plato ms, concerning domestic sa-
very, viii seek t. en,broll the States and to in
cite to treason and armed resistance to Law in Ter
ritori and whose svOwed purpose, II c0nsum-
IN ted, must end in civil war and disun;on-ths
American Democracy recognize ami adopt the
principles contained in the organic laws, estab-
fishing the Territ res OF Kansas and Nebraska, rs
embodyng the only sound and safe solution ct the
slavery question upon WutCu tuo Ktc8S u8tIOu8i
idea If the people Of this whe,o country can re-
pose in its determined conservation II tho Union
= Non Interference by Congress Uih Slavery in
STATE and Ter, tory in the Dastrct Of Columbia
3 hat this was the basis of the compromises
Of 1850, confirmed both by the Democratic and
VIII z parties, in Nationa. Conventions-ratifed
by the whole people in the election of 1852, and
rightly applied to the organization Of Territories
in 8l54.
3. That by the uniform application Of the Dem
ocratie principle 70 the organisation Of
Terri tories AMI TO the admission 81 new States
with or without domestic slavery, ~ they may
elect. the equal rights Of al the States will be
preserved intact tho original compscts Of the
CONSTITUTION maintained inviolste-and the per-
petulty and expansion Of this Unieu in.
sured TO its utmost capacity Of embracing, 10
pc CO and harmony, every futurs America
state that may be constituted or annexed, with .
republican form OF government.
Rsso!red, That wc recognise tho right Of the
people Of all the Territories, in luding Kansas and
Nebraska, acting through tho legally and fairly.
expressed will Of majority Of actual residents,
and whenever the number Of .heir inhabitants
justifcs it, to form Constitution. with or With.
cut domestic slavery, and be admitted into the
Union upon terms Of perfect equality with the
other states.
land the Char, eston Convention passed the fol.
Resolred, That it 10 the du.y 81 the United
States to ford ample and c1mplste protection to
oil its citizens, whether 1t home or abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.
Resolcfd, That ono Of tho necessties Of the AZ,
in military, commercial and postal point Of view
is speedy commun cation between the Atlantic
and Pacific states, and the Democratic party
pledge such constitutional power II the govern
ment rs will insure the Construct of railroad to
the Pacific coast at tho earliest practicable perio'
Hesolved, That the Democratic party are in f.
vor Of tho acquisition Of Cuba on such terms -
shall bc honorable to ourselves and just - spain.
Hesoioed, That tnc enactments Of State l.sgisla-
lures 10 defeat the faithful execution Of the fug
give slave Law arc hostile in character and solver
sivs % tho Consultation, and Evolutionary in
their effects.
To the foregoing the Baltimore Convention sd-
ded the following resolution
Resolved, That it is in accordance With the Gin.
cnnati Platform, that during the existence of ter
ritorial governments, tho measure Of restriction.
Whatever IL may Be, imposed By he federal con-
stitstion on tho power Of the Territorial Legsls-
turs over the subject Of tho domestic relations
tho same has been or shall hereafter DO finally de-
tsrmined BY tho Supreme Court Of the United
States, should BE- respected By Ill good citissns,
and enforced with pTomptnass and fidelity BY
every branch Of the general govsvnment