Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-07-07
THE DEMOCRATIC platform N.
The platform adopted by the Convention

the Union in Convention assembled, do
hereby declare our affirmation of the reso-
lutions unanimously adopted ard declMe ed
as platform of principles by the Demo-
cratic Convention at Cincinnati, in the
year 1856, believing that Dem ocra,ic prin-
ciples are unchangabe in their nature
applied TO the same subject matters.
The portion of the Cincinnati platform
relating to the slavery question is the fol.
lowing
Rcsolced, That we reiterate, with re.
newed energy of purpose, the well.consid
cred declarations of former Conventions
upon the sectional issue of dom este sls,
very, and concerning the reserved rights OF
the Several States: z-.-...... .>.......
| !. That Congress has no power, under
the Constitution, to interfere with or con.
troll the domestic institutions of the sever
al States, and that such States are the sole
and proper judges Of everything apper-
tanning to their own affairs not prohibited
by the Constitution; that all efforts Of the
Aboltionists or others, made to interfere
with questions of slavery, or to take incl
pient steps in violation thereto, are calcu-
lated 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 endanger the stability and permanent
cy Of the Union, and ought not TO be couu
tenanced by any friend of our political
Institutions.
z That the foregoing proposition covers
aud was intended to embrace the whole
subject OF slavery agitation in Congress ::
and therefore the Democratic party of the
Union. standing on his national platform,
will abide by and here to faithful exc.
cution OF the acts known as the Conprom
Use Measures, settled by the Congress Of
1850, the act for reclaiming fugitives
from service or labor included; which
act being designed to carry out an express
provision Of the Constitution cannot with
fidelity thereto be repealed, or so changed
as to destroy or impair its efficiency
}. That the Democracy party will resist
all attempts at renewing, in Congress or
out OF it the agitation of the slavery aues
ton, under whatever shape or color the
attempt may be maize.
I. That the Democratic party will faith
fully abide by and uphold the principles
laid down in the Kentucky and Virginia
resolutions of 1898, and on the report OF
Mr.. Madison to the Virginia Legislature
IN 1879; that it adopts those principles as
constituting one Of the main foundations
OF its political creed, aud 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, sub
s'stlhg exclusively on slavery agitation.
North and South, to the Constitution and
the Union.
| |. Reso',ed, That, claiming the fellow.
ship with and desiring the corporation Of
all who regard the preservation of the
Union under thu Constitution rs a para.
mount issIe, and regulating all sectional
parties and platforms, concerning d domestic
slavery, which seek to embroil the States,
ana 10 lnclle to TIRE asnu and armed resist
ancs to law in the Territories; and whose
! av"wed purpose, If conSumatcd, must end
IN civil war and djsurioa-the American
Dem 'cracy recognize and adopt the rrin-
clples contained in the orgaaic IA VS., eS'ab
! fishing the Territories Of Kansas and Ne
hraska, IA. emr"dying the only sound aud
safe solution of the slavery question
upon which the great nationa, idea of the
people Of this whole country can repose IN
its determined conservation Of the Union
Non Interference by Congress wHh SurcrY
IA state and Tr.itory or IL. the District
Fl Coi"mlia.
= That this was the basis of the COM
promises of 1850, confirmed both by The
Democratic and Wing parties, in National
Cohvenhons-ratiied by the people IL the
election Of 1892. and rightly applied to
the organization OF the Territories in 1851
}. That by the uniform application OF
the Democratic principle to the organ
ization of Territories. and to tn cad.
mission OF new States, with or without do
nestle slavery, AS they may elect. the
equal rights of all the States will be pre-
served lntact-ths original compacts Of
the Constitution maintained invioiate-
and the psrpetuity and expansion Of this
Union insured to its utmost capacity OF
EN- bracing, in peace and harmony, every
future American State that may be consti
'uted or annexed, with republican form
OF government
Hfsotred, That we recognize the right
OF the people Of all the TERRITORIES, in
GLIDING Kansas and Nebraska, acting
through the legally and fairl y expressed
will OF ma orty uf actual residents, and
whenever the number of their inhabitants
jus,ites it, to form Constitution, with or
without slavery, and be admitted into the
Union upon terms of perfect equality With
the other States.
And the Charleston Convention passed
the following additional Resolutions i
ReSolred, That it is the duty OF the Uni
ted States to afford ample and complete
protection to all its cilzens, whether at
home or abroad, and whether native or
foreign born.
ReSolred, That one Of the necessities Of
the age, in military, commercial and post.
al point of view. is speedy com munication
between the Atlantic and Pacific States,
and the Democratic party pledge such con
stitntonal power Of the government, as
will insure the construction of a railroad
to the Pacific coast al the earliest practi,
cable perod.j
Resolred, That the Democratic parry
are in favor OF the acquisition of Cuba on
such terms rs shall be honorable to our
selves and just to Spain
Resoired, That the enartments of State
Legislatures to defeat the faithful execu-
ton of the fugitive slave law are hostile ia
character and sub,ersive to the Censtitu.
ton, and revolutionary in their effects.
To the foregoing the Baltimore Conveu-
ton added the following resolution:
Resoired, That it is in accordance with
the Cincinnati Platform, that during the
existence of Territorial governments the
measure OF restriction, whatever it NAV
be, imposed by the federal constitution on
the power of the Territorial Legislature
over the subject of the domestic relations
as the same has been or shall hereafter be |
by the Supreme Cour, of the |