The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-07-05
President Electors for the State at Large.

Resolutions from the Democratic Plat
form for the year lsG0--Thcy Speak fo
Themselves.
Resolved-That VIC, the Democracy o.
the U:iCn, In convention assembled, here
by declare our affirmation of the resolu
tions unanimously adopted, and declared
ms ylalform of principles by the Demo
cratic Convention at Cincinnati in the
year 1856, believing that Democratic
principles are Interchangeable in their ma
turo whep applied to the same subject
matter; and we recommend as our onl,
further resolutions the following; Pass
cd, ayes 237b, nays G6.]
RESOLVED That the Domocr,tic parry
are in favor Of the acquisition OF tho Island
Of Cuba, on such terms as shall be honor
able to ourselves and just to Spain. -
Passed unanimously
Resolved. That II is in accordance with
the true Interpretation of the Cincinnati
platform that during The existence Of ter
rial government, the measures OF restric.
ton, whatever it may be, imposed by the
Fedefal Constitution on the powers Of the
territorial legislature over the aub.
jsot Of domestic relations, as tho samo
has been. or shall hereafter bs, finally do.
termined by the Supreme Court of the
United States. shall be respected by all
good citizens. and enforced with prompt.
ness aud fidelity. by every branch Of the
Federal Government.
These are the doctrines oi tho Rump,
or Douglas wing Of the party, tho Squat.
or Sovereignty faction. These resolutions
need no lengthy comments. They are
the advance guards, sent forward to ap.
pease, and If possible to hold the pro-
slavery seoessionisis, but which however
failed in their mission tho South requir.
ing an additional plank, insisting upon
the right and the duty of Congress- to log.
islate for tho protection Of slave property
in the territories.
This latter resolution, though consi.u.
tod for a compromise measure, is not 40
Artfully disguised US to obscure the dem.
ago6uo. Tho darling idea of Mr.. Doug
las, upon which ho started out, namely
that the people of tho territories should
DO permitted TO settle their domestic rola.
tons, and civil State pOliiy. uncontrolled
or uniniluoncod by outside pressure, and
which, is familiarly known as tho Squattcr
Sovereignty doctrine. has. by tho adop.
ton Of this resolution. simply boon sub.
stltuted BY the supreme judicial soyo.
reignty. Let us SOC for moment how
this doctrine will work. Tho decision Of
tho Supreme. .oour.''of tho United States,
and which decision tho Douglas Demoo. |
-SAcy- endorse in tho fullest extent. and 40. |
knowledge It to bc tho suprom. law Of tho
land, decides slavery to exist now in ,bo
teFdtorics. How then. will the peoplo Of
tho territories override the Supreme Cour,
50 as to exclude IN If slavery exists to.
gay IN Kansas, under the Dred Scott dc.
clsion, oan'tho people Of tho tha, territory
annul that decision? The Supreme cOur,
Is the highest power in tho government;
not impeachablO. or removable from Of.
nee . during lifo' There is no appeal from
their decision, and their acts can only bo
repealed by their own body.
What has become Of souat,.r Sow.
IslgdtyY In the language Of this rssolu.
lion, oil good citizens OfKansas are bound
to give implicit obedience to the decisions
oil that august body, that have been made,
or shall hereafter b made, with regard
70 what restrictions the Federal Cons,i,u.
non imposes upon them. Thorsfore. the
u0prt having decided upon the rich, Of
las MASTER to the body. soul and IiGs Of
h'S slave. As he has the rish. Of propsr,v
In bis horse or COW. Il becomes. bv N.
same mode Of reasoning. the riRht and
dpty Of the Same authority, to Determine
the point in dispute. with regard to tho
constitutional powers and duties Of Con.
gress 2 legislAto for the plOtsesion Of that
s'nd !, q property in the territory, and all
lhi'' though sepHittg1ias Of the people re.
:. fused 70 have slavery among them. In
'A'' decision Of tho Supreme Court, III.