The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-08-02
Party Platforms.


Vice President Of the United States. We
copy only SO far as the positions Of parties
are understood on the slave question,
which is really the only important sub
ject before the people, in the coming con.
test. Let voters carefully compare them,
and decide honestly for themselves:
PLATFORM OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL UNION"
CONVENTION AT BALTIMORE, (BELL AND
EvERErr)
Whereas experience has demonstrated
that platforms adopted by the partisan
Conventions Of the country have had the
effect to mislead and deceive the people.
and at the same time to widen the politi-
,,eal divisions Of the couniy,by .he creation
and encouragement Of geographical and
sectional parties; therefore
ResOlvsd, That il is both the part Of pa.
triotism aud Of duty 10 recognize no po.
litical principle other than Tie Constitution
Iof tie country, tie union ofMs Statss. and
the enforcement Of the LaWs; and that. as
representatives Of the Constitutional IN
ion men Of the country. in National Con-
vention assembled, we hereby pledge our.
selves to maintain, protect and defend.
separately and unitedly. these great prin.
ciPles ofpubIic liberty and national safe.
~ against all 6nemies. at home and abroad
believing thereby peace may be once more
restored 10 the country, the just rights
Of the people and of the States re-estab.
lished, and the government again placed
in that condition Of justice, fraternity and
equality, which, under the example anC
Constitution of our fathers. has SOlsmnly
bound evory citizen OF the United States
TO maintain more perfect union. estab
lish justice, insure domestic tranquil ty
provide for the common defence. promot.
the general welfare. and secure the bles
sings of liberty to ourselves and our pos
!erity. ..
PLATFORM OF THE CHICAGO REPUBLIcA!
CONVENTION. LINCOLN AND HAMLIN.
Senenth. That the new dogma. tha
the Constitution of it's own force. carrie
slavery into any or all of the territories D
the United States. is dangerous politica
heresy, at variance with the explicit pro.
visions OF that instrument itself, with its
contemporaneous exposition. aud with leg
islative and Judicial precedent is revolu.
lionary in its tendencies, and subversivs ol
the peace and harmony Of the country.
Eighth. That the normal condition o.
all the territory of the United States is thai
Of freedom. That as our Republican IA
Tiers, when they had abolished slavery il
all our national territory, ordained that n,
person should be deprived of life, liberty
or property. without due process Of law
it becomes our duty. by legislation, rAsnev
er such legislation is necessary, to maintai,
: this provision of the Constitution against al
attempts to violate il. And zoe deny tie al
thority of Congress. Of Territorial Ltg
islaturs, or of any individuals. to give ie9a
eristence TO slaGsry in any Territory Of III
United States.
Ninth. That We brand the recsnt re
opening of the African slave trade unde
the covel Of DUR national flag, aided By
psrversions of judicial power, as crime
against humanity, a burning shame tt
our country and age; and We call upor
Congress to take prompt and efficient meas
urcs f'r the total and final suppression Of
that execra ls traffic.
Tenth. That id the recent vetoes BY
the Governors OF the acts OF the Legisla,
lures of Kansas and Nebraska, prohibiting
slaves In those Territories, We find q
practical illustration of the boosted Demo
cratic principles Of non.interven,ion aid
popular sovereignty, embodied in the
Kansas and Nebraska bill, and denun
citation of the deception and fraud involv'
cd therein.
PLATFORM OF THE CHARLESTON CoYvENTIol
WITH BALTIMORE SUPPLEMENT-, (BoUGLA'
AND JOHNSON
The following resolution was adopted
by the Charleston Convention;
Resol6ed, That We; the Democracy o
: the Union, in Convention assembled
hereby declare our ffrmance Of the re>Olu
tions anan,monsly adopted and declared a
d Platform Of principles BY the Dentocrati
Convention a. Cincihnati.in in the year 1856
believing that Democratic principles ar
Interchangeable in their nature. %henapplie
. to the same subject matters.
G [The rest of the resolutions were in,on
: seuuential miscellany.
The above with the following addition
al resolution, constitutes the Douglas an
: Johnson platform; adopted at Baltimore
}, Resolved, That it is In dcjOrdance Wit
l. the Cincindati platform. that during N
eristsnce of territorial governments tie meas
e ure of restrictions, aGhatevsr IL may be, I'M
posed By the federal constitution on the poa
Is er of the territorial legislature, over tn
subject Of the domestic relations, as II
If same has been Or shdu hereafter be final
! determined by the Supreme Conrt of th
l. United States, should be responded to b
r. all good citizens. dnd enforced ,6ith promp
a ness and fidelity by every branch ofH
Is General Government.
THE MAJORITY REPORT AT CHARLESTON
NJ DoprGD AT BALTIMORE, (BRERENRIpo
AND IANE.)
ne Resolved, That the platform adopted b
ir the democratic party at Cincinnati be a
De frmed, with the following exolanator
resolutions:
First That the government of a Te
a. ritory organized by an act of Congress
ao nroyisotial and temporary, and durin