Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-28
Position of the Democratic Party III
la56-UpOn NOn-interventiOn and Pop.
ular Sovereignty.
EXTRACT FROM THE KANSAS-EEBRASkA
ACT.

EXTRACT FROM THE KANsAs-NEBRAsKA
| "The Constitution and all laws of the
United States, which are not locally in
applicable, shall have the same force
within the said Territory Of Kansas as
elsewhere within the United States, ex-
cept the eighth section Of the act pre-
paratory to the admission OF Missouri in
to the Union, approved March 9th, 1920,
,chich being inconsistent acith the fori,a-
ciple of non -intervention by Congress
with Slavery IN the States and Terrific
ries, as recognized by the Legislation Of
of 1850, commonly called the Com
promise measures, is hereby declared in
operative and void; 1t being the true
intent and meaning Of tbs act not to
legislate slavery into any Territory or
State, nor to exclude 1t Meretrona, bit TO
LEAVE THE PEOPLE THEREOF
PERFECTLY FREE To FORM AND
REGULATE THEIR DOMESTIC
INSTITUTIONS IN THEIR OWN
WAY, SUBJECT ONLY TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF TIE UNITED
STATES: Provided, that nothing
herein contained shall be construed to
reuive or put IN force ony law or regu-
lation which may have OK sled prior to
the act of 9th of March, 1920,
EITHER PROTECTING, ESTAB-
LISTING, PROHIBITING OR
ABOLISHING SLAVERY"
EXTRACT FROM THE CINCINNATI PLAT
81. Resolved, That, claiming fellow
ship with and desiring the CO. operation
Of all who regard the preservation Of
the Union, under the Constitution, as
the paramount issue, and repudiating all
sectional parties and platforms concern
ing domestic slavery, which seek to en-
broil the States and incite to treason
and armed resistance to law in the Ter
fitories, and whose avowed purposes, if
consummated, must end in civil war
and disuuion the american De-
mocrdcy recognize and adopt the princi-
pies contained in the organic laos estab
l,shing the Territories Of Kansas and
Nebraska as ensbodying the only sound
and safe solution Of the 'slavery q,4es-
ton, upon which the great national
idea Of the people of this whole coun-
try can respose in its determined con-
servatism OF the Union-NON-lNTER-
VENTION BY CONGRESS WITH
SLAVERY IN STATE AND TERRI.
TORY AND IN THE DISTRICT OF
COLU NBIA.
80. That this was the basis of the
compromises of 1850, confirmed bv
both the Democratic and Wing parties
in National Conventions, ratified by the
people in the election of 1885,, and right
" applied to the Organization at 2erri.
tories IN 1854.
EXTRACT FROM MR.. BUCHANAN's LETTER
OF ACCEPTANCE, DATED JUNE l6,
1860. ~
The recent legislation of Congress
respecting domestic slavery, derived, as
IT has been, from the original and pure
fountain of political power, the viii Of
the majority, promises ere long to allav
the dangerous excitement. THIS IcoisIa.
ton Is founded upon principles a. an
Gent as tree government itself and n
accordance with them, has simply de-
clared that THE PEOLE OF 4 TER.
RITORY, SHALL DECIDE FOR
THEMSELVES WHETHER SLAVE.
RY SHALL OR SHALL NOT EXIST
WITHIN THEIR LIMITS. The Kan.
sac. Nehraska Act docs M ,
give the forae of the law to this elemen.
tary principle of selfgovernment. This
principle will surely not be controvert.
ed by any individual Of any party pro-
Teasing devotion to popular government.
Besides, how vain aud iIlusorv would
any other principle prove, in practice.
IN regard to the Tstritorfes Thia is