The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-08-08
riits rwo PLArFeasls:


h"e OOuBehS Ft3u0fzD.
As substituted st Charleston by the K;sbdS
oil Mr.. DouoLAs IN lieii a. tfis .plstiofln re-.
commended By q majority Of t6e stsik6:
RssolYea, That We, he bsmoccrt.ss.y II az
Unonr In convention assembled. hersbvs d.cis,s
our affirmation Of the resolution unshino,,aIT
adopted and declared as platform ofpripcialsS
oy the Democratic Convention At Ciseinfaisi n
~ the year 1855 believing ihat Dem scrssic
principles are unchsngeabIe In their nature
when applied to the satne subject matter: and
We " fTsSomH1spd f as odr only fdrtket fssSiasi6ts
, Resolved. That Il is the duty Of thss United
states to afford ample, and csfnplets protection
70 Oil its citizens, whether at hoiae 6f abroad.
and native or foreign born. A
Re'ot0sd. That one OF the necessities .of fhs
age, in military. commercial aud postal poipt
OF view, Is speedy communication bctween stiss
Atlantic and Pacific States, and the Democrntic
party pledge stch constitutional messtires al
VIII INSURE the construction ot railway I'll the
racifc Coast at the earliest practicable period.
Resotoed, That the Democratic party srs IL
iasot Of the acquisition Of the fsisnd Of Cuba
on such terms as, shall Be honorable to iouar.
selves and just to Spain. 51aif. !, 70 ]
ResolJea, That the .enaetrnsnts 81 tkg 5tsts
Legislatures to defea. tsie fSithfhi execution Oh
the fugitive slave law, are hostile in character.
suoVersye s1 OF the Constitution, and revofutiof.
1.-THE following supplementary resolution vas
Con motion Of Mr.. WIcKLrFE, OF Louisiana q.
ddopted ~ the Douglas branch of the National
Convention at Baltimore - -..,lt ~
Resolved, That it is In acoordancs win tks
true Interpretation Of the Cincinnati .btatiofrn
that during the existence Of territorial govern-
ment, the measure of restriction, whatever Il !,
may be, imposed by the Federal Constitution
on the powers of the territorial legslattfre 6Ser
the subject OF domestic relations, rs the same
HAS BEEN, or shall hererfter be, finally deter-
mined by the Supreme Court OF che UnitSd:
States, should be respected by al gIDd Citizens
and enforced. with promptns$s and fidelity, byU
eosry branch of THE FEbEKkt GovERNMENr.
The Breckinridge Piatioriii. +. 15
Adopted at Charleston by seventeen Democrat.
ic States. and re-affrmed at the National Dem.
ocratic Convention at Baltimore, without the
addition OF a crossing Of q ~" OF tie dottibx
ofan 81" @
Re,oltea, That the platform sdobted by the
Democratic party at Cincinnati 30 affirmed.
with the following explanatory resolutions:--. z
First, That the government of . Terrific.
ry organized by an act Of Congress is prosisioii-
al and temporary, and during its existeneS sll
citizens ofthe United States have On eqdxi fight
to settle with their property 10 Territory
without their rights, either of petsoh Of prop
erty, being destroyed or impaired by congfss.
sional or territorial legislation.
Second, That it is The duty of tho Federal
Government in oil its departfhshts 10 protect.
when necessary tRs rights Of PERSONS snd prop. q
erty in the Territofiesahd wherever else It'd cou-
stitutional authority extends. 49,.
Third, That when settlers III 4 Territory
having an adequate population form u StA6B
constitution. the rights ofsovereignty coiDmdhe,s
and being consumated by an admission into The !
Union. they stand on an equal footing with tho /,
people Of other States; and that 4 State thus
organized ought til be admitted Into the Fedes4 !
al Union, whether its Constitution prohibits of
the institution of slavery. III ss? 4,
Fourth That the democratic party are id
favor Of the acquisition Of the island Of CiibE
on such terms as shall be honorable 10 our
selves and just to Spain, at the earliest prasti-
cable moment.
Fifth That the cnactrnepts of State ieGis- q
latures to defeat the hsiihfnl exeettion 6f the
Iugtiveslave law are hostile in character to ana
Of the Constitution, and revolution
try in their effect. :,
Sirth, that the detsoSfaes ii lie tinted 9
States recognizes It Is an imperative ddty Sf
this GoSernmeHt to protect naturslized citiSeiis
in all their rights, whether at home OF in fcf- al
sign lands,to the same extent as IT'D hAtite-hofn
:itiSens a''PF
WHEREAS, 6ne o. the greatest tscsssitiss 6t
The ago, in political, cominefcisl. postal and u
military point of view, is speSdt cotnfhufii6a-