Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-06-07
New Ilsmncratic Platform

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New Democratic Platform.
The following are the resolutions drawn up in a
a pro Slavery Democratic Caucus, and lately de
bated and adopted in the Senate. They passed by
the usual party majority, Mr.. Douglas not noting.
We commend them to the attention Of all unpreju-
diced men as the latest monstrosities of the So
called Democracy
1. Resolred, That in the adoption of
the federal Constitution. the States adopt
ing the same acted severally as free and
independent sovcreiguties, deIegating por-
ton of their powers to be exercised by the
Federal Government for the increased Sc
curity of each against dangers, domestic as
well as foreign, and that any intermed..ling
By any one or more States, or by combi-
nation of their citizens. with the domestic
institutions of the others, on any pretcxt,
whether political. moral or religious, with
the view to their disturbance or subvcrsion,
is in violation of the Constitution, insult
ing to the State so interfered with, endan-
gers their domestic peace and tranquility
l-objects for which the Constitution was
formed-and, by necessary consequence,
serves to weaken and destroy the Union
itself.
| 2 Resolced, That negro slavery as it
exists in fifteen States of this Union, COM
poses an important portion of their do
mestic institutions, inherited from their
ancestors and existing at the adoption of
the Constitution, by which it is recognized
as constituting an important element of
apportionment of powers among the States,
and that no change of opinion or feeling
on the part Of the non-slaveholding States
Of the Union in relation to this institution,
can Justify them or their citizens in open
or covert attacks thereon, with view to
! its overthrow and all such attacks arc in
manifest violation of the mutual and sol
emn pledge to protect and defend each
other, given by the States respectively on
entering into the constitutional compact
which formed the Union, and are mani
fest breach of faith and a violation of the
most solemn obligations.
g. Resolred, That the Union of these
States rests on the equality of rights and
privileges among its members. and that it
is especially the duty of the Senate, which
represents the States in their sovereign ca
pa ity, to resist all attempts to discrimin-
ate. either in relation to person or property
so as in the Territoiics-wlieh are the
common possession ofthe United States
to give advantages to the citizens of one
State which are not equally assured to
those of every other State.
4. ResolUed, That neither Congress nor
a Territorial Legislature, whether by direct
!, Legislation or by legislation of an indirect
and unfriendly character, possesses the
power to annnl or impair the constitutions
al right Of any citizen OF the United States
to take his slave property into the common
Territories, and there hold and enjoy the
same while the Territorial condition re-
mains.
i 5. Resoloed, That If experience shonld at
any time prove that the judiciary and ex-
ecutive authority do not possess the means
to insure adequate protection to constitu-
tional rights in a Territory, and if the Ter
ritorial government should fail or refuse to
provide the necessary remedies for that
purpose, it will be the duty of Congress to
supply such deficiency.
| &. Resoleed, That the inhabitsnts of a
Territory of the United States, when they
rightfully form Constitution to be admit
ted as a State into the Union. may then.
for the first time, like the people of State
when forming new Constitution, decide
|, for themselves whether slavery, as do
mestic institution. shall be maintained OF
prohibited within their jurisdiction and
if Congress admits them as a State, ''they
shall be admitted into the Union with OF
without slavery, as their Constitution may
, prescribe at the time Of their admission.
Z. Resolped, That the provision of the
q Constitution for the rendition of fugitive:
from service or labor, "without the adop.
ton of which the Union could not dave
been formed" and the laws Of 1893 and
1850, which were enacted to secure its ex-
! ecntion. and the main features of which,
i being similar, bear the impress Of nearly
seventy years of sanction by the highes
,, judicial authority, should be honestly and
faithfully observed and maintained by al
who enjoy the benefits of our compact o
Union, and that all acts of individuals o.
of State Legislatures to defeat the purpose
or nullify the requirements of that provi
sion. and the laws made in pursuance of it
|, , are hostile in character, subversive of tn,
Constitution. and revolutionary in thei
effects.
2 The New York Times for Lincoln.