Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-06-29
THE NOMINEES OF THE NATIONAL DE-
E0CRATIC CONVENTION,


the head of our paper to-day, and shall
keep them there until the people decide
in November next, the names of the Hon.
JoHN c. BREcKINRIDoE, Of Kentucky,
for President, and Gen JOSEPH LANE,
of Oregon, for Vice President; aud, in
doing so, are fully aware of the response
bility of the act. With alacrity and firm
ness, we unhesitatiugly take our position
In the coming contest, and appeal to
every democrat-aye, every patriot, to
rally with US around the standard of the
nominees Of the National Democracy
BRtcKIsRIDGE and LANE We shall
support these distinguished democrats,
pure patriots, gifted statesmen, and tried
public servants, because We believe they
are the faithful exponcn.s Of the princi-
pies Of the democratic party that they
are in every way eminently qualified fol
the positions for which they have been
named and that the convention which
unanimously selected them as the stan
dard-bearers of the democratic party,
represents the regular organization Of
that party, and alone holds in its purity
and integrity the time-honorod creed, by
faithful adhesion to which the demo
crazy have been enabled in the past, and
will be enabled in the future, to protect
secure, and advance tho interests, pros,
perity and happiness of our country and
Us citizens.
In the language of the Constitution
" nobody can regret more deeply thar
we 60 the unfortunate division which
exists in the ranks of the Democrat,
party. Nobody would have been willing
10 90 further than we to avert that ca
lsmity and restore union, harmony, ans
jealous community of thought and actor
among all who profess allegiance to tn,
democratic faith, and desire the defea
Of the black-republican fanatics who ar,
endeavoring to sap the foundations of gu
Government We would have consente,
TO any sacrifice, short of principle an,
honor, to rally all democrats to GU
standard in the coming contest with tn
common foe. We have never expresses
q preference. Epr any Of the distipg 1ishe,
names which have been prominently men
toned as worthy OF the choice Of til
dem ocratic party, We have confines
ourselves exclusively to the advocacy Q
principles, and have never suffered our
selves to engage in any strife about men
Our readers will find below the prin
eiples and platform upon which we ente
ibis campaign; they are the same a
those embodied in the majority repor
made at Charleston
PLATFORM.
Resolged, That the platform adopte,
by the Democratic party at Cincinnati b
affirmed, with the following explanator,
resolutions
LIST. ReSoleed, That the government
Of Territory, organized by an act Q
Congress, is provisional aud temporary
aud, during its existence, all citizens G
the United States have an equal right t
settle with their property in the Terrific
~ without their rights either OF persof
OF property being destroyed or impairet
by congressional or territorial legislation
ID ResolceGl, That it is tho duty Q
the Federal Government in all its de
par,ments to protect, when necessary
the rights Of persons and property in tn
Territories, and wherever else its con
stitutional authority extends.
81. Res0ired, That when the settler
in a Territory, having an adequate pop
ulaiion, form State constitution, til
rights Of Sovereignty commences, am
being contaminated by admission into Cd
Union, they stand on an equal footinj
with the people Of other States-and th
State thus organized ought to be admittet
into the Federal Uuion, whether It's con
Ntutiou Prohibits Of recognizes the in
sIitution Of slavery.
4th. Res0lred, That the Democrat
party are in favor of the acquisition O
the Island Of Cuba on such terms as shall
be honorable to ourselves and Just t.
Spain. at the earliest practicable moment
9th. Res0lUed, That the enactment
Of State Legislators to defeat the faithful
execution Of the fugitive slave law ar,
hostile in character, subversiye Of tn,
constitution, and revolutionary in thei
effect.
9th Resolred, That the democracy o
the United States recognizes it as tn,
imperative duty Of this government Il
protect the naturalized citizen in all hi
rights, whether at home or in foreign
lands, to the same extent as its natiy,
born citizens
And whereas one Of the greatest ne
ccssities Of the age, in political, com
mercial, postal and military point o
view, is speedy communication between
the Pacific and Atlantic coasts there
fore be it
Resoleed, That the democratic part
do hereby pledge themselves to use ever,
means in their power to secure the pas
sage Of some bill to the extent Of thu
constitutional authority Of Congress FOL