Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-05-16
The charleaton Convention.


Of millions Of our fellow citizens, has adjourned
without making nomination II Is known To most
of our readers that the Committee on Platform re-
ported three sets Of resolutions Of which the minor
ity report enunellrg the squatier Sovereignty Doc
trlne, against which the whole South was pledged
without equlyocation or possibility favor was adopted,
This report was adopted by the Convention and the
enlorsement Of the bred Scot, decision stricken out
While We 10 not claim the decisions Of the Supreme
Court as lnible in political matters subject as II
Il to be remodelel, under new administrations yet
In that particular case, 1t involved vital principle
to the South Such being the case, and squa'ef
Sovereignty being the Platform adopted ny tue
dominant Douglasites, the only alternative ior Tue
South was a withdrawal from the Convention Inc
Southern Delegations must have withdrawn or have
returned to IN cir people with the guilt OF endorsing
nm odlous heresy upon their heads and Of having
ted contrary TO tho known will Of their people The
South has only claimed her rights Of equality, and
her right to the protection OF the government for
their property in the labor Of their slaves that the
north claims for her property. The South demands
nothing more, and asked for nothing else from the
Douglas faction. We failed to get II, aud the con-
sequence was n withdrawal from the Convention
The foolish oLstinacy Of tho northern wing OF the
Democracy is apparent, in thus forcing from them
seventeen States which will stand as one man In the
determination to sustain their constitutional rights
and which will in no case batter them away for a
temporary success-a mere political triumph Of
s. a. Douglas, with the entire abnega,iOn of prin-
ciplc by the party at large Such shallow triumphs
-st, ?, III a,a1n otinna
but leave the country ms much harrassed MS she was
before the election Then We contend that the South
ern delegates could not be justified in subscribing to
platform ut war with their best interests, and con-
trary to the genius and spirit of Democracy.
The withdrawing members formed convention
and adopted the following platform known as the ma
jority Platform:
Resolred, That the Platform adopted at Cincin-
natl be affirmed, with the following resolutions
|. Rcsoirei That the Democracy Of the United
States hold these cardinal principles on the sub
iect of slavery in the Territories First. That
Congress has no power to abolish slavery In the
Territories Second. That the Territorial Leg
islature has no power to abolish slavery in any
Territory, nor to prohibit the introduction OF
slaves therein, nor any power to exclude there
from, nor any power to destroy or impair the
right of property in slaves by any legislation
wherever.
.. Rcsoiced, That the enactments of State Leg
islatures to defeat the faithful execution OF the
Fugitive Slave Law are hostile in character, sub
versive of the Constitution and revolutionary In
| their effect.
8. RcsOlrcd, That it is the duty of the Federal
| Government to protect, when necessary, the
rights of persons and property on the high seas,
in the Territories. or wherever else its Constltu
tional authority extends
A. ResoIred, That the Democracy of the Nation
recognize it as the imperative duty of this Gov
eminent to protect the naturalized citizen in all
his rights, whe her AT home or in foreign lands,
to the same extont as its native-born citizens.
5. Rcsolred, That the Democracy earnestly re-
commend the acquisition of the Island of Cuba,
at the earliest practicable period
Whereas, That one of the greatest necessities
of the age in political, commercial, postal and
military point of view, is u speedy communica-
ton between the Pacific and Atlantic COASTS
Therefore, bel
Resolced, That the Democratic party do here
by pledge themselves to use every means in their
mower to secure the passage of some Bill for the
construction of q Pacific Rail Road, from the
Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, at the
ear liest practicable moment.
The Douglas men repudiated these sentiments and
fell back uponNhe suatter sovereignty doctrine which
is wholly repugnant to every northern State. Both
conventions have adjourned, the Southern Constitu-
tional convention to meet at Richmond recommending
however the following ticket:
r. Nj. T.. HUNTER, of "a. for President
CHARLES O'CONNOR, ~: York, Vice President.
Such ticket would unite the entire Southern vote,
and elicit warm AMI generous support in the North
We would be pleased to see such nomination before
the country.
We would ask every Democrat to stand firm and
abide by the principles of his party and not waver at
this crisis Let the Southern Democracy stand firm,
and all is not lost The uncomfortable will and de-
termination to succeed with such platform OF prn-
cples as given above will ensure in the end, a COM
plete triumph, with the names of Hunter O'Con-
nor on our standard.