Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-24
The Democrat,c Pl.tforu.

nc OemOCI0J1C FJ0bJO1os
Tbs platform adopted BY the Convention At
Cnsreston was - follows.
Hssofced. That We, the Democracy u the Union,
Ia Convention assembled do hersby declare oar
amImation Of the resoluti unaninously adopt
"a ana declared y platform Of principles BY the
Denoesatic Convention &C Cincinnati, In the year
1000, believing that Democratic principles are
Interchangeable IN their nature when applied TO the
same subject matters.
That portion Of The Cincinnati platform relat-
ing 20 The slavery question is the following
Hesotred, That We reiterate, with renewed eDer
gy oi purpose, the well considered declarations OF
former Conventions upon the sectional issue Of
domestic slavery. and concerning the reserved
rights of the States:
!. That Congress has no power, under the Con-
stituion, to interfere with or control the domestic
institutions Of the several states. and that such
States the sole and proper judges Of every
thing appertaining to their own affairs not pro-
hibitei in the Constitution that all efforts of the
Aboltionists or others, made to interfere with
questions Of slavery or To take incipent steps in
violation thereto, are calculated to lead to the
| most alarming and dangerous consequences and
that all such efforts have inevitable tendency
| to diminish the happiness of the people, and en-
| Hanger the stability and permanencyof the nion,
and ought not 10 be countenanced by any friend Of
! our political institutions.
2 That the foregoing proposition covers and
was intendes to embrace the whole subject Of
slavery agitation in Congress; and therefore the
| Democratic party Of the Union standing on this
national platform, will abide by and adhere TO q
faithful execution 0: the acts known az the Com
promise Measures, settled by the Congress Of 1850,
1.-The act for retaining futigitves from service or
| iabor, included which act eng designed to car
| ry out express provision of the Institution,
cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed SO
changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency.
g. That the Democratic party will resist all at
tempts at renewing, in Congress or out Of II the
agitation OF the slavery question. under what
ever shape or color the attempt may be made.
t. That the Democratic party will faithfully
abide by and uphold the principles laid down in
the kentucky anl Virginia resolutions of l7ss,
| and on the report of Mr.. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1899 that il 1opts those plinci.
pies as constituting one Of the main foundations
Of It's political creed, ami is resolved to carry them
out in their obvious meaning and A.port.
nd thatwe may more distinctly meet the Issue
on which sectional party, subslsting exclusively
on slavery agitation, North ana South, to the Coz
stltution and the Union.
l. Resotoed, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation Of all who regard the
preseIy aton of the MON under the Constitution
MS a paramount issue, and repudiatng all section
al parties and platforms, concerning domestic sa-
very, which seek to embroll the States and to in
cite to treason and armed resistance to law in Ter
ritories ; and whose avowed purpose, if consum-
| mated, must end IN civil war and disun:on-the
American Democracy recognize and adopt the
principles contained in the organic laws, estab-
fishing The Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska
embodying the only sound and safe solution a the
slavery question" upon which the great tiona
idea Of the people Of this Whole country can re-
pose in its determined conservation OF tho Union
- Nom Interference by Congress 10th .Sarery IN
State Ind Territory or IN the Dt%rct Of Columbia
9 That this was the basis of the compromise
Of $50, confirmed both by the Democratic and
Wing parties, in National Conventlons-ratifed
by the whole people in the election Of 1882 and
rightly applied to the organization Of Territories
in S54
3. That by the uniform application of the Dem
ocratis principle to the organization Of
Territories, and to the admission IF new States,
with or without domestic slavery, as they may
elect, the equal rights Of all the States will be
preserved lntact-the original compacts Of the
Constitution maintained inviolate-and the per
petulty and expansion OF this Union in
-ured to its utmost capacity of embracing, in
peace and harmony, every future American
State that may be constituted or annexed, with q
republ form Of government.
RcSoLred, That we recognize the right of the
people Of all the Territories including Kansas and
Nebraska, acting through the legally and fairly
expressed will Of maj ority Of actual residents,
and whenever the number Of their inhabitants
justifes it, to form Constitution, with or with
out domestic slavery, and be admitted into the
Union upon terms of perfect equality with the
other States.
And the Charleston Convention passed the fol-
lowing .esolutions
Res0lted, That it is the duty Of the United
States to afford ample and complete protection to
all its citizens, whether at home or abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.
Resoipel That of the necessities Of the age,
in mil tary, commercial and postal point Of view
is speedy commun cation between the Atlantic
and Pacific States, and the Democratic party
pledge such constitutional power Of the govern
nent will insure the cons truction Of a railroad to
the Pacific coast at the earliest prac ticabe period
Resoired, That the Democratic party are in ia
Of the acquisition Of Cuba such terms as
shall he honorable to ourselves and just TO Spain.
Resotred, That the enactments OF State Legisa-
lures to defeat the faithful execution of the fugi
give slave law are hostile in aracter and subver-
sive 10 the Constitution, and revolutionary in
their effects.
To the foregoing the Baltimore Convention ad :
ded the following resolution
Resofoed, That it is in accordance with tn e Gin
cinnati Platform, that during the existence of ter
rtorial governments, the measure Of restriction
whatever it may be, imposed by the federal con
stitution on the power Of the Territorial Legala-
ure the subject Of the domestic relations as
the same has been shall hereafter be finally de-
termined by the supreme Court Of the United
States, should be respected by all good citizens,
| and enforced with promptness and fidelity by
every branch Of the general government.