Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1860-07-03
The seccder., Platform.

| Below we give the platform adopted by the Sc
ceders' Convention at Baltimore. The Cuba
plank is ridiculously absurd They want to ac-
quire Cuba as it can be done terms
honorable to themselves and just to Spain,' and
this in the face of the declaration of Spain repeat
ed hundred times, that under circumstances
would she suffer Cuba to pass FROM her possession.
The Cuba clause may be sound Constitutional
Union Democratic doctrine, but to US it sounds
very much like Fillibustering. But to the Plat
form in all its varied richness
Mr.. Avery, of North Carolina, Chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions, said that he took pleas
in announcing to the Convention that the Com
mttee on Resolutions had instructed him to make a
report, which report had received their unanimous
sanction. [Applause.l The series of resolutions
which l instructed to report comprise those
designated and known at Charleston as the report
of the majority of the Committee, and am instruct
ed to repO them without the crossing of or the
doting of an Z. IApplause.]
Resolred That the Platform adopted by the Dem
ocratic party at Cincinnati be affirmed with the fol
lowing explanatory resolutions:
1st. ResofDed, That the government of Territory
organized by act of Congress, is provisional and
temporary, and during its existence all citizens of
the United States have cqaal right to settle with
their property in Territory without their rights,
either OF persons or property beng DESTROYED OF I'M
2nd. Res0iced, That it is the duty of the Federal
Government in all its departments to protect, when
necessary the rights of persons and property in the
Territories. and wherever else its constitutional au
thorty extends.
3D.. Re<Arcd, That when settlers in Territory
having an adequate population form State Consti-
tuition, the rights of sovereignty commences, and
being consummated by admission into the Union,
they stand on equa! footing with the people of
other States; and that State thus organized ought
to be admitted into the Federal Union, whether its
constitution prohibits recognizes the institution of
slavery.
4th. Reso1rcd That the Democratic party are in
favor of the acquisition of the Island of Cuba on
such terms shall be honorable to ourselves and
just to Spain at the earliest practicable moment.
9TH. Rrs0ircd, That the enactments of State Leg
isatureS to defeat the faithful execution of the Flu
gitive Slave Law hostile in character to, and
subversve of the Constitution and revolutionary in
their effect
9th Resolced That the Democracy of the United
States recognizes 1t as an Imperative duty of this
government to protect naturalized citizens in all
their rights whether at home in foreign lands to
the extent its native born citizens.
AND WHEREAS, One of the greatest necessities of
the age, in political, commercial, postal and mill
tary point of view, is speedy communication be-
tween the Pacific and Atlantic coasts therefore be it
9TH. Resolued That the National Democratic par
ty do hereby pledge themselves to use every means
in their power to the passage of bill to
the eXtant of the cGnstitu tutional authority of Con
grcss for the construction of Pacific Railroad
from the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean at
the earliest practical moment.
Mr.. Avery-l5eievinC that the Convention
prepared to act upon this question, without discus
sion and without debate, demand, upon the pas
sage Of these resolution, the previous question.
The resolutions read, adopted unanimous
w. amid gre at applause