Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-02
The Democratic Platform.

The platform adopted by the Convention al
Charleston was as follows:
Resolged, That we, the Democracy Of the Union,
III Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation of the resolutions unanimously adopt.
ed and declared as platform Of principles by the
Democratic Convention at Cincinnati in the year
1885, believing that Democratic principles are
Interchangeable in their nature when applied to the
same subject matters.
That portion of the Cincinnati platform relat-
ing to the slavery question is the following !:
RsSolced, That we reiterate, with renewed eDer-
gy of purpose, the well considered declarations OF
former Conventions upon the sectional issue Of
domestic slavery and concerning the reserved
lights Of the States:
|. That Congress has no power, under the Con-
stitution to interfere with control the domestic
institutions of the several states. and that such
States the sole and proper judges OF every
thing appcrtaining TO their own affairs not pro-
h bted in the Constitution that all efforts Of the
Aboitionists or others, made to interfere with
questions of slavery, to take incpient steps in
violation thereto, are calculated to lead to the
most alarming and dangerous consequences and
that all such Efforts have Az inevitable tendency
to diminish the happiness Of the people, and en-
danger the stability and permanency Of the Union,
and ought not to be countenanced by any friend Of
our political Institutions.
| 2. That the foregoing proposition covers and
was ntendel to embrace the whole subject of
slavery agitation in Congress; and therefore the
| national platform, will abide by and adhere to a
faithful execution OF the acts known as the Com
promise Measures settled by the Congress Of 1850,
the act for retaining futigtives from service or
labor" included which act being designed to car
nv out an express provision Of the Constitution,
cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed, SO
| changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency.
3. That the Democratic party will resist all at
| tempts at renewing, in Congress out Of it the
| agitation OF the slavery question. under what
ever shape or color the attempt may be made.
| 4. That the Democratic party will faithfully
abide by and uphold the principles laid down in
| the kentucky and Virginia resolutions Of 1898
| and on the report of Mr. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1899; that it adopts those pIinci-
| plies as constituting Of the main foundations
OF its political creed, and is resolved to carry them
out in their obvious meaning and import
| And that We may more distinctly meet the issue
which sectional party, subsisting exclusively
on slavery agitation. North anu South to the Con.
s,ltufion and the Union.
l. Resolted, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation Of all who regard the
presei walton of the Union under the Constitution
as paramount issue, and repudiating all section
al parties and platforms, concerning domestic sla-
very, which seek to embro the States, and TO in
cite to and armed resistance to law in Ter
| ritor's and whose avowed purpose, if consun
mated, must end in civil war and disunion-thG
American Democracy recognize and adopt the
| principles contained in the organic laws, estab-
fishing the Terrt. rics of Kansas and Nebraska, Ms
embodying the only sound and safe solution OF the
| "slavery question upon which the great national
| idea Of the people Of this whcie country can re-
! pose in its determined conservation Of tho Union
| = Aon- Lteyere"ce by Congress wM Sarery IN
State and Ierritory,or IN the District Of Columbia.
! ?. That this was the basis of the compromises
Of 1850, confirmed both by the Democratic and
| Wing parties, in National Conventlons-rati6ed
by the whole people in the election Of 1852, and
rightly applied to the organization Of Territories
| in 1854.
3. That by the uniform application Of the Dem
| ocratie principle to the organization Of
| Territories, and to the admission Of new States.
wit or without domestic slavery, as they may
elect, the equal rights Of all tho States will be
| preserved intact-the original compacts Of the
| Constitution maintained involate-and tho per-
petuity and expansion of this Uni8n in
surcd to its utmost capacity OF embracing, 10
pc and harmony, every future American
State that may be constituted or annexed, with q
| republican form of government.
| Resoired, 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 majority Of actual residents
and whenever the number Of their inhabitants
justifes it, to form o Constitution, with wth-
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 !:
| Rcsolced, That it is the duty Of the United
States to ford ample and complete protection "a
all its citizens, whether at home or abroad, md
| whether native or foreign born.
| Resotred, That one of the necessities Of the age
in military, Commercial and postal point Of view
| is speedy communication between the Atlantic
| and Pacific States, and the Democratic party
| pledge such constitutional power ef the govern
mcnt will insure the tructcn Of railroad "a
the Pacific coast at the earliest prac bio period
Resolved, That the Democratic party are in fa
vor of the acquisition Of Cuba on such terms ne
shall be honorable to ourselves and Just TO Spain
] Resotred, That the enactments Of State Leg sla
lures to defeat the faithful execution of the fugi
give slave law hostile in ch aracter and suby
rive 70 the Constitution, and revolutionary in
| their effects.
To the foregoing the Baltimore Convention ad
ded the following resolution.
| Resotued That it is in accordance with the Cin-
cnnai Platform, that during the existence If ter
ritorial governments, tho measure Of restriction
whatever it may be, imposed by the federal con-
stituton on the power Of the Territorial Leglsla-
ture over the subject Of the domestic relations al
the same has been or shall hereafter be finally de-
| termined by the Supreme Court of the United
States, should be respected by all good citisens
| and enforced with promptness and fidelity by
every branch Of the general government.