Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-31
The Democratic Platform.

'she platform adopted by the Convention at
Charles ton was rs follows.
Resoietd, That we, the Democracy Of the Union,
III Convention assembled, do hereby declare our
affirmation of the reso ltions unanimously adopt
Ell and declared a. platform Of principles by the
Democratic Convention nc Cincinnati, in the year
1856, believing that Democratic principles are
Interchangeable in their nature when applied to the
same subj ect matters.
That portion Of the Cincinnati platform rellt-
ing to the slavery question is the following
Resotued, That We reterate, with renewed eDer-
gy of 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 power, under the Con-
stitution to interfere with control the domestic
institutions Of the several States. and that such
states are the sole and proper Judges OF every
thing appertaining to their own affairs not pro-
hibited in the Constitution that all efforts of the
Abolitlonists or others, made to interfere with
questions Of slavery, or to take incipient steps in
violation thereto, are calculated to lead to the
most alarming and dangerous consequences and
that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency
to diminish the happiness of the people, and en-
danger the stability and permanency Of the Union,
aud ought not TO be countenanced by any friend Of
our political institutions.
9 That the foregoing proposition covers and
intendei to embrace the whole subject Of
slavery agitation in Congress and therefore the
Democratic party Of the Union standing ON this
na tiona platform, will abide by and adhere to q
faithful execution o. the acts known as the Com
promise Measures, settled by the Congress Of 1850,
1.-THE act for retaining futigitves from service
labor, included which act be ng designed to car
ry out an express provision of the Constitution,
cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed, or so
changed to destroy or impair its efficiency.
;. That the democratic party will resist all at
tempts at renewing, in Congress or out of it the
o,r,tati IN nj he n T.
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 1875
and on the report of Mr.. Madison to the Nirg inia
Legislature III 1893; that it iopts those plinci
pies as constituting one of the main foundations
OF its political creed, AMI is resolved to carry Them
out in their obvious meaning and import.
And that we may more distinctly meet the issue
on which sectional party, subsieting exclusively
on slavery agitation, North Sc nth, to the Con-
stltution and the Union.
l. Resolsed, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation OF all who regard the
prese, walton OF the Union under the Constitution
a paramount issue, and repudating oil section
al parties and plato: ms, concerning domestic sla
vcry which seek t. embroll the States, and to in
cite to treason and armed resistance to law in Ter
ritOries ; and whose avowed purpose, If cOnsam-
lted, must end in civil war and disun:on-the
American Democracy recognize and adopt the
principles contained in the organic laws estab-
fishing the Territ res of Kansas and Nebraska, Us
embodying the only sound and safe solution ct the
slavery question" upon which the great national
idea Of the people Of this wh@ie country can re-
pose in its determined conservation Of the Union
Non Interference by Congress cM Sdrery IN
State and 7erritoryo or IN the Dsfrtct OF Columbia.
2. hat this was the basis of the compromises
Of l. $50, confirmed both by the Democratic and
Wing parties, in National Conventions-ratifed
I.,,, III Ill tboA Of and
rightly applied to the organization OF Territories
in 5l54.
). That by the uniform application Of the Dem :
ocrate principle to the organization Of
Territories, and to the admission Of new States.
with or without domestic slavery, as they may
elect, the equal rights Of all the States will bo
preserved intact the orr FINAL compacts Of the
constitution maintained inviolate and the per-
petuity and expansion of this Union in
.ured to its utmost capacity of embracing, in
pc and harmony, every future American
State that may be constituted or annexed, with q
republican form Of government.
Resolted, 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 a majority Of actual residents,
and whenever the number Of their inhabitants
justiies 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.
land the Char eston Convention passed the fol-
lowing esoluiions
Resolged, That it is the du'y OF the United
States to ford ample and complete protection to
all its citizens, whether at home or abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.
Re,olred. That one Of the necessities Of the age
in military, commercial and postal point Of view
is speedy comnun' cation between the Atlantic
and Pacific States and the Democratic party
pledge such constitutional power Of the govern
ent as will insure the nstruction Of railroad to
the Pacific coast the earliest practicable pero4.
Resolved, That the Democratic party are in ia
yor Of the acquisition Of Cuba on such terms
shall be honorable to ourselves and just to pain.
Resdrcd, That the enactments OF State Legisla-
lures to defeat the faithful execution Of the fugi-
give slave law hostile in character and subver
sive TO the Constitution, and revolutionary in
their effects.
To the foregoing the Baltimore Convention ad-
ded the following resolution
Resolved, That it is in accordance with the Gin
cnnati Platform, that during the existence Of ter
ritorial governments, the measure Of restriction.
whatever it may be- imposed by The federal con
stitution on the power of the Territorial Lcglsla
ture over the subject Of the domestic relations as
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 citizens,
and enforced with promptness and fidelity by
eyery branch Of the general government.