Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-24


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Cincinnati National Platform.
Below we give the resolutions of the Cincinnati
National Convention, adopted June 4;h, 1856,
which nominated James Buchanan for President.
We shall, from time to time, republish those the
creed of The Democracy:
ResoLred, That the foundation Of this Union Of
States having been laid in, and its prosperity,
expansion, and pre-eminent example in free gov.
eminent built upon entire freedom in matters Of
religious concernment, and no respect Of person in
regard to rank place Of birth no party can
justly be deemed national, constitutional, or in
accordance with American principles which bases
its exclusive organization upon religious opinions
and accidental birth place. And hence political
crusade in the nineteenth century, and in the
United States of America, against Catholic and
foreign born, is neither justified by the past hsto-
~ or future prospects of the country nor unison
with the spirit Of federation and enlarged freedom
which distinguishes the American system of pop.
ular sovereignty.
Resolced, That we reiteratc with renewed ener-
gy Of purpose, the we'll considered declaration of
former Conventions upon the sectional issue Of
Domestic Slavery, and concerning the reserved
rights of the States.
/. That Congress has no power under tho 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 by the Constitution that all efforts of the
ab0litionists, or others, made to induce Congress
to interfere with questions Of Slavery, or to take
incipient steps in relation thereto, are calculated
to lead to tae most alarming and dangerous con-
sequences, and that all such efforts have an inev-
tia ole tendency to diminish the happiness Of the
people and endanger the stability and permanency
If the Union, and ought not to be countenanced
by any friend of our political institutions.
2. That the foregoing proposition covers, and
was intended 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
faithful execution of the acts known as the Com
promise measures, settled by the Congress of 1850
"the act for retaining fugitives from service or
labor" included; which act being designed to
carry out express provision of the Constitut on
cannot, with fidelity thereto, be repealed, or so
changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency.
3. That the Democratic party will resist all
attempts at renewing, in Congress cut Of it, the
agitation Of the slavery question, under whatever
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 in the report of Mr.. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1885, that it adopts those principles
as constituting one 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 is
sue on which q sectional party, tubsisting ex-
clusivey upon slavery agitation, relies to test
the fidelity Of the peorie, North and South, to the
l. Resoiged, That claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation Of all who regard the
preservation of the Union under the Constitution
as the permanent issue-snd repudiating all Sec
tional parties and platforms concerning domestic
slavery, which seek to embr0il the States and in
cite to treason and armed resistance to law in the
Territories and whose av0wed purposes, If con.
summated, must end in civil war and disunion.
Tho American Democracy recognize and adopt
the principle contained in the organic laws es-
tablishing the Territories Of Kansas and Nebras-
ka as embodying the only sound and safe solution
Of the slavery question pom which the great
national idea Of the people Of this country can
repose in its determined conservatism of the
observation-disclosures by Congress with Slave
ry in State or Territory, or in the District Of Co.
lumbia.
Q. That this was the basis of tho Compromise
of 1s50-confrmed by both the Democratic and
Wing parties in National Convention-rati6edb by
the people in the election of l852-and rightly
applied in the organization Of Territories in 1854.
3. That by the Uniform application Of this De-
cratic principle to the organization Of Territories,
and to the admission of new States, with or with
out domestic slavery, as they may elect-ths equal
rights of all the States will be preserved intact
the original compacts of the Constitution main
tanned inviolate--and the perpetuity and expan.
sion Of the Union insured to its utmost capacity Of
embracing, in peace and harmony, every future
State that may be constituted or annexed, with .
republican form of government.
Resolved, That We recognzs the right Of the
people of all the Territories, including Kansas
and Nebraska, acting through the legally and
fairly expressed will uf jority Of actual resi-
dents, and whenever the number Of their nhabit-
ants justifes it, to form Constitution, with or
without domestic slavery, and be admitted into
the Union upon terms Of perfect equality with the
other States.
Resolred, finally That in view of the condition
of popular institutions Of the Old World, and the
dangerous tendencies Of sectional agitation, COM
bincd with the attempt to enforce civil and relig-
ious disabilities against the right Of acquiring and
enjoying citizenship in our own land-a high and
sacred duty is devolved with increased response.
bility upon the Democratic party of this country.
as the party Of the Union, to upheld and maintain
tho rights Of every State in the Union Of the
States and to sustain and advance among US con-
stitutlonal liberty, by continuing to resist all
monopolies, and exclusive legislation for the ben
eft of the few, at the expense of the many, and
by vigllant and constant adherence to those
principles and Compromises Of the Constitution.
which are broad enough and strong enough to
embrace and. uphold the Union as it was, the
Union as it shall be, in the full expansion Of the
energies and capacity Of the great and progressive
people.
l. Resolved, That there arc questions CONNECT.
with the foreign policy Of this country which are
inferior to no domestic question whatever, The
time has come for the people Of the United States
to declare themselves in favor Of free and pre-
gressive free trade throughout the world, and by
solemn manifestations to place their moral in
fuence at tho side of their successful example.
2. Resolved. That our geographical and political
position with reference to the other States of this
continent, no less than the interest of our COM
merce and the development of our growing power,
requires that We should hold as sacred the prnci-
pies involved in the Monroe doctrine their bear
ing and import admit Of no misconstruction they
should be applied with unbending rigidity.
8. Resolved, That the great highway which
nature, as we'll as the assent of those most imme-
diately interested in the maintenance, has marked
out for free communication between the Allan
tic and the Pacific oceans, and constitutes one Of
the most important achievements realized BY the
spirit of modern times and the unconqucrable en-
ergy Of our people. That result should be secured
by timely and efficient exertion of the control
which We have the right to proclaim over it, and
or clog its progress by any interference with the
relations which it MAY suit our policy to establish
between our Government and the States within
VII ose dominion it lies. We can, under no circum-
stances, surrender our preponderence in the Cd
justment OF all questions arising ont Of it.
4. Rssolced, That in view Of 50 commanding
an interest, the people Of the United States can
not but sympathise with the efforts which are
being made by the people Of Central America to
regsnsrate that portion Of the Continent which
covers the passage across the Isthmus.
5. Resolred, That the Democratic party will sx-
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effort will be made to insure our ascendency in the
Gulf Of Mexico, and to maintain permanent
protection to the great outlets through which ass
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