Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-16

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. Rsso'css. That ~. the Deaessaey Of the Unioa,
Ia Coovent1ea asa1nble1, do hNpby declare our
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Demoesatio CONVENTION q Cincinnati, In the pear
1854, believing that De1scratis principies are
Interchangeable in their nature when applied TO the
same subject matters.
THAT portion Of The Cincinnati platform rslAt-
ing to the slavery question 10 the foliowing:l
Resolced, That W reiterste, with renewed sDss.
81 Of purpose the we'll oonsidered 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-
stituton to interfere with control the domestic
institutions Of the several States. and that such
States arc the sole and proper judges Of every
thing appertaining 70 their own a6airs mot pro-
hibted in the Consultation that all efforts Of the
| Abolitionists OF 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 ~ inevitable tendency
TO diminish the happiness Of the people, and en-
danger the stability and permanency Of the Union,
| and ought not to be countensnced by any friend Of
| our political Institutions.
| 2. That tho foregoing proposition covers ana
| was intended to embrace the whole subject OF
| slavery agitation in Congress and therefore the
Democratic party Of tho Union, standing on tins
! national platform, will abide by and adhere to
faithful execution OF the acts known IS the Com
promise Measures, settled by the Congress OF 1850,
the act for retaining futigitves from service or
labor" included; which act being designed to car
| ~ out an express provision Of the Constitution,
| cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed, or %
| changed Is to destroy or impair its efficiency.
g. That the Democratic party will resist all At
tempts at renewing, in Congress or out Of 1t the
agitation Of the slavery question. under what
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 tho report Of Mr. Madison to the Virginia
| Legislature in 1899; that it adopts those plnci.
| Piles 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 issue
| on which sectional party, subssting exclusively
on slavery agitation, North ana South, to the Con-
| Stltution and the Union.
l. Resotged, That, claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation Of oil who regard the
presel walton of the Union under the Constitution
rs paramount issue, and repudiating oil section
al parties and platforms, concerning domestic sla-
very, which seek TO embrol the States, and to in
cite to treason and armed resistance to Law in Ter
ritories and whose avowed purpose, if consun-
mated must end in civil war and disun;on-ths
American Democracy recognise and adopt the
principles contained in the organic laws, estab-
fishing the Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska,
embodying the only sound and safe solution Of the
s.savery question" upon which the great national
idea Of the people of this whcie country can re-
pose in its determined conservation Of the Union
= Nom Interference by Congress wih Slavery IN
STATE and Territory,or in the District Of Columbia.
2 That this was the basis of tho compromises
Of 1850, confirmed both by the Democratic and
Wing parties, in National Conventlons-rati6ed
by the whole people in tho election Of 1852, and
rightly applied to the organization Of Territories
in 1854.
8. That by the uniform application of the Dem
Territories, and to the admission Of new States.
with or without domestic slavery, ~ they may
elect, the equal rights Of all the States will be
| preserved intact tho original compacts OF the
| Constitution maintained invioate-and the per-
petulty and expansion of this Union in
sured to its utmost capacity of embracing, in
peece and harmony, every future American
State that may be constituted or annexed, with q
republican form Of government.
Resolved, That we recognise the right Of the
people of all the Territories including Kansas and
Nebraska, acting through the legally and fairly
expressed will Of q majority of actual residents
and whenever the number of their inhabitants
justfes 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 resolutions
Resolved, That it is the duty Of the United
States to afford ample and complete protection to
al its citizens, whether at home or abroad, and
whether native or foreign born.
Resolved, 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 Of tho govern
ment as will insure the construction Of railroad to
the Pacific coast At the earliest practicable period
Resolved, That the Democratic party are in IA
vor of the acquisition Of Cuba on such terms a.
shall be honorable to ourselves and just to Spain
Resolved, 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
cinnat Platform, that during the existence Of ter.
ritoral governments, the measure of restriction
whatever it may be, imposed by the federal con-
stitution the power Of the Territorial Leglsla-
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
every branch Of the general government.