The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-16
Platform Of the Northern Pro-
Slavery Party.
THE CANDIDATES.

For President--STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS of
Illinois.
For Zee President ERscHEL V.
JOHNSON, of Georgia.
ResolVed That we, the Democracy of the
Union in Convention assembled, hereby de-
clare our affirmation of the resolutions unan-
imously adopted and declared as a plat
form of principles by the Democratic Con-
vention at Cincinnati, in the year 1856, be-
lieVing that Democratic principles are I'M
changable in their nature when applied to
the same subject matter, and we recommend
as our only further resolutions the follow
ing
That inasmuch as differences of opinion
exist in the Democratic party as to the ma
ture and extent of the powers of Terrific
rial Legislature. and as to the powers and
duties of Congress, under the Constitution
Of the United States over the institution of
Slavery within the Territories
Resolved That the Democratic party Will
abide by the decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States over the Institution of
Slavery in the Territories.
Res0LUed That it is duty of the United
States to afford ample and complete prorec
ton to all its citizens, at home or abroad,
and whether native or foreign born.
ReSoived, That one of the necessities of
the age, in a military, commercial, or post
al point of view, is speedy communication
between the Atlantic and Pacific States, and
the Democratic party pledge such constitu-
tional enactment as will insure the con-
struction of railroad to the Pacific coast
al the earliest practical period.
ResoEved, That the Democratic party are
in favor of the acquisition of the Island of
- /. IL, Ill
to ourselves and just to Spain.
Resolved, That the enactmeutS of State
Legislatures to defeat the faithful execution
of the Fugitive Slave Law are hostile in
character, subversive to the Constitution
and revolutionary in their effect
To the above was added the following res
olution, adopted at Baltimore, for the pur-
pose of gaining votes in Louisiana.
Resolred, That it is in accordance with
the Cincinnati Platform, that during the ex-
istence of Territorial Governments, the
measure of restriction, whatever it may be,
imposed by the Federal Constitution on the
power of Territorial Legislature over the
subject Of the domestic relations, as the
same has or shall hereafter be decided by the
Supreme Court Of the United States should
be respected by al good citizens, and en-
forced with promptness and fidelity 6Y every
branch Of the General Government.
In order to give full understanding of
the Douglas and the Breckenridge platforms,
We copy all OF the Cincinnati Platform that
has bearing on the slavery question also
that clause of the Kansas Nebraska bill
which contains the much Wanted +" Demo-
cratic doctrine of Squatter Sovereignty, al
luded to in the extract from the Cincinnati
Platform which we publish.
Extract from the Cincinnati Plat
form.
ResoLUed, That we reiterate with renew
! ed energy of purpose the we'll considered
declarations offormer conventions upon the
sectional issue of domestic slavery, and con-
corning the reserved rights of the States
/. That Congress has no power under the
! Constitution to interfere with or control the
/ domestic institutions of the several States,
and that all such States are the sole and
proper judges of every thing appertaiuing to
/ their own affairs not prohibited by the Con-
/ stitutioa that all efforts OF the Abolition
/ lists 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 the most alarming and
/ dangerous consequences, and that all such
efforts have an inevitable tendency to dimin-