The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-09

The platform was mutilated to some ex-
tent by the telegraph, and we therefore
present it again, as we find it in the Chi
cago papers of Wednesday:
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
1. That in the future, as in the past, we
will adhere with answering fidelity to the I'm
ion under the Constitution, as the only solid
foundation of our strength, security and hap
piness as people, and as framework of gov
eminent, equally conducive to the welfare and
prosperity of all the States, both northern and
southern
2. That this Convention does explicitly de-
clare, as the sense of the American people,
that after four years failure to restore the
Union by the experiments of war, during
which under the pretense of q military neces-
sity, or war power higher than the Constitu-
ton, the Constitution itself has been disregard.
eG in every part, and public liberty and pri-
vate right alike trodden down and the mate
rial prosperity OF the country essentially i'm
paired-justice, humanity, liberty and the pub.
lie welfare demand that immediate efforts be
made for cessation of hOstilities with view
to an ultimate convention of the States or 9TH
er peaceable means to the end that at the ear
lest practicable moment peace may be restor-
ed on the basis of the Federal Union of the
States.
3. That the direct interference of the
military authorities OF the United States in the
recent elections held in Kentucky, Maryland
Missouri and Delaware was shameful violation
of the constitution, and a repetition of such
acts in the approaching election will be held as
revolutionary, and resisted with all the means
and power under our control.
4. That the aim and object of the DEM
ocratic party is to preserve the Federal I'm
ion and the rights of the States unimpaired,
and they hereby declare that they consider the
Administrative usurpati0n of extraordinary
and dangerous powers. not granted by the
constitution, the subversion of the civil by the
military law in States not in instruction,
the arbitrary military arrest, imprisonment,
9rial and sentence of American citizens in
States where civil law exists in full force, the
suppression of freedom of speech and of the
press the denial of the right of asylum, the
open and avowed disregard of State rights, the
employment Of unusual test oaths, and the in
reference with and denial of the right of the
people to bear arms in. their defence, as calcu-
lated to prevent a restoration of the Union,
and the perpetuation of a government deriving
its just powers from the consent of the gov
erned.
5. That the shameful disregard by the ad-
ministration of its duty in respect to our fell
low citizens who now and long have been
prisoners of war in a suffering condition de-
serves the severest reprObation on the score
alike of public policy and common humanity
6. That the sympathy of the Democratic
party is heartily and earnestly extended to the
soldiers of our army and the seamen of our
navy, who now are and have been in the field
under the flag of their country, and in the event
of its attaining power, they will receive all
| the care, protection and regard that the brave
soldiers and sailors of the republic have so
| nobly earned