Washington telegraph., 1852-10-27
.,r.usrs ,ysyxE PLATFORM.

The Whi9s OF the United otatc9. III coh' en'i
assembled firmly adhern% to the great con va
49,, ra.u,,dcan principles by which they are con
trnlIed and governed, and now, as ever relying
,,,,n the intelligence of the American people
,y;ths an abiding confidence in their capacity loI
Golf Governments and their continued devotion 10
,lm Constitution and the Union, do proclaim the
following as the political sentiments ana eetefti-
nations for the establishment and maintenance d
which their national organization as party Is CT
iected: .-H + . gu, :r
The a at tbs 9tfHb SR}s3 St excres; q q
of powers expressly granted by The Constitution
and such as may be necessary and proper for car
rvinng the granted powers into full execution a'd
that all powers not thus granted OF necessarllYfn
piled are expressly reserved tc the States re1ec-
lively and to the people
. The State governments should lie hci1securc
i4stsiv reserved rights, and tile CencraI I'oFefi-
TaG.,s 1Istaned in constitutional po"cis, ana
the Union should be rcvered ana watched over as
'the palladium of our Liberties
3 That while struggling fyecdom, everywhere,
enlists the warlnest sympathy OF The wing party;
we still adhere TO the doctrines OI the Father oi
his Country. as announced IN his Farewell Ad-
dress of keeping ourselves tree from all eilanGilh@
alliances with foreign countries. and OF never cut
ting our own TO stand upon foreign ground. That
our mission as a Republic is not to propagate our
opiniOns or impose on other countries our form OF
government, by artifice or force, but to teach by
example and show by success, moderation,
and Justice, the blessings OF sell-government; and
the advantages OF free Institutions.
A. That where the people make and control the
Government, they should obey IFS Constitution,
laws and treaties, as they would retain their self
respect and the respect which they claim and Will
enforce from foreign powers.
5. Government should be conducted upon prin-
ciples of the strictest economy, and revenue sui-
cient for the expenses thereof, in time OF peace,
ought to be mainly derived from duty on lni-
ports. and not from direct taxes; and IN lcvylng
such duties sound policy requires just discrmin-
alton and protection from fraud by specific duties,
when practicable, whereby suitable encourage
Inehtmay be assured to American industry. cquai-
ly to all classes and to all portions OF the country.
g. The Constitution vests in Congress the power
to open and repair harbors. and remove obstruc-
tions from navigabie rivers; and 1t Is expedlcnt
that Congress shall exercise that power urhencre,
s,nh improvements ncceSsay for the common de-
fenes or for the protection am Jacitfy Of commerce
with foreign nations among the States; such lnl-
provements being, in every instance, national and
general in their character.
~. The Federal and State Governments arc parts
of one system, alike necessary for the common
prosperity, peace and security, and ought to be re-
garded alike with cordial, habtual, and Irnrnov-
able attachment Respect for the authority o
each and acquiescence in the constitutional meas
aief Meafe. a eaeh are o''S 'e''"''e" O' ''' 'f'"
s. The series of acts Of the 31st Congress, com
monty known as the Compromise or Adjustment
tthe act for the recovery olltgtives from labor in
cluded.) are received and acquiesced il by the
Wings of the United States as a final settlement
in principle and Substance of the subjects to which
they relate, and far as these acts are concerned
we will maintain them, and insist on their strict
enforcement, until time and experience shall de-
monstrate the necessity Of further legislation to
guard against the evasion of the laws on the one
hand aud abuse of their powers on the other not
Irnpaifns their present efficiency to carry out the
requirements of the Constitutions and we dcprecate
all further agitation OF the questions thus settled
as dangerous TO our peace, and will discountenance
all effects to continue renew such agitation.
whenever, wherever, or however made, and we
will maintain this settlement as essential to the
nationality OF the Wing party and the integrity of
the Union.