Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-21
THE II PLATFORM.

'ha Wbtes Of the United Sia'es, In rensensiaf
e..,,,r,led, i.,ply ndketing 10 the great conservative
republican principles by which they afr ~r''n'f"''e'
AMI governed, aud now. ne ever, fe'ytns, UPON We
Intelligence af The American people, WIN m ANA
ins confidence In their capacity lbr self gnvst',n'e'it
anl chair continued deviation 10 the Constitution ms!
,he tInion, do ~prnriai,a the following nH The p"tiical
sau,,m.nts and determinations Tor the establishment
aud m ,io,sns,ce If which their national o%teanisn.
tion Rs n party II eftectnll ,,A 49,, A.
l. The Government of the United states n OF n
in,i,ej character, and u In confined - the %eserriFr
NJ ppwrr= expressly s,sntsf| by the Constitution, and
sufh M may b. neressaty and proper for carrying
the granted tp,wers in,o null execution. anu NM al'
pow,ts moi thus etat,,ed " necessarily .t'npiied are
expressly reserved b The States respectively m" W
the paofAc,
n The State governments HhonM I've held secure
4, ,b,ip reserys1 fight, and the General Govern
m,n, s~,talained IN liz constitutional ro,wcr-, ana w
Union rh"nld he reverrd eni watched over ~ the
mltalium NJ our liberties"
Il INN, while .,russlias frsedom, everywhere,
.nIists the wafaest s~ymra,hy Of the W!hiE rartv, we
s,lli edhsre 10 the doctrines of the Father of his
,,na,sy. Az announced IN his Farewell! Address, oi
kceping Ourselves ffee fran NIL entais'ins alliances
with foreign countries, and " never au.'ung "n'
own to s,a,,a uron foreign nro0n,i. That our mis-
etnn NJ n Republic II not 10 propagate omf orsnsa',s'
ar Imrs,se ON other countries our Form Of government,
nv nr,iGce ar frrre, hut 10 teach by example, nml
show nv MIR success, moderation, AMI Justice, the
blessings ol .clfnovernmen,, and We advantages OF
frye Institutions. -
4 Iha, Mhrtc The people make and con,rcl the
t;,,yc rpmeat. they should obey its constitution, laws,
aud treaties, as they would retain their self'frsp~ct,
and ,hr rc.lec, which they claim and viii enforce
fr,m f,teten pave =.
ries oil the ~stricsrr, ecnacms. aud reve,,',e ~sui''eien,
t,r the cxlmnscs thereof, ~ ,ime or Imncc, Ought 10
hs mainly derived from a duty on imports, ami moi
from direct tase. and In levysnE s''ch duties ton''u
policy requires a just Discrimination anti proscc,inh
nn.a frasi IVY specific duties, when practicable,
w,,erahy snitahle ncoarsgrmentvm Ny he assured "a
Americas indwrtty. equally toat classes and oil por'
tians III the caunsry.
4, Tar Constitution vests In Congress- the power
10 o,en anal rcgoir aafhors aud renso.s ahs.ract,os'f
nysa ~,avisahlr rivers, and Il IL asrcdtent that ton.
nj sa shall exercise that power sehea~,err saoh w.
rrasss,esfs are sercssars for tAs co,waaoa defsnsv OF .tef
IA ~,scsesios aad fnsssfy Of e~orastrsn with foreign
nations " among the States, such im.proeeu'e',ts
h,tns, h every Instance, national and general IN
their character.
4, 7he Federal and State Governments are parts
Of one system. alike necessary for the cotnmct pros.
peri,y, peace aud security, and ought to he regaidc''
alike with q cordial, habi.ua. and tintnosable al.
,achmrnL Respect for the Authority of each, ami
acaaiesrenrc IN the constitutional measures of each,
ar, lnties required nv the ptaiacs, consideration oil
national, of State, and individual welfare.
\. The series of nets of the 3isi Congress-, com
a monty Known ~ tho Compromise or Adjustment, uhe
acl Cor the recovery Of fasi,ives frn'a labor tncl',dedl
are received and scqaicsced IN by the Wings Of The
United State. ms n final settlement. in principle and
substance, or the snhierts 10 which they relatr, and,
sn Tar ar These acts are concerned, we will maintain
them. and insist on their strict enforcement, uhtt'
time and experience shall demonstrate. The necessity
of further legislation 10 guard against the cvasion oi
,he laws on Tho one hand, and The ahuse of thels
rowers ON tho other, no, ~impoirins their present eff
cheney 70 carry ou, The requirements of the Cans,itn'
tioa. and we dcpncase all further a%si'a,ions OF ,hs
questions thus settled. a. dangerous 10 our peace, and
viii di.coaa,enai,ce all efforts te continue or renew
such agitation, whenever, wherever. OF hewcve'
made : and w will maintain this settlement NJ o.
srntial to The nationality Of the Wing party and the