Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-10-16
Hi Il PLATFORM.

'rho ,yhin Of tie United Stntes, in convention
~ss.cmhlcd, h,miy adhering TO the, great eonsetvam''
repaaliean principles by which they are eonuo.s.
and governed, aud now. as ever, roiyins, upon lu'
intelligence Of the American people, WIN III '.
ing oonGirncs In their capacity for e'igosernn'en
AMI their continued devotion TO the Cuisitu'lon aHV
IN, tlnion. do proclaim the following az The pohueh
.,n,,mcn,s aud determinations, for the establishment
and maintenance Of which their national orsanisa'
ton ~ a party 10 selected
limited character. aud /, IL confined to the exercise
Of powers expressly alanted by The Consutuaon, ana
shch as may b. necessary and proper tor carving
th> granted powers into full eaeeulnh, anu ma ~
p,wsrs no, ,hus granted or necessarily implied are
exorc.sly reserved to the States respectively and TO
the peaplo.. ,.,a 4. hi, so,,rs
IN their reserved riylts, aud the General Govern
n, mt sustained in ito constitutional powers, ana tho
ijnlon should be reSered and watched over as the
palladium OF our liberties"
a, Tia, while struggling freedom, everywhere,
enit alta the wnrn,est sympathy OF the Wing parry. we
s'iil adhere to the doctrines Of Tue ave, = |. n ~
keepinr ourselves free from all entangsing alliances
with foreig,, countries, and of never qultlns cur
cey, 10 s,and unon foreign ground. Inat OUT M
sion q, a Republic is no, to propagate eur op'n'on.'
a, i,nnape on other countries eur form OF government,
Nv sytifee oy farcc, but to teach by example, ana
allow by our succcsr, moderation, and justice, inc
BLESSING, OF selfgovcrnmen', and TIC advantages Vi
free Institutions. a ,w ..,., a..
4 THAT where the pecp'e make and controi the
C-ov,rnmant. thew should obey II. Constitution. laws,
ana treaties. as they would retain their se,t'respec',
and IN, respect which they claim and Will enforce
S. Gsvcruraen, should be conducted upon nrincl.
rlss of the .~,ric,est economy, and reverae sufiieieht
for the crncnses thereof. IN time Of peace, ought 70
he mainly derived from n duty Oh imports, and h",
fratn dirce, taxes and In levying sueh duties sonno
policy requires a just discrimination anu pre!eouoh
from fraud by specific duties, when pracuean,s,
whereby suitable enooura cement may be assured to
American industry, equally to nil classes and all or'
t,nns Of the country.
6. Tire con.,itu,ion vests in Congress the power
tcopcn and repair harhors, and remove oos,rucuohs
from navigable rivers and Ii 10 ~cxpedicnt that Con.
q css shall exercise that power uAenerer such I'M
= ysper.ents are necessary, for The common defence or for
lac protection and facility Of COMMERCE with foreign
nations or among the States such improvements
Ming, in every instance. national and geneFni IN
their character.
:. The Federal and State GOVERNMENTS are parts
~ one system, alike necessary for the common pros.
nrrisy, peace and security, and ourht TO oe regarded
alike with a cordial, habipua, and immorahie al.
IA ehucnt. Respect for the authority OF each, and
acariescence In the constitutional measures Of each,
ara duties required by the plainess consideration OF
national. of State, and individual welfare.
&. The series Of acts Of the 3lst Congress. com
moaly known as tho Compromise or Adlnsfrnent, stne
act Tor the recovery Of fugitives from labor i~nc'ndedl
are received and rcquiesced in by the wings 81 the
United States AS a final settlement, In principle and
substance Of the subjects to which they relate. and,
90 far as these acts are concerned, we will maintain
rhcm, and insist on their strict enforcement, until
+, inc and experience shall demonstrate the necessity
of further legislation to guard against the evasion OF
the laws on the one hand, aud the abuse of their
pnwers on the other. not impairins their present ETH
cheney to carry on, the requirements Of the Censtau.
,ion, and we dcprera,e all further a~gi'arons OF .he
questions thus settled, a. dangerous TO our peace ana
will discountenancc all efforts 20 continue or renew
each agitation, whenever, wherever, or however
rasie: and we will maintain this settlement as es-
-rn,ial TO the nationality of the Wing party and the
~in,sSri,y oil the Union. @