The Nevada journal., 1852-10-15
WING NATIONAL PLATFopu

< The Wings Of the United States. in O.,
schiion assembled, adheling TO the prer
conservative republican principles bv Viii
"ey are controlled and governed. and nou
rs ever relying upon the intelligence NJ III
AmeFiran people. with an abiding copfdenc
IN their capacitv for self qovcrnn,cr, a,.
their continued devotion 10 the const;t,,,;n, ~,
ana the Union, proclaim The foIIoa.in,' -
poiitcai sentiments and detcrminot;on e.
inc establishment and maintenanco nf H. ~ u
fectcd 80 parry Is ef
~ ne governments of the United Statcs !,
o. hn'iied character, and il is confined ,e
'he exercise Of powers expressly oronteJ l., ~
'he constitution, and such as NAV he ,,o,a:
sary ana proper for carving the orar,od
powers into full execution. and that iii 80.
ers not thus granted or necessarily ;mnI;cJ
are expressly reserved to the States rcs,eo
lively and the people. O' i''f'''-
INC state governments should he hold
secure n their reser I'd rights, and tho Cen
era' government sustained in its copst;t,
uohai powers, and the Union should he 70.
vcrcd and watrhei over as "thc palladium
%. .. Ihat while struggling freedom. every
wnc!e' s,t'' eniisfs the warmest sylnpathy of tbe
wing party, we still adhere 10 tie doctrines
ol u,e Rather of his country, as announccd
N his Farewell Address, of kcepinr orr.
serves Tree from all ensancliny alliances with
'orc'gh countries, and Of never qnittino onr
own 70 stand upon foreign ground. That
our mission as kepublic is not to prono. |
go ohf opinions, or impose on other coun.
ties our fofm OF government, by artiiee or
., anr , oa' 70 'eaci, by example, and show by |
pni success moderation, and Justice. the
DRESSINGS oi self'government and the adyan.
taees OF free institutions.
-, a., INA. where the people make and con.
~. ..oVernmcnt they should obey its
rc,a;n =, laws and treaiies, as they would
wh;al - n.H seH-respcct, and the respect
eign powers 'io'ii ior'
D. Government should be condrotod
principles of sirictcst ceononv and ro,-e VI
sufficient for the expense. ti,rrnnf J., e;.ao .;
oi peace, onght to be derived from a drts r,o ~ ,
,,mPosfs, and not from direct taxcs and =, =,
ias ing such duties, sound policy reouros : !
|nst discrimination, whereby suitable rnconr'
isementmay bc afforded to A meric,n ;n,1,,s ,
Try, equally to all classes and 10 ali nnrt;nr :
d the country P0i'ioii' !.
" iho constitution vests in Concrcss tho a
power to open and repair ha rbors and il i :
,APedient that Congress should exercise ;ts =
'o"cr 10 remove obstruction from naviga9 9
'ie rivers nhenerer such Improvements are ne
r Yfor the common defence and for tho ,,ro
ection and facility of comm erce with for.
g'l hations or among the S .aics soi1 i'm. =
,osc,7ehts being, IN every ins stance, nation 4
aha general in their character
T. Ihe Federal and State Governmor,s &
= parts OF one system, alike necessary for p
~, ~ oo.'i,hoh prosperity, peace and security a
~ 9ught TO be regarded alike, with n cor
'a', haoltual and immovablc attachment a.
csPcc' Tor the authovity Of each, and acoui. 10
'cshee IN ',he constitutional measures of
'ch' are duties required BY the ploirrsts co,, r
aeiation OF national, Of State and Of ind;. di
dual welfare }"''i' - iiiii- N an
hesofNd, That the series Of acts of The a1st wi
ohgrcss the act known as the Fur;tive y.
ave Law included. are received and aeon. ''
ced IN hy the Wing party OF the ITnited n
"tes' rs settlement ia principle and sub. -
ahce OF the dangerous and excitino oucs. no
ms which they embrace, ard. so far "a thcv "a
{. concerned, We will maintain them AMI lhl
sist upon their strict enforcement nntiI ~
n ana experience shall dem onstratc tlr or
ecssity OF further legislation. TO puord f)rl
ai,'st the evasion of the laws on the one sta
uu' ana the abuse Of their powers on tho
ier, NOT inpalrin. their present efficiency =
we deprecate all further agitation of the
very question as dangerous TO our peace
VIII diseountenance all efforts at ths G
'cwai or countenance of such apitatiop in -
"gtess' or ont IN, whcnevor, wherever, rocl
,, nuwevcr tne attempt may be made and iror
WIN maintain this system of measures ne kin,
'o'c!, essential to the nationality of the Il
~ purity ana the Iutesrrify aft ~, o,,o