Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-10-23
THE Il PLATFORM.

..#HE
The Whiup of the United States, in convention
,sa,,n,led Indy aihering 10 The great coiisefNnu'e
r.pnhllrnn principles by which they are coifof.su
and governed. and now. ms ever relylnv, "P'h ~
intel iuepc, Of the American people, WIN MI a''u-
ing confidence in their cnrhclty ior se't sn,n.u"
and ,heir continued devotion tn The o'lsl'n''nhn I
,h, un,n do nrhclaitn the following ns the nnl'''oa'
s.ntim,nts and determinations. iof the cstahuso"iehh
and ,intrnanru of which their national orsh'i'ha'
,ion M n party IL reflected; c., ~,
vi ,rhs Government If the United States II o. q
li,iu.L character, and 1t ~ confined 70 we eNer'iSs
If m,,yers r,rres4ly n,nnied Ivy the CONSTITUTIONS ana
s,nh "a may h, necessary aud proper for CARRYING
m, granted powers intn full execution n'ia ,'at ~
p,ws,rp not thus grated or necessarily lrnlN'el Nv
.xprssly reserved to the STATES respectively ahu W
the psoplo. % #"N r
81 ~, M, Statr governments should he held secure
Il, ihoir resefy,d right. and the General Govern
m mt p~nstnincA NJ its constitution, power. NV. wv
l'uion should bc rryerrd and watched over as me
palladium OF our liberties ,,t,,r,
r,lists the wnrmrs, sympathy of the wing party. We
sill udlmre to The ~hocttines Of The rather OF hF
country, ma announced in his Farewell auHrest' "
Roaming ourselves frse from all cntn'ir'lnN Hi''a''ef
,itb G,r.ivu countries. and of norer aoittlhT our
,,n =, s,nnd mon fprsiru ground. That our mis-.
sion ~ n Republic IL not TO propagate our ofhh'olr'
ar imp,se on other countries orr f,ithi o' government;
Inv ,rtiGcr M (nrce. but 10 teach by example, ana
,how hy our success, moderation, anu V1f',ee' iWi
blessings of self goverillt,eh', anu ' 9 -
free institutions. .a, az.
Il That wl,ers the people make and control the
Gov,rnmsn,, thew should obey its tons,f'"t',h, lhWst
md treaties, ~ Tiny would rrtntn Their eett-feSpect'
md the respect which they claim ana VIII enforce
from foreign pnwn =. $500 ~ ,us,,;
uh,s nj m. sirirtest economy. and revenue snlitcIeht
far the cSpcns,a thereof, IN time OF pence ouGn "
he mainly derived from n duty on 'mnoF,s aH1 iWt
fran direct taxes and in levymr snch duties foshu
~. t...t "a tttl ma IH1tATIIltl
from 'franl by specific duties, when pra'uca"e'
whereby suitable encourn cement may ne assured 10
America ministry, equally to all classes ana III! Po'3
iions of The country.
6. The Consultation vests in Congress inc power
,oo,s,a and rnmir harbors, aud remove oNs,rnct,olN
e., ,,yi,,he riyprs and II iscynedient that ON
u css shall excrrise that power trhfnetfr ShfN tW'
y osrmrnfs arc ppcassqrr for thu common defhceof tof
hac projection and facility Of eommeree WIN fns,sa
nations or among the States; snrh tm,pr''emsn
h"inc. IN evarv instance, na'toi'"t y" 80"
th"ir cha nrter, . ed .f-g -
7 The Federal and State GOVERNMENTS are paris
of one system. alike necessary tWr the common PF"S,
. nrritv, peace a mi security. ntn, ouvh' 10 pc repa'"e'
alike with a cordial. hahiiial. ana pnn'oNa'u ~
,,r5msnt. Respect FOR the authority " each, hna
nop1ir<ccnce In the constitutional measures oil eaeh,
mrs .luties required by the plainest consideration "
national. Of State. and i,divtinal welfare aS
& 1hn series Of acts of the 3lst Congress. c"h-
mo Nv known as the Compromise or Adjustment, uns
net Tor the recovery OF i~ugitives from tahn, nicuNso
mr.. received and rrqui.seed in by the Wings OF me
Il ,i,ed States ns y final settlement, IN prtncipie anu
suh.tance. of the subjects to which they ran'nte, ana,
sn far as these acts are concerned, we VIII "t''''',,
,he,, and insis, ON their strict enforcement, until
time and experience shall demonstrate the necessity
OF further l~egislnti m to guard against the evasion ol
the laws ON the one hand, and the ahnse oi the.'
powers on the other. not impairinT their rresent eh
cheney to carry out the requirements OF the Aohs.n"
,i,n. and we danreca,e ali further ~asi'ations OF ale
questions TIM. settled. IA dangerous 10 our peace ans
will Iii sconntennnre llictforts 10 continue or rene"
snch agitation. whenever, wherever, or hpweVe'
m,de: and we will maintain this settlement MS es
scntial 10 the nationality of tho Wing party ana "is
;,tecriiv of The Union.