Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-06-30
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... ..... From the Baltimore sun.
THe OrFlcIAL PLArFoRM OF TIE WHO NATIONAL

| IRe OfGlCIAE FLATFORM OF THE WHO NATIONAL
/ " .-'" CONVENTION.
| The Wings Of the United States, in Convention
assembled, firmly adherng to the great conservative
republican principles by which they ara controlled
and governed and now, ever, relying upon the in
teligence Of the American people, with an abid'"G
confidence in their capacity for self government and
their continued devotion to the constitution and the
Union do proclaim the following the political SEN
tmens and determinations, for the establishment and
mantenance.of which their national organization a.
party l effected.
| l. The government Of the United States is of q
limited character, and it il confined to the exercise
powers expressly granted by the constitution. and
such may be necessary and proper for carrying the
granted powers into full execution and that all pow
not thus granted or necessarily implied are ex'
pressy reserved to the States respectively and to the
people. -,
| 2. The State governments shonld be held secure
in ;her reserved rights, and the General Government
sustained in its constitutional powers, and the Union
should be reveed aud watched over as " The paiiadl.
| um of our liberties.
3. That while struggling freedom. everywhere,
enlists the warmest sympathy Of the Wing party we
still adhere the doctrines o the Father OF his ooun.
try, announced in his Farewell Address, OF keep
ins ourselves free from a'fe.tangIing alliances with
foreign countries, and ot never quitting our owR to
stand upon foreign ground. That our mission as
Republic is not to propagate our opinions or impose
other countries form Of government, by artlhce
force, bot to teach by example, and show BY our
success, moderation and justice, the blessings OF
sefgovernmen, and the advantages of free iastitu.
tons.
4. That where the people make and control the
Government, they should obey its constltutlon laws
and treaties as they would retain their selrespect
and the respect which they claim and will enforce
from foreign powers.
S. Government should be conducted upon princi-
Piles Of the strctest economy, and revenue sufficient
for the expenses thereof time Of peace ought to
be mainly derived from duty on imports, and not
from direct and in levying SUCH duties sound
policy requires just discrimination and protection
from fraud by specific duties, when practicable,
whereby suitable encouragement may be assured to
American industry, equally to all classes and to all
portions of the county.
g. The Constitution vests in Congress the power
to openand repair harbors. and remove distinctions
from navgabe rivers and it is exPedient that Con-
gress shall exercise that power weneuer sssc Improve
pents necessary for tie common defence 0r t0r the
protection and facility Of commerce with foreign na.
tons among the States such Improvements being,
in every instance, national and general In their char
acter.
7. The Federal and State Governments are parts Of
system, alike necessary for the common prosper.
ity, peace and security. and ought to be regarded
alike with cordial, habituaa and m'novab'e attach
ment Respect for the authority Of each, and acqul'
escence in the constitutional measures Of each are
duties required by the planest considerations Of na'
tiona', of State. and of individual welfare.
8. The series Of acts of the 3lst Congress. com.
monlv known as the compromise adjustment. Che
for the recovery of fugtives from labor incipded
are received and acqniesced in by tire Wings Of the
United States, final settlement. in principle and
substance, of the subjects to which they relate, ana
so far as these acts concerned. we Will naintain
them, and insist on their strict enforcement, until
time and experience shall demonstrate the necessity
of further legislation to guard againt the evasion OF
the laws on the ono hand, and the abuse Of their
powers the other-not impairing their present ei
ciency to carry out the requirements OF the consti'
tulion and we deprecate all further agitation OF the
questions thus settled, dangerous to our peace ana
will discountenance all efforts to continue OF renew
such agitation. whenever, wherever. or however MADE
-a96re viii! maintain this settlement as essen'a'
ttg Nationality OF the Wing party. and the inse-
rity of the Union.
President of the Whig National Convention.
Vice Presidents-Na,han D. Appleton, OF Maine;
George w. Nesmth, of New Hampshire; Carlos
, Coolidge. Of Vermont; Seth Sprague. Of Mass; E.
w. B. Cranston, of Rhode Island; Samuel B. Hub
I bard, of Conn.,; Edw. P. CowIes. of N. Y; James
| Stewart, of N. j.; John Strohm. Of Pa; Caleb ;.
Layton, of Della; Francis P. Phelps. OF No; Wm' w
Whaley, of S. c.; Seaton Grantland. of Ga; lhos.
J. Frow. of Ala; Joseph B. Cobb, of Miss; }: y.
Van Winkle. Of La; SamlF. vinon. Of Ohio; !no'
5. Williams. Of KY. Wm. It. s"s'a: Of Tenn; NIL y,i
: nois; Hon. ]. G. Miller. Of Mo-; WIN. II. Ga,ne''
0 of Arkansas Jones NJ Edwards, Of Michigan Gen:
Joseph NJ. Hernandez, of Fla; J. U: N: Murray OF
Texas; N. Mckinney, of Iowa; J. E. Arnold, OF
California and R. w. Heath. OF Wisconsin,
t "a Troe Copy.1
}. R. A. UrroN. Of Louisiana.
}. Secretary of the Whig Nationa! Convention.
e James w. Bryan, of N. c.; 81. NJ. Ballard, o!
j. Iowa; w. F. Stewart. of California; 8 Co!!ax, o'
= Indiana John c. Kunk!e, OF Pa; Wm y. WoIt1' W
j. Mseker, of Illinois Wm. Thompson. Of Washing
J. ton G. w. Dunlap, Of Ky.;J. Murrell,of Vermont
q Assistant Secretaries. ' +.
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