New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-24
The Whig Platform,


The following is the platform adopted by the Wing Con-
vention at Baltimore:
The wings of the United States in convention assembled
firmly adherng to the great conservative principles by
relying upon the intelligence of the American people, with
an abiding confidence in their capacity for selgoyern
ment and their continued devotion to the Constitution
and the Union do proclaim the following ms the political
sentiments and determination for the establishment and
maintenance of which their national organization
party is effected:
l. The government of the United States is of limited
character and it is to the exercise of powers
pressly granted by the Constitution and such as may be
necessary and proper for carrying the granted into
full execution and that all powers not thus granted
necessarily implied expressly reserved to the States
respectively and to the people.
2 The State governments should be held in their
reserved rights and the General Government sustained in
its constitutional powers and that the Union should be
reTered and watched over as the palladium OF our ber
ties"
B. That while struggling freedom everywhere enlists the
warmest sympathy of the whg party still adhere to
the doctrines of the Father of his country announced
in his Farewell Address of keeping ourselves from all
tangDg alliances with foreign countries, and of never
quitting our own to stand upon foreign ground That
our mission Republic is not to propagate opinions
impose other countries our form of by
arce force but to teach by example and show by
success moderation and justice the blessings of self gov
ernment, and the advantages of free institutions.
4 That where the people make and control the govern
men they should obey its constitution laws and treaties
as they would retain their sercspect and the respect
which they claim and will enforce from foreign powers.
S. Revenue sufficient for the expenses Of economi-
cal administration of in time Of peace ought
TO be derived from duty mpostS anu not from direct
taxes; and in laying such duties sound policy requires
just discrimination whereby suitable encouragement may
be afforded to American industry, equally to all classes
and to all parts of the country
The Constitution vests in Congress the power to open
and repair harbors and distractions from nayga
BILE rivers ace,iere such improvements are necessary for
common defence and for the protection and facility of
merce with foreign nations among the States said i'm
provements being in every instance national and general
in their character
The Federal and State Governments parts Of
SYSTEM alike necessary for the prosperity peace
and security and ought to BIZ regarded alike with
dial habitua and immoveable attachment Respect for
the authority Of each and acquescence in the just
sttutiona each duties required by the
panest consideration of national of State and of ndi
vidual welfare
s. That the series of commonly known the
compromise including the fugitive slave law received
and acquieced in by the wing party of the United States
settlement in principle and substances final settle
men Of the dangerous and exciting questions which they
embrace and far the fugitive slave law is concerned
will maintain the and insist its strict enforce
men until time and experience shall demonstrate the
cessty OF further legislation to guard against evasion or
abuse not imparipg its present efficiency and depre
all further agitation of the slavery question dan
gerous to peace and will dcountenance all efforts at
the renewal continuance of such agitation in Congress-
out of it, heere, WhGeer and horerer the attempt
may be made; and will maintain this system of nea-
policy essential to the nationality Of the uhs par
ty, and the integrity Of The Union,