Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-04
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

This convention of delegates, assembled in pursuance
of call addressed to the people If the United States
without regard to past political differences or divisions
who opposed to the repeal of the Missouri Compro
mise; to the policy of the present Administrations to the
extension of slavery into tree territory; in favor the
admission Of Kanzas Free State; of restoring the
ton of the Federal Government the principles Wash
ngton and JeTerson and for the purpose of presenting
candidates for the offices Of President and Vice President
do
1. ResolUs, That the maintenance of the principles
promulgated in the Declaration Of Independence. and
embodied in the Federal Constitution are essential to the
preservation of Republican institutions that the
Federal Constitution, the rights of the States and the
union Of the States shall be preserved
2. Res0iUed That, with Republican fathers, we
hold be self evident truth that all endowed
with the naenabc right of life liberty, and the pursuit
of happinessi and that the primary object and Interior
design of federal government to those
rights to all parties within It's exclusive jurisdiction; that
Republican fathers when they had abolished slave
cry in all national territory, ordained that person
shall be deprived of life liberty property, without due
process of law it becomes duty maintain this pro-
vision of the Constitution against all attempts to violate
it for the purpose Of establishing slavery in the United
States by positive legislation prohibiting its existence
extension theren that we deny the authority of Con-
gress of territorial legislature, Of any individual oras
ISOLATION of individuals to give legal assistance slavery
in any territory of the United States, while the present
Constitution shall be maintained.
8. ResOUed, That the Constitution confers upon Con
gress sovereign power the territories of the United
States for their government and that in the exercise Of
this power it is both the right and the duty of Congress
to prohibit in the territories those twin relics Of barbarsm
pOlygamy and slavery.
4 Resolued, That while the Constitution of the United
States ordained and established by tia people in
der to 'fom perfect union, establish justice insure
domestic tranquility provide for the defence, and
the blessings of bertY and contains ample pro-
visions for the protection of the life liberty and property
of every citizen the dearest constitutional rights Of the
people of Kanzns have been fauduenty and violently
taken from them
Their territory has been invaded by an armed force;
Spurious and pretended legislative. judicial, and
utve officers have been set hem by whose usurped
authority sustained by the military power of the govern
unconstitutional
enac ed and enfCrced
The rights of the people to Keep and bear arms have
been infrnged;
Test oaths Of an extraordinary and entangng patura
have been imposed condition of exercising the rights
of suffrage and holding Office;
The right Of accused person to a speedy and public
trial by an impartial jury has been dened
The right Of the people to be secure in their PERSONS
hous papers, and Effects against unreasonable searches
and seizures has been violated
They have been deprived of life liberty and property
without due process Of law;
That the freedom of speech and Of the press has been
abridged;
The right to choose their representatives has been made
Of no effect;
Murders, robberes and arsous have been instigatei
and encouraged and the offenders have been allowed to
go unpublished;
Thai ali these things have been done with the knowl-
edge, sanction and procurement Of the presen! Admins
traton and that for this high crime against tbs Consu
ton the Union, and humanity we araign that Admins
traton, the President bis advisers agents, supporters,
apoogss and accessories either before after The facts
before the country and before the world and that it is
fixed purpose to bring the actual perpetrators OF eSe
atrocious ourages, and their aocompices, to and
condign punishment hereafter.
s. ReS0lUed, That Kanzas should be Immediately
itted as State the Union, with hr present free
stituon the most eifuual way of securing to
her citizens the enjoyment of the rights and privileges to
which they nted, and OF ending the civil strife
raging in her Territory.
6. ReSoiUed, That the highwsyman's plea that might
makes right embodied in the Osend crcuar was in
ry respect unworthy of American diplomacy and would
bring shame and dishonor upon any government that
gave it their sanction.
7. Res0lUed, That railroad to the Pacific Ocean, by
the ceptral and practical route is imperavey de-
mauded by the interests of the whole country and that
the Federal Government ought to render immediate and
efficient aid in its construction, and auxiliary there
to- the INN diate construction Of emigrant route
the line Of the railroad.
Resolued, That appropriations by Congress for the
Improvement of rivers and harbors of national charae
ter, required tor the accommodation and urty Of
existing commerce authorized by the Constitution ana
justified by the obligation of government to protect the
lives and property Of its citizens.
g. ResoUed, That we invite the aifation and cooper
alton of the OF all parties, however differing from
in other respects, in support Of the principles herein de
cared aud believing that the spirit Of Institutions
as well the Constitution OF country, guarantees lib
ery of confidence and equality of rghs among citizens
we oppose all legislation impairing their security.