Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-13
THE REPUBLfcAN PLAqFoRM

This convention Of delegates, assembled in pursuance
of call addressed to the people Of the United Slaes
without regard to past political differences divisions
who opposed to the repeal of the Missouri Comprc
mise; to the policy of the present Administration; to the
extension of slavery into free erIoryi in favor Of the
admission Of Kanzas Free State; of restoring the
ton of the Federal Government to the principles Of Wash
ingt1n and Jefferson; and for the purpose of presenting
candidates for the Offices Of President and Vice President
/. RssoIoe, That the maintenance Of the principles
promulgated in the Declaration of Independence aud
embodied in the Federal Constitution essential TO the
preservation OF our Republican nsttuonsi an that the
Federal Constitution the rights Of the States and the
union of the States, shall be preserved
.. ResoiUed, That, with Republican fathers, we
hold to be self evident truth that all men are eno8ed
with the inaenabe right Of life liberty aud pursuit
of happiness; and that the primary object and uleror
design of our federal government to those
rights to all parties within It's exclusive jurisdictions that
as our Republican fathers when they had abolished slave
cry in all national territory, ordained that person
Shall be eprved OF lie, liberty or property without due
process of law becomes duty to maintlin this pro-
vision of the Oonstu against all attempts to violate
for the purpose of establishing slavery in the United
staNes by positive legislation prohibiting its existence
exte sion herein that deny the authority Of Con-
gress, of territorial Legislature, of any individual
ISOLATION of individuals to give legal assistance to slavery
in any territory Of the United States, while the present
Constitution shall be maiut4Re1.
g. ReSoiUed, That the Constitution confers upon Con
gress sovereign power over the territories of the United
States for their governments and that in the exercise Of
this power is boh the right and the duty Of Congress
to prohibit in the territories twin relics Of barbarsm
polygamy and slavery.
T. Resofved That while the Constitution of the United
States ordained and established by the people in
der to storm perfect uni0n establish justice insure
domestic tranquility provide for the defence aud
the blessings of bery and contains ample pro-
visions for the protection of the life liberty property
of every ctzen the constitutional rights Of the
people of Karzas have been frauduenty and violently
taken from them;
Their territory has been invaded by armed force;
Spurious and pretended legislative judicial and
utye officers have been set hem, by whose usurpsd
authority sustained by the military power of the govern
ment, tyranneal and unconstitutional laws have been
enacted and enforced;
The rights OF the people to keep and bear arms have
been intrDgedi
Test oaths OF an extraordinary and entanglng nature
have been imposed as condition of exercising the rights
of suffrage and holding office;
The right of accused person to speedy and public
trial by an impartial jury has been deniedj
The right OF the people to be secure in their persons,
houss, 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 rob5eres, and arsons have been instigated
and encouraged, and the offenders have been allowed to
go unpublished;
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