The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-04-12

Al q meeting of the ctizens Of Upton
and vicinity held a, the Court House, on
,he evening OF April 4.h. for the purpose
of organizing Republican Club, Samuel
DcweIl was called 10 the Chair, and 4.
Shaw elected Secretary.
The meeting then proceeded 10 alop,
platform and Constitution, when after
some debate, the following was adopted:
pL,Tsoas heress, By the repeal of the b
section Of the Act for the 4 mission Of Missouri
into the Uu:oa, h Tcrrisarie' Of Kansas q ID
Nebraska b ". been opened 10 the introduction
oil Slavery. and all ID. CON ,ro'nses real Or in
ag'nary. up thai s9tjsct, are thus viii .ted and
c,n;ell-i and deep dtshoas Inflicted upon the
age in which We live
Now. therefore, 10 ca operation with all those
shroi yhoa. the Lad wno oyp,se this ana oh 7
similar MEASURES, xbica " dee con ray to
th spirit Of the Constitl tpa an wn en- are d.
.igssi to ex.cnd AMI psrpeta .te Sissery we d
associate ourselves 10 seta r I'd the name AM
title of
"7Rs Tiptoa Republican, Cab"
and we do adopt the following as our political
pa form viz
Frs.-That Congre pos ses ses 10 power over
the institution OF Slavery in the seve a, States
but that outside Of State jurisdiction, the CJnst
sui nal power of the Federal Ga vernn mt should
I've exersed to securr Life, liberty and Happi
sess To all mel. And, therefore.
Second hare should be neither Slavery nor
involuntary sersitude, except for ID. paai-n-
ment of Grim ia Any VI ii. ferritore. VI the
United States.
Third The people are the rightfal source Of
all political power ani all o1i;sr. should, a.fr
y. practicable, be chosen ~ direct vote OF he
people
Fourth -Canddatep for poll &c ), of e- shonld
be men of uudoubted integrity anl so1siety and
pledged TO support the prfHc p,, ol this plat
torn BY all lawful aud coastitus,Oaai m .aa..
Communicable. l,t. -A1y per.o1 mar
p'corn = member OF tbs \ $40 .tasiJn on sub
s3riblng to it, platform a1i Constitution.
.7rt 2Hf The officer. % This Clag shall b. a
President, Wee President. Three Directors
Treasurer, Secretary, who .h al serve an,il their
aicc-ss r. are -lectel
,fr! 81. --Tse three Director. gi.h the Presi-
4hnt, scretary AMI treasurer sh al eonst tuse a
Co ntt.e 10 dis jnrse .l1a "a Ids "a may De-
placed At their dis tosa ty the Association aud
~ perform such other duties "a may from tne 20
time he assigned them
At. 4th The iunds Of The A ssoci stion shall
hs devoted exclusively 90 to- p,ym u OF nsces-
IVY cohInSsut ekpSnst ot tue sane, TOT tie
ptrstase sad circulation o'im por:snt documents
aud inf rml'ioa, and in the use OF such means
- may have tsodency 70 advance the priaci.
Pies NJ doSn Ia, our platform.
Art. ah. a $ description book shall I've plac
cd IN the snds OF tbs Trca-urer ia which each
member may writ. o2po-i e hIeu,n til s.nola |.
he IL ~ill,ng to c,ntribite q utterly 10 the
iiais OF ais Ciu'.
.irt. Oh. -Thi, C,us Eatial NY b, altered
or amended BY vot. OF tsJ thir,is OF the mem
bcrs present Al Any " its reg',w tn,eting.
The Club then proceeded to cleo, off
GERS, wlen the following were elected
President, J. w. Ca,l-l; Vice Pfesi.
dents, A. s. Mof.'t. Stephen Crispn,
Directors. O. r. Reeve. Luther Bradley
and A. S. Lyle; Treasurer, Luther
Bradley; Secretary, Alonzo Shaw.
On motion Wells Spic.r, J. w. Cat
tell and Alouzs Shaw were appointed /.
Committee to drsf, By.Laws.