The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-06-25

presumed the Republicans would submit |
to be ruled by majority. The conven-
ton was then addressed by Caleb Smith,
Mr.. Lovejoy of Ill and Henry Wilson |
WEDNESDAY, June ls.--Thc Nation.
al Committee, one from each State and
Territory wos then appointed, Lawrence
Brainord from Vermont.
Mr.. WLMor the submitted the follow.
ing report:
THE PLATFORM.
"This Convention Of Delegates. as.
sembled in pursuance of a call address.
ed to the people Of the United States
without regard to past political differ.
enccs or divisions, who are opposed to
tho repeal of the Missouri Compromise
to the policy of tho present AdmiDis,ra,
ticD to the extension of Slavery into
free Territory, in favor of the admission
Of Kansas as a FREQ State Of restoring
the action of the Federal Government to
the principles of Washington and Jeffer
son ; aud for the purpose of presenting
candidates for tie offices of President
and Vice President, do
|. ReSoIrc That the maintenance
of the principles promulgated in the
Declaration of Independence and embo
died in the Federal Constitution are es.
sential to the preservation of the Repub-
! lican Institution. and that the Federal
Constitution, the rights of the States
and the union Of tue States, shall be pre-
| served
"2, Rcso(rcd. That with our Repub-
lican fathers we hold it to be a self.evi-
dent truth that all men are endowed With
the unalienable right to life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness, and that the
primary object aud Interior design of
our Federal Government we're to secure
those rights to all persons within its ex.
elusive jurisdiction that as our Repub-
lican fathers, when they had abolished
Slavery in all our National Territory.
ordained that no person should be de-
prived of life, liberty. or property, with
out due process Of law, it becomes our
duty to maintain this provision of the
Constitution against all attempts to vi
olate 1t for the purpose Of establishing
Slavery in the United States by positive
legislation. prohibiting its existence or
extension therein. That we dcnv tho
authority Of Congress, of Territorial
Legislature, of any individual or associ-
alton Of individuals, to give legal assist.
auce to Slavery in ony Territory Of The
United States, while the present Consti
tuition sha be maintained
confers upon Congrcss sovoroign nowcr
over the Territories of the United State,
for their government. and that in the ex
ercise Of this mower il !, both the riyb,
and the duty Of Congress- TO nrob;bit i,
the Territories hose two rclic. of bar
bari,m- Polvcamv and slavery.
"i RcyolrcA That while the Corsti
tuition of the United States was ordain
ed and established ty the nconle in otd,.,
to form a more perfect union. e.,abli,l
Justice. insure domestic TRANQUILITY
.nro,iIe for the common d.fc,ce and -.
cure the blessings Of Liberty, and con
tains am,le provisions for the nro,ec,io,
of the life. liberty and property of ever,
citizen the dearest constitution rights o
the pcople of Kansa, have been fraudu
leutly and violently taken from them
Their Territory has been invaded h,
an armed force
, Spurious aud pretended Legislative
Judicial aud Executive officers have bee
set over them by whose usurped author
itv, sustained bv the military power O
: the Government. tyrannical and uncon
stitutionql laws have been enacted an
, enforced
The rirhts Of the peorlc TO keen an
bear arms have been infruced
Test oaths of an extraordinary an
ent,ngling nature have been imposed a
a condition of exercising the right Of su.
frare and holding Office
The right of an accused person to
t speedy aud public trial by an impair tia
t inrv las been denied
, The right Of the people to be sccur
in their PERSONS. houses. papers and e
+ cects against unreasonable searches an
= seizures has been violated
}. They have been deprived of life, Ill