Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-20
REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
J.C.Fremont Nominated.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1e.

the orators.
SECOND DAY.
This a. m, the hall is monstrously crowd
ed, the entire floor and lobbies being closely
packed. Copies of Summers speech are
freely distributed among the delegates, and
various handbills are scattered about the
Hall.
The Massachusetts delegation met this a.
M, and unanimously agreed to cast their
vote for Banks, upon which Mr.. Marsh au-
thoritatively withdrew his (Banks9 name,
and the delegation then voted unanimously
to support Fremont
The Convention was called TO order about
10 o'clock a. m. A National Executive
Committee was appointed by States.
Mr.. Wilmot reported a platform-the
reading of which was frequently interrupted
by loud cheers. The ant-slavery plank
was especially applauded. The resolution
referring to the Ostend circular was received
with cheers. The Pacific R. R.. resolution
was also greeted, and three cheers given for
California. He moved to re-commit and
strike out the last paragraph. Discussion
withdrawn, and finally motion to strike
out the word "proscriptive" was carried, and
the resolution as amended was adopted.
The whole platform was adopted.
| A motion was made that the Convention
proceed to ballot, when a debate ensued
whether to proceed by formal or informal
ballot.
PLATFORM.
WHEREAS, This convention of delegates
assembled in pursuance of a call addressed
to the people of the United States, without
regard TO past political differences or divis-
ions, who are opposed to the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise; to the policy of the
present administration; to the extension of
slavery in Kansas, and in favor of the admis-
sion of Kansas as free state; for restoring
the action of the Federal Government to the
principles of Washington and Jefferson =
for the purpose of presenting candidates for
the offices ofPresident and Vicc-President: /:
Resolved That the maIntainance of the
principles promulgated in the Declaration
of Independence, and embodied in the Fed
eral Constitution, are essential to the pres
ervation of Republican institutions, the Fed
eral Constitution and the rights of the
states. The union of the States shall be
preserved.
Resoloed, That, with our Republican fa-
thers, we hold it to be a self-evident truth,
that all men are endowed with the inalien-
able rights of Liberty and the pursuit of
happiness; that the primary object and ul-
terror design of our Federal Government
was to secure such rights to all persons
within its exclusive jurisdiction: That as our
republican fathers, when they had abolished
slavery in our national territory, ordered
that no person should be deprived of life,
liberty and property without due process of
law, it becomes our duty to maintain this
provision of the Constitution against all at
tempts to violate it for the purpose of es-
tablishing slavery in the United States, and
by positive legislation to prohibit its extern
sion therein: That we deny the authority
of Congress, of Territorial Legislature, of
any individuals or association of individuals,
to give legal assistance to slavery in any
territory of the United States, while the
present Constitution shall be maintained.
ResolUed, That the Constitution confers
on Congress sovereign power over the terri
tories of the United States foEtheir Govern
ment, and in the exercise of this power, it is
the right of Congress to prohibit, in the
territory both polygamy and slavery.
RESOLVED, That, while the Constitution
&c ho til L., i
tablished in order to establish a more per-
feet Union, justice, to insure domestic tran
guilty, provide for the common defense,
and secure the blessings of liberty, and con-
tains ample provisions for the protection of
life, liberty and property of every citizen,
the dearest constitutional rights of the peo-
pie of Kansas have been fraudulently and
violently taken from them; their territory
has been invaded by an armed force; spu-
rious and pretended judicial and executive
officers have been set over them, by whose
usurpcd authority, sustained by the militia
~ power of Government, tyrannical and un-
constitutional laws have been created and
enforced-the rights of the people to keep
and bear arms have been infringed upon
test oaths of an extraordinary and entang-
ling nature have been imposed as condi-
ton of exercising the rights of suffrage and
holding ofices-the right of an accused
person to a speedy and public trial by an
jury, have all been denied-the
right of the people to secure in their own
houses papers and effects against unreason-
able search and seizure, has been violated !
they have been deprived of life, liberty
and property, without due process of law
the freedom of speech and the press has
been abridged-the rights to choose their
have been rendered of no
robberies and arson have
been instigated and encouraged, and the Of
Tenders have been allowed to go gounpunished;
yet, all these things have been done with /
the knowledge, sanction and procurement of
the present administration; and that, for
this high crime against the Constitution,
the Union and Humanity, we arraign the
the President, his advisers,
apologists and accessories, either before or
after the facts came before the country and
before the world, and that it is our fixed pur-
pose to bring the actual perpetrators of the
atrocious outrages and their accomplices to
a sure and condign punishment hereafter.
RESOLVED, That Kansas shall be admitted
as State of the Union with her present
free constitution as at once the most effect