Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-13
Platform of the Cincinnati Republi
cans.

The following platform and constitution
were adopted by the Republican Associa-
ton Of Hamilton coupty, at their regular
meeting on Saturday evening
TO maintain the union Of the STATES ana
the rights Of the States, to resist TIE spread
OF slavery and the aggressions of the slave
power, and to secure free government Tor
II free people, the undersigned citizens OF
Hamilton county hereby unite in iraternai
association, under the name Of the Repuo-
lican Association of Hamilton county, and.
adopt the following Constitution ard Plat-
form:
PLATFORM.
ART. LIST. We demand for oil men equal
rights and exact justice, defended by just
and equal laws, and protected by honest
and impartial administration.
ART. ID. We re'iSt all attempts 10 sab
vert or impair American institutions by any
power, civil or ecclesiastical.
/ ART. 3D.. We acknowledge the equal
rights Of all persons to impartial protection
in the enjoyment OF religious freedom, aud
. of all American citizens, whether natives
or naturalized, to the free exercise Of the
elective franchises; and we propose no ex-
| tension of the five years residence now re-
qnrc in order to naturalization; and no tests
Tor office except honesty, capacity, and de-
votion to American Institutions.
! ART. 4th. We require for our country a
government of the peop Ie. instead of gov
ernment by an oligarchy; government
maintaining before the world the rights
of men rather than the privileges of mas
tiers, government sympathizing with the
efforts of oppressed nations to sedure their
( liberties, rather than with the tyrannical
despotisms which are eagned against him.
! ART: 9Th. We insist that there shall be
no slavery outside of the slave States and
10 domination over the action of the Ma
sionol Government by the slave power; and
it order to accomplish these ends, VIC are
ready to cooperate, frankly and cordially,
with oil our fellow citizens of whatever
political views in othcf respects, who are
willing TO postpone other questions for the
sake Of union upon the common platform of
Exclusion of Slavery from the National
Territories,and in support of candidates for
| the Presidency and Vice Presidency, avow-
edly and reliably in favor of that object
CONSTITUTION.
ART l. Any legal voter may become a
member eol this Associat ion on subscr-
bing to its Platform and Constitutions
ART 2. The officers Of this Association
shall be a president, Vice Presidents, five
Directors, Treasurer, Recording Secretary
and Corresponding Secretary, who shall
until cu,h lnv ha A-c,,,at;yr oh II
appoint for the annual ipceting; then and
thereafter the officers shall be elected an
nunlly.
ARTS A subscription book shall be placed
in the hands of the Treasurer, in which
zach memb nay write oppos te his name
the amoun :ne Is willing to contribute month
iy 10 the funds of the assuc ution.
ART s The Directors, with the President,
Secretaries, and Treasurer, hall constitute
placed nt their disposal by the association
and to perform such other duties rs may from
time to time be assigned them.
ART, 8. The funds of the association shall
be devoted exclusively TO the payment OF the
necessary contingent expenses of the same
for the purchase and calculation of important
documents and information, and in the use of
such means rs may have n tendency to al
vance the principles laid down in our
platform
ART. 6. The association shall hold regular
meetings as often as mny be deemed advisa-
bic, and the Presi1tn shall have power to
call special meetings, and it shall BE- his
duty TO call such meetings whenever requcs-
ted by three members of the Executive Com
mittec.
ART. Z. Similar associations, formed in
different parts of the country, shall be deem
ed auxiliary to this, provided they report to
us the names of their officers and the number
OF their members.
ART. 8. Amendments to the Constitution
can be made by being proposed at regular
meeting, and adopted by two-,hrds of the
members present at a subsequent meeting.