The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

81 Attest I A. Halderman, Clerk.
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DIT II "
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of the National Republican Party,
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Adopted at fhiiadelphta'
,vrn That the maintenance of the prin-
.;,,ios PROMULGATED in The Declaration of Inde-
,1irndenee and embodied in the Federal Con.
lt;tnt;on are essential to the preservation of
onr republican institutions; and that the Fed
oual Canstitntion. the rights of the States, and
Lai .i ,I,,n of ftha States must and shall be pre-
sarved snr IL
Rrsoryrn. That, with our Republican fathers,
.ve hold II TO be a selfevident truth thatall men
are endowed with inalienable right to life, lib
artv and the pursuit of happiness, and that
the primary object and ulterior design of our
Federal Government were to secure these rights
70 al lnersons within its exclusive jurisdiction;
that rs our republican fathers, when they abol |
ished slavery in all our National Territory,
nrda;ned that no person shall be deprived Of
life, liberty or property without due process OF
law. II becomes our duty tc maintain this pro-
r;s;on If tho Constitution against all attempts
to violate it for the purpose of establishing
Slavery in the Territories of the United
States by positive egislation--prohibit-
ing lis existence or extension therein;
that we deny the authority Of Congress, or Of a
Territorial Legislature, or OF any lndlvlduai or
association of individuals, to give legal exist
ence to slavery in any Territory of the United
States, while The present Constitution shall he
maintained.
REso1yEp, That the Constitution confers
upon Congress sovereign power over the Ter
ritories of the United States for their govern
ment, and that in the exercise of this power
it is both the right and the duty OF Congress TO
prohibit in the territories, those twin relics OF
barbarism, polygamy and slavery
| REsoLyEp. That while the Constitution of
the United States was ordained and established
by the people, in order 'tto form more perfect
Union, establish Justice, insure domestic tran.
ouility. nroyide for the common defence, to
nromote the general welfare, secure the bles-
s;ngs of Gberty.', and contains ample provis-
ions for the protection of the life, liberty and
| property Of every citizen, the dearest consti-
| tutional rights of the people Of Kansas, have
been fraudulently and violently taken from
lthem. my 49,
T. Their territory has been invaded by an armed
force. ssi
/ Snurieus and pretended Legislative, Judi
!, cialt and Executive officers have been set over
tbem bv whose usurped authority, sustained
Inv the military power of the Government, ty-
rannical and Unconstitutional laws have been
enacted and enforced:
| Tho r;obt of tbe peop!e to keep and bear arms
lbas heon ;nfr;noed. t@
Test oaths of ar extraordinary and entang-
l;no nature have been imposed as a condition
/ nf eexerc;s;no the RIGHT of suffrage and holding
i otf;ca.
Tho ;; oht Of an accused person to a speedy
and nubIic trial by an impartial Jury has been
denied.
/ The rioht of the people to be secure in their
nersons. houses. papers. and effects, against
unreasonable searches and seizures has been
violated:
Thev have been deprived Of life, liberty and
/ nronertv without due process of law:
That the freedom Of speech and of the press
has been abridgeda lIE
4 The right to choose their representatives has
i been made of no effect;
Murders, robberies, and arson have been in
stigated and encouraged, and the offenders
have been allowed to 60 unpunished;
That 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 that Administration, the
i President his advisers, agents, supporters, ap-
biologists and accessories, both before the coun-
try and before the world, and that 1T is our fixed
purpose to bring the actual perpetrators OF
lthese atrocious outrages and their accemphces
4 to sure ana condlgh PuhisnmenI hereafter.
RESOLVED, That Kansas should be lmmedl-
ately admitted as State of the Union, with
her present Free Constitution, as at once the
most effectual way of securing to her citizens
which they are entitled, and OF ending the civil
strIle now ragrg ~ nle. that
r,;aht 1naLes ln robt I embodied IN the 1stend cir
cular, was in every respect, unworthy of Ameri-
can diplomacy, and would bring shame and
dlshonor upon any government OF people tna'
'Es Rrso,nrn enTn That That railroad to the Pacific
Ocean by the most central and, practicable
route is imperatiVely demanded by the inter,
ests OF the whole country, and sna5 Inc redefa i
ad to its sg and as an susia
4 ry thereto, the immediate construction of an
Femigrant road on theline of the railroad.
RESOLVED, That appropriations by Congress
reonired far the
s5s Of o the sf poss
Incorporation of men of all parties, however