Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-10-10
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BUCHANAN PLATFORM.


/. RcsOlccd, That the foundation of th
Union Of States having been laid in prosperi
ty, expansion and pre-eminent example il
Free Government, built upon entire freedom il
matters of religious concern, and no respect
of persons in regard to rank or place Of birth
no party can justly be deemed national, con.
stitutionai, or in accordance with American
principles, which bases its exclusive orean
cation upon religious opinions and accidental
birthplace.
That we rciterate, with renewed energy o
purpose, the well-considercd declarations oil
former conventions upon the sectional issue
OF Domestic Slavery, and concerning the re-
served rights Of the states and that we ma V
moro distinctly meet the issue on which d
sectional party, subsisting exclusively on slav-
cry agitation now relies to test the fidelity OF
the people, North and South, to the Consti-
tuition and to the Union
Rcsoired, That claiming fellowship with
and desiring the cooperation of all who re-
gard the preservation Of the Union, under
the institution as the paramount issue and
repudiating all sectional parties and platforms
concerning domestic slavery, which seek to
embroil the States and incte to treason and
armed resistance to law in tile Territories,
must end in civil wlr and distnion. THE
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY RECOGNIZE
AND ADOPT TIE PRINCIPLES CON
TAiNED IN THE ORGANIC LAWS EaS-
TABElSfiING THE TERRITORIES OF
KANSAS AND NEBRA ASKA. AS EMBODY-
ING TIE ONLY SOUND AND SAFE so
LUTON 0F THE SLAVERY QUESTION
upon which the great national idea Of the
t
its determined conservatism OF the tnioa :;
NON-INfERFEKNCE BY CONGRESS
WITH SLAVERY IN TERRITORIES. that
this was the basis Of the Compromises of
lsj0, confirmed by both the Democratic and
Wing parties in National Convention, ratii-
ed by tie people in the election Of 1852, am!
rightly applied to the organization of Terri
tories III la5+; That hy tae uniform arpica-
ton OF this Democratic principle to the or
ganilatiJn of luritUri3s and the admission
of new states with or without domestic Slay-
cry. ~ they may elect, tha equal rights Of al |
tho at.tes Will he preserved intact, the orri-
nal rJmpactS OF tic Constitution maintained
inyioiate, and the perpetudtion and expansion
ol this MON, insured to It's utmest capacity
Of eml racing. in peace and harmony, every
iGgGre American SHte that may b. consitUt-
ea or ame&ed with 4 Republican form Of
ge,arnidant.
Resoi19, That we recognize the right Of
lie pcopla Of all thc Territories, inclneling
Kansas and Nebraska, acting through thc
,',. ,','ot - Va -,
taeir Inhabitants iustifes il, u iel1u Con-
stitution, witt ur without domestic slavery,
and I've admitted into the Union upon terms
u rilct equality with :aa other states.
Efso'red Finally. t.at the condition Of
popular institutions in the Old World. and
the dangerous Tendencies to sectional deit,t-
t N. combined with the attempt t. enforce
civil and religious disabilities ae.irst the
II hts Of occurring and enjoying citizenship
in our OWE land, a hisl and sicrld dut. has
devovol with increased responsibility. upon
the d,m5eratic party cf tai, cl,mtry, as the
party al this niou, e. uphuii and maintain
the ri..lss ot every STATE. and thereby the
JH,on Of thc St.stas. am, to sustain the adj
vance among us oi cons e.i,utianal liberty. by
continuing to resist all ls7neuolias and Gxcln-
sivc + eislati1n f0g the 0.nri.t uf the iew at
ttc cvIunse # the muav. and by yirilant and
constant adherence to those principles and
coinnrolnIses of the Constitution. which are
broad and strong enough to embrace and up-
hold the Union It's it wasand the Union as it
shall be. in the fall expansion of the energies
and capacity of this great and progressive
pcoplc.
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ne ioilo"ioS afe 'He fssoi"lt9hs upon 'ae
| loreisn policy OF the country -
|. Res9tred, That the questions connected
with the toreirn policy Of the country are in
lerior to no domestic question whatever. The
time has come for the people Of the United
StLtcs 10 declare themselves in favor Of free
seas and progressive free trade throughout
tue world, and by solemn manifestations
place their moral influence BY the side Of their
successful example.
. Rcsoired, That our geographical and
political position in reference to other states
ON this Continent no less than the interest
Of our commerce and the development of our
growing power, requires that We hold sacred
the principles involved in the Monroe doe
trine, and their binding import which admits
Of no mi5cunstrueaion, ana should be applied
with unbenlmg rlgdlty.
). Resoffed, That the great highway which
nature, as well as the assent OF the States
tim between the Atlantic aud Pacific oceans
CONSTITUTES one of the most important