The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-18
PL A T F OR M
OF the National Republican,, Party,s
Adopted at Philadelphias

LAIEU Uk M ~
4 OF the National Republican, Party
4 Adopted at Philadelphia.
/ RESOLVED, That themaintenance of the prin
cples promulgated in, The Declaration of Inde
4 peudence and embodied in the Federal Con
stitution, are essential the preservation O
i our republican institutions; and that the Fed
er4l Constitution. the rights Of the States, anc
1 the Union of the States, must aud shall be pre-
i served. 'l %
4 RESOLVED, That, with our Republican fathers
we hold it to be aself-eyidentt truth thatall mer
are endowed with inalienable right to life, lib
erty. and the pursuit Of happiness, aud thai
the primary object and ultcrior design of oul
Federal Government were to secure these rights
to all persons within its exclusive jurisdiction
that as our republican fathers, when they abo1
ished slavery in all our National Territory
ordained that no person shall be deprived o.
life, liberty or property without due process o.
law, it becomes our duty te maintain this pro
vision of the Constitution against all attempts
to violate it for the purpose of establishing
-ISlaverys in the Territories of the United
Estates, by positive egislation---prohibit
ling lis existence or extension therein
that we deny the authority of Congress or of .
Territorial Legislature, or of any individual ol
| association OF lDQlVluudIS, give CAiSU-
ence to slavery in any Territory of the United
States, while The present Constitution shall he
maintained. saa8 ia al.74.4.ss a9t6a
/ RESOLVED, That the Constitution eonfers
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 boththe right and the duty of Congressto
pfehibitrin the territoriess those twin relcsioi
bafbarism, polygamy and slavery. .aoaasssty
REsoLvHD. That ewlIiles theaC Constitution oi
the United States was ordained and established
| by the people, in order s.to form more perfect
Union, establish Justice, Insure domestic tran.
guilty, provide for the common defence, to
| promote the neralswefare, secure the bles-
sings of liberty" md contains ample proyis-
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
them; s}saa satifgsi 4-@a8 stf " k&kEF ~
Their territory has been invaded by an armed
force; yms 9ai e9aIga 7el rTH{ .iit4'
Spurious and pretended Legislative, Judi
cial and Executive officers have been set over
them by whose usurped authority, sustained
| by the military power, of the Government, ty-
rannicaI and unconstitutional laws have been
enacted and enforced; '''9 7'@'' 70 ''.'' =
| The right of the people to keep and bear arms
has been infringed; ass g-.a @rrt.-r
| Test oaths of ar extraordinary and entang-
| ling nature have been imposed as condition
of exercising the right of suffrage and holding
ofice f--t.r .f .s -
! The ri ght of an accused person to a speedy
and public trial by an impartial jury has been
denied Az . -
| The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against
unreasonable searches and seizures has been
violated; iIia h@3s h---tl 5t4 - -.t
They have been deprived of life, liberty and
property without due process of law;
That the freedom of speech and of the press
has been abridged; ;fit} 4self .t,s4t.. 49,. FE
The right to choose their representatives has
been made of NO, effect; ~ l,s,,,, -,...-... :. ..
Murders, robberies, and arson have beer in
| stigated and encouraged and the offenders
| have been allowed to 60 uhpunished;
| That all these things have been done with the
knowledge, sanction and8 procurement of the
present Administration: and that for this high
crime against; the Constitution, the Union and
humanity, we arraign that Administration, the
President, his advisers, agents, supportefs, APP
biologists and accessories, both before the coun-
try and before the world, and that it is our fixed
purpose to, bring the actual perpetrators of
these atroclous outraSes and their accornplices
to sure and condign punishment hereafter
RESOLVED, That Kansas should be immedi-
ately admitted as a State of the Union, with
her present Free Constitution, as at once the
most effectual way Of securing to her citizens
the enjoyment of the rights and privileges to
which they are entitled, and of ending the civil
strife now raging in her Territory 3EH .augaa
Resolved, That the highwayman's plea. that
might makes right, embodied in heOstend cir
cular, was in every respect, ,unworthy of Ameri-
can diplomacy, and would bring shame and
dishonor upon any Government or people that
gave 1t their sanction, sE1#5a b.
| RESOLVED, That a railroad to the Pacific
Ocean by the most central and practicable
route is imperatively demanded by the inter
ests of the whole country, and that the Federal
Government ought torender immediate and eff
cient aid to its construction, and as an auxilia
ry thereto, the immediate construction of an
emigrant road on the line of the railroad Z
RESOLVED, That appropriations by Congress
for the Improvement of river and harbors of
National character, required for the accommo-
dation and security of our existing commerce.
are authorized the Constitution, and justified
by the obligation of the Government to protect
the lives and property of its citizens. f9sH O.
RESOLVED, That we invite the utilization and
cooperation of men of all parties. however
differing from us in other respects, I'm thesupport
of the principles herein declared; and beliey-
ling that the spirit of our institutions, as wella
the Constitution OF our country guarantees lib
serty, of conscience, anda EQUALITY off rights
among citizens We oppose all legislation i'm
pairing their secdrity. ssda9sa tsi7.ad yd
H5aH sii nj IL -----o sovi3ga9 aafbdl
a Fremont endorses the above thusaaT
on have been engaged, gentlemen,
in cause. that should draw to its sup
port all the Friends of Constitutional
Freedom, ! have read the platform
which you have adopted, and have ex-
an,iund WITH core II, n III I; 80
bodies. tits, atthis time, like "a second
Destination Of independence. I believe
in its truth, and can adopt it in all its
parts; and it wall be my purpose, if the
voice of the people shall ratify the nomi-
nations which you have made, SO to con-
duct the Government that these principles
thus avowed, shall become effective. y,
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