Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-08-01
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

This Convention of Delegates assembled in pursuance
ef call addressed to the people of the United States
without regard to past political differences divisions,
who opposed TO the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise to the policy of the present Administration; to the
extension OF Slavery into free Territory in favor of the
admission of Kansas Free State of restoring the
ton of the Federal Government to the principles of Wash
ngton and Jeerson and for the purpose of presenting
candidates for the Offices of President and Vice President
do
a. ResoUsd That the maintenance of the principles
promulgated in the Declaration of Independence and
bodied in the Federal Consultation are essential to the
preservation of Republican institutions that the
Federal Constitutions the rights of the States and the
union of the States shall be preserved.
50 ResOiCed, That with our Republican fathers we
hold it to be a seevident truth that all men are endow
ed with the unalienable right e liberty and the pur
suit Of happiness and that the primary object and utter
Tor design Of our Federal to secure tOse
rights To ali persons within It's exclusive jurisdiction; that
as Republican fathers when they had abolished Sla
in all National Territory ordained that per-
should be deprived Of e liberty or property with
out due process OF law 1t becomes our duty to maintain
this provision of the Constitution against all attempts to
violate for the purpose of establishing Slavery in the
United States positive legislation, prohibiting its
isence extension therein That deny the authority
OfCongress of Territorial Legislature of individual
or association of individuals to give legal assistance to
Slavery in any territory of the United States while
the present Constitution shall be maintained.
"3 ResOiUed That the Constitution eOners upon Con-
ress sovereign power the Territories of the United
Ses for their government and that in the exercise of
ts power is both the right and the duty of Congress
to prohibit in the Territories those twin relies of barbar
ism-Polygamy and Slavery
a. Resolred That while the Constitution of Che Uni
ted States ordained and established by the people in
order to form more perfect union establish justice in
sure domestic tranquility, provide for the common de-
nse and secure the blessings of Liberty and contains
ample provisions for the protection of the life liberty and
property of every citizen the dearest constitutional
rights of the people of Kansas have been fraudulently
and violently taken from them;
Their Territory has been invaded by an armed force;
Spurious and pretended Legislative Judicial and
tive officers have been set them by whose usurped
authority sustained by the military power of the Govern
ment yranca and unconstitutional laws have been
acted and enforced:
The right OF the people to keep and bear arms has
been infriuged;
Test oats Of an extraordinary and entanelinc nature
have been imposed condition Of exercising the right
Of suffrage aud holding office;
The sht of accused person to speedy and public
trial BY an impartial jury has been denied;
The right Of the people to be secure in their persons
houses paper and effects against unreasonable searches
and seizures has been violated;
They have been deprived of life liberty and property
without due process of law;
That the freedom speech and of the press has been
abridged:
The right to choose their representatives has been made
of no egect
Murders roJberies and arsons have been instigated and
encouraged aud the offenders have been allowed to go
unpunished;
That all these things been done with the knowledge
sanction and procurement of the present Administration
and for this high crime against the Constitution the Union
and humanity arrign that Administration the Presi
dent his advisers agents. and acces
SOrie either before after the ctsbeore the Country
and before the world and that it is our fixed purpose to
bring the perpetrators of these atrocious outrages
and their aecOmpces to and condign punishment
hereafter.
"5 Resolred, That Kansas should be Immediately ad-
mited Of the Union with her present Free Con-
stitutiOn the most eetual way of securing
her citizens the enjoyment of the rights and privileges to
which they entitledand of ending the civil strife
raging in her Territory.
80 Resolged, That the hiChwaymans plea that might
makes right ebodied in the 0stend Circular was In every
respect unworthy Of american ploaey and would bring
shame and dshonor een any Government of people that
save il their sanction
~. ResOlrsd That Railroad to the ePacifc Ocean by