The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-03
Republican Meetings.
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

dopted by the Republican State Convention of Mime
held at St. Paul on the 9th and 10th of Septem-
Der, 1857, which Convention of Delegates were elect
ed and assembled in pursuance of u call addressed to
the Republicans OF Minnesota by the Republican Cen
trail Committee:
WHEREAS We are about to sbe admitted into the Union
upon equal footing with the original States, in
cordance with the principles of the Federal Constitu
ton and take ourselves the duties and response
bilities of Sovereign State; therefore,
Resoiced, That We give to our fellow citizens here
brethren in the States of this conederacy the
following pledge for the faith that is in us.
Resolced, That adhere to the Platform adopted by
the Republican Convention assembled in Philadelphia
the 4th of July, 1915 and reafrmed the 18th Of
June, 1885, and solemnly consecrate our political and
moral energies to the maintenance of its doctrines and
that favor of bringing back the action Of the
Federal Government the doctrines and principles
WAsHINGToN, JEFFERSON and MADISON.
ResOlred, That we maintain the Union of the States,
the rights of the States and the liberties Of the people
ResOlred That the Republican party Is National in
its character, devoted to the Unien and loyal to the
Constitution that under these it will seek to establish
these blessings to the present and future
tons.
under of legislative act whatsoever to
suspend the writ of Udbeds Corpus in of SIN
surrection and INVASION"
Resolced, That while maintain involate the right
of petition and the right of the people peaceaby to
sembe and memorabilia Congress upon all rightul sub
ecs of legislation, repudae the modern doctrine of
Squatter Sovereignty as eXempfed in the Kansas Ne
braska Bill and the of violence, usurpation and
blood, which have been its legitimate fruits.
Res0tce0, That with WASHINGTON, and the SageS OF his
time, We believe Slavery to be social and moral evil
that in of the following clause Of the Constion
the United States: The Congress shall have power to
make all needfu rules and regulations respecting the
Territories that is the duty Of Congress protect
the Territory of the United States from the Sla
very.
Resoloed, That as the Constitution and genius of our
institutions proscribes his religion
place Of nativity therefore such prescription
b. prescribed
esolced That the Republican Party pledges its faith
to the strctest economy in the administration of public
affairs that it will hold its officers impartial ac-
countabilty for the faithful discharge of their duties
ResOlced, That the recent revolutionary conduct
the Democratic section of the Constitutional
in refusing recognize the will of the majority is with
out parallel in the history of government save in
the frauds and expressions perpetrated and
the people of Kansas by the National Government and
its border ruan allies and deserves the most unquali-
fled condemnation by the people Of Minnesota.
ResOIred That condemn the doctrines Of the Su-
preme Court in the "Dred Scot nti-Constitu-
tional, anti Republican, anti Democratic, Incompatible
with State Rights and destructive of personal urty
Resolued THAT the Federal Governmenvshoud con.
secrate the public domain in limited quantities to the
homes the affairs and the fires of free men, without
money and without price,"
Resolred, That we stand upon soil which the 18th
of July 1851, consecrated freedom by the
dom of our fathers that the din of conflict
IN the distance that our enemes-the enemies of
sttuonai ireedom-are in the eld that they fight for
and give aid and comfort to those who would repeal
the sacred ordinance Of S and desecrate with
territory now Free that brethren in the States
anxousy looking Tor such things from the North as
prove that every man in our party has done his duty
that the 18th of October next shout for v;ctorv
shall arise causing every son and daughter of freedom
throughout our infant State from the plains of Iowa on
the South to Prince Rupert's Land the North t ro
joice that the eagle of victory has perched unon CO.
banner, upon whose folds Liberty inscribed tbat
are admonished by the blood our fathers which III
that of Abel series to from ground 10
the good fght'-That we stand freedoms soil anS
NEVER WILL SURRENDER. '' ""'