Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22


PLATFORM.
| Invoking earnestly the favor of God and rely
ing upon the intelligence the patriotism, and tn
discriminating justice of the people, we the Del
epates of the Republican party, in State Conyen
tion assembled submit to the enlightened judg
ment of the Freemen Of Ohio, the following Prin
ciples and Measures,
PHILADELPHIA PLATFORM RE-AFFIRMED.
We adhere to the Platform adopted by the Re
publican Convention held at PHILADELPHIA in july
| 1776, and re-adoptod in June 1856, and solemni,
consecrate our political and moral powers to sup
port its doctrines.
"oUR UNION"
2. We maintain the union of the States, th,
rights of the States, and the liberty of the people
FEDERAL FoRAYs.
8. We submit chcerfully to ,he Legitimate anG
constitutional exercise of the powers of the feder
al government, but we protest against the arrest
and vexatious prosecution under writs of Federal
Commissions RS, of our Judges, Sheriffs Justices
of the Peace, and private citizens, for acts requir
ed by State law as oppressive tyranical, and un
warrantable.
STATE SOVEREIGNTY
A. We insist that the lawful process of the state
Courts for the maintenance of right and the prose
cutlon ana punishment OF CRIME committed with
in the limits of Ohio, and against her sovereign
ty, shall be executed without let or bindrance by
Federal officials.
HABEAs CORPUS.
5. We deny the right of Federal authorities un.
der color of fugitive slave act or any other act
to suspend the writ of habeas corpus or defeat its
due execution and operation in this State.
ANTI-DRED SCOTT DECISION.
6. We condemn the doctrine of the majority Of
the Federal Supreme Court, in the bred Scott
case, as antiConstitutional, anti Republican, anti.
Democratic, incompatible with State rights, and
destructive of personal security,
SLAVERY IN THE ABSTRACT.
7. We regard slavery as a great evil and wrong
eyer aggressive constantly mischevious, and
prospectively fatal, both to Union and Liberty,
and we, therefore earnestly oppose its extension
or encouragement by the General Government.
ANTI-sLAYERY EXTENSION.
s. We concur with vast majority of the free
States and with a respectable portion of the peo-
pie of the slave states, in reprobaton of the slave
power in breaking dowr the barriers against sa'
very extension provided by the wisdom of our fa
thers and enforcing slavery into free territory un
der the fraudulent pretonce of the Nebraska Kan
sas Bill, in disregard of settled national policy
and plain constitutional provisions.
POPULAR sovEIGNTY.
Q. We adhere cordially to the doctrine of Pop
uar Sovereignty as taught in the Declaration of
independence but condemn as gross perversion
)f that doctrine, the modern pretension that one
portion of a community may rightfully enslave
another
WAGES TO THOSE WHO WORK.
10. We hold to the old fashioned notion of our
Fathers, "a fair days wages for days work, y
and repudiate with the sentiment that ''sla-
very is the natural and normal condition of the
laboring man." and will resist as anti Republican
and unjust, every attempt, by whomsoever made,
to degrade the free labor of freemen here, else
where, and proclaim it as one of the leading OBJ
jects of the Republican party, in seeking to pre-
vent the further spread of slavery; to secure to
the free white labor of the country its just rewards
and Its free, social and political rights.
TREASURY PLuNDERINGs
We condemn, without qualification, the embez
element of the public moneys recently discovered
and we demand the prompt and vigorous enforce
ment of the law in the punishment of every per
son implicated in the samo.
LAND TO THE LANDLEss.
" are in favor of the free grant of the public
lands by the General Government, in limited quan
titles, to actual settlers.
FINANCE.
We approve the acts of the last General As
sembly. providing for the better security of the
State Treasury rectifying abuses; reducing
State taxation and expenditure and limiting the
amount of local taxation by county and municipal
authorities and we demand such further le
gislation as will most surely and efectually pro
tect the money of the people from embezzlemen
and misapplication. and most perfectly secure
economy and efficiency in every party of the
State Administration.
ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNOR CHASE.
a. The administration of Salmon P. Chase as
the Chief Executive of the State Government hat
been honest, and dignifisd, commanding tho ad
miration ano confidence of our own people, anG
the respect of the people of our sister States.
They were all unanimously adopted.
GOVERNOR cHAsE's SPEECH.
In response to his nomination Governor Chas'
made the following brief speech:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN MI have NJ
words to express my profound thanks for the greet
ing and the honor you have done me. 1t is wei
known that have not sought this nomination
My personal feelings and my private wishes woulC
have been better consulted, If some other ant
worthier citizen had been chosen to lead th
Republican column. | should have rejoiced t.
have Joined with you in the ranks in the election
of such a man.
1 feel too deeply for words appropriately to ex
press my Indebtedness for your generous supper
heretofore, and more than generous approval ant
support of me in the position l now hold and can
not find it in my heart to decline this, you
unanimous nomination. and invitation to a new
contest.
am full of gratitude for your known zeal. 70
your noble cause worthy of our united efforts, ful
of evidence in the triumph of your glorious prin
ciples, and declare myself ready to take into m
my hand and resolve, with Gods blessing, to stan
by it, the standard Of Human Rights and Reform
pledgng you that it never shall be dishonored.-
You will not expect from me profession of m
political faith. have no new one to make, ever.
twelve months In the United States Senate, in m.
communications to the Legslature,in other places
are recorded an enumeration of my principles
where all men may read. am ashamed of nom
of them. have stood where expect to stant
until the great end for which We labori is achieved