Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-09-25

The following is the platform put forth by
the Republicans of Ohio, in Convention at
Columbus, August 18th. Our opponents
are invited to read 1t and compare it with
their own, which supports the Fugitive
Slave Law, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and
the Dred Scott Decision:
PLATFORM.
Invoking earnestly the favor of God and relying upon
the intelligence the patriotism, and the discriminating
justice the people, the Delegates of the Republican
party, in State Convention assembled submit to the
ghtened judgment of the Freemen Of Ohio, the following
Principles and Measures.
PHILADELPHIA PLATFORM RE-AFFIRMED.
adopted in June 1885, and soemny polti
cal and moral powers to support its doctrines.
"oUR UNION"
O. We maintain the union of the States, the rights Of
States, and the liberty of the people.
FEDERAL FoRAYs.
g. We submit cheerully to the legitimate and const
tuona exercise of the powers of the federal government
but protest against the arrest and vexntious
ton under wrts of Federal Commissioners Judges
Shers Justices Of the Peace and private citizens for acts
required by State law oppressive yranca and unwar
runtable.
STATE SOVEREIGNTY.
We insist that the lawful process Of the State Courts
for the maintenance of right and the prosecution and pun
shment of crime committed within the limits Of Ohio and
against her sovereignty shall be executed without let
hindrance by federal officials.
HABEAs CORPUS.
s. We deny the right of Federal authorities under color
of fugiue slave act any other act to suspend the writ
habeas corpus defeat Its due execution and operation
in this State.
ANTI-DRED SCOTT DECISION.
g. We condemn the doctrine ofthe majority of the Fcd-
eral Supreme Court in the bred Scott case as anti Con
bic with State rights and destructive of personal security
SLAVERY IN THE ABSTRACT.
l. We regard slavery great eviland wrongever ag-
gressive constantly miscevous and prospectively fatal
both to Union and Liberty and we therefore, earnestly
oppose its extension encouragement by the General
Government
ANTI-s1AvERY EXTENSION.
s. We concur with a vast majority of the free States and
with respectable portion othe people or the slave States
in reprobaton of the slave power in breaking down the
barriers against slavery by the wisdom
under the fraudulent pretence of the Nebraska
Bill in disregard of settled national policy and plain
| stitutional provisions
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY.
o. We adhere cordially to the doctrine Popular Sover
oirny as tauphtbv the Declaration of Independence but
condemn gross perverson of that doctrine the moder
pretenson that one PORTION ofa community may rghtful
ly enslaye another
WAGES TO THOSE WHO WORK.
TO- We hold to the old fashioned notion of our Fathers
"a fair days wages for fair days work." and repudia
with the sentiment that ayery the natural
anti-Repubcan and unjust every attempt by whomsoev
made to degrade thefee labor of eemen here else
where and proclaim of the leading objects of h
Republican party in seeking to prevent the further
ofsavery to to the free white labor Of the country
its just rewards and Its free social and political rights
TREsURY PLUNDERINGs.
| IL. We condemn without qualification, the embezzle
ment Of the public moneys recently discovered and we de
mand the prompt and vigorous enforcement of the law
the punishment ofevery implicated in the same
LAND TO THE LANDLEss.