Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-17
esllutions Adopted by
be Republican Stats
convention at Madi.
N. Sept. 8. 1851.

rap0rted certain reso
laiiops, which, afte
discussion, & the with
drawaE of one resolu
ton By the committee
Il were unanimously an,
enthusiastically adopt
ed as follows
Resolped, That we re
affirm the principle
| Of theRepubllcan Pat
form Of the first Con
ventiop o~fRepublican
iii this State, at Maids
on,Juiy 13,IS5f,whici
is as follows, 10 wit:
RcS0iCsG, That IN
repeated and long con,
tinued encroachment,
Of the Slave Power
eliminating at east ii
the repeal CT the Law
of freedom in all thu
| hitherto ~unorganizeC
| territory Of the Union
forces upon US the con
i yiction that there is nt
escape from the alter.
native of Freedom o.
1 Slavery, as a poiitica
issue, which is to de-
| termine whether The
| future administration
| Of the government
shall be devoted 10 the
Ule or The other.
Rsso!gsi, Tat we
as republicans accept
This issue forced upoI
us BY the slave power
and in the defense Of
freedom will cooper.
ale and stand pledged IL
the accomn lshment OF
the following purpos-
/. To bring the ad,
ministration otthe gov,
e%rnnent back to the
control of first prinei-
pies.
2. To restore Ne.
bra3Ea and Kansas t,
tie position OF frs .,
territories.
3. To the repea
and entire a~brogaticl
Of The Fugitive Sar,
Act.
4. To restrict sla
Tery 20 the States il
which it exists.
5. 10 prohibit th,
admission OF any NOR.
slave states into th.
Union.
b. To exclude s,a
very from all the terri
tories over which Ii
general government
has exclusive IA isaic
ton. And to resis
the acquisition of an,
more territory III Is
tie psohibition Of s!a
very therein forever
shall have been Grs
provided for.
Rsso'ued, That il
fuftheranca of thes,
purposes, we will Us.
such constitutional aui
lawful means as shall
seem best adapted t,
their accomplishment
and that we will sup.
port no man for otfic.
uader the general o
state government, XII,
IS not positively an.
fully committed to tb-
support oftAese prlucI
PIES, AMI whose per
sonai character an,
conduct is not a gar
anty that he is re.la
be.
Resoplsi further
That true advocates o
free labor, must nee
essary be true friend
to free and unobstruct.
Ell immigration tina
the right ofeitizsnshiI
AMI the full ~enjoymen
and exercises thereof
makes true Americas
patriots out Of foreign
ers; that an abridge.
inent of those right.
woa'd necessarily ten;
to divide the citizen
Of the Republic int
diffe rent classes =
ruling and a governe
Gas Shat ~ineqnaIit
of rights among the il
habitants of a Repub i
will always be incon
sistent with. and dan
gerous to, true denc
cratic institu TONS
And that therefore th
naturalization questio
is with h~eRepubiical.
of Wisconsin, not
question of mere POI.
cy, but a question G
princi pc.
ReS0lred, That W
cordially approve o.
and are determined i
all cases to uphol
those sections of tn
Constitution of theUt
tied States, and of Ii
Constitution of Wi.
cousin, which provid
for the naturaiizatio
of foreigners.
RssoIred, That "
are utterly hostile |
the prescription of an
man on account {
birth religion, {
color. and that we a.
opposed to all seer,
or public organization
which favor such pro
seription.
Resolred, That jude
ia' power, as ali othe
power. in the Govern
ment, is derived fror
the people, ought tob
administered for thei
COED, and this name
OF itseXercise is at al
times subject to thei
review /; TO thein.there
lore, the tribnnal o