New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-12
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THE WISCONSIN PLATFORM

The following are the Resolves Of the State Con-
Vtntlon which assembled last week at Madison,
Wis, aud nominated Republican State ticket:
'Resotred, That we resfim the principles Of the
Repuohcsn Platform Of the rst Convention II Rspub-
hcsps IN ibis State at Madison July Is, 1884, which
ResOirtd, That the repeated and long continued en-
crcachments of the Slave Power sulninatn AZ lsss
in the repeal of the Law of Freedom in All the hitherto
unorgaDzed territory Of the Cnion forces upon US tho
conviction that there is no escape from the altarna
tive OF Freedom OF Slavery political issue which,
s to determine whether the future administration Of
the Government shall be devoted to the one or the
other.
Remlred That we as Republicans accept this issue
forced upon us by the Slave Power and in the defence
of Freedom will cooperate and stand pledged TO the
accomplishment of the followmg purposes:
|. To bring the administration OF the Government
back 10 the control of fret principles.
, To restore Nebraska ard Kansas TO the position
Cf free Territories.
B. To the repeal and entire abrogaiion of the Fagi-
tive Slave Act
4. To restrict Slavery to the States ia which it
exists.
s. To prohibit the admission Of any more Slave
States into the Union.
g. To exclude Slavery from ell the Territories over
which the General Government has exclusive Dunsdic-
ton and TO resist the acquisition OF any more tsr'
tory mi, the prohibition of Slavery therein forever
shall have been first provided for.
Reso'rcd, That, in furtherance OF these purposes,
shall seem best adapted 10 their accomplishment; AID
that we will support no for office under the Ter
eral or State Governments who Is not positively snd
fully committed 20 the support OF these principles ana
whose personal character aud conduct IL not guar
al ~ that he is reliable.
Rcsolr,d further, That true advocates OF Free
Labor must necessarily be true friends to Tree anu
unobstructed emigration that the right OF citizen
ship, ard the full enjoyment and exercise thereof,
makes true American patriots out OF foreigners that
an abridgment of those rights would necessarily tend
te divide the citizens OF the Republic into different
classes ruling and governed class; that inequality
Of rights among the inhabitants OF Republic; wiz
always be inconsistent with and dangerous 10, true
democratic institutions; and, that therefore, the
naturalization question is with the Repaolcsns OF
Wisconsin. not question OF mere policy, but
question Of principle.
Pesolred, That we cordially approve of, and are &c
ermined in all to uphold those sections of the
Constitution Of the United States, and OF the Consuti-
ton of Wisconsin, which provide for the naturalization
of foreigners
Resoired, That We are utterly hostile to the pro-
scrptcn of any man on account OF birth place, re-
eon or color and that are opposed % all secret
or public orga nizatons which favor tuch proscnpnop
Resoired, That judicial power, as all other power
in the Government, is derived from the people, and
ought TO be administered for their good, aud the man
ner of lis exercise is at all times subject to their re-
view to Them therefore, the tribunal OF last resort,
we appeal from the recent decision OF the majority Oh
the Supreme Court Of the United States in the case OF
bred Scott.
Pesolred, That we assign for error in that decision,
the following: A.,
For that il denies to Congress power which every
Congress has exercised, every President has sane
toned and the whole people have approved, since
the formation Of the Government
For that to justify the most vena OF our Congresses
and the most unworthy Of Presidents, 1t stgms-
ties unconstitutional the acton OF ,he pures' o'
our Congresses and the best of our Presidents.
For that it denies to the people OF the Union sove
reign control over their own property.
For that it comedies that sovereign control to the
no. Ia aaatnE nj
that property.
For that il denies the right Of citizenship TO all who
do not wear the AngoSaIon color, and, ii scqulesced
in may ,erye as precedent for denying 1t to all who
do not speak the ADglo-Saxon tongue.
For that il ignores the great political TRUTH which
we here proclaim that in the absence OF positive on
actmep s TO the contrary, birth upon the american
soil constitutes the best Of our titles to American citi-
For that these msrifuld errors were committed in
defiance Of conclusive as to make error 'n-
e1cusabe and in defiance OF precedents 80 multiplied
as 10 make error criminal
FOR that these manifold errors were committed in n
cause of which the Court had confesssdy no juisdc-
ton, in cause moved by political party, and not oy
private party; cause Instituted to serve pohuc
interest al not to redress private right cause IN
which the plaintiff was selected by the defendant, and
the prose cuton Of which was controlled by the de-
Tense. -
For that this Judgment which is without precedent,
is defended by argument without logic; as false to
ba dictates OF human right TO the dictates Of human
reason and is not the FIRST but is the latest and most
shameful instance Of Court prosttuting s authority
to serve the interests Of party.
Resoired, That we are encouraged by the reflection
that in ten years after partisan Court had affirmed
the right of Charles l. to levy shpmoney, and IN two
wears after another partisan Court had affirmed the
right of James H. dispense with the laws, both Kings
ard Courts were exled by an indignant people, from
all power and will therefore. prosecute thus appear
until the American people shall have indicated their
own supremacy over their own territories, BY hurting
from power the party which dared to demand the
betrayal Of that supremacy, and whose judges dared
TO yield it. s,
Rsoired That we have full and entire confidence in
the ability frmness and honesty OF each and oil OF the
NON inees of this Convention TO conduct the several
10 Themselves ard the State, and to secure 10 the
people all the benefits of Reform, Rerenchment and