Freeman's champion., 1858-08-26
Platform Of the Prairie City Re.
publican Club,

maintain Right against Wrong, and
believing in the determination Of q
virtuous and intelligent people to
sustain justice, we declare, Win
l. That Governments are insti-
tuted among men to secure the inalien-
able right of Life, and the pursuit of
happiness.
2. That the mission of the Repub-
lican party, is to maintain the liber-
ties of the people, the Sovereignty
Of the Statess and the Perpetuity oil
the Union. 0' %| Df
3. That under the Constitution,
and by right, Freedom alone is ma
tional.
a. That the Federal Government
being one Of limited powers, derived
wholly from the Constitution, its
agents should construe those powers
strictly and never exercise Q doubt
ful authority, always inxpedient and
dangerous,
5. That if this plain Jeffersonian
and early policy was carried out, the
Federal Government would relieve
itself Of all responsibility for the ex
iStence Of Slavery, which Republic
anism insists it sheuld, and means it
shall do, and regarding the Slavery
in the States as a local insti tuition,
beyond our reach, and above our au-
thority but recognizing IL as of vita
concern to every citizen, in its rela-
ton to the Nation, we oppose itt
spread, and demand that all Nation
al Territory shall be free.
G.. That the repeal of the Missour
compromise, and the refusal of th'
slave power to abide by the principle
on which that repeal was professedly
based, make the National Domain tn
battle ground between freedom ant
slavery, and while Republicans stanc
on a National basis, and will eve
manifest and maintain q Nationa
spirit, they will shlink from no con
Aict, or shirk no responsibility on thi
issue.
7. That the slave power, tn
present National Administration ant
its adkerents, having violated thi
policy and the principles on which
is based by disregard for law AM
its own professions, by an invasion
of the State and personal rights, ant
by breaking solemn covenants, ha
forced upon the country the issu
whether Freedom. shall be limited t,
the Free States, or Slavery to tn
Slave States, and made that issu
absorbing and permanent.
Resolued, That resolute the an,
unceasing determination Of the Slav
power to ruthlessly innovate on tn
sacred principles of the Declaratio
of independence to violate solem
compacts of mutual concessions an
agreements between the North an
the South /; TO forfeit all claims toin
teglity and principle oil to satisfy a.
Unsuitable desire for the acquisition q
Territory for the extension of SLAYER
should be sternly opposed by eve
true friend of the Republic, and wi
meet with our unceaSing warfare.
Resolued, That the Democrat
party, by its trucking subservienc
to the Slave power by its readines
to execute the mandates Of that pow
er, even into acts of tyranny, olpre'
sion, murder, and numerous deviI
tionSlrom the principles of America
Republicanism by its shifting pol
cy in avowing and abandoning Prir
0 ciple; by it's shameful repeal of IL
: Missouri Compromise +; by its obst
J nate and tenacious adherence to Of
. ploded theories; by its endorSemeI
. Of the opinion Of the Supreme Cou
of the United States in its recent d
r cision in the Dred Scott case by |
y tyrannical endeavors to force an o
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