St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-09-01
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM:

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ADOPTED BIZ rHE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVEX.
r1oS, ASSEMBLED At ST. PAUL, MINI,
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! Relying upon the intelligence, patriotism,
and discriminating justice of the American
people, we the Delegates Of the Republican
party, in State Convention assembled, submit
TO- the enlightened judgement. Of the people Of
Minnesota, the following emph atic declaration
Of principles and resolutions ): u; eea2&
I T. we maintain the Union Of the States, the
rights Of the States, and the liberties Of the
| people. .~. ri &&&% DAB
- 2. Regarding slavery as great. moral and
political evil, we oppose its extension beyond
| the States. in which 1t already exists-.the re-
| opening Of the African Slave Tratle--a Slave
! Code for the Territories, and while We disclaim
| I'll interference with slavery where it already
exists in the States, We demand the en- iro and
unconditional divorce of the National Govern
ment from any participation ia this relic Of
| barbarism." -, ''.:. = 81
3. Vie prescribe ne man On account Of his
religion oP place Of nativity; VIC oppose any
abridgemcnt whatever Of the right Of natural
AS"tAVA III" ScSUASu pJ law 10 SlnIEfIuGS, anu
! all discrimination between native and natural
lied citizens, whether by amendment Of a
StateCons'itution. as in Massachusetts,, or by
Legislative or Congressional action; and we
resist with indignation, as our fathers did in
1872, the nonstrous doctrine OF the irnpr essmeA
OF American citizens by foreign despetismi-
is'recently proclaimed by the present kdminb
| astration. ~.
4: We are in favor of granting the public
aomain IN limited quantities to be the free
| comes Of freemen Glands for the landless
nersu, niggers for the niggerless !" and We hold
the present Administration to strict account.
ability for the defeat Of the Homestead Bill in
the last Congress.
s. We condemn the doctrine of the bred
Scott decision as anti-Constitutional, anti
Republican, incompatible with State Rights,
and as destructive OF personal security: '.~,'.
6. We are in favor OF immediate and efficient
National aid to q Pacific Railroad by the most
practicable route. .,..J .,-~-l'*' 49,. -"
Z. We hold that Congress ought to protect
the lives and property Of our citizens by judi
eious appropriations for Rivers and Harbors
8. We are resolved to maintain the purity
OF the ballot-box, as the palladium of our
liberties. 10 this end We will resist by every
legitimate means in our power the frauds
winch, 1t is III tucrd&teerpep Of the eco7Tup
dynasty now entreIched in the stolen places
Of power in this State, 10 pths; woeyd cad for
their past iniquities ss well as their proposed
frauds, We hold them up to the reprobation Of
all patriotism as conspiratoe against Liberty
by the violation OF its sacred ark-,he
ballot-box. .'-
fesolved first, That NC ccH;icr.n IL uamess-
ured terms the, rockies extravaganza of the
present corrupt and profigate National
Admnistration-its an li-Democratic issue OF
Ri;in-nfGSfcrS--1fG vcn in, II 4
Of public contracts-it proclivity to create d
mountain Of public dcbt-;ts p,!nic faith in
the affairs OF kansas-its repudia ION OF
homes for the homeless its duplicity On
the, Pacific Railroad-its gross violations OF
the purity Of the baliot-box-its cowardly
abandonment Of the doctrine of protection to
adopted citizens-its alliance with distliionists
Its universal subversion Of aLibsrty--its
opposition to the Declaration of Independence
| and its gross peryersions Of the Constitution,
constituting in all o bill Of grievances whicl,
| the Republic, and which we pledge the vote OF
Minnesota to aid in removing in 1860.
lResolved second, That the present Stale
/ organization, is one based upon frauds, and is
| therefore bogus that the Governor, and Aud
ltor OF State, in receiving stocks as basis o1
Bank Circulation without marketable value,
1eited public confidence, and contributed
! largely to our pecuniary enbarassments--that
| the Democratic party has createda contingent
fund for the benefit Of state officers, thereby
stealing the peoples money, and that by their
general mlsmanagement of cur State affairs
they have shown themselves not only unworthy
OF confidence, bul7ha manifested their inca
pacity to administer the State Government. :.
Resolued third, That the present Adninistra-
ton in ordering the sale Of Public Lands in
this State, (as it is understood such is their
avowed purpose, in this. dark hour of tillan-
clal distress and general 2lIlpar1ss1s4 eilt,t l.;
lnhlctlng "a fearful wreG uj 81 the settlers OF
Minnesota, turning over tor renlorseless specu-
lators the fruits Of their honest industry Al
Resolved fourth, That the gross abuses prac-
:tlsed by the Democratic party Of this State,
under that clause of: our, Constitution: which
extends the elective franchise to Indians who
have adopted the3.a bits ana customs Of ciiyili-
zed life, demand the spyereet repro barton: of
all friends Of the purity of the bal:ot-box, and
this Convention pledges the Republican party
Of Minnesota ato reform and correct such
abuses by such needful legislation as shah
confine the benefits intended TO be conferred
byI that provision to such Indians as have or
may become civilized in fact. dana h.e,
ResoIccd fifth, That however men may have
originally differed upon the adoption of the
Five Million Loan policy, we all unite in q
! determination to preserve the plighted faith
OF the State from the stainiof Repudiationi by
meeting gil our obligations to the entire extent
| Of our honest Indebtedness; that in regard to
| the question of 5the>taxation of the people to
pay the interest on the State Railroad Bonds,
we hold that the Constitutional Amendment
itself pointssout thelmode by (which that5inter-
est shall be be M net that will faithfully carry
T out and abide ~ that amendment, and shall
hold the Railroad Companies Is 81 strict conl-
Piance Herewith j; Il and that We shall llfoppose
all further Legislation upon the subject until
default Ahd forfeiture shall Have Been made ON
the partof the Gompanies. h,l4s :;sfa
HRssoloedsizth, That we: shall expect the
Republican legislature of the coming winter