Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-12-29
PLATFORM.

This Convention Of Delegates, assembled il
pursuance Of call addressed to the people o
the United States, without regard to pust polit
cal differences or divisions, who are opposed tt
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise; to the
policy of the preseut Admin struiiun to the cx-
tension of Slavery into free Territory in favor
OF the adm iseion Of Kansas as IL free State oi
restoring the action Of the Federal Government
to the principles OF Washington and J frrson
and for the purpose OF presenting candidates for
the Offices of President and Vice President, du
L. Fesoire, Tha; the maintenance of the prin.
ciples prvmul gated in the Declaration of lnde-
peudence, and embodied in the Federal Consti.
tuition, arc essential to the preservation of cur
Republican institutions and that the Federal
Constitution, the rights OF the States, nnd the
union OF thu Statss, shall be preserved.
2. ResDired, That, with our Republican faith.
ers We bold it to be n sef.esldeGt Truth, that all
men are endowed with the unaiienube right to
life, liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness and
TINT the primary object and Interior design of
our Federal Government were to secure those
rights to all persons within its exclusive juris-
dietion; that as our Republican fathers, when
they had abolished Slavery in all our National
Territory, ordained thu. no person should be de-
prived of life, liberty, or property, without due
process Of law, it becomes our duty to maintain
this provision Of the Constitution against nil ut
tempts to yiolatet, to prevent the establishment
.
by positive legislation prohibiting its existence
therein. And We deny the authority Of Congress,
of Territorial Legislature, of any individual
or association of individuals, to give legal exis-
tence to Slavery in any Territory of the United
States, while the present Constitution shall be
maintained
3. Resolped, That the Constitution confers
upon Congress sovereign power over the Terri
tores 9th United States for their government,
l.i,, 81, lf "a. Int
the right and the duty of Congress to prohibit in
it's Territories those twin re!ics Vt bGrbxrism
Polygamy and Slavery.
/. Resoired, TINT while the Constitution Of
the tnited States wns ordained and established
by the people in order to form more peEtec;
union, establish justice, insure domestic tran.
guilty, provide for ths common defense, and
secure the blessings of liberty and contains
ample provisions for the protection of the life
liberty, and property, of every citizen, the dear
eat constitutional rights of the people of Kan
sas have been frsudulently and violently taken
.ron them
Their Territory Lao Lesn invaded by an arm.
ed force;
spurious and Pretended Legislative, Judicial
and Executive officers have been set over them
by ysoss usurprd authority, sustained by the
military power Of tho Government, tyrannica
and yncon stitutisual laws have been enacted ano
enforced;
| The rights Of the people to keep and beai
arms have been inisinge5:
/ Test oa;hs of an extraordinary and entan glini
nature have been imposed, aH condition OF ex
! ercisins the right of suffrage ard holding Of
| toe;
Tho right Of an accused person to 4 speedy
and public trial by an impartial jury has beer
denied,
The right of the people to be secure in thei
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against un
/ reasonable searches and seiyures has been vic
! lated;
they aavo been deprived o.; life, liberty, ant
| property, Without due process of law;
That the freedom Of speech and Of the pres
has been abridged;
The ght to choose ,heir RcEresentativ es ha
been made ofno effect;
Murders, robbe.iss, I'D arsans, have been In
st;sated and encouraged. and the often lers have
been allowed to 60 unpunished;
That all these things have been done with th,
knowledge, sanction. and procurement of tn,
present Administration, and that for thls higl
crime against the Constitution, the Union, ant
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