St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-06-30
PLATFORM.

Possessing an abiding confidence in the intel
ligenCe and patriotism of the American peo-
ple-an unwavering faith in their devotion
to the eternal principles of liberty, as they
came from the heads and hearts of the fathers
of the Republic, and invoking the blessing OF
Heaven upon our efforts to maintain them in
their purity, we commend them most cordi
ally TO the sympathy and support OF the Re
publicans of Iowa and of the Nation.
Resolued, That we entertain an abiding con-
fidence in the cardinal doctrines contained in
the Republican National Platform of 1856, and
re-affirming the same, we commend them
anew to the discriminating consideration OF
the people.
Resoired, That the sum of nearly one hun
dred millions, supposed to be necessary to sup
port the government under the rule of the
Afrcanized Democracy, is incompatible with
all just ideas of a simple, economical, Republi-
can government, and that the issue of Nation
al ShinplaSters to meet such demand, shows
the hopeless financial degeneracy of the pres
ent Administration.
Resotced That we condemn the principle add
vocated 10y the Democratic party ofno prohibi-
ton of Slavery in the Territories, and proclaim
as our principle, no interference with liberty
by the President, by Congress OF by the Fede-
raj Court.
Resoited That we claim for citizens, native
and naturalized, liberty of conscience, equality
of rights, and the free exercise of the right of
suffrage. We favor whatever legislative and
administrative reform may be necessary to
protect these rights, and guard against their
Infringement or abuse, and we oppose any
abrdgemcnt whatever of the right of natural
izition now secured by law to emigrants, and
all discrimination between native and natural
lied citizens, whether by the amendment of "a
State Constitution or otherwise. And we cor
daily approve of the action taken by the Re
publican State Central Committee in regard to
| the amendment proposed by the Massachusetts
| Legislature to its Constitution.
Resolued, That the Republican party will
forever oppose the demand of the Southern
Democracy for the enactment Of "a slave Code
for the Territories.
Resolped That we look with horror upon the
revival of the Slave trade, and view with
alarm the apathy and abortive attempts of the
Administration and Judiciary in arresting and
bringing to trial and Justice those who have
recently been guilty of open attractions of
those laws of our country which declare it pi-
racy, and in sending such as have been arrest
ed TO places for trial where Indictment was
doubtful and acquittal certain and while we
will oppose by every just means the repeal of
those laws, we will also insist upon their being
hereafter faithfully executed and enforced,
even though ii involve the exercise Of the full
power of the Federal Government.
Res0lged, That we are in favor of granting
to actual settlers suitable portions Of the pub
lie lands free of charge; and we do most
qualifiedly condemn the course Of the Pro-
Slavery Democracy in Congress, in opposing
and defeating, in the United States Senate, the
Homestead Bill, which was designed to secure
free homes for free people, whether of native
or foreign birth
Resolyed, That the rights of citizens are
equal and they are equally entitled to protec-
ton at home and abroad, without regard to
nativity or duration of domicil and that the
late refusal by the federal government, as ex-
pressed in the late official communication of
Lewis Cass, Secretary Of State, to guarantee