, 1860-06-30
CAMPAIGN OF l8GO.
The Five Platforms

CAN1HAlGN OF 18G0.
The Five Platforms.
THE nEPUphIfAS 9IfasoJ pthfFqEM %aT 3 i ADOPTED AT
TIE CANDIDATES.
For frenient-ABR4uAA LINCOLN, Of Illinois,
Fer pice PyfsidentHASS1bAL uAxL1S, Of
Maine.
5uE PLATFORM.
Rtsolred, Tint We, the delegated Representa-
tires Of tho Republican electors OF the United
states, IN Convention assembled, in fhe dis
charge OF the duty we owe to our constituents
aud our country, unite in the following declara-
tious:
l. That the history Of tue nation during the
last four Jeare, has fa11y established the propri.
ely aud necessity Of the organiza alton and per
petuatiou Of the Republican party; and TINT
permanent In the nature, and nov, more than
erer before, demand its peaceful and constitu.
uonal triumph.
9. That tie maintenance Of the principles
promulgated in the Declaration of 1ndepend-
ence and embodied in the federal constitution
"That all men are created equal that they are
endowed by their Creator With certain inaliena-
bic rights; that u'nong these are life, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness; tbct to secure
these rights governments are Instituted among
men, deriving their just powers from the con-
sent of the Royerned'-aEe essential to the
that the federal constitution, the rights Of the
Slater, and the Lalon Of the States, must and
shall be preserved.
3. That to the Uaion of the States this nation
owes its unprecedented iucrease in population,
its surprising Development Of material resour.
ces, lis rapid augmentation Of wealth, its hapri.
ness at home aud its honor abroad; and we bold
in adherence all schemes for disuuion, come
from whatever source they may; aud We cou-
gratulate the country that no Republican mep1-
ber Of Congress has uttered or countenanced
the threats Of disunion 10 often made by Demo-
cratic members. without rebuke and with ap-
plau.c from their political associates; md We
denounce those threats Of disunion, in case Of
popular overthrow Of their afcendeacT. as
denying the vital principles Of free govern.
ment, and as IN avowal Of conttm llted treasop.
which it is the Imperative duty Ut IN Indignant
people sternly to rebuke and forever silence,
4. That the maintenance inrio1ate Of the
rights Of the States, and especially the right of
each State to order and control its own domes.
| tic Institutions according to its Own Judgment
exclusively. is essential 10 that balance of pow.
er on which the perfection and endurance Of
cur political fabric depend, and we den.unce
the lAwless invasion BY armed force ot the soil
Of any State or Territory, no tn 4.tcr n let what
| pretext, as among the graves: Of crimes
| s. That the present Democratic administra.
lion has far exceeded our worst aDorehen,ion.
IN its measureless subseryiency to the exactious
OF sectional interest, us especially eyinced in
Us desperate e1ertions to torce The infamous
Lecompton Consultation upon the protesting
peop.e Of Kansas; in constituting the personal
relation between master and seryuut to involve
an unqualified property in PERSONS: in it's At
| tempted enforcement everywhere, on laad and
sea, through tue Intervention Of Congress and
o. Tue federal courts, Of the extreme pre.en-
Sons Of apurely local interest, aud III its gen
cral and unyary ing abuse Of the power entrust-
ed to it by contiding people.
| 6; That tue people justly view with alarm the
reckless extrayagauce which pervades every
department Of the federal government, that q
return to rigid economy and accountability is
indispensable to arrest the systematic p!under
Of the public treasury by favored part,sans.
:s:.. III. the receat startling deveiopments oi
frauds aud corruptous 9: 9: the federal metropolis
show that an eptire change Of administration is
imperatisely demanded.
7. That the new dogma that ihe Constitution,
OF its own force, carries slavery into any or all
fthe Territories of the United States, is dam
gerous political leresy, ut variance with the
explicit provisions OF The! instrument itse f,
| with contemporapeous exposition, an3 with
legislative aod Judicial precedent; is Teyo!u-
tioDary in its tendency: aud subrersiye of the
pence and harmony Of 1he coGGlry:
S. That the normal condition OF all the terri
tnry Of the United States is that Of freedom
that as out republican fathers, when they had
ordained that " no person should be deprived
Of life, liberty OF property without due process
Of law;" it becomes cur duty by legislation,
whenever such legislation is necessary, to main.
tain this provision OF The Constitution against
all attempts to violate il; and we deny the
ture, or Of any ludirlduals, to gire legal exist.
snce to slavery in any Territory Of tue United
States.
.. That wc brand the recent re-openipo of The
African slave trade. under the cover OF ou1
national flag, aided by perre1sions Of Judicial
power, as crime against humanity aud burn.
ing Shame to our country aod age; md We call
upon Congress to take prompt and efficen,
meas u:es lor the total and final suppression o
that execrabe traffic.
10. That in the receut vetocs, by their fedora
Governors, Of the acts of the Legislatures o
Kansas and Nebraska, prohibiting suvery i:
those Territories, We find practical .llus:ra
Intervention and popular sovereignty, embod;et
in the kansas-aebraska bill, anu iemonstra
lion Of the deception and fraud involve Ell thr; sin
II. That Kansas should, of right, be ip1me
diately admitted as State under the Copstitu
sion recently formed and adopted by l,er ppo
pie, and accsFtsd By the House Of Representa-
tives,
l.. That, while providing revenue for the sup
port Of the General Government by duties up I
imports, sound policy requires the adjustireh
Of those imports as to encourage the develop
ment Of the whole country; and We comuent
that policy Of national exchanges which sec,,:e
| to the working men liberal wages, to a.ticut
tu1e renumerlting prices, to mechanics aae
manufacturers an adequate reward Tor thcl
| skill, labor and enterprise, aud to the na:iut
commercial prosperity and Independence.
l3. That we protest against tny! sale Or alien
alton to others of the public lands held hr &C
tual settlers, aud against any view of the Ire,
homestead policy which regards the settlers IL
paupsrs or snppliauts for public bounty; ant
We demand tue passage by Congress Of the com
plete and satisfactory homestead measure whicI
nas already passed lhe House.
IA. That 1he Republican party is opposed tt
any change in our natural za1ion laws, OF au,
State legislation By which the rights Of citizen
ship hi1herto accorded to immigrants from .or
aiyn lads shall be abridged or impaired: ant
ia favor Of giving full aud c1icieut protection
to the rights OF all c!asses Of citlzans, whe.he,
sattvc or natural'xsd, both at home and abr,,at.
u: The appropriations BY Congress for r:yel
aud harbor improvements Of national charac
ter, required Tor the accommodation aEd securi
| ty OF Hi existing commerce, are author zed b]
tile Constitution, and justified bg the obligation
Of .orernn.e1 1t io protect the llves aud proper
| t. ul ita citizens.
t lG. That Il railroad to the Pacific ocean is i'm
1
Whole country; that the Federal Governmen
ought to render Immediate ard etficieut :id il
its construction and that, as preliminary t11tre
to, daily overland mail should be prompt,
established.
II. Finally, having thus tct forth our dis
tinctlye principles and views, We invite the CO
operation Of all citizens. however differing OF
other questions, who substantially ayree will
us in their anirmance and support.
THE DOUGLAS FACTION OF THE SHAN
DEMOCRACY.
THE CANDIDATES..
Far Prssdent-Sserhen A. Douglas Of llrois
Fur lict-Pftsident +. johnson o
Georgia.
HesoEefd, That we, tie Democracy of tht
Union, in Convention assembled, hereby de
moustY adopted and declared T. platform, 0
principles By the Democratic Convention a
Cincinnati in the year 1886. believing thas De
mocrHtic principles are unchaugabIe in thei
nature when applied to the same subject mat
ter. and We recommend as our only further reso
lutions the following:
That inaslnuch as differences Of opinion ex
lst IN the Democratic party as to the nature ant
extent Of the powers Of Territorial Le:;<la
ture, and as to the powers and duties OF Goa
Eress, under tic Constitution Of the United
stasts, over the Institution Of slavery With,
the Territories;
R<solsed, That The Democratic party vii
abide by the decision Of the Supreme Court a
the United Ststts over the institution Of s:a1er,
wiihln the Territories.
Ettolred. That it is the duty of the Coitei
States to Aftord ample aud complete protection
to all its citizens, at home or abroad, ant
whether native or foreign bern.
Rsotr.d, That one Of the necessities Of th'
age. in n military, commercial and postal poiu
Of view, is speedy communication between tht
Allan ic and Pac,tic States, and the DemEcrati.