The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-29
THE AGO PLATFORm


Convention assembled, In the discharge Of the duty
to our constituents and our country, unite
in the following declarations:
LIST. That the history of the nation during the
last four years, has fully established The proPriey
and necessity OF the organization and perpetuation
of the Republican party and that the causes which
called it into existence permanent in their
ture, and now, more than ever before, demand its
peaceful and constitutional triumph.
,. That the maintenance of the principles pro-
mulgated in the Declaration of Independence and
embodied in the Federal Constitution-'s That IL
men are created equal that they are endowed by
their creator with certain inalienable rights that
among these life, liberty, and the pursuit OF
happiness that TO secure these rights, governments
are instituted among men, deriving their just pow
er5 from the consent OF the governed lis essential
| and that the Federal Constitution the Rights OF
the States, and tho Union of the States must and
shall be preserved
! g. That to the Union OF the States this nation
owes its unprecedented increase in population, its
surprising development Of material resources, its
rapid augmentation of wealth, its ppiuess at
| home and its honor abroad; and bold III alb
horrence all sunerues UT Dis;..1iOn from what
ever source they may And we congratulate the
| country that DO Republican member of Congress
has uttered or cOuntepanccd the threats OF Dis
union so often made by Democratic members, with
| out reluNe and with applause from their political
associates aud We denounce those threats OF dis
/ unioui in case OF popular overthrow of their
tendency as denJin the vital principles Of free
/ government, and as an avowal OF contemplated
treason, which it is the imperative duty OF in
| dgnant People sternly to rebuke and forever 81
lence.
| 4. That the maintenance inVlOlate OF the Rights
Of the States, and especially the right OF each State
TO order and control its domestic institutions
according to its own Judgment exclusively, is
sential TO that balance OF powers on which the per
lection and endurance Of our political fabric de-
| pendsi and we denounce the lawless invasion 10y
armed force of the soil OF any State Territory,
no matter under what preteNt, among the graye5t
crimes.
| 3. That the present democratic Administration
has far exceeded our worst appreheusions, in its
measureless subaerviency to the exactions OF
tional ntercst, especially ovinced in its desper
ate exertions to force the infamous LecemPton Con-
stitution upon the protesting people of Kansas in
! constituting the personal relation between master
! and servant TO involve unqualified property in
persons IN ats attempted enforcement, everywhere
on land and sea, through the intervention of Con-
| gress and of the Federal Courts, OF the extreme
pretensloDs OF purely local interest and in its
general and unyaryiug ehuse of the power ntru5ted
| TO it by conhdng people.
! &. That the People Justly view with alarm tho
reckless extravaganza which rervsdes every depart
ment of the Federal Government. that "A return o
rpid economy and accountabilitv il jI,disnensaIIe
to the systematic plumber OF the public
nry by favored partisans while the recent startling
deveopme nts Of frauds and corruptions at the Fed
eral Metropolis, show that entire change ii
| administration is imperativelS demanded.
Z. That he new dogma that the Constitution, of
its own force carries Slavery into any or ALI of the
Territories of the Uni ted States, is a dangerous
political heresy, at variance with the explicit pro
visions of that instrument it1ef with contempora-
neous exposition and With Legislative aud judicial
precedent; Is revolutionary i'll las tendency, and
subversive of the peace aud harmony the country
s. That the normal condition of all the Territory
of the United States is that of reedum: That as
! our Republican fathers, when they had abolished
slavery ia all our national TERRITORY ordaiued that
no person should be deprived OF life, liberty,
property, without due process of law it becomes
our duty, by legislation whenever such legislation
is necessary to maintain this provision of he Con-
sttution acHi nst all attempts to violate it, and
deny the authority Of Congress- of territorial leg
islature, of any iDdividnals, give legal exist
States.
g. That We brand the recent Ie-opening of the
1 African ave-TrHde, under the OF Ma
tiOnRl Flag, aided BY perversOns of Judicial power
as crime against Humanity and burning shame
to Country and Age; and we call upon Congress
take prompt and efficient measures for the total
and final suppression of that exeerabe traffic.
10. That in the recent vetoes, by their Federal
Governors, of the acts of the Legislatures Kan.
sas and Nebraska, prohibiting Slavery in those
Territories, we lind practical illustration of tho
boosted Democratic principle OF Nom intervention
and Popular Sovereignty embodied in the Kansas
Nebraska b and adenonstI alton of the iecept5o
/ and fraud involved therein.
IL. That Kansas should, of right, be Immediately
admitted State under the Constitution recently
formed and adopted 10y her people and accepted Jy
| the House of Representative.
l.. That while providing for the sun
port of the general government by duties upon in-
ports, sound policy requires such adjustment 81
/ these imPosts As 10 encourage the development of
the industrial interests of the whole country az
commend that policy of national exchange,
which secures to the working men liberal wages,
agriculture Temunerating prices, to mechanics and
manufacturers an adequate reward for their skill.
labor, and enterprise, and to the ration commercially
prosperity and independence
b. That we protest against any sale aenH-.
ton to others of the Public Lands held by actual
settlers, and against any view of the Free Home.
stead policy which regards the settlers pauper-I
or suppliaIts for public bounty; and we denanJl
the passage by Congress of the complete aud salts
factory Homestead measure which has already pass
I cd the House.
Ii. That the Republican party is opposed 10 any.
change in our Naturalization Laws, OF any State
legislation by which the rights of citizenship hith.
eitO accorded to immigrants from foreign hand {
shal De abridged or impaired; and in favor OF giv
ing full and efficient protection to the rights 4 (
All classes OF citiZcus whether native or natural
lied, both at home and abroad
10 Ihdt Appropriations by Congress for Riyer.
and Harbor improvements OF a National chnracter
required for the accommodation and security Of an,
existing commerce, are authorized by the Constr
tuition, and justified by the obligation OF Govern
ment 10 protect the lives and property otit4 citizen
10. That Railroad to he Pacific Ocean il in -
perativeiy demanded by the Interests the VII ale
country that the Federal Government ouEh 1 10
render immediate and efficient aid in its const rlc-
ton and that, preliminary thereto, a { E,iIN
Overland Mail should be promptly established.
H. Finally, having thus set forth distia rive
principles and views, invite the co-opeTat p.n OF
all citizens, however differing other ques tiuffs
who substantially agree with in their afr. nance
and support