The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-11-01
Rcp,,b,ican Platform.

uen,s and our countH unite III the following
declarations:
| / That tho hisory Of tho nation during
ia i, ), FAM yeus has fully established the
,r.,,;.,v md ,ccessi,y OF tho organization
.nL ,,.,ne,u.ion Of the Republican party,
IN Ia, III, causes whica called il into ex's
,e,c. mr., permanent in their nature, and
~ mfc than ever before, demand its
| ,.,ca,.i aud constitutional triumph.
:, that the maintenance It the principles
| n,,aulga.ad III the Declaration vi ihdtpeh-
,lnce aud embodied il the Federal tonsti-
Ntion thai All men are created equal; that
i'thcy are endc we'd by their Creator with GER
tain inalcnnb!e rights; that Among these are
| Lille. liberty, aUd the pursuit OF happiness;
| that to secure these rights, governments a~e
| Instituted AIMING men. deriving their JUST
| powers fi.m the consent Of the governed
is essential to the preservation of uur Re
publican institutions; and that the Fedora!
CONSTITUTIONS, the Rights vi the States, aud the
Union Of the states must aud shall Gc prcxciv-
ed.
8. That 10 the Uuiun Of the States this nation
| owes its unprecedented increase IN p puiaiion,
| IT'S surprising Development Vt material re
sources, its rapid augmentation OF wealth,
| its happiness ~ home And its honor abb o.d
| and v hold IN adherence all schemes Tor Dis
union, cu,ne from whatever source thcy may ;
and we congratulate the country that no Re
| publican member Of Congress has uttered or
| couutenanced the threats of DisunioE so .i,en
made by Democratic members without rebnke
| aud with APP .lausc irom their political asso-
| ciates; and We uenouhce those threats OF dis
| union, III case Of POPULAR overthrow VI their
ascculancy AS denying the vital principle Of .
free government, AMI AS All avownl OF coE,em-
vL icl, - ist IN We a II Y
Of an indignant people sterniy to rebuAc and
forever silence.
4. That the maintenance invio!atc Of the
rights the States, and especially that right
of each State TO order and control its own
domestic institutions according 10 its own
iudgnen, exclusively, is essential 10 that bal
lance Of powers on which the perfection and
endurance Ut our political fabric depends;
nni we dcnounce the tawtcss invasion by arm
ed force of the coil OF any State or territory,
40 matter under what pvc.eat, US among the
gravest OF crimes.
5. That the present Democratic Administration
has Tar exceeded our worst apprehensions,in It's
mcasurc.css subserviency TO tho e1actions
Of = sectional interest, rs especially evinced
in its desperate cxerti0ns to force the intn-
NOUS Lecoiapton Constitution upon the pro-
testing people Of Kansas; III constituting the
personal relation between master and servant
10 involve M unqu4liticdpropery in Pea sons
in its attempted enforcement, everywhere, on
land aud sea- through tie Intervention os
Cougrc.s und OF the Federal Courts Of the
exit cnc prc,entions Of purely local interest;
and IN its general and uuvuiyIng abuse of the
power entrusted I, it by coutdlng people.
&. That the people justly view with alarm
the reckless extravaganza which pervades
every department OF the Federal Government
that return to rigid economy and account
ability is indispensable to arrest the systsmai-
ic pIundcr Of the public treasnr. BY favored
pa,tisans; while the recent startling deve-
up-men,s OF frauds ard coriup,ions at Tie
Federal metropolis show hut NH eniire change
OF administrator is imperai,eiy demanded.
I That tho new dogma that the Constitution,
II its own force carries Slavery into any or
All OF the Territories VI the Cnited States is
u dangerous political hciesy.. nt variance with
the cai iicit provisions ot that instrument
nscf. with cotcmro, aneous exposition, and
with Legislative ana judicial pr. cedent; is
revolutionary Ia its tendeacs, and sa.sersi,e
vt the resee AID ha, .nony OF the country.
s; lia, the normal condition of all terri
Tor, ol the United States - that OF freedom:
Tia, as onr Republican, fathers. when they
-
rltory. ordained THAI no person should be
deprived Of lie. liberty. or properly. without
uue process 81 Jaw, u becomes our duty, by
ics,siation, when yer sucA legislation IS nee
essliy, to maintain TINS pros .sion ot tbs Con-
xii,ni.on against AZ attempts to ,i"l.'e'',
49,. -. ls.. .nc authority Vi Congress, " \
tcrrtvr,ni eggs allure. o. Of any individuals,
Ia gave iegat existence 10 SLAYER. IN any ter
,l.o.y vi the United States
D. That We braul the recent re opening OF the
African Save trade under the cover Of our
national dag aided ny perversons OF judicial
power, as crime against humanity and
burning shame 10 our country ahd age; and re
call ul.on Cong ess 10 take prompt amt efficient
measures ter the total and final suppression Of
the cxccrable traffic.
10. That il the recent ve.ocs. by their Fed
eral Go. crnors, Of the acts II the Leg islmiures
of Kansas and Nebraska. prohibiting slavery
in those territories, We find n practical illus
,ra,ion Of the boosted Democratic principle
Of Non lnterv en,ioa and Popular Sovc regMly
embodied in the kansas-Ncbraska bill, and \
demonstration Of the deception and fraud in
volvsd therein.
II. That Kansas should, Of right, be immc-
diatly admitted Ms = State under the Constitu-
ton recently formed aud adopted BY her peo-
plC, UNN 0SNSptVN ~ SAS AAVASV - AsSgASSSn
lives.
IL. That, while providing revenue for the
support Of the general government by duties
upon imports, sound policy requires such an
adjustment Of those inpssts rs to encourage
the development Of the industrial interests of
the couRtry and we CO amend that policy Of
national exchanges. which secures to the
working men iibcrel wages, to agriculture re-
munerating prices, 10 mechanics aud manu-
features An adequate reward for their skill,
labor and enterprise, and % the nation COM
n.ercial prosperity and independence.
Ia, That we protest against any sale or al
ienation 10 others Of the Public Lands held
by actual settlers and against any view Of the
Free Homestead policy which regards the
settlers rs paupers suPpliants for public
bounty, and We demand the passage BY Con-
gress Of the complete and satisfactory Home
stead measure which has already passed the
House.
IA. That the Republican party 10 opposed to
any change in our Naturalization Laws or any
State legislation by which the rights Of citi
zenship hitherto accorded to immigrants from
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