Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-05
REPUBIFCAN PLATFORM.
ADOPTED AT CHICAGO, MAY Is, 1860.

REPUBLFCAN PLATFORM.
ADOPTED AT CHICAGO, MAY IS, 1860.
Lesolved, That We, the delegated repfese sSsyes
in Convention assembled, in the discharg. of til.
duties we owe to oar constituents and our country
uniSe the following declarations: s.
/. That tho history oinbe nation during the last
four years, has fully established thu propriety and
ecessity Of the org snization and rpctua,ion OF
the Republican party; and that the causes which
called It into ex.steLca arc permanent in their ma
tu-e, aud new, more than ever before. demand its
peaceful and constitutions al triumph. & u
2. Iaat tho maintenance of ths pr nciples pro-
mul gated in tho Declaration Of Independ nco and
embodied in the federal constitution -"Thst all
mon ara created equal; that they ace endowed by
their Creator With certain malt nable rights that
among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of
happlaess thai to secure these rights governments
Instituted among men, deriving their just pow
er from the cansen. of the governed lis essent al
to the preservation of eur Republican Institutions
and that the FEDERAL CONSTITUTION, the Rights of
the States, and the Union Of tho States. must and
shall b. preserved. l.-s .ls}t Is
owes its unprecedented icrease in population its
surprisng developments Of material resources, its
rapid augmentation Of wealth, its happiness at
homo and it's homer abroad-and We hold in abher-
renee all schemes for dsunion, come from whatever
source they May-and We congratulate the country
hat no Republican mcnber Of Congress has uttered
or countenanoed the threats of disuniOn often
made by Democratic members, without rebuke and
with applause from their political associates-and
we dcAounce those threats of dsunion, in Gu 60 of
popular overthrow of their ascen darcy, ms deny
Ing tho vital principles Of free government, and
an avOwal Of plated treason, which it is the
Imperative duty Of an indignant people sternly to
rehuko and forever silence. -..
l 4 Th,kk ~ IL IL =
Of the States, and cspeca the right of each State
to order and control its own domestic institutions
according to its own judgment exclusively, is es.
sental to that balance of power on which the
perfection and endurance Of our political fabric
| depend, and VS. denouncs tho lawltsS invasion by
armed force Of the soil of any State or Territory,
NO matter under what prstext, as among the grav-
! est Of crimes.
s. That the present Democratic Admiui tration
| as far exceeded our worst npprchensions in its
! measureess subservieacy to the eXactir ns of a
sectional interest, especially evincsd in its des
perate exeitions TO force he infamous Lecompton
Constitution upon the protesting people Of kassas
la constituting the personal relation between mas
| tor ara G. rvantto involve al unqualified property
| In psrsons-IE its attempted enforcement eveIy-
where. on land and sea- through the intervention Of
Congress an. Of the Federal Courts, of the extreme
pfetensions Of purely local interest, and it's geR-
eral and unvaryipg abuse OF power entrusted TO
| 1t ~ coD6dng people,. -. rer 2 ..s-l
!
extravagance which pervades every depart
mont Of the Federal Government-that return to
rigid economy and accountability is indispensable
to arrest the systematic plumber of the public
'reaaury, by favored partizans, while the recent
| startling development tf frauds and sorruptions
a. tho Fsde' a! metropolis show that an entire
change Of administration is imperatively demanded.
7. Tha: the new dogma that tue Constitution, OF
ts own force, Carries slavery into any ali Of the
Territories of the United States. is q danperou.
l.icn1 Wit, khn Holt prn-
visions Of that instrument itself, with cotempora-
noous exposition, ant with legislative snd judicial
precedent; is revolutionary in its tendency, and
subversive OF the peace and harmony Of tho coun-
try.
s. That the nor1al condition of all the territory
Of tho United S. ates is II at Of Freedom that as
our Republican fat htrs, when they had abolished
slavery in all the national terHtory, ordained that
mo person should be deprived Of life, liberty CT
property without due process Of law" it becomes
our duty by legislation, whenever such legislation
is necessary, to maintain this provision of the G
stitution against all attempts ito violate it; and
We deny the authority of Congress, of Territorial
Legislature, or any individuals, to give legal exist
ence to slavery in any Territory of the United
States.
9. That We brand the recent re-cpcning of the
African slave trade, under the of national
flag, aid by pervcr.ons Of Judicial power. as a
crime against humanity and a burning shame to
our country and age; AMI we call upon Congress
TO AXE prompt and eff lent for the total
aud final suppression Of that execrahle traffic.
10. That il the recent ves.es, by their federal
Governors, Of the acts of tho Legislatures Of Kan
.as and Nebraska, prohibiting slavery in those Ter
ritnries, We find I practical illustration Of the
hoasted Democratic principle of Non Intervention
and Popular Sovereign y. embodied in tie Kansas
Nebraska Bill, and demonstration Of the decep-
,i"n AMI fraud involved theren.
| IL. That Kansas should, of risht, be immedi-
di,eiy admitted az state under the C1nstituti ion
Icce, lily formed an l adopted by her people, and
accepted by the House Of Representatives
II. That, while providing revenue for the sup
port OF the General Government by duties upon
imports, sousd policy requires such adjustment OF
thnse imports as 10 esc0urage tho development o.
the whole country; and W, commend that policy
OF national exchanges which secures to the working
men liberal wages, to agriculture remuneratng
pics, to mech All 5 and Manufacturers an ade-
qua,e reward for their skill. labor ard enterprise,
AID to the nation comm ro;a! prosperity and indie
pendence.
| 10. That we protest against any sale or sliena-
ton t. others Of the Public Lanes held By actual
Settr', and against any view OF the Free Homo.
stead policy which regards the s. t,e1s as psup.rs
or suprlants Of pubic b'u8ty; and demand
the passaga ty Congress of tho pic ts sad ATS
factory Homestead measure whien has already
passed the Iiuu:e.
II. That he Il publican party is opposed to any
charge in eur Natusaiz alton Llws, any State
Legislation by which he rights Of citizen nip bith
srt' accorded TO INN; grants fsom foreign LANDS
shall b. abridg: or iEpared AID il favcr Of Civ
ing fui and ,ffcient protection to the rights al
all las.cs of ctiz rs. whether native o. natural
| zod. both at home and ab,cad.
Is Ihe ayr pr;aiioLs by Coneress fpr River
and iEarbor Inproys DTS of a national haracter
| repaired for he cUmn0da'Cn and security Of an
| existing commerce, are anthcrZ d by the Constisu.
ton, ana justified rs II" CD CATION Of Government
10 rrcI CT the lives AMI ;top,rty of IT'S cit zns.
Is. That Nti.:osd 70 he Pac fc is inp>ratiycIy
demanded by tho interest Of the whole country
t,at the i, dar,i q varama1t o-ghs 10 rcn lei
irInc!iate ari efficient aid il It's cCns r1ction
and that. a. a preliminary oErc.o. day Over
land Mail s,au!i De pr mrtiy established &
Il. Finally, having taus SO. farth cur distinot-
i've principles and views invite the CO operation
If all ci,z}ns however differing other questions
who substantially agree with ns in their afir nazce
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