The Evansville daily journal., 1860-09-15
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM
AS AMENDED AND ADOPTED.

RsSOfred, That we, the delegated representatives
OF the Republican electors of the United States, in
Convention assembled, in the discharge of the duty
we to constituents and country, unite
in the following declarations:
LIST. That the history of the nation during the
last four years, has fully established the propriety
and necessity of the organization and perpetuation
of the Republican party and that the which
called it into existence permanent III their ma
ture, and now, more than ever before, demand its
peaceful and constitutional triumph.
| z. That the maintenance of the principles pro
nulgated in the Declaration of Independence and
embodied in the Federal COnstitution-"T That all
men are, created equal; that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable rights that
among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness that to secure these rights, governments
instituted among men, deriving their just pow
from the consent of the governed is essential
to the reservation of Repu bican Institutions
and that the Federal Constitution, the Rights of
| the States, and the Union OF the States must and
| shall be preserved
owesi its unprecedented increase III population, its
surprising development of material resources, its
| rapid augmentation of wealth, its happiness at
| home and its honor abroad; and we hold IN ab-
horrence all for Disunion, come from what
ever they may And We congratulate the
! country that no Republican member OF Congress
| has uttered cOuntenanccd the threats of Dis
| union 50 often made by Democratic members, with
out rebuke and with applause from their political
associate; and We Genounce those threats of dis
| union in case of popular overthrow Of their as
tendency denying the vital principles OF a Tree
| government, and an avoWal OF contemplated
treason, which it is the imperative duty OF an IN
dignant People sternly to rebuke and forever ST.
| lence
| l. That the maintenance inviolate of the Rights
the States, and especially the right of each State
| to order and control its domestic institutions
| according to its judgment exclusively, is es-
| sential to that balance of powers which the per-
fecton and endurance of our political fabric de-
pends; and we denouncs the lawless invasion by
armed force of the soil of any State or Territory,
matter under what preteNt, as among the grayest
crimes.
! s. That the present Democratic Administration
has far exceeded our worst apprehensions in its
measureIess subserviency TO the exactons of sec
tiOnal interest, especially evnced in its desper-
ate eXertlOns to force the infamous Leceptoh Con-
| stituton upon the protesting people of Kansas in
| constituting the personal relation between master
and servant to involve unqualified property in
persons in its attempted enforcement, everywhere
ON land and sea, through the Intervention of Con
| eress and of the Federal Courts, of the extreme
| pretensons of purely local interest and in it's
general and unvaryiBg ebuse of the power intrusted
to it by conhding people
6. That the People justly view with alarm the
reckless extravaganza which pervades every depart
ment of the Federal Government; that return to
rigid economy and accountability is Indispensable
to arrest the systematic plunder OF the pubic treas
ury by favored partsans while the recent startling
de7elopne nts of frauds and corruptons at the Fed
eral Metropolis, show that entire change OF
administration is imperatively demanded.
T. That the ew dogma that the Constitution, of
its force carries Slavery into any or all Of the
Territories of the United States, is dangerous
political heresy, at variance with the explicit pro
visions of that instrument itself, with contempora
neous exposition and with legislative and judicial
| precedent; is revolutionary in Its tendency, and
ubversive of the peace and harmony of the country
8. That the normal condition of all the Territory
OF the United States is that of freedom: That as
| our Republican fathers, when they had abolished
slavery in all national territory ordained 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, maintain this provision of the Con
sttution against all attempts to violate it and we
deny the authority OF Congress- OF terTltoTia! leg
isIature, of any individuals, to give legal exist
ence to Slavery in any Territory Of the United
States.
| g. That we brand the recent re-opening of the
African Slave-Trade, under the cover of our NJ
tionA Flag, aided by perversions of judicial power
| as crime against Humanity and a burning shame
to our Country and Age; and we call upon Congress
to take prompt ard efficient measures for the total
and final suppression of that eXecrabie traffic.
10 That in the recent yetOes, by their Federal
Governors, of the acts of the Legislatures of Kan
sas and Nebraska, prohibiting Slavery in those
Territories, we find practical Illustration Of tho
boasted Democratic principle OF Non-I Intervention
and Popular Sovereignty embodied in the Kansas
Nebraska bill, and ademonsl alton OF the deception
and fraud involved therein.
H. That Kansas should, of right, be Immediately
admitted as State under the Constitution recently
formed and adopted by her people, and accepted by
the House of Representative
sEI2. That while providing revenue Tor the sup
| port of the general government by duties upon i'm
ports, sound policy requires such an al dustnent OF
these imPOsts as to encourage the development of
the industrial interests Of the Whole country and
| we commend that policy of national exchanges,
which secures to the working men liberal wages, to
| agriculture remunerating prices, TO mechanics and
| manufacturers adequate reward for their skill,
labor, and enterprise and to the nation commercial
prosperity and independence.
I3 That we protest against any sale aliena-
| 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 paupers
or suppliants for public bounty; and we demand
the passage by Congress of the complete and salts
! factory Homestead measure which has already pass
| ed the House.
| II. That the Republican party is opposed to any
| change in our Naturalization Laws, any State
legislation by which the rights of citizenship hith
| erto accorded to immigrants from foreign lands
shall be abridged or impaired; and in favor of CIV
ing full and efficient protection to the rights of
all classes of citizens, whether native natural
lied, both at home and abroad.
! Is. That appropriations by Congress for River
| and Harbor improvements of National character,
required for the accommodation and security of an
| existing commerce, authorized by the Consti-
tuition, and Justified by the obligation of Govern
ment protect the lives and property ofts citizens
I6. That a Railroad to the Pacific Ocean is i'm
peratigeIy demanded by the interests of the whole
country; that the Federal Government ought to
render Immediate and efficient aid in its construc
tion and that, preliminary thereto, daily
! Overland Mail should be promptly established
H. Finally, having thus set forth our distinctive
principles and views, invite the cooperation OF
all citizens, however differing other questions,
who substantially agree with Us ia their afhrnance
and support $500