The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-07-07
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM N
Adopted nj Chicago, May 11th, 1850.


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Adopted at Chicago. May I7th, 1850.
Rssolvea Tha, We, the delegated representatives
o. the Republican electors Of the United states, In
Convention assembled in discharge of the duty
10 our constituents and country, InI.e in the
I following declarations
l. That the history Of the nation during the las,
four years has fully established the propriety and
necessity OF the organization and perpetuaton Of the
Republican party and that the causes which called II
into exiss,ee are permanent in their nature, and now
more than ever before, demand its peaceful and
constitutional triumph.
2 That the maintenance OF the principles p.omul-
gated the Declaration Of Independence and embodied
In the Fedsral all created
equal that they endowed by their Creator with
certain inaenabe rights; tha; among these life.
liberty and tho pursuit OF happiness; that to secure
these rights governments ir.sttuted among men,
deriving their Just powers from the consent Of the
soyerned'-ls essential TO the preservation Of our
Republican institutions and that the Federal Consti-
tutoh Rights Of the States and the Union Of the
states, must and shall be preserved.
D. That to the Union Of the States this nation owes
It's unprecedented increase in population, its surprising
development Of material resources, its rapid
ston Of wealth its happiness at home and It's honor
abroad and we hold ia adherence all schemes for
Disuniou. come from whatever source they may. And
~e congratulate the country that no Republican
member Of Congress has uttered or oounenaneed the
threats Of pisunion often made By Democratic
members without rebgke and with applause from
their pagttesl associates; and we dcnouncc those
threats OF disunon, in of popular overthrow OF
their ascendancy Genyns the vital principles OF a
fsee government. and avowal Of contemplated
treason which II s the imperative duty OF indignant
People TO steruly rebuke aud forever silence.
t. That the maintenance invIolate OF the rights OF
the States and especially the right Of each State to
Srdor snd control its own domestic institutions
according its judgment exclusively is essentia
that balance ., powers which perfection aud
endurance Of political fabric depends; and We
icnopnee the lawess invasion by armed Of the
soil u any State Territory, no matter under what
pfotcxt. among the sravest Of crimes.
g. That the present Democratic Administration
has flF exceeded worst apprehensions. in its
mcasgreess subserseney exactions sectional
interest, especially ovinced in ITS desperate
excrtuas to forre the Lecompton Constitution
upon the protesting people of Kansas; in constituting
the personal rotation between master and servant
to involve unqualified property in persons; in its
attempted enforcement, everywhere, land and sea,
,hroagh the Intervention Of Congress and Of the
reeral Courts OF the pretentions of purely
local interest; and in its general snd unvarsns
abuse OF the power entrusted TO 1t by a conGdug
people,
g. That the people justly view with alarm the
reckless extravagauce which pervades department
ot tho Federal Government; that return to rigid
EnI n
tho systematic pundcr OF the public treasury by
favored partisaus, while the reeent startling deve-
opmcu,s Of frauds and eorruptons at the Federal
metropolis, show that entire change Of adminisTa-
ttuu Is imperatively demanded.
/ That the new dogma that the Constitution, Of its
own force. carries slavery into any all o. the
Territories u the United States is dangerous potica
hecsy at variance with the explicit provisions Of that
instrument Itself, with eotempoTane9ns exposition,
api with legislative and judicial preccent is revou-
tlansy in It's tendency. and sgbycES!ve Of the peace
AMI barmony ot the country.
s. That the normal condition of all the territory OF
The united states is that u freedom: That as our
Republican fathers when they had abolshed slavery
all our national territory ordained that mo person
should be deprived af life, property, without due
process OF law" Il becomes duty by LEGISLATION,
Whenever such legislation Is necessary, TO maintain
provision Of the Constellation against all attempts
10 violate s. aua deny the authority Of Congress
er terrltatis legislature. Of any individuals, to
give legal existence to slavery any Tcrsitery Of the
United states.
. That We brand the recent re-epcning Of the
Airleaa slave Trade under the Of oar rational
aag aided by pcrsersnus Of Judicial power, as esme
against humanity and burning shame to cur Country
ard age ard call upon Congress 70 take prompt
and cctcH, measures the total snl Gsal Suppression
Of that exeerahIs trafac.
10. That In the recent vctees, by thsir FsdeTai
J;exernars at The acts Of the Legislatures @ Kansas
and Nebraska prnhetins slavery in thoss Territories,
wr a pFact!gsi lastraion Of The tssted peuF siss
ptincPs u Sa-lnsetvsa,iOn snl Peialar severesa'y
eaiboliel IN the KaasasNshrssss Bill, saa deusoTs-
s,rstisa cf the deception an ffaud involved tnsron
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admitted as state snder she Conststrtsan rcocnts
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