Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-08-24
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.

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the Renhcon eiector. ~ the In;,ed s,.ss =,
ton assemhled In dscbarye ~ ths Ant, -. n. ~, -
constituents and our country mite in ~. roo~nc de-
larations: - ~ 1T'- :
Tnat the history OF the nation during the last four
hs nart sn sne % anh
pity, anu INA. tne causes wncn caneu
INTO existence are permanent In their nature and now,
. ever oeiore demand rs peace'u ana conSu'
O. That the maintenance Of the princ;pes promulgated
In the Declaration of1ndependence and embodied the
Federal Constitution That all men are created equal
aenable rights that among these ore life liberty and
the pursuit Of happness that secure these fs gov
powers from the consent Of the To
the preservation Of Republican institutions and that
the Federal Constitution the Rights Of the States and the
Union OF the States must and shall be preserved s
a Tho, 20 tbe r-r,o, =, ~. c.... .h,. r.s,, go a..
unnreceSened ncrease IN nons,;on % H. .rs,nS Iavs
onament ~ s III ~ SUI -
wealth n. hsnn,nes. a, hns an, NJ ,s 1 h,sS
We hold in ahhnrrence al .che,n.s To- n.mn;on cnr.
from whatever source they nav And we conrratnlate
IN. connt ry thos M - Cs.,. 10.
nttered ~ countanan.sd th. thrsa.. - n;s,n;, ~
ofyen made NV democr,,c rernhe-s ;,no,t rahso
, .rnlanse sron, sh.r nn,,t;s.i .,.sSst"" "a . Az
Will .hu ,so,n .ae notc assocates ana We ae
overthrow Of their arnencv as The vital nrrc
ME, Of free and 4. an avnwa -
t"d ..sao shch !. T. ~. ;a. AVA. - m S;
nant Peonie stsrnlv 10 rebnke and f,reyer silence
""' ~. '~..'. y e.He 81" '''.'.' '".".s' .eE
States ;s Ss o. seh 70 81
con1roI Us OWL 6omestc according to hs own
- essennal 2 tnat balance OF DOW.
er On wch ue Pe.'ecuon ana ehaurahce OF our poica
hv .,nsd sn.c. NJ the .,;, ~ an, s.a.. M T,. .,
matter under what nretest as among n. erar.. ~ ~
crimes lF''-' 3 '>''@' 81 '~l-e 5rS se'"'~s' -
That tho nre.or, p,nocro,,c Aau,;,.-.,,or ,.. a..
cxceerd o,,r wmst .nnr.bsn.son, sn -. - aas % w.
.eryiency 10 Inc exactons of sectional ,nerest 81 ~
,oc;.,i,, .,,rcaA 4, -. 49, es ~ =,
nis ~ Kansas. In consr,,Mc tbn msrsopi o,.;
tween master and servant 70 irvnIye an :Nea NOV
erty in persons: IN its ATTEMPTED cr.rvvhere
IN land and sea throngh The intcrvent;on ~ con"rs
nd ~ tbe rc1cr,l Conrts ~ the extrena -
nnrev local ntere,t ana IN H. warers n,
abuse of the power entrusted il by conAnc people
exravaeance which rervades every department Of the
accountability is indispensable to arrest the Systematic
plunder OF the public treasury by favored parzans;
while the recent startling developments Of frauds and
c0rruptons at the Federal metropolis show that
tire change Of administration Is inperativelv demanded
T. That the new dogma that the Constitution, gifts
force carries Slavery into any or all Of the Territories Of
the United States u DANGEROUS political heresy at
rance with the explicit provisions of that Instrument ITSELF
with cotemporaneous exposition and with legislative and
Judicial precedrnt revolutionary in It's tendency and
suoversve OF the peace and harmony of the country
g. That the normal cnnitou Of all the territory Of the
United states s that of freedom That as our Republican
fathers when they had abolished slavery in all nation
we'd Of life liberty, property without due process OF
law" becomes our duty. by legislation, whenever
s,ich Ieyisaon s TO maintain h: provision OF
we deny the authority 9f Congress- Of Territorial Lcgs
ianre or 81 any ndvdnals to give LEGAL existence to
slavery IN any territory or the United states. .
That we brand the recent re- opnino of ,he African
slave trade under the cover Of our national ag aided
by perversons Of judicial power as crime against hu-
nanty and burning shame TO our country and age and
we call upon Congress to take prompt and ecient meas
ures for the total and final suppression Of this execrabe
traffic s'''<F t'''' w 3
TO- That in the rccen. vetoes ~ their Fedora, Govern
ors of the acts Of the Legislatures Kansas and Nera
ka, prohibiting slavery in those territories, find prac
teal illustration Of the hoasted Democratic principle OF
Non Intervention and Popular Sovereignty embodied IN
the Kansas Nebraska hill and Recommendation Of The
deception and fraud involved therein. - "''
n That Eansas xhop,d ~ roh, 10 ;,,, .a;,..,. -
m;tted a. state ,,nasr IN. Cor,;,,4;, .an.,. ,a .
ond adonted hv her neonis ama .c.a.oa I ~ JI
Of Representatives
- IL Ihat whie proV'dns revenue TOR the support of
she general government nren imports sound
pocy requires snch an OF these imports a. 70
encourage the deveopment o the Industrial interest OF
.se wnoe country; ana we commend 'hat national policy
o. hatoha EXCHANGES whch secures 70 the working men
liberal wages to agriculture remnnersng prices to me-
chancs ana manuiactres an adequate reward for thr
Sk labor ana enterprise and to the nation commercial
prosperity and indepchdence. -