The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-10-04
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.


ResO!rfT, hat we, the dele gated representa-. !
tives Of the Republican electors of the United |
states, in Convention assembled. IN discharge of
the duty We owe to cur constituents and our
country unite in the following declarations:
l. That the history Of the nation during the
last four years. has fully established the proprie
~ and necessity Of tIr organization and per |
petnation Of the Republican party, an / that the |
causes which called it into existence are perma.
nent in their nature and now. more than ever
beicle demand IT'S peaceful and constitutional
triumph.
2. That the maintenance Of the piin uip,es pro-
mulgated in the Declaration Of Independence
an embodied in the Federal Constitution, THAT
all men are created equal: that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain ina ienahlS gifts;
that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit
OF happiness; that to secure these rights. gov
ernments are instituted among men, deriving
their just powers from the consent of the gov.
crncd Is essential to the preservation OF our
Republican institutions; and that the Federal
Constitution, the Rights Of the States. and the
Union OF the states must and shall be preserved.
3. That to the Union of the States this nation
owes lis unprecedented increase in population,
its surprising development Of material resoui ccs,
its rapid augmentation Of wealth. Its happiness
at home and its honor abroad and We hold in
adherence all schemes for Di-uuion, come from
whichever source they may: And we congratulate
the co-ntry that no Republican member Of Con.
gress HIS uttered or couutcnanccd the threats of
| Hieunion so often made hy Democratic mem.
bers, without rehuhc and with applause from t!eiI
i'''" ia - anu We oeh""hre those
,'a."@ ~ "'o".'''n, W 'ase u popu!af over
throw OF their a-cendanCy as denying the vital
principles of 4 free government and a. an ayow-
al OF contemplated treason. which it is the i'm
P'f",''e u9y % al indignant leorie sterh'y 10
rebIhe and forever silence.
ma! .he ma ntehahce NV o!ate OF the n Shs
pI lhe "'"t'H' Az" especialiy the riRht OF eath
State 10 order and control its own domestic in
/ situations according 10 It's own udgm. Mt eXelu-
s',e1i' - e'S1,tai " 'hat oatahce Vi powers on
"iil'i tt'' perfection ana endurance "i our po-
,'''ea iAfric defehes' ana we henohh'e the law
less INVASION ny armed FORCE OF the sou OF any
HIa'e or ieFftofE no fhatter under what preteAt
Is among the Rra'est OF criile"'
,. lhat Inc present Democratic AdmlDlstra-
ZION '.ae lar eAccedeu our wolst aFtieheHsiohs,
IN l'S measuIeltss subserFienry to the exactions
~ aeeIohai interest az eePe''ai} e'ihcea III
us desperate eAeFtlohs TO force tie infamous
lccomptou Constitution upon tn" protesting
people ol hht-as: constructing the personal
relation between master and servant TO ih"ulHe
an unqualified property in persons; in its at
tempted enforcement, everywhere, on land and
sea, THROUGH the Intervention Of Congress and
OF the Federal Courts Of the extreme pretensions
.! purely loo interest; and in its general aad
uh'af) ing abuse OF the power entrusted to ii by
aconhdIng people.
L. mat The people justly view With alarm the
reckless eftfa'asance which perssdes every
( return to rigid economy and accountability is
indispensable to arrest the - ,tcmatic piuudcr
Of Tue pAbhc treasury by favored partisans;
4 while the recent startling developments Of
lfaao' All cofrnrtons at the Federal metropo-
!i., rho" NAT an entire change Of administration
Is lMperatI'cy demanded.
! = That the new dogma that the Constituted n.
OF lis own force, Carries slavery into any or all
ui the territories OF the United States, /, dan
. sJIJus political h.rehy, at variance with the
explicit provisions OF tina: instrument itsef " III
coteinporaheons exposition and with legislative
ana lndic'a' precedent; Is revolutionary ia lis
tendency, and subVerslve OF the peace and har
mohS OF tiit country.
:. lhat the normal condition Of all the terri
Tory VI t'lt thited States Is that Of freedom That
as pal iepnbiica'i fathers. when they had abo
ishch siateE? N ali our national territory, or
u-iAtu tlat no person should be depr we'd of
+ me, merry, or property, without due process Of
law IL hec"1.es our duty, 10y legislation, when.
! ever sueh legislation Is necessary. u maintain
TINS provision OF the Constitution against all
etle'hp's 10 'io1ate II; ahd We deny the authority
81 "nA'ps-' OF atTit'tofa legislature, on oil any
iu' iu"a.'' ~ sNe irSai eA'steh'e 70 slavery III
al, i r' "a a'ls h'.e' o,a''s.
:. ma VIC u anu VIC l''.ht ~ opening VI the
.t az s"'' .'aIe' uhuef 'he cover o. our ma
uohaI Hag aiaed ~ Peff"i-iohs oi Judiclai pow
er, a. chine against humanity ami buI htns
sname TO our country aud age; and "ecaiI upon
congress 10 TAKE prompt ana ehicieht measures
Tor the total ana mai suppression OF that exc
cradle traihc
~. / nat IN HE recent Vetocs hy their Federal
Governors OF me acts Of the legislatures OF
hansaa and Nebraska prohibiting Slavery in
those Territories, We lind practical illustration
OF the hoastet democratic prime pie OF Non In
prevention anu Popular Sovereignty embodied IN
the hansas- Nebras ka bill and a demonstration
OF inc deception ahd iraud involved therein.