The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-06
THE CHTCA AGO PLATFOI:


incendiary and set fire to the governmental
edilice.
THE enc AGO PLA T b o L: N
As AMENDED AND ADOPTED.
Resolved, That we, the delegated representatives
of the Republican electors of the United States, in
Convention assembled, in the discharge Of the duty
owe to our constituents and our country, unto
in the following declarations:
LIST That the history of the nation during the
last four wears has fully established the proprcty
and necessity of the organization and perpetuation
Of the Republican party and that the causes which
called it into existence are permanent in their ma
ture, and now, more than ever before, demand lts
peaceful and constitutional triumph.
3 That the maintenance of the principles pro-
| mulgated in the Declaration OF Independence and
embodied in the Federal Constitutions hat an
men created equal {; that they are endowed by
| their Creator with certain inalenabe rights that
among these life, liberty, and the pursuit Of
happiness that to secure these rights governments
are instituted among men, deriving their just pow
from the consent of the governed is essentia
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.
| B That to the Union OF the States this nation
its unprecedented increase in population, its
surprising development of material resources, its
| rapid augmentation of wealth, its happiness ut
| homo and its honor abroad and we hold in alb
horrence all for Disunion, come from what
| ever source they NAV And We congratulate the
| country that Republican member of Congress
| has uttered or cOuntenanced the threats Of Dis
| union often made by Democratic members, with
/ out rebukG ana with applause from lhtlE pOllLlCd
associates; and We denonnce those threats OF dis
union, in case of n popular overthrow of their as
tendency as denying the vital principles OF free
| government, ana aS AN aFO%al Oh contemplated
treason, which it is the imperative duty Of All in
dignant People sternly to rebuke and forever ST.
| lence
| T. That the maintenance invioIate of the Rights
of the States and especially the right of each state
| to order and control its own domestic institutions
| according to its own Judgment exclusively, IS eS-
sential 10 that balance of powers which the per-
lection and endurance OF our political! fabric de-
| pend5; and we denounce the laWless invasion by
armed force of the soil of any State or Territory
matter under what pretext, as among the gravest
| I crimes.
5. That the present Democratic Administration
| has far exceeded our worst approximations, in its
measureless subserviency to the eXactOns Of sec
tonaI interest, as especially evinced in its desper
ate exertions to force the infamous Lecempton Con-
stitution upon the protesting people of Kansas in
constituting the personal relation between master
and servant tn involve an unqualified property III
persons in its attempted enforcement, everywhere
ON land and sea, through the Intervention of Con-
gress and of the Federal Courts, of the extreme
pretensions of purely local interest and in its
general and unvarying ebuse OF the power intrusted
| to it by confiding people.
6. That the People justly view with alarm the
reckless extravaganza which pervades every depart
ment of the Federal Government; that a return to
| rigid economy aud accountability Is Indispensable
to arrest the systematic plunder Of the public treas
ury 10y favored partisans while the recent startling
deV elopme ats OF frauds and corruptons at the Fed
eral Metropolis, show that entire change OF
administration is imperatively demanded
7. That +he new dogma that the Constitution, OF
It's l1rCc, Slavery all CT the
Territories OF the United States, Is a dangerous
political hcrcay, ut 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, aud
subversve of the peace aud harmony of the country.
s. 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 our national territory ordained that
90 no person should be deprived of life liberty, or
property, without due process Of law it becomes
our duty, by Legislation, whenever such legislation
is necessary, to maintain this provision OF the CON
stitutiOn against all attempts to violate it; and we
deny the authority Of Congress- Of a territorial leg
slature, of any individuals, to give legal ex ist-
| once to Slavery in any Territory OF the United
| States.
9. That we brand the recent rc-opening Of the
| African Slave Trade, under the cover Of our Ma
tionAI Flag, aided by perversuns of judicial power,
as a crime against Humanity and a bnrning shame
to our Country and Age; and We call upon Congress
to take prompt and efficient measures for the total
and final suppression of that execrabIs traffic.
10. That in the recent vetoes, 10y their Federal
Governors, OF the acts Of the Legislatures of lam
sts and Nebraska, prohibiting Slavery in those
Territories, find practical illustration Of the
boosted Democratic principle of Non Intervention
and Popular Sovereignty embodied an the Kansas
Nebraska bill, and demonsl alton of the deception
and fraud involved therein.
IL. That Kansas should, of right be Immediately
admitted n State under the Constitution recently
formed and adopted by her people, and accepted Ly
the House of Representatives.
Il. That, while providing revenuo for the sup
port of the general government by duties nPon i'm
ports, sound policy requires such adjustment of
these posts as 10 encourage the Development Ol
the industrial interests of the whole country; and
We commend that policy of national exchanges,
which secures to the working liberal wages, to
agriculture remunerating prices to mechanics aud
manufacturers an adequate reward for their skin,
labor and enterprise, and to the nation commercial
prosperity and Independence.
Is. That we protest against any sale aena-
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 Us ptuper
or suppliants for public bounty; and 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, or any State
legislation by which the rights Of citizenship hth-
erto accorded to immigrants from foreign lands
shall be abridged or impaired and i'll favor of Civ
ing full and efficient protection to the rights OF
all classes of citizens, whether native or natural
lied, both at home and abroad.
Is. That appropriations by Congress FOR River
J 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 to protect the lives and property of its citizens
IL. That a Railroad to the Pacific Ocean IS i'm
pcrativeIy demanded by the interests of the whole
render immediate and efficient aid in its constrc-
ton and that, as preliminary thereto daily
Overland Mail should be promptly established.
| II. Finally, having thus set forth distinctive
principles and views, invite the corporation OF
all citizens, however differing ON other questions,
who substantially agree with in their anrmance
and support.
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