The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-09-13
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.


hesolre', That we, the delegated represents
Slves of the Republican electors Of the Unite'
states, IN Convention assembled, IN discharge .
She duty we owe to our constituents and on
country, unite in the following declarations:
i. That the history of the nation during tn
last four years. has fully established the proprie
ty and necessity of the organization and pei
petuation of the Republican party, and that til
q causes which called il into existence are perms
nent IN their nature and now, more than eve
before demand It's peaceful and constitutions
triumph
= That the maintenance of the principles Pre-
mnlgated in the Declaration of Independenc
an embodied in the Federal Constitution, "Tha
all men arc created equal: that they are cndowe
Ny their Creator with certain inaenabla rights
tnat among these are life, liberty and the pursu
oi hapPiness; tia: to secure these rights. go,
ernments aye instituted among men, derivin
sne1r just powers from the consent of the go,
erhed is essential to the preservation OF on
icPubiican Institutions; and that the Fedora
Constitution, the Rights OF the States, and tn
Union OF the states must and shall be preserved
j. That to the Union Of the States this nation
owes It's unprecedented increase in population
lis surprising Development of material resoul ces
its rapid augmentation of wealth, its happines
nj home anu Its honor abroad; and we hold !!
adherence all schemes for Disunion, come from
whUtcver source they may: And we congratulate
the country that no Republican member Of Con
eress has uttered or countenanced TIE threats y
Disun'on 50 often made by Democratic mem
oers,wi'hout rcbukc and with applause from tlei
poiitlcal associates; and we denounce thos,
threats Of aisunion, in case of q popular over
thfow OF their a@cendancy as denying the vita
principles of Il fee government, aud as ayow
al OF contemplated treason Which it is the i'm
Peistire duty of an indignant People steinly to
reDaAc and forever silence.
a. 1hatthe maintcnasce invo!ate ofthc rights
OF the States, and especially the right Of each
state to order and control its orn domestic in
situations according 10 its own jud gmrnt eXClu-
slveiy, is essential to that balance Ct powers on
winch the perfection and endurance OF our pc.
litlcai fabric depends: and We tcnounce the law
less invasion hy armed force Oh the soil Of amy
state or Territory, no matter undcrwhat pret. Vt
rs among the gtaiCst Of crimes.
.. lhat the presen' Democratic Admipistra.
Won has lar exceeded oar worst apprchensions,
IN IFS mcas1rries, suhs"h irnry to the exactons
OF sectional interest, 80 especially evinced in
rs desperate eNPrtiOns to force the infamous
le"onptoil Consultation upon the protesting
people of Kansas; Il constructing the personal
relation between master and servant TO involve
an unqualified property in persons; in its at.
tempted enforcement. svcryW here on land and
sea, through the intervention Of Congress and
OF the Federal Count. OF the extreme pretensions
OF purely loo interest; and in its general and
unvalying a'nS" ~ II. power en,l listed TO it by
o cOnfiding peur,p.
3: That the people justly view with alarm the
reckless c&tiaNHp&Mcc which peryades every
department Of the Federal Government; that a
return to reid economy and accountability is
Indispensable to arrest the systematic punGer
OF the public treasury by favored par:sans;
while the recent startling Developments of
!ranus and corrurtlons at the Federal metropo-
us, show that an entire change Of administration
Is lmpera,iEeiy demanded.
Z. That the new dogma that the Constitution
OF It's own force, carries slavery into any or all
of the Territories of the United States, is dan
gernns political heresv, at variance with the
explicit provisions oftta: instrument Itself with
co'emporancors exposition, and with legislative
ana judicial precedent; is revolutionary in its
tendency, and sutvcrsiyc OF the peace and hor.
M"ny OF the country
). That the normal condition Of all Tie terri.
tory OF the United States is that Of fire eGom That
as our tepthIlcan fathers, when they had aboi-
Ished slavery in all our national territory, or
ualiied That no person should be depr we'd of
NE, liberty, or property, without due process Of
law, II beco res our duty, by legislation, hen
ever such Legislation is necessary, to maintain
TINS provision Of the Constitution against all
attempts to violate it: and we deny the authority
or congress, Of territorial legislature, of any
individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in
any Territory Of the United States
.. That we brand the recent re -openiur of the
African slave trade. under the cover of our ma
nohHi iiag, aided ~ p"rvcrsiuns OF judicial pow
er as a linz against humanity and bur ming
shame 10 our country and age; and We call upon
congress t" take prompt ana efficient measures
cradle traffic.
TO- hat in the recent vctoea by their Federal
Governors, Uf IL" acts Of the Legislatures OF
kahsas AMI Nebraska, prohibiting Slavery in
th"se territories, we find practical Illustration
OF 1hc boosted Democratic principle of Non In.
PREVENTION ana Popular Sovereignty embodied in
the hansas-Nehrash IN hill and a demonstration
OF the deception and fraud Involved therein.
IL. mat h sES!s should, of right. lie !nmedi.
ntely admitted rs State under III: Coueti,u-
non reee"ny formed and adopted Iy her people,
ana accepted ~ the House Of Representatives.
~ mat while providing revenue for the sap
Pof' o! the general government BY duties upon
imports, SCUM! policy require such an adjust.
heht OF thc>e imports as 20 encourage the ,evtl-
opihent OF the industrial interests Of the whole
country; anu we commend that policy OF nation
al exchanges, which secures to The WORKING mo n
liberal wages, oagrlcHlture rcmuncrating prices,
To mechanics and manufactures an a,leguatc re-
ward Tor fhctt skill, labor and enterprise and
70 the ration commercial prosperity and indie
pendence.
d. HAT We protest fainst any sale or .,qna-
ton to other, of the Pullic Lands held hv actual
settlers, and against any view Of the Free Home
stead Poiity which regards the -cttlers a. pau
pcis or auppl.Ant! for puddle bounty: and we de-
mand the passage hy Congress OF the comule,e
and satisfactory Homestead Ill, assure which has
already passed the House
Ii. That the Republican n.r,v i. onnossJ tn
any change in oar Naturalization Laws or any
state lc2lsl2iion by which the rights of citizen
snip M Ac;ty corded TO emigrauts from orcirn
lands shall h2 abridged or impaired; and in favor
OF giFih@ a full aud efficient protection to tbs
'eh's "l III! t!sseS ~ citizens, whether native or
hAturaiized, both 1t home md abroad.
-; mat appropriation, BY Congress for River
an. .n' ha!poF iE'pt@'cme"tS Of National charac-
Ter fe4uted for the accommodation and scrur.