The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-09
TILE Cm1cAGO PLATFoRM

AMENDED AND ADOPTED.
Resolred, That we, the delegated representatives
of the Republican electors of the United States in
Convention assembled, in the discharge of the duty
to constituents and country, unite
in the following declarations:
LIST. That the history of the nation during the
last four years, has fully established the propriety
and necessity of the organization and perpetuation
of the Republican party aud that the which
called it into existence permanent in their
ture, and now, more than ever before, demand its
peaceful and constitutional triumph.
2. That the maintenance of the principles pro-
mulsated in the Declaration of Independence and
embodied in the Federal Constitution That all
men are created equal that they arc endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienabe rights that
among these are life, liberty, aud the pursuit of
happiness that to secure these rights governments
instituted among men, deriving their just pow
from the consent of the governed lis essential
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. That to the Union of the States this nation
owes its Unprecedented increase in population, its
surprising development of material resources, its
rapid augmen tatiOn of wealth, its happiness at
home and its honor abroad and hold in alb
horrence all schemes for Dsuniou, come from what
ever source they may: And congratulate the
country that no Republican member of Congress
has uttered cOuntenanCed the threats of Dis
union often made by Democratic members, with
out rebuke and with applause from their political
associates; and we denounce those threats of dis
union in case of a popular overthrow of their as
tendency AS denying the vital principles OF free
government, and avowal of contemplated
treason, which it is the imperative duty of an in
dSnaut People sternly to rebuke and forever 81
lenCe
A. That the maintenance inviolate of the Rights
of the States. and especially the right of each State
to order aud control its own domestic institutions
according to its own Judgment excluslvely Is es-
sential to that balance of powers which the per-
lection and endurance OF our political fabric de-
ponds; and We denOunce the lawless invasion 10y
armed force of the soil of any State or Territory
no matter under what pIeteNt, as among the gravest
OF crimes.
5. That the present Democratic Administration
has far exceeded worst apprehensiOns, in its
measureless subserviency to the exactions of Il
tional interest, especially eyinced III its desper
exertions to force the infamous Lecompton Con-
sttution upon the protesting people of Kansas in
constituting the personal relation between master
and servant to involve an unqualified property in
persons i'll 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 abuse Of the power ntrusted
it by a confiding people
i. That the People justly view with alarm the
reckless extravaganza which pervades every depart
ment OF the Federal Governments that Il return to
rigid economy and accountability is indispensable
to arrest the systematic plumber of the public treas
uy by favored partisans while the recent startling
developments of frauds and cOrruptons at the Fed-
eral Metropolis, show that entire change OF
administration is imperativeIy demanded.
Z. That +he new dogma that the Constitution, Of
its force, carries Slavery into any all of the
Territories of the United States, is dangerous
political heresy, 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, and
subversive of the peace and harmony of the country
3. That the normal condition of all the Territory
of the United States is that of freedom: That
Republican fathers, when they had abolished
slavery in all national territory, ordained that
- person should be deprived of life, liberty or
property, without due process of law, it becomes
duty, by legislation whenever such legislation
is necessary, maintain this provision OF the Con-
stitutiOn against all attempts to- violate it and
deny the authority of Congress, of territorial leg
islature of any individuals, to give legal EXIST
ence to Slavery in any Territory of the United
States.
.. That brand the recent re-opening of the
African Slave Trade, under the cover of Ma
tional Flag, aided by perversons of judicial power
crime against Humanity and burning shame
to our Country and Age; and we call upon Congress
take prompt aud efficient for the total
and final suppression of that execrable traffic
TO- That in the recent vetOes, by their Federal
Governors of the acts of the Legislatures of Kan
and Nebraska, prohibiting Slavery in those
Territories, lind practical illustration Of the
boosted Democratic principle of Non Intervention
and Popular Sovereignty embodied in the Kansas
Nebraska bill and enionst alton of the DECEPTION
and fraud involved therein.
IL. That Kansas should, of right be imme diately
admitted as State under the Constitution recently
formed and adopted by her people, and accepted by
the House of Representatives.
T. That, while providing revenue for the sup
port of the general government by duties upon i'm
ports, sound policy requires such adjustment OF
these inBosts 10 encourage the Development of
the industrial interests of the Whole country and
we commend that policy of national exchanges,
which secures to the working liberal wages, to
agriculture remuueratng prices, TO mechanics and
manufacturers an adequate reward for their skill,
labor and enterprise. and to the nation commercial
prosperity and Independence.
Is. That protest against any sale or aliona-
ton to Others OF the Public Lands held 10y actual
rettiers, and against any view of the Fiee Home
stead policy which regards the settlers paupers
suppliants for public bounty; and We demand
the passage by Congress of the complete and salts
factory Homestead measure which has already pass
ed the House