The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-08-25
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM.
Adopted Mt Chicago. May l7th, 1850.


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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM.
Adopted Mt Chicago. May l7th, 1850.
Rsiolued, That We. the delegated Representatives
o, the Republican electors Of the United States, il
Convention assembled! in discharge Q. the duty we owe
10 our constituents AID country, unite IN tht
iuLlowIA. Gec.Arat.sns:
l. That the history Of the nation during the last
four years. la, fully established the propriety and
necessity Of the aBd preparation OF Tho
Republican party, and that the causes which called il
ito existence are permanent IN their nature
r,,r. than ever tefgre, demand It's peaceful snC
cog.tttutio., al triumph.
? That the maintenance Of the principles promul-
Saei IN the Dceara Il Independence and embodied
the Federal Constitute, all men are created
cqoaI; hat they are cuiow,t by heir Creator viii
ertan Halienab!e rights; that along these are ie
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness. that to secure
hese rights. governments Instituted allong men
deriving their Just powers from the consent Of IL
;nveEned'-is esseatIa! 10 the preservation Q. our
Republican Institutions and that the FEDERAL Conslt
tuition the Rights Of the States, and the Union Q, the
states. must and shall be preserved
J. That the UnIon Of the States this nation owes
It's unprecedented increase in population It's surprising
development Of material resources its rapid augmen-
taton of wealth. its happiness at home and its honor
abroad; and We hold IN abhorrcnce all schemes for
DIsun,"n, come from whatever source they may And
congratulate the country that no Republican
member Of Congress has uttered or coun;enancca the
hreats Of DtsunIon often made by Democratic
members, without rebuke and with applause from
their political associates; and denouuce those
threats OF disunion in case Of popular overthrow of
their ssceuiancy denying the vital pr ucipies Of
free government, and as ayuwLE Of contempt tied
treason which It 10 the imperative duty 0, an,
People 30 sterny rebuke aud forever sIlsnce.
1. rha, the maintenance nvlola,e OF the rights O:
he States, and especially the right Of each State Ia
rider and control its own domestic institution,
tcc"rng TO its judgment exclusively is essential
IN that balance of powers which the perfection and
endurance Of our political fsbric depends; and we
ienounce the aw!ess invasion by armed force of the
.ol! Of any State or Territory matter under what
preteIt, as among the gravest Of crimes.
s. That the present Democratic Administration
has far exceeded worst spprchels!ons in II,
measueess subervency to the exactlons Of section,
interest. as especially evtnced in its desperate
exerttons to force the Infamous Lccumpton Constitution
upon the protesting people OF Kansas; in constituting
he personal relation between master and servant
10 involve an unqualified property in persons: in il,
attempted enforcement everywhere, on land and sea
through the intervention Of Congress and of the
Federal Courts Of the extreme pretentons Of purely
local interest; and IN its general and unvarying
abuse Of the power entrusted to 1t by a conadipg
people.
g. That the people justly view with alarm the
reckless extravaganza which every department
Il the Federal Government; that return to rIgid
economy and accountability nilspeus lille to arrest
he systematic plumber OF the public treasury by
favored Partisans while the startling devei-
"Pments Of frauds aud corrup,ions at the Federal
metropolis, show that entire change OF admins,rs
ton Is imperaiveIy demanded
:. That the dogma that the Constitutio, q, ,.s
'wn force, carries Slavery into any or al o, the
rerrttorIe, q the United States is dangerous p,Iitia
hercsy at variance with the explicit provisions Of that
instrument itse,f with cotemporaneous exposition
md with legislative and judicial presidents is revolu
iouary IN ts Tendency and subvcrsive Of the peace
ami harmony of the country.
S, That the normal condition q all the territory O,
no United STATES is that of freedom That as our
republican fathers, when they had abolished slavery
N al our rational territory, oraine that no person
sh'oia be deprived Of life, property without due
process Of law 1t becomes our duty BY icvsjattap
whenever such legislation is necessary to MAINTAIN
hIs provision 81 the Constitution AGAINST all atc,ppts
to rIat" Il; snI We deny sae authority Of Congress,
Z terrttnTiai legislature, or Of any ,al.yataI. t.
sTe legal eSts;snsc to slavery In any Territory Of the
United States.
.. That We brand The resent re-openjns q the
African Save Tssie, under the cover Of our national
sag aided by pcrvcrstoHs Of aticaI power as crime
against humanity ana harnsas shame 10 our coGu,rv
and age AMI We call apsa Hercss to take prompt
md Cfaeai measures FOR tAc :5:a. ,pd ansl Suppression
o.; that exc --ab'c s7affr
10 r14G Ia the resent vctocs tv tbrf- rc5s-,l
Governors ~ the aets Of the Legislatures Il Eaa-ss
AMI Nebraska PFhthnIag Slavery II thse Territories
~e spratsaI ILLUSTRATION II the Jasrea Demo5rae
principle q Non-fnt"fven'soH and rruar Severe sv
embosHei IN the Kansas. Sehras.a al and den,an-
stya'on ~ the aeyrpgn sad frsaI involved The EN-
II rhst Kansas Should Of light he tungc,3.sfefr
admitted a. STATE untsr tbe Caa.ututlau reeept5v
faruSd and sdarei ar bet people AMI accepted by tie
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