The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-07-26
National Republican Platform
las AMENDED AND ADOPTED.


now, more than before, demands its peaceful and
constitutional triumph.
2 That the maintenance of the principles promul-
gated in the Declaration of Independence and EN-
bodied in the Federal Constitution 'That all
created equal that they endowed by their Creator
with certain inalienable rights that among these
fe liberty and the pursuit of happiness; that to Sc
these rights, governments are instituted among
men, deriving their Just powers from the consent Of
the governed"-s essential to the preservation of ur
Republican institutions and that the Federal Const
tuition the Rights Of the States, and the Union of the
States must and shall be preserved.
8. That to the union Of the States this nation owes
its unprecedented increase in population its surrris
ing development of material resources its rapid aug
mentation of wealth, its happiness at home and its
honor abroad; and hold in adherence all schemes
for Disunion come from whatever source they may :
An congratulate the country That no Republican
member of Congress has uttered countenaneed the
threats Of Dsunon often made by Democratic
members without rebuke and with applause from
their political associates; aud denounce those
threats of disunion, in of popular overthrow Of
their ascendency denying the vital principles Of
free government. and as avowel Of contemplated
treason which it is the imperative duty of an indig
nant People sternly to rebuke and forever silence.
l. That the maintenance involate Of the rights of
the States and especially the right of each State to
order and control its own domestic institutions ac-
cordns to its own judgment exclusively, is essential
to that balance powerson which the perfection and
endurance of our political fabric depends and we
denounce the lawless invasion by armed force of the
soil Of any State OF Territory, matter under what
pretext as among the gravest of crimes
5. That the present Democratic Administration has
far exceeded our worst apprehensions in its
less subservency to the exactions of sectional in
terest, especially evinced in its desperate exer
tons to force the infamous Lecompton Constitution
upon the protesting people of Kansas in constituting
the personal relation between master and ser rant to
involve unqualified property in persons; in its at
tempted enforcement, everywhere, on land and sea,
through the Intervention of Congress and of the Fed
eral Courts, of the extreme pretensions of purely
local interest," and its general and unvarying abuse
Of the power entrusted to it by confding people.
g. That the people justly view with alarm the reck-
less extravaganza which pervades every department
of the Federal Government; that return to rigid
economy and accountability is indispensable to ar
rest the systematic plumber of the public treasury by
favored partsans while the recent startling deve
opments of frauds and options at the Federal
metropolis, show that entire change Of admins
tration is imperatively demanded.
:. That the new dog that the Constitution, oft
force, carries Slavery into any all of the Ter
rtores of the United States is dangerous political
heresy, at variance with the explicit provis ions of
that instrument ITSELF with cotemporaneous EXPOSE
tion and with legislative and judicial precedent; is
revolutionary in it's tendency, and subversive Of the
peace and harmony of the country.
s. That the normal diton Of all the territory Of
the United States that of freedom That as our Re-
hol ebole g.,
all national territory, ordained that 'no person
should be deprived of le liberty, property, with
out due process of law it becomes our duty 10y egis-
lation, whenever such legislation is necessary, to
maintain this provision of the Constitution against
all attempts to violate it; and we deny the authority
of Congress- of territorial legislature, of any in
divduals to give legal existence to slavery in any
Territory of the United States.
g. That we brand the recent re-opening Of the Afri
slave trade, under the cover of our national flag
aided by perversions of judicial power, as crime
against humanity and burning shame to our coun.
try and age; and we call upon Congress to take
prompt and efficient for the total and fna
suppression of that execrable traffic.
TO- That in the recent vetoes, by their Federal Gov
ernors of the acts OF the Legislatures of Kansas and
Nebraska, prohibiting Slavery in those Territories
we find practical illustration of the boosted Demo
cratic principle of Non-Intervention and Popular
Sovereignty embodied in the Kansas-Nebraska bill
aud a demonstration Of the deception and fraud in
volved therein.
II. That Kansas should, Of right, be Immediately
admitted a State under the Constitution recently
formed and adopted by her people, and accepted by
the House of Representatives.
u. That, while providing revenue for the support
of the general government by duties upon imports
oh tlnra
imports as to encourage the development of the in
dustral interests of the whole country and we com
mend that policy of national exchanges, which Sc,
cures to the working liberal wages to agriculture
remunerating prices mechanics and manufacturers
an adequate reward for their skill, labor, and
prise and to the nation commercial prosperity and
Independence.
IS. That protest against any sale or alienation
others the Public Lands held by actual settlers
and against any view of the Free Homestead policy
which regards the settlers paupers suppliants
for public bounty; and we demand the passage by
Congress of the complete and satisfactory
measure which has already passed the House.
IA. That the Republican party is opposed to any
change in Naturalization Laws any State legis
laion by which the rights of citizenship hitherto ac
corded to immigrants from foreign lands shall be
abridged or Impaired and in favor of giving full
and efficient protection to the rights of all classes Of
citizens whether native naturalized, both at home
and abroad.
49, That appropriations by Congress for River and
Harbor improvements Of National character, re.
quired for the accommodation and security Of an eX.
listing commerce. authorized by the Constitution
and justified by the obligation of Government pro-
tect the lives and property of its citizens.
16. That Railroad to the Pacific Ocean is impera
lively demanded by the interests of the whole coun.
try tkat the Federal Government ought to render
immediate and efficient aid in its construction; and
that, preliminary thereto, a daily Overland Mail
should be promptly established.
II. Finally, having thus set forth distinctive
principles and views invite the cooperation of all
citizens, however differing on other questions, who
substantially agree with us in their afrmance and
support.
SUPPLEMENTARY RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with those
men who lave been driven, soma Of them from their
native States ana others from the State of their adOp
ton, and now exed from their homes on account
of their opinions and hold the Democratic party
responsible for this gross violation of that clause of
the Constitution which declares that the citizens OF
each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and
immunites of citizens in the several States.