The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1860-09-12

The 6st Republican Co1seution -
: h.ld in tht State Of llli6bis sbnven- =
a at Springfield, the capital q theIl'
State. on the 5th Of October lS54.-IH
rh;s convention was held for thelc
double purpose. Of burying tho, oldIu
Wing marty aud OF organizing anotl'erI 4
which should ignore all questions ex. :
eepting that Of slavery. THE 1eadsng 4
spirit in that convention, says the
New Albany Ledger, was Abraham
Lincoln. who was IN hot haste % break
up the Wing party, 10 which he had
previously belonged, eli w"niu
not sectionalize and aboliti"nize Itself.
|Mr. Lincoln, DESTROYS Of obtaining the
honor OF laying down . platform tor
The new party, moved the appoint
lment Of committee 10 report reso u
tions expressive of the principles on
which il was to be formed, and accord.
ingly hinslf. J. f. Famswortb aud
llchabod Codding we're appointed snch
Icomnittee. Subsequently Mr.. LIN
coin, chairman OF the COMMITTEE, re-
ported the following:
L Resolved. That the times impera'
ltivelv demand the reorganization Of
.lpartics. and rcpudiating all .rrcvinns
Il,arty attachments, names, and pre,'c'
Elections. We unite ourselves together
In defence az the liberty and constiiu-
Ition OF the country. asd will hereafter
Co operate as the Republican party
pledged to the accomplishments 81 tht
following purposes: To bring the adj
ADMINISTRATION Of government back Z
TO the control Of first principles; Z
restore Nebraska and kansas 10 tn
Ipositien Of free territories; that as th'
lcunstitution Of the United States vest
la the States. and not in Congress tn
power 10 legislate for the extraditiol
Iof fucitives from labor, no REPEAl
AND ENTIRELY ARROGANT
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW; !
rcatrict slavery ~ those Stats !
which Il exirs; TO PROHIBIT TIL
ADMISSION OF ANY NOR
SLAVE STATES INTO TIL
Y UNION; o. abolish slavery in III
ID istrict 1T Columbia. toexcludc slav'
q nv from Ill the territories over whic
- the general government has excliisi'
and to arrest the acqnir
~ Tuaent I'll any more territories unls'
re- tthe practice of slavery therein forcv'
Is. shall have becn prohibited.
ngI This platform ~. Mr.. Lincoln's VI
hylacccptcd hy the Convention. aud una
a. imonsly ado, fed. 1t viii bc sen Ii
m the very worst fraluresof AL,Iiii"nls
De- are here clearly cnunciatrd and .
all forth a. tile ,,rinciI .les of the Repnb
can party. Like Garrison and W.
II den Phillips Mr. Lincoln fav"re'l I
4" ,lcntirc repeal Of the fugitive slave Ia
- leaving Il to The individual States
- al.,.t such nca. nrrs "A they mig
!" clnosc for tie rendition 81 fiigitiv'
\" A 10 hnw that duty word be y
=" Charged il is only necessary !" refer
~. the actinn ~ Massachusetts. Vcrimp
~, y, and other Republican States. wh'
.le the Legislatures have exercised w
~ Ingenuity ~ prevent rather than TIC
iratc the delivering MP Of i"g''
ool slaves.
tnnI Anvihcr ol.ject which Mr. Line
las' hal in view By the urgsniza'i'al =
the Republican party wa, g. ''pro''''nt
pyi. Iadmi~sin,, If any iuurc slave States
-ing|fo the Uni.,n, 40 matter low y
10 they might be .adaptci 10 slave IL
ecu nr what might y. The wishes - y
IT, people respecting TINT SUBJECT. ~
inlayain, lie was ia favor u abs,Iisl,
bcrs slavery il the District Il Co'nm'
sur-,hc exclusion ii slavery from all e
sub Irivs over which tie General Gov,
ncnt has exclusive control. and
prevent the acquisition Of any !
nrchl Territory unless slavery shall he
hne bitusi tIpvrs.in. v Inch. 4 course. ",
'l'ec- prevent our ever acquiring Cuba.
'b~. Such WAS the prprrann'e vi
next Mr.. Lincoln marked out ior the
''''n- publican party At its birth, aud
pres must d. him the .juslice - cay tia
brass has faithfully st.1l by i from
their time 70 this. It enunc,sstcs the lri
ylcs which be still wlvocaics, an
a. i still the corner STONE 81 his poll
;d.,.. faith.
',.,,,r Mr.. Iins-,ln may I've perfectly
.r..y est In the advocacy ~ these views