The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-25
Republican National Convention.

The Republican Convention, which met
in Chicago on the 10th inst, continued in
session three days, and, in point of numbers,
enthusiasm and harmony of feeling, was the
most remarkable Convention of the kind
ever held. All the Free States and the
Territories were represented, besides six
Slave States and tho District of Columbia.
The Slaves States wero Maryland, Virginia,
Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware and Texas.
The Convention was held in "Wigwam'
OF immense size, which the Republicans OF
Chicago had erected at an expense of S6,-
600. This "Wigwam," when fllud to its
utmost capacity, contained more than IL, ,ooO
persons. 1t was constantly packed, and
thousands we're unable to obtain admission
The Convention was called to ORDER at
IL o'clock on the 10th, by Gov. Morgan, Of
New York, and, after the appointment Of
several Committees, adjourned till p, M
At tho afternoon session, the Committee
on permanent organization, made their re-
port. Hon. George Ashm un, of Mass, was
selected President, with 27 Vice Presidents
and 20 Secretaries.
The President, on taking tho chair, made
an admirable speech, thanking the Conven-
ton for tho honor conferred upon him, and
reminding the delegates of the importance
of the objects which had brought them to-
gothor. He was warmly applauded.
The following is the Platform adopted
unanimously by the Convention. IL is one
of which Republicans may we'll bo proud
radical enough to be approved by the most
ultra member of the party, and conserva-
tive enough to show our most bitter enemies
that we arc for maintaining the Constitu-
tional rights of all sections of tho Union
1t proves the utter falsity of the charge Of
sectionalism made by our Pro.Slavery an
tagonists, and entities the Republicans to the
honor of being called THE ONLY TRULY MA
TIoNAL PARTY:
RESOLVED, That we, tho delegated ropre-
sentativcs of the Republican electors of the
United States, in Convention assembled, in
tho discharge of tho duty we owe to our
constituents and our country, unite in the
following declarations:
LIST. That the history of the nation du.
ring the last four years has fully established
the propriety and necessity OF the organiza'
ton and perpetuaton of the Republican
party, and that tho causes which called il
into existence are permanent in their nature
and now more than ever before demand itt
peaceful and constitutional triumph.
ID That the maintenance of the princi'
Piles promulgated in the Declaration of In
dependence and embodied in tho Federal
Constitution, "That oil men arc born equal
that they are endowed by thoir Creator with
certain inalionable rights that among thest
arc life, liberty, and the pursuit OF happiness
that to insure these rights, governments are
instituted among mon deriving their jus
powers from tho consent of the governed,
10 essential to the preservation of our Ro
publican institutions, and that the Fedora
Constitution, the rights of the States anC
tho Union of the States must and shall b,
preserved.
3D.. That to the Union Of the States thi
nation owes its unprecedented increase il
population, its surprising development o
material resources. its rapid augmentation
of wealth, its happiness at home and it
honor abroad, and wo hold in abhOrrence al
schemes for disunion, come whatever sourc
they may and we congratulate the countr
that no Republican member Of Congress
has over uttered or oountenanced tho threat
of disunion so often made by Democrat
members without rebuke and with applaus
from their political associates. and we dc
nounce those threats of disunion In case @
+ a popular overthrow of their ascundency, q
denying tho vital principles of free gov
ernment, and as an avowal of contemplate
: treason which it is the imperative duty Q
an indignant people sternly to rebuke an
forever silence.
4th. That tho maintenance inviolate @
tho rights OF tho States and especially tn
right of each State TO order and coutrol il
own domestic institutions according to il
own judgment exclusively, is essential
that balance of powers on which tho perfet
tion and endurance of our political fabr
depend, and we denounce tho lawless inv'
: aion by armed force of tho soil of any Stat
0 or Territory, no matter under what pretex
v as among tho greatest Of crimes.
. 9th. That the present Democratic Al
ministratiOn has far exceeded our worst aI
prehensions in measureloss snbseryiency
the extension Of a sectional interest, as o
q pecially evidenced in it's desperate exertio
to force the Infamous Lecompton ConstitI