The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-06-25
National Republican Platform
[As5 AMEryED AND ADoPTED.l

our constituents and our country, unite In
the following declarations
!, That the history of the nation during
the last four years, has fully established
the propriety and necessity Of the organi-
eaten and perpetustion of the Republican
party, and that the causes which called ii
into existence are permanent in their ma
ture, and now, more than ever before. de-
nand IDS peaceful and constis utonaI trit
umph.
2. That the maintenance OF the princi-
pies promulgated in the Declaration of In-
dependence and embodied In the Federal
Constitution, THAT all men are created
equal that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain inalienable rights
that among these are lite, liberty and the
pursuit OF happiness: thar to secure these
rights, governments are instituted among
men. deriving their just powers from the
consent OF the governed d"--is essential TO
the preservation of our Republican institn-
tIons and that the Federal Constitution,
the Rights OF the States, and the Union of
the States must and shall be preserved.
3. That 70 the union of the States this
nation owes its unprecedented increase in
population, its surprising development of
material resources, its rapid augmentation
OF wealth, its happiness at home and its
honor abroad and We hold in adherence
all schemes for Disunion, come from what
ever source they may And we congratu-
late the country that no Republican mem
Der of Congress has uttered or counte-
nanced the threats of Disunioa 30 often
made by Democratic nembers. without re-
buke and with applause from their political
associates and We denounce those threats
Of disunion, in case of popular overthrow
Of their aseendancy. as denying the vital
principles OF free government, and as an
srowal Of contemplated treason, which II
In theimperative duty Of an indignant Peo-
pie sternly 10 rebuke and forever silence.
| =. That the maintenance inyi0late of the
rights OF the States, and especially the
right OF each State 10 order and control its
own domestic institutions according to it's
own judgment exclusively. is essential to
that balance of powers on which the per,
fsrkicn AID eAduranee of our .folitisal hbJ
nc depends ,snds We rdeuosese the ~
icss INV sSiuH uy Afmco IoIcc oI tna sl1 QS
any State or Territory, no matter under
what pretext, as among the gravest of
crimes.
| 8. That The present Democratic Admin,
istsatioa has far exceeded oar WORT ap.
prehensions, in It's measureless subseryi-
ency TO the exactions OF q SECTIONAL inter
est, as especially evinced in its desperate
exertions 10 force the infamous Lecompton
Constitution upon the protesting people OF
Kansas IN construing the personal rela-
ton between master and servant TO in
volve an unqualified property in persons
in its attempted enforce mcnt, everywhere,
on land and sea. through the intervenf;on
of Connresa and Of ne Federal Courts. OF
the extrene prsten.ions q ) purely local
interest," and ii p - ~ naysryino
abuse ofthe power slS( (ed 70 il 81 acon.
fiding people.
g. That the people iusaly view with
alarm the reckless <xsxsysgancs which
pervades every depaftnIent 81 tho Federal
Government; that. rcfRr1s to rigid econ
omy and accountability is indispensable to
arrest The systematic plumber of the pub
lie treasury by favored partisans while
the recent startling developments offrauds
and corruptions al the Federal metropolis,
show that an entire change Of adminis,ra-
tion Is inpera.ively demanded.
7. That the new dogma that the Con-
stitution, Of its own force, carries Slavery
into any or all of the Territories OF the
United States. is dangerous political her
esy. at variance with the explicit provi-
sions Of that instrument it.elf, with CO.
tempormeous exposition, and with leais-
ia,iye, and judicial precedent !: is reyolu.
tionary in its tendency, and subversiye Of
the peace and harmony Of the country.
8. That the normal condition Of all The
territory Of the United States, Is that Of
freedom That as our Republican fathers,