Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-08-09

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John C. Breckenridge, of Kentucky. and
Joseph Lane, of Oregon. for the Office OF
President and Vice President of the United
States. upon this declaration of principles.
with sincere and hearty enthusiasm.
9. That we deny, and denounce the doc
! trine of the Republican party. that Con
gress has the power and the right to inter-
vene. and prevent the emigration to the
Territories of the United States, of citizens
with their property. as recognized. by the
Federal Constitution. and the Supreme
Court Of the United States; and that we al
so deny and denounce the assumption of
the advocates Of "Squatter Sovereignty. +"
that, though each citizen may have the
right to go to the Territories with his prop
erty. yet that the Territorial Governments
organized under the acts of Congress, have
the power Of such Intervention. as equally
untenable and unconstitutional. and that
it involves the contradiction, that citizens
may have constitutional rights. which
rights, by the action Of Congress or its
agents. may be impaired or destroyed.
3. That the true constitutional ard Dem,
ocratic doctrine is, that the Territories, be-
ing the common property of all tn States
and all citizens being thereby joint owners,
all have an equal right to settle in them
with whatever property they may legally
possess; and as the rights of property are
not derived from Congress. but are inhe-
rent in the people Of the several States,
therefore Congress cannot intervene for the
purpose of establishing or destroying the
right Of property in the service of negroes
or any other description of property; but
that it is its bonnden duty, when necessa-
ry, TO protect the rights and privileges oi
all citizens. without partiality, during the
Territorial Condition. and that when the
number of inhabitants of any Territory jns
titles it. in the language of the Cincinnati
Platform. ''have the right to form con-
stitution, with or without slavery" as the
majority may determine.
We have room for only the substance
of the remaining portion Of the platform:
The fourth resolution enunciates the old
slander that it is the aim and object Of the
Republican party to destroy the domestic
institutions Of the South, and place the ne
groes upon social and political equality
with the whites, leading TO mixture OF
the races, DC
The fifth declares opposition to This de-
basing doctrine. aisf.
The sixth makes a thrust at Stephen "A.
for trucking to the unconstitutional and
imperious demands of anti Slaveryism, for
the sake ofpopularity. and calls upon all
patriots, without regard to old party asso-
Citations. to join the unconqucrable Democ-
racy under the leadership Of Breckinridge
and Lane. which has undertaken the mis-
sion of restoring peace AMI permanent har-
mony to the country. ..q. .s,,..e. 4.
The seventh recommend the friends ol
Brekinridge and Lane to organize in their
respective Districts. Counties and Town
ships. .f
The eighth endorses the administration
of James Buchana, and declares their un-
diminished, confidence in his wisdom, in
tegrity and patriotism. .. .,...,-.. 81.
The ninth eulogizes Gen. Joseph Lane,
refers briefly to his brilliant military servii
ces, and Indignantly rcpcls the attempts
that have been made to reflect upon his in
telligence.
The tenth and last approves the course Of
Jesse d. Bright and Graham n. Fitch, in
standing by the Administration in de.
fence Of the Union. the Constitution am
the Equality Of the States. and in opposi.
tion to the assaults of Black Republicanism
and Squatter Sovereignty" arr
GEN. LANES LETTER. -
At this point DR.. Sherrod read letter
from Gen, Jo. Lane. lie regretted that he
could not be present on account of indis.
position. but hoped the Democracy of In.
diana will rally in defence Of the Constitu
tion and the equal rights of the States
In conclusion he said he was happy to in.
form them that in North Carolina, and a.
far as he could learn, other Southern State.
the Democratic party felt sanguine Of sue
cess; that there were many accessions from
the party opposed to the Democracy, and
lie had reason 10 hope and believe thai
by November all the Southern State,
would be united in support Of the Breck.
enridge ticket. 3o'f = lo''''2 g 'a'a ''''
i coNPRoNtsE PRorosED-CLosE VOTE on IT
DR.. Sherrod offered the following prop
osition for joint electoral ticket: nv
! Resoired, That whilst we disapprove o
the platform of principles, on which Mr.
Douglas is now a candidate, We still re
gard it as less Objectionable, than that OF
which Mr.. Lincoln is placed; therefore.
: Rssolved, That the Democratic Centra
Committee. this day appointed. be author
! lied and requested to confer with the Cen
trail Committee appointed on the 1 1th day
of January last, with a view to the organ
izing and running of one aud . joint elec
I'll ticket. ON the. following basis, toswit
If the person that may be jointly agreed
upon for electors shall be elected. they shall
cast the vote of this State for that one o
| the two candidates for Presiden. and Vie,
President--Breekinridgc and Lane, OF
] Douglas and johnson whom it shall b,
found, after the election, is certain to re
! ccive the highest number Of electoral vote.
from other States. -" ''a" - ''' t'''o.e !. /.
That said committee be authorized, il
their discretion, to agree upon the adoption
ofan entirely new electoral ticket, or The
! running Of either Of the present electota
tickets. or Of ticket composed of parts o
the present tickets, as may be thought mos,
/ Iexpedient. The electors who may be thcr
/ agreed upon to pledge themselves in wri