Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-07-05
THE THREE PLATFORMS.
National Republican Platform.
For Presiden:-Abraham Lincoln, of
Illinois.
For lfcc Presideat-Hanniba Hamlin.

For Presiden:-Abraham Lincoln. O
Illinois.
For Iice Presidcat-Hannibal Hamlin
F of Main'
hesofred, That we, the delegated representative
Oh the Republican electors of the United States II
Convention assembled, in discharge of the zty ",
owe to our constituents and our country. unite i,
the following declarations:
L. mat the history of the nation during the las
Tour years. has fully established the proprietv and
necessity of tie organization and perpetuatiou al
the Republican party, nj That the causes which,
Called 1t into existence are permanent ia their ma
ture. and now, more than ever before demand its
peaceful and constitutional triumph.
= That the maintenance of the princpics pro-
hlulSatcd III The Declaration of Independence and
embodied in the Fcder,l Constitution ..T'hat all
men are created equal; that they &c endowed bv
their creator with certain inaenable rights; that
among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness; that to secure these rights. govern
mcnts are instituted among mon. deriving tteir
Just powers from the consent of the go,erierl"--
Is essential 10 the preservation Of our Republican
institutions; and that the Federal Constitutions
the Rights OF the States, and the Uniol of the
States must and shall be preserved.
.. INT to the Union of the States this nation
owes It's unprecedented increase i'm populations
It's surprising development of material resources its
rapli augmentation of wealth, its happiness at home
and It's honor abroad; and we hold in adherence
all schemes for Disunion, come from whatever
source they my: And we congratulate the coun
try that no Republican member of Congress has
uttered or count anced the threats of pisuiion
so often made by Democratic members Awhout
rebuke and with applause from their political asso
Gates and we denouncc those threats of tisunon.
IN case OF Il popular overthrow of their asccntlapcy
rs denying the vital principles Q! free government
anu as an avowal OF contemplated treason, which
u Is inc imperative duty OF l indignant People !
sterniy to rebuke and forever silence.
L. That the maintenance inviolate of the rights !
OF the States and especially the right of each State
to order and control its domestic institutions
according to its own judgment exclusively, is cs-
scntlal TO that balance Of powers on which the |
perfection and endurance of our political fabric de-
Ponds; and we dcnounce the lawless ir.rasion by
armed force of the soil of any State or Territory.
no m Utter unler what pretext, rs among the era
vest Of crimes.
D. That the present Democratic Administration
has Tar exceeded our worst apprehens ms in its
mcasrrelcss subscrvicncy to the cxac Dns of n
sectional interest, especially cvinced i'm its dcs
Dcrate exertions to force the infamous Lccompton
constitution upon the protesting people of Kansas:
n con- Iuing the personal relation between master
'nd servant to involve an unqualified property i'm
,crsons;in its attempted enforcement, everywhere
IN land and sea, through the Intervention of Con.
,rcss and oil the Federal Courts of the extreme
'retensions of purely local interest; and in its
'eneral and unvarying abuse of the power cutrust-
ID to It by conilng people.
q. That he people Justly view with alarm abe ,
eckless extravagaDcc which prevades every de- :
the Federal Government; that a re arm {
rigid economy and accountability is indispensa-
lie toarrest the systematic plnnder of the public
-casury by favored partisans; while the recent :,
artllnS developments of frauds and corrupons at =
&c edcfal metropolis, show that an entire change
I'M <ff-.fr fxt,ss Il.
.. That the new dogma that the Constitu ION, ! "
its own force carries Slavery into any or all OF
'e Territories OF the United States, is danger
ar political hcresy, at variance with the explicit
DIVISIONS Of that instrument ITSELF with cotempo-
ncous exposition, and with legislative and judi n
al precedent; is revolutionary in its tendency. =
I'd subvcrsive Ct tie peace and harmony of the :"
'untry. lie:
3. That the normal condition of all The territory
the United States is that OF freedoms: That as T.
IT Kcpubican fathers, when they had abolished !;
'vcry IN all our national territory, ordained that u
70 person should be deprived of life, liberty, or IN
opery, without due process of law" it becomes til
: duty by legislation, whenever such Legislation
necessary, to m lntain this provision of the Con ~
tuition against all attempts to violate it; and we
ny the authority of Congress, Of territorial II
gslature, ofany individuals, TO give lc.al ex n,
ence TO slavery in any Territory of the United WI
atcs. M VI
,. nat we brand the recent re opening of the %
rican slave trade, under the cover of our nation
hag, aided by perversions of judicial power as tic
me against humanity and burning shame to M
country and age; and we call upon Congress r
AXE prompt and efficient for the total sP
final suppression OF that exccrable traffic. an
-. That in the recent vetoes, by their Federal
vernors, of the acts of the Legislatures of Kan IL
and Nebraska, prohibiting Slavery in those -.
rritores, we find practical illustration of the us'
sted Democratic inciplcs of on Intervention the
Popular Sovereignty embodied in the Kansas THE
braska bill. and demonstration of the decep- lfor
! and fraud involved therein. 4- . e.
Y. That Kansas should of right, be immediate ITO
Omitted rs State under the Constitution re- EOc
fly formed and adopted by her people, aud ac-
led by the House OF Representatives. 9irsa 6
3 That, while providing revenue for the sup cry
Of the general governments BY duties upon AND
orts sound policy requires such Adjustment med
lesc imposts as TO encourage the development sapd
he Industrial interests of the whole country; the
we commend that policy of national exchanges, pub
b secure 10 the working men liberal RACES, to II