The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-18
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM


Resolred, That we, the delegated representatives.
of the Republican c ctOrs Of the United States, in
Convention assembled, in til" discharge of the duty
owe to our constituents ana our country, unite
in the following declarations:
1st. That the history Of the nation during the
last four years, has fully established the proprety
and necessity of the organization and perpctuation
of the Republican party and that the causes which
called it into existence are permanent in their
ture, and now, more than ever before, demand its
peaceful and constitutional triumph.
2. That the maintenance Of the principles pro-
mugated in the Declaration of Independence and
emboded in the Federal Constitution 60 That all
men are created equal; that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienahle rights that
among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness that to these rights, governments
are instituted among men, deriving their just pow
ers from the consent of the governed is essential
tn the preservation of our Republican institutions ;
and that the Federal Constitution, the Rights of
the States, ard the Union Of the States must and
shall be preserved.
g. That to the Union of the States this nation
its unprecedented increase in populations its
surprising development of material resources, it,
rapid augmentation of wealth, its happiness at
home and its honor abroad and hold i'll alb
hOrrence all schemes for DisuniOn, come from what
ever source they may: And congratulate the
country that Republican member of Congress
has uttered or cOuntenanced the threats of Dis
union often made by Democratic members, with
out retuke and with applause from their political
associates; and We denounce those threats of dis
Uni II in of popular overthrow of their
tendency denying the vital principles of a free
government and as an ayowaI of contemplated
treason, which it is the imperative duty Of in
dignant People sternly to rebuke and forever 81
lenCe
A. That the maintenance inviolate of the Rights
of the States, and especially the right of each State
10 order and control its domestic institutions
according to Its own Judgment exclusively is es-
sential to that balance ot powers ON which the per-
fiction and endurance OF our political fabric de-
ponds and we denounce the lawless invasion by
armed force of the soil of any State or Territory
no matter under what preteXt, among the gravest
of crimes.
5. That the present Democratic Administration
has far exceeded worst apprehensiUns in its
nleasureless subservency to the exactions of IA
tinnal interest especially evinced in its desper-
ate exertiOns to force the infamous LecUmpton Con-
stitutiOn upon the protesting people Of Kansas in
constituting the personal relation between master
and servant to involve AN unqualified property in
persons in its attempted enforcement everywhere
ON land and sea, through the intervention of Con-
sress and of the Federal Courts of the extreme
pretensons Of purely local interest and in its
general and unVaryiug abuse Of the power intruste
/ to il by a confdng people.
( g. That the People justly view with alarm the
reckless extravaganza which pervades every depart
/ mrnt OF the Federal Government; that a return TO
rigid economy and accountability is Indispensable
to arrest the systematic plumber of the public
ury by favored PAL tlsaus while the recent startling
deyeOpmt nts of frauds and corruptions at the Fed
/ eral Metropolis, show that entire change Of
administration is mperatively demanded.
Z. That he dogma that the Constitution, of
its force carries Slavery into all of the
Territories of the United States, is Il dangerous
political heresy, at variance with the explicit pro
visions OF that instrument itsef, with cUntempura-
neOus xpostiOn and with Legislative and Judicial
! precedent, Is revolutionary III It's tendency, and
subversve of the peace and harmony of the country
s. That the normal condition of all the Territory
of the United States is that of freedom: That
our Republican fathers, when they had abolished
slavery in all national territory, ordained that
g no person should be deprived of life, liberty,
property, without due process of law it becomes
duty, by legislation, whenever such legislation
is necessary, to maintain this provision of the Con-
stituton against all attempts to violate it and we
deny the authority of Congress- of territorial leg
isature, of any individuals, to give legal exist
ence to Slavery in any Territory Of the United
States.
.. That we brand the recent re-Opening of the
African SIave-Trade, under the of our Ma
tional Flag, aided by perversions of judicial power
as a crime against Humanity and a burning shame
to our Country and Age; and we call upon Congress
to take prompt and efficient measures for the total
and final suppression of that execrabe traffic.
10. That in the recent yetoes, by their Federal
Governors, of the acts of the Legislatures of KAN
and Nebraska, prohibiting Slavery in Those
Territories, find practical illustration of the
boosted Democratic principle OF Non Intervention
and Popular Sovereignty embodied in the Kansas
Nebraska bill, and demonstI alton Of the deception
and fraud involved therein.
IL. That Kansas should, of right, be Immediately
admitted State under the COnstit utOn recently
formed and adopted by her people, and accepted Uy
the House of Representatives.
II. That while providing revenue for the sup
port of the general government by duties upon I'M
ports sound policy requires such AN adjustment of
theHe lnFosts as 10 encourage the Development of
the industrial interests Of the whole country ; and
we commend that policy of national exchanges,
which secures to the working men liberal wages TO
agriculture reniunerating prices to mechanics and
manufacturers an adequate reward for their skid
labor and enterprise, and to the nation commercial
prosperity and Independence.
ID. That protest against any sale or aliena-
ton to Others OF the Public Lands held by actual
settlers and against amy view of the lee Home
stead policy which regards the settlers ns paupers
or suppliants for public bounty; aud demand
the passage by Congress of the complete and salts
factory Homestead measure which has already pass
ed the House.
II. That the Republican party is opposed To any
change in our naturalization Laws or any State
legislation by which the rights OF CtiYeushlp nth
erto accorded 10 immigrants from foreign lands