The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-08-14
INDIANA DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.


;. ton of the codntry the deporable effects of
, departure from its time honored and conservative
principles. and the triumph of sectionalism; AM
firmly believing that the Union and the Corstitu
ton can be preserved alone by the restoration o
that party to power we invite all the Union mel
throughout the land 70 unite with in sustainiDe
its organization and carrying out its principles
Therefore.
l. Resolred, l. That reaffirm and endorse tn,
: political principles that from time to time hav,
" been put forth by the National Conventions o
the Democratic party.
9 That we are pnalterahly attached 10 the
. Constitution, by which the Union of these States
was formed and established and that n faithful
observance ofits principles alone continue the
existence of the Union and the permanent hapni
ness Of the people.
g. That the present civil war has mainly re-
suited from the long continued, unwise and ia
nacal agitation, in the North, of the question OF
domestic slavery. the consequent organization of
geographical party, guided by the sectional plat
forms adopted at Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia.
and Chicago, and the DEVELOPMENT thereby Of
sectional hate and JEALOUSY. producing Gas had
long been foreseen and predicted ny us) its coun
tcrpart in the South of secession, disunion, and
armed resistance TO the General Government and
terminating in a bloody strife between those who
should have been forever bound together by fra
| 'crna bonds, thus bringing upon the whole coun-
/ try n calamity which to meet rs lOval
citizens. striving for the adoption of that mode Of
settlement best calculated TO again restore union
and harmony.
l. That in rejecting all propositions likely 10
result in satisfactory Adjustment of the matters
( in Dispute between the North and the South, and
especially those measur es which would have se-
cured the border slave States to the Union. and a
hartv co-oreraton their part in II constitution
/ II and legal measures to procure a return Of the
more Southern States to their allegiance, the Re
! publican party assumed a fearful responsibility
and acted in total disregard of the best interests
I of the whole country.
). That if the party in power had shown the
! same desic to settle. hv amcable adjustment our
internal dis: ensons before hOstilities had actually
: commenced, that the Administration has recently
xlibitcd 70 avoid a war with our ancient enemy,
/ Great Britain. confidently believe that peace
aud harmony would now reign throughout all our
/ borders
g. That the maintenance of the Union uron
! rhe rrin ples of the Federal Constitution should
/ he the controlling object of all who profess lova
/ Y to the Government--and in our Judgment this
9urnose can only he accomplished. bv the ascer-
!encv Of Union party in The South.rn States
hich shall, bv counter revolution, dSnlace those
who control and direct the present rebellion That
/ no effort TO create or sustain such party be
sue eesful which is not based upon a definite set
clement Of the questions at issue between the two
sections anl We therefore demand that some such
settlement be made by additional constitutional
guaranty. either initiated by act of Congress or
through the medium Of National Convention
+ :. That the Republican party has fully demon
trated It's inability 10 conduct the Government
hlrouel, is present difficulties.
:. That We are utterly opposed 70 the twin
h,resie=. Northern sectiOnalism and Southern So
re-sion. as inirnica to the Constitution anl thu,
! md The peace of the country, SHOULD frown indip
slrt.T rpon ,hem.
! O. That in this national emergency the )eroc
! rae. of Indiana, henshing all feeling Of passion
md resentment. will recol'ect only their dntv 10
/ he whole country: that this war should not bo
wagcd IN the spirit OF conquest or subnpstion
nor for the purpose Of over hrcwinr or interfrrinn
with the rights or inSti' tions Of The States mt 10
defend and maintain the supremacy of the Con.
tuition and to preserve the Union with ali tho
dignity equality AID rights Of the several States
unmpa.red; and that as soon as these objects are
accomplished the ought to cease.
10. That will sustain, with all our enerr1es
a war for .he maintenance Of the Constitution ana
of the integrity of the Union under the Constitution
hut opposed to war for the emanci. alton
of the negroes, or the subugation Of the Southern
States
H.. That the purposes avOwed and advocated
bv the Northern d'unOnisis, to liberate and arm
the negro slaves, is disgrace to the age. calcua
ted to retard the suppression of the rebellion and
meets Onr unnualiged condemnation
ID That the total dsregcrd Of the writ of ba
beas corpus bv the authorities over us, and the
seizure and Imprisonment of the citizens of Iowa
States where the juliciar- is in full operation
without warrant or law and without ASSIGNING an,
cause giving 10 the party arrested anv opportu-
nifty of defense, faerant 'iolations of the Con
stitution and most alarming acts Of usurpat,on of
rover, which should receive the stern rehnke or
every lover of his country and Of every man who
the security and blessings OF life, liberty and
property.
l3. That the liberty Of speech and of the ress
are guaranteed to the people by the Constitution
md none hut usurper would deprive them Of these
rights they inestimable to the citizen and
| .ormidabe TO tyrants onv And the attemp,s
which have been made since present unfortu-
nate troubles. to muzzle the press and stihe free
discussion, exercises Of despotic power against
Which freedom revots and which can not he tole
rated without converting frecmen into slaves.
/ Ii. That the SEIZURE of Mason and SliIcl on
! board n neutral vessel, on the high seas was
either in accord nee with international law. and
- legal; or else in violation of such law, and So
iles al. II the former, we lamert that our nation
4 has been Inundated by their surrender under n
/ threat if the latter. il the duty of the Ad-
ministration at once to have dsavowed the act of
their officer. and instead of incarceratine the can
tive- in For; Warren, have Immediately re-
otirrd the wrong by Placing them, as far as prac
tlcable, in the same condition in which that Off
! Ger found them. In either event, the action of
the Administration was vacillatine and cow
lrdy and degrading TO the dignity of great nation
| 10. That the action Of the Republican party.
ls manifested in the partisan character of all an
pOintments Of the Administration to civil office
and, in hold;ng party caucusses by the Republican
members of Congress for the purpose ofimpressing
upon the legislative action of that BODY the peculiar
dogmas of that party. have demonstrated that
| their professions Of "sacrifcng party platforms
and party organizations upon The altar of their
coua.-v,' are but o many hypocritical and false
pretenses by which they hope to dupc the unwary
into their support and warn all loyal persons
as they love their country, 10 ba deceived
thereby
! IS. That the disclo made by the investi.
eating committee in Congress of the enormous
frauds that have stalked into the army and navy
departments, duplicating the heads of those de.
partments in n contrivance at, IL not all actual
participation in n system of corruption, and in
which our brave soldiers have been defrau,led of
their proper supplies and our Government threat
ened with bankruptcy, demands thorough inves-
tigation into all our expenditures both State and
National, and that speedy and marked example
be made of all such birds Of prey" who, taking
advantage of the necescity of our country have
fed ard fattened upon public pIunder.
IT, That the meritorious conduct of the Indi-