Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-09-11
T9e yntelligenter.
State Republican Platform.

Adqtcd Jy he RtpuJlicans Of Ko,ra in STATE Con
rention, al Des Aotaes, Jaiy Odd, 1862.
We, the Delegates of tho Republi
can party of Iowa, assembled to de
clare anew our political belief, aud tC
select candidates for important oilicia
positions, present to the People til,
following as our Articles of Faith
!. That the Constitution of the Uni.
ted States is the Fundamental Law oil
the land that it was adopted by om
Fathers to establish justice and Sc.
cure the blessings of Liberty to them
selves and their posterity that in ac,
cordance with the forms prescribed 10y
that instrument and by the laws OF
Congress, ABRAHAM LINCOLN was elect
ed by the voluntary sufl'ra les of the
people as the Chief Magist ate of tic
United States for the te m of -four
years that before he had taken the
oath of Office or exercised any of the
powers with which lie had been cloth
cd, certain States of the Union passed
ordinances of Secession, assuming
thereby to be no longer part of, non
subject to the laws of the United
States !; that soon afterwards they or.
ganized separate Confederation. pro
claimed their independence of and hos
tility to the Federal Government and
from that time to the present have
wagcd a causeless, merciless, aud bar.
barous warfare against the Republic
to which they owe perpetual graft,
tude aud allegiance. ..
Cd. That for the maintenance of the
Government in this the hour of its
peril, it is the duty of every citizen to
devote time, labor, property, life that
we, as the representatives of an or.
ganized association of citizens, pub.
licly pledge all of our energies and
substance should they be needed, for
the Governmental defense.
3. That we have undiminisled
confidence in the President of the Uni
ted States, that he is faithful tn his
pledges, is honest and determined
in his purposes to crush the rebellion
and maintain the Union of the States,
and that VIC earnestly endorse the ac-
tion of our Representatives in Con-
gress in aiding to pass laws for the
Abolition of Slavery in the District of
Columbia F.; for the pcrpetuation of
Freedom in all the Territories of the
Republic for the Conliscation of the
property of Rebels and clothing the
President with authority to use the
slaves of Traitors for all military pur-
poses.
4. That we abhor all sympathizers
with secession who, to cover their
reasonable sentiments, raise the cry
of Aboitionism but that on the con-
trary we will honor any loyal citizen,
whatever may have been his former
political associations, who will sustain
with all his power the struggle of
Democratic Republicanism against
Traitorous Aristocracy, North or
South.
5. That extending q hearty vel
come to those who are present with
us in this Convention who have left
the so called Democratic party, we
invite all loyal citizens, regardless of
all political associations, and who are
in favor of giving the National Ad
minlstration their honest support, to
cooperate with us, and we commend
to all such the patriotic words of the
lamented Douglas, who said "There
is only two sides TO this question. Ev-
cry man must be for the United States
or against it. There can be 10 neu.
trality in this war-only patriots or
traitors" r
g. That We rciterate the demand for
an economical administration of our
National and State Governments, and
for punishment of fraudulent con.
tractors and plunderers of the public
treasury.
I. That the valor of our soldiers
and sailors, and especially those of our
own State, on every battlefield TO
which they have been called, has
earned for them our lasting gratitude,
and commended them and their fami-
lies to our practical sympathy and aid
8. That the State of Iowa will
promptly furnish its quota of the
troops called for by the recent Procla
nation of the President, and any add
ditional number which the public SER
vice may require.
.. That the voluntary enlistment Of
our adopted citizens, in the army and
navy, and their tried valor on our
battle-fields, have demonstrated the
warmth Of their patriotism and an APP
probation of liberty and good govern
ment which have earned for them the
proud name of American citizens and
soldiers, and that we, as Convention,
recommend to the Congress of the
United States to SO amend the Natu-
ralization Laws as to give all the
rights of such citizenship to them.
That as the citizens of loyal State
whose patriotism, both at home and
upon foreign battle-fields, has spoken
for itself, we earnestly appeal to the
incumbents of the Legislative and
Executive Departments Of the Govern
ment. to use every legitimate means
in their possession to crush the Rebel
lion, and if, as last measure for the
preservation of the Republic, it shall
become necessary to blot out the in
stitution of Slavery from the soil of
every State, we will say AMEN /! letting
the consequences fall upon the wicked
authors of the War and leaving the
final issue with God !