The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-07-03
INDIANA DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

| maintenance of the Union und The preservation oi
the Constitution. and seeing in the present condi-
ton of the country the deplorable effects Of a
departure from irs time hono-ed and conservative
| principles. and the triumph Of secfiOnalism: and
| firmly believing that the Union and the Corstitu
tiOn can be preserved alone bv the restoration Of
that party to power we invite all the Union men
throughout the land to unite with us in sustaining
its organization and carrying out its principles.
! Therefore,
| Resolsed. l. That we reaflirm and endorse the
| political principles that from time to time have
been put forth by the National Conventions of
the Democratic party.
That we are rnalterablv attached to the
Constitution, BY which tie Union of these States
was formed and established and that faithful
observance of its principles alone continue the
existence Of the Union, and the permanent hapni-
ness of the people.
3. That the present civil war has mainly rc.
suited from the long continued. unwiae. and Ca
natical agitation, in the North Of the question Of
domestic slavery, the consequent organization Of
a geographical party, guided by the s"ctionol plat
forms adopted Mt Buffalo Pittsburgh. Philadelphia
and Chicago, and the develonment thereby Of
sectional hate and jealousv. prod.cir (as had
long been foreaesn and predicted Nv ns) ira
;erpart in the South of .. ccssion. disunion. and
armed resistance to the General Government, and
terminating in bloody strife between those who
should have been forever hound together by fra
| ternal bonds. thna bringing upon the whole coun-
| try a calamity which we now tn meet IA loyal
citizens striving for the adoption of that mode Of
settlement best calculated TO again restore union
and harmony.
| A. That in rejecting all propositions likely 20
result in satisfactory adjustment Of the matters
in dispute between the North and the South, anil
especially those meas,r es which would have Sc
cured the border slave States to the Union. and n
harv cooperation their part in al constitr'ion-
| i IN n of tI,o
more Southern States To their allegiance. the Re
publican party assumed a fearful resnonsibilitv
and acted in total disregard of the best interests
of the whole country.
g. That If the party in power had shown the
same desire 10 settle hv amicahle adins' ment our
internal dis cneionS before hostiites had actually
commenced, that the Administration ha- recently
exhibited TO avoid war with our ancient enpmv
Great Britain. confden''v believe thar nea ce
and harmony would now rern throughout all our
borders
the principles of the Federal Constitution should
: be the conrollino object az nl who profess oval-
" 20 tile Governmcnt-,nd IN judgement this
purpose can only he ACCOMPLISHED. nv the aecrr-
dencv cf Union party in the South TT Sts'es.
which shall bv a counter revolution diSplace those
who control and direct the present bcll0n. That
no effort 70 create sust1in such party can he
snc essfnl which i not based upon n definite
Element of rho questions issue between the two
! sections; and we therefore d,.mand that some such
settlement be made bv adlit ona constitutional
guaranty, either Initiated nv act Of Congress or
through the medium of National Convention.
T. That the Republican party has fully demon
stratcd Us inability 70 conduct the Government
through ia present difficulties.
| 2 That va are utterly o1rosed 70 the twin
here-ies Northern Sectiomlism and Southern CO.
cc.-ion. as inimcal to the Constitution and that
freeunrn, r 'hcv value the boon Of evil liberty
and the peace Of the country, should frown indig
n intlr upon them.
g. That in this national emergency tho )cmoc.
, rae of Indiana, hanishng all fcrl;nr oF p,Syo,
AID resentment. will rccOllcc' only Their duty 'o
: The whole country; that th7 should not he
RI wagcd in the spirit ot conquest or subiuGatOn.
nor for the purpose ~ over r2wing or interfering
with The rights or n5tt tions Of the States ont IN
defend and maIntair: the sfnrcrn~cv of the Con
stituton. and 10 preserve the Union with ali the
dignity, equality AID tights of the several States
uniInya red; and t.sat Il these objects are
accomplished the war ough' 10 coaSs
TO- That We will sustain. with all orr energies
! \ war for he maintenance OF th. Constitution and
of the integrity Of the Union under the Constitution
but we ara opposed TO n war for the emanci.ation
of the negroes the suhjugation Of the Southern
States.
, H. That the purposes avowed and advocated
hy the Northern di>unonis;s, To liberate and arm
the negro slaves. is disgrace to the age. calcua
|
meets our unqualigcd condemnation.
IL That the total tsregerd of the writ nf hn
beas corpus bv the authorities over us, AMI the
! seizure and imprisonment Of the citizens Of LOYAL
States where the ludiciar' is in full operation.
without warrant or law and without ASSIGNING any
cause or giving to the party arrested any opportu-
nifty of defense, fragrant ioli,ions of the Con
stituton and most alarming acts Of usurnat;on ot
poser which should receive the stern rehrke Of
every lover of his country and Of every man who
g prizes the security and blessings Of lfe liberty and
property.
- That the liberty OF speech and Of the rress
are guaranteedt 10 the people by the Constitution
and nom but a usurper would privc them Of these
rights they are incstimable 20 the citizen and
formidable tyrants onlv. And the attempts
which have been made since our rresent unforfu.
nate troubles, 10 muzze The press and Sti1e free
discussion are exercises of dcspotc power against
which freedom revOlts and which can not he tole-
rated without converting freemen into slaves
IL That the Of Mi-on ani SlidclI on
board a neutral vessel the high seas was
either in accord nee with international law, AMI
go legal; else in violation of snch law, and so
Illegal II the former, we lamert that our nation
has been humiliated by their surrender under a
tlrsaf; IL the latter, il tho duty of the Ad-
ministration at once 70 have dIsavOwed the act of
their Officer and instead OF incarcerafing the cap-
, tives i'm Fort Warren, 10 have Immediately re-
nairpd tile wrongh hy Placing them. far ~ prac-
ticablc, in the same condition in which that off
Ger found them. In either event. the action oi
the Administration vacillaring AMI cow
ardly and degrading To the dignity Of great ,ton
Is That the action of the Republican party,
~ manifested in the partisan character of all an
poin,men,s Of the Administrator To civil Office
and in holding party cnucusscs hy the Republican
members of Congress for the purpose ofimpressing
mnon the legislative action Ofthat body the peculiar
doemas of that party. have demonstrated that
their professions Of Sacrificing party platforms.
and party organizations. upon .he altar Of their
country" :" are but many hypocrtical and false
pre;enses by which they hope to dupe the unwary
into their support ;and We warn all loyal persons,
as they love their country, not to bs deceived
thereby
I6 That the dsclo ures made by the investi-
eating committee ia Congress Of the enormous
frauds that have stalked into the army and navy
departments, duplicating the heads Of those d,.
partments in cOntrivance at, if not all actual
participation in n system of corruption, and in
yhic, our brave soldiers have been dcfrauded of
their proper supplies, ana our Government threat
ened with bankruptcy. demands thoroogh inv res-
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