The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-09-04
Republican Platform.

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navins assembled IN the C'ty Of hais'gn On
sne sssn ~ Msrcn, 1907. m conformity WIN
umeiy ana patriotic call, rrnecttng the sensiments
OF Inc loyal men Of the Stats, and benevtng the
time - at hand when an open and fearless az
preston Of sentiment, opinion, and purpose y
urgently demanded; therefore ss4y
l. Rssosssd, That in view Of our present politi.
cal condition. our relations Il, the National Gov
eminent and the peonle Of all aectiona Of tbs
country. VIC do thIs dsv with proud sat,stactiou
unfurl the brilliant and elorious banner Of
TIE RrrusIlcAs Party. and earnestly an
peal to every true and patriotic man In the State
to rally to Its support.
The snlend;a end y,et,;o,,c irpccra made nv
th,s great po,,t,ca, ,rcar,r.t,cn IN .t.rS,ne nv
the general government with - inaexible reso.
1lvtion. in carving forward nrofound measures
of statesmanship 10 q successful issue, and the
powerful aid given by II in finally overthrow
inc and nrostratino the most o,vantic rebellion ot
ancient or modern times sherid command the
respect and challenge the admiration Of every can
did man.
2 Rs,oznsd That the Amer,esn conore,a n ann
inentlv entitled To thu nrofound thsnka Of the
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hsro,c dsvo.,o,, !, ~. go, n,,rcr,.. - nn.,.n
r;gh,s q. rnurc;s,ed Il ~. n.c,,r.t,or :, I,a..
pendence that an the nsme ar the ,,.tr,ot,c nec.
MI, of t,,s Stat. wa faei vra,rsrted IN cordis,,v
ae.ent,ro IN and accent,ne ~. ,,.cor.tvrct,o,.
n,.r ,.c.nt,v and Ano,,v odortad hv that hoav
and IN the end that n,oce and o,,ar ,n.v ha ,,er.
manentlv secured and every industrial nrsu,t ~.
sumed and encouraged We nledpe ourselves IN
use every fair and legitimate meens IN Influence
public sentiment to the uearest poss,b,e annroacb
to unanimity on this subiect.
p..o,,.., That mo r.,,,.. .,.. a.. ao,,,,s
long nronsostsd Of the r,cbt ~ ne.cesh,e sec,..
sion under the Constitution has been forever
overtbrovp nv the ms,est;c upris,np of the
American neon,s IN crush,np ont the late rebe,.
lion nv force Of srms. and that the doctrine that
the snnremscv Of the general government has
been established. and that the paramount sIleei.
ance OF the citizen has been acknowledged as due
| to the United States.
4. Resolued. That we sincerely exult in the fact
that as nation we ole now absolutely NATION
| OF FREEMEN, and that the sun in all his course
over our wide spread country no longer shines
upon the brow of a slave. Without reservation
we heartily endorse the great measures of Civil
Rights and Impartial Acknowledgement without
any property qualification, conferred without dis.
tinction Of color, and that we arc ready to unite
in the early practical attainment of these inesti
mable privileges. Although the mortal remaina
of ABRAHAM LINCOLN now rest silently beneath
the soil of bic adopted State, yet his voice still
rings like clarion through the land, earnestly
eummoning every American citizen to the sup
port OF the great Party of Liberty and Emaneipa
tion>
&. Resolved, That as the most potent and Ell
gain her lost prosperity, we earnestly advocate
the spreading of knowledge and education among
all men, and that to the attainment OF this grea,
end, we demand and shall persistently and firmly
insist upon the absolute right of free discussion
and free speech on all subjects of public interest
| a Rsso,yed. That we ioiu in an earnest wish fol
the maintainance untarnished and undimmed O
the public credit and plighted faith of the nation
i 2 R.soh,cd. That in the maintenance of tn,
ros;t;on talen and the nr;ncinIes this dav avow
al ,e earnest,v invite the in,uence and coon
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