Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-04

The fifth national convention OF the hepub-
Ilcau party will meet in Philadelphia to-mor-
row, the same city In which the first conyon-
tion Of the party met in 1855. The second .
gathering took place In 1850 at Chicagoi the |
third ut Baltimore in 1864, and the fourth at
Chicago In 1868.
Tho platform in 1856 laid down the creCd
Of the party as followsi
Resolved, That tho malnten9nee q the prln'
pendence and embodied In the Federal constr
tuition Ia essential 10 tho preservation OF our
Republican Institutions and thst the EeIersI
union OF the states snail DO preserved.
ReSoipsd, That with our Republican isthets
We holi II 70 be seitsVllent M IIpin S. ,nst A.,
Iife, liberty, and the pursuit ot happiness and
that the primary object Aud ulterior designs OF
our Federal doyernmept Nsre 20 secure these
diction; that, as our Republican fathers, when
they had abolished slavery IN all our national
territory, ordained that no petpou should be de-
process Of law, IL becomes our duty 10 maintain
thla provision Of the Constitution against AL At
tempts to violate II for the purpose q establish,
States, BY positive ieElsiation, prohibiting It's
existence or extension therein. That We deny
the authority OF Congress, Of Tertitorial leg
lslature, Of any Individual or association OF IN
dlyiduaia, TO givo legal existence TO slavery In
any TerrltorS OF the United states while tho
present Constitution shall be maintained.
Resolved, That the Constitution contefs upon
Congress sovereign power over the Territories
Of the United States for their government, ana
that In the exercise ot this power, u b b0th me
right and tho duty Of Congress TO prohlbit IN
the Territories those twin relies Of barbarism,
N R,sSiS9d' That while the Constitution Of tho
United states was ordained and established by
the people In order 10 form a more perfect
UhIOn, establish Justice, insure domestic tran.
qullllty, provide Tor the common defence, and
spS prU,Cn: ssS SSsPs o SS q % S S @
liberty aud property Of every citizen, the dear.
est constitutional rights Of the people Of Kansas
have been been ,Ssr rsgdqTsnHy SnS ssan ovsss
by an armed force spurious and pretended
legislative, judicial and executive officers have
been set over them x TnGs nsIT S'n5PsS pPSar Of
the Government, tyrannical and uneonstltn.
tional laws have been enacted and eniorcedi
tho rights OF tho people TO keep and bear
arms have been lniTinEed test oaths Of an
extrAordinary aud entangllng nature have
been imposed rs condition OF exercising
tho right OF suffrage and holding ONCE the
| right OF an accused person to a speedy and
public trial by an impartial Jury has been de-
| niod-the right Of the people to be secure In
their persons, houses, papers and eheets Si.
| been yiOlatod-they have been deprived OF llle,
| liberty and property without due process OF law
that the freedom Of speech and OF the press has
Dtoh hurluko nkus " ~ S.v1o 49, .a .,stIs
rVbberies and aTsons have been instIgated and
encouraged, aud the offenders have been allowed
ScoS dope Win Inc kno~ledge' sanction and
procurement Of the present Administration, and
hS' inn ,Ss W. Iinion snd bnmahi,X To SrSaan tse
Administration, the President, his advisers,
Sar sfoIn oT SI,s, bc iscis ssTars Inc conn
Try and before the world, and that It Is our nXod
purpose l9 DIlnK tne Ae,ua pet ~
10 4 sure conIign punishment hereafter.
Reioiped, That Kansas should be Immediately
SIsssnt p free eonS,itation. az AT once the most
ehectual way Of securing TO her citizens tho en-.
Symsns o. ihe Ights n Sad tsse iSs stxn H st1sis
now raging in her Territory. =.
hiS,Hsd hat ne hlghnhaI gI ~ ~ p'en, n,,ond nnni
circular was In every respect unworthy Of
American diplomacy, and would bring shame shame
sbSt I'M I gave n tSeir H sanction VI ''''''
RsSolred, That railroad TO the Pacific
oGan ~ tnS 1s. % sn ~
whole country, and that the FEDERAL Govern
nsn1 ought to render immsp'Gss S ana Iisp, siIsp
thereto, the immediate construction Of an emil
grant route on ths line o. ne TsilrosI; Pr 3d. q,
the Improvement u rivers aud harbors Of a ma
lionnl character, required for the accommoda
s1thoTilsJ bY he CSnstitutIoa and iustinei B,
the obligation Of aoyernment to protect TN
"s anu prOP0iH VI US 'i''Aens ,.,-,.
~ "o iiS' 'uV" .S"a =, Wv T.
convention, It took strong ground agalns
dlsunlon and elected Abraham Lincoln. II
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