...platform." The republican platform was adopted at Chicago in 1860. Its fourth article runs thus : " The maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States,...the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depends." The " domestic institution " referred to in this clause, of course, is slavery. Here is the...

...Third, expresses " abhorrence to all schemes for disunion, come from whatever source they may." Fmirth, The maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States...institutions, according to its own judgment exclusively," and denounces the lawless invasion, by armed force, of the soil ' of any State or Territory no matter...

...as a law to themselves and to me, the clear and emphatic resolution which I now read : U "Resolved, That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the...its own domestic institutions according to its own jugdrnent exclusively, is essential to the balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of...

...a law to themselves and to me, the clear and emphatic resolution which I now read : ^f "Äesolved, That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the...its own domestic institutions according to its own jugdmeut exclusively, is essential to the balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of...

...to the last Presidential election, declared its ductrinc on this point in tho following words: — ' That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each to order and control its domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential...

...jndgment exclusively, IB essential to thai halance of power on which the perfection and ooduratice of our political fabric depend , and we denounce the lawless Invasion by armed force or the soil or any State or Territory , no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes.'...

...themselves and to me, the clear and emphatic resolution which I now read : — " • Resolved, — That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the...force of the soil of any State or territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes.' " I now reiterate these sentiments, and in doing...

...acceptance, and as a law to themselves and to me, the clear and emphatic resolution which I now read: — of the States, and especially the right of each State...depend ; and we denounce the lawless invasion, by an armed force, of any State or territory, no matter under what pretext, as the greatest of crimes.'...

...platform in the last contest was adopted at Chicago in 1860, and the fourth article was as follows : — 1 The maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States,...the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depends.' Domestic institutions, of course, mean slavery. Further, an Act was passed by Congress, on...

...to the maintenance of slavery. The republican platform adopted at Chicago in 1860 runs thus : — " The maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States,...essential to that balance of power on which the perfection aml endurance of our political fabric depend'' The present President. in his inaugural address, said...