M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-03-31

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Entertaining auch views as thest
nd in order to press rye the Guvciu
| nrnt To freedom, We arc for Orgaji
ling purity with n wel!driined plAi
oIm and policy. Tor in Drriods of nR
tional ccHvulslon it becomes necessI
that the people should increase tI,gi
Vigilance, and acquire new strengtliIl
support o. their cherished institutions
lie held that, after three ycars q
fearful and exhausiing conflicts, Tin
eoNriry is still mrnaced 10y dangeri
which can only be- arrested by install
md intelligent action on the part O
the people, and marching to triumph
and victory on the part Of the army
10 save the nation from demoraliza
tion and disgraccful bankruptcy, and
also from the thousand pcris IF cifi
claI uenrpatiVn, contest VI ideas il
inaugurated for the promotion OF Just
Iprincirlcs, ahd not the aggraud.ze
mCnt Oi men, To this end :he aid OF
all citizens should be invoked wh,
desire speedy restoration Of the
Union, upon the principles OF univur
sal Ir, edUm, secured by an amended
Constitution, inviting all to join ir
advocating and m maintaining Il poIiti-
cal organization embracing the living
Issues OF the present day :
| |. The immediate suppression OF
the rebellion by using aud controlling
II need he, Tor The time being, ali the
civil and military power Of tho nation,
without premature offers Of pardon by
procIamati II Of amnesty to traitors,
bat rescrving to a triumphant people
the right to determine to what extent
mercy shall be tempered with Justice.
2 Such amendments to tie FEEDER
al Constitution as shall prohibit slav.
cry wherever the flag OF the Union
floats, with suitable encouragement to
Il general System OF education, in or
der that suffrage shall bo intelligent
as well as free, thus furnishing add.
tional guarantee for the p"rpetuity Of
our liberties.
3 Tho maintenance OF the Monroe
doctrine, by which the despotism that
athicta the Old World shall be denied
any additional fOothold in tho New,
thus guarding our country against the
encroachmenis OF tyra;ny, and duG-
cating this American continent to the
development u popular institutions.
4. The organization Of a signal
economy IN the administration of pub
lie ail' Grs. IN order both ~ relieve the
burdens OF the people and tD insure
the financial credit of the nation.
5. The cUnhocatiou oi the property
Of leading rebels, aud tho inaugnra-
tioG OF republican governments in all
the districts in rebellion, whenever
tho loyal inhabitants shall voluntarily
acqdiescu in anG adopt the same.
u. The projection ul sound svsten
OF national currency, made stable and
sure by pledge oI the wealth and
resources ol the whole country, thus
protecting the people from the evils
Of au ssuo Ut unguarded paper cur
rcncy, and supplying them With Il
SAT; and convenient medium Of com-
mercial exchange in Il national cur.
rcncy Of uuitOrm val uo in all parts of
the country, and convertible into gold
withou, lpss.
z. oucl subordination of the sew
eral States to the General Govern
ment as shall secure homogeneous
and undisputed nationality while not
destroying the rights reserved to the
States, 80 that allegiance to the NJ.
ional Government shall always be
'egarded as the highest tcalty, and the
ltIe OF an American citizen the proud
ut that can be borne, believing him
o be an American who has an Amer.
can heart in bis bosom, no matter
where has been the accident of bis
birth or education, for he ia as likely
o DO as truly an American who be-
comes one by choice az he who ls
to be ore ofnecessity.
s. A general adherence to tie us
lge OF the Government for thirty
'ears past, in the one term policy, AZ
applied to the Office OF the Presidency,
believing that the policy OF a second
md third term is fruitful Of tenpta-
Ion'' and tends to impair the purity
md patriotism of his administration.
md to surround him with influences
ataI to the use OF a FREQ and unbiased
,xecutlve patronage, and highly
dangerous to popurar liberty, which
10 has chosen to protect.
8. Thorough protection to individ.
al rights, including those of the writ
! babeas corpus, and the liberty Of
peech snG publication, willie at the ,
anne time there are suitable safe ,
yards against treasonable, subsid ,