Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-07-21

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The Democracy Of Iowa met in State
Couvsution .. Des Moines, on the 18th
inst, and was organised BY appointing
B. B. Richards Of Dubuque, temporary
chairman, The committee on permanent
organization reported the following names
which were adopted by the convention:
P'esident-A. G. Dodge.
Vice Prcsidents-R. NJ. Steele, G. w.
Scott, Willard Mills, d. M. Harris, and
G. A. Kellogg.
Secretaries.-B. N. Bolens, John P.
Irish and P. H. Bosquet. ...
A committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed and made the following report,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the democracy of Iowa
will adhere in the present and the future
"a in the past, with unfaltering fidelity
and 6rmness to the organization of the
democratic party. and to its ancient and
we'll settled principles, as enuncisted BY
Thomas Jefferson, the great apostle of
American democracy, and Is acknowled-
ged and accepted by the party from the
foundation of the government, and espe-
cially of equal taxation and representa-.
ton Of al the States subject to taxation.
Resolved, That the one great question
Of the day is the immediate and uncondi.
tienal restoration Of all the states to the
exercise Of their rights within the federal
union under the constitution, and that we
will cordially and actively support An
drew Johnson, President Of the United
States, in all necessary and proper means
to carry out bis policy rs directed to that
end, aud especially in securing immedi-
ate representation in the senate aud
house of representatives to the eleven
states from which it is now unconstitu.
tionally and arbitrarily withheld, unless
the degrading condition Of inferiority in
the union and negro political and civil
equality enforced by the federal govern
ment
Resolped, That for the purposes above
set forth we will cooperate in public
meeting, conversions aud at the polls
With oil men without reference to pas,
party position, and who honestly, and by
their acts aud votes as we'll as by their
profession. support the president in bis
policy Of restoration as declared.
Resolred, Tina. the exemption of U. s.
bonds from tax is nothing else than ex-
emption Of rich men from tax, because
they are rich, and they tax the poor man
because be is poor. Hence justice and
equality require that ssid bonds should
be taxed.
Resolred, That strict and impartial
justice demands that the expenses Of the
general government as we'll as the State
governments should be paid by the PEG
pie according to their ability aud no, nc.
cording to their necessities. Hence we
are opposed now as in the past 10 tn.
high tariff which tends to burden the pro
Queer for tho benefit OF the manufacturer
Resoired, That the so-cailed Maine
liquor law 10 inconsistent with the gen,u.
OF a free people, and unjust and burden
some in its operations. II has vexed and
lsgNpsA ssssiaisgPss sass!asssl 49, $780,
ahce. The opinion of this convention il
that the same ongh: to be repealed.
Resolred, That the plumber of the
state treasury BY Governor Stone and q G.
completes calls for the condemnation OF
every honest man in the state, and If the
radicals Of the last legislature had bee n
true to the interests Of the people they
would not have labored to save the
criminals but would have prosecuted
them to speedy aud condign punish.
ment.
Resolced, That we are in favor Of a
prompt and effective enforcement of the
Monroe doctrine, and We heartily sympa
'hize with the people Of every country
struggling for their liberties.
Resolred, That VIC approve of the Ma
tional Union Convention to be held at
Philadelphia on the l4th of next
month that We approve of the prin-
ciples and policy set forth in tho ad-
dress Of the democratic members of Con.
gress urging the democracy of the nation
10 unite with the objects Of that conven
ton. 81 .-. -....
Resolped, That the memory of the
brave officers and soldiers who lost their
lives fighting for the Union during the
recent rebellion, is embalmed in the
hearts of the American people and that
justice AZ we'll rs humanity demands at
the hands of the American people tha.
the widows and orphans of those who
died in the Union service shall be duly
provided for by liberal pensions; that
there shall be an equslizstion of bounty
30 that those who breasted the war at the
start shall share the equal pscuniary mu-
nificence Of those Who entered the army
at u later date. ...-t. So. .-.~
Resotred, That We most cordially SYM
psthize with the movement now beine
made BY the friends of Ireland to obtain
the Independence Of that glor ious coun.
try from under the yoke Of English tyr
amy, aud that we bid them God-speed
10 the noble work, and hope tLa. the sub
jet Of the Independence Of Ireland will
continue to be agitased until the Emerald
Isle shall stand out in full and bold re-.
lief on the map Of the world as one Of
he independent nations Of the earth.
A committee Of three from each con-