East Saginaw courier., 1866-08-09
The Radical Republican Platform.

The Central Republican organ of
the State of New York-the Albany
Jownal-thus lays down the program
of its party. 1t will be seen that the
Journal does not try how not to say it,
but speaks right out in meeting. 1t
says:
"The Southern States must recog-
nize the freedom and equality of the
blacks. They must accept the princi-
Piles embodied in the proposed amend
ment of the Constitution. They must
establish sufficient guarantees for the
liberties that have been won by war.
They must enter into irrevocable obli-
cations to surrender their pestilential
dogma of sovereignty, and TO refrain
forever from attempted revolution
Until they do these things, their p Ii
tical privileges will not be restored to
them they can have no representa-
ton in the Federal Government, and
must be oonsidared in antagonism with
the Union, and requiring oversight
and repression"
The Journal is very plain, and lays
down with truthfulness the real plat
form of its party. The Southern States
''can have no representation in the
Federal Government, and must be
considered in antagonism with the
Union, and requiring oversight and
repression" until they shall recognize,
not only the freedom-which they
have done-but, also, the equality of
the blacks"-until they shall "accept
the principles embodied in the pro-
posed amendment of the Constitution"
until they shall establish sufficient
guarantees for the liberties that have
been won by war;" (what are they?)-
until they shall enter into "irrevoca-
BILE obligations to surrender their pes
tilential dogma of sovereignty, and to
refrain forever from attempted revolu-
ton" These must be done before the
Southern States can be allowed Rep
resentatives and Senators in Congress,
or be relieved of military rule.
1t is well that the points of the
coming political contest are so we'll
defined. There is to be no restoration
of the fraternal relations between the
States North and South.
No restoration Of the Union.
No Union, but in its place section
alism.
No representation in Congress OF
the Southern States.
No Withdrawing of military surveil-
lance, oversight and repression from
the south.
Until the Southern States shall have
put the blacks on an equality, oivilly,
politically and otherwise, with the
whites, and done certain other things
to secure equality to the blacks and to
provide against revolution in the fu-
ture, "their political privileges will
not be restored to them"
Which programme, if successful a,
the polls, will endanger the peace OF
the country and the permanency OF
the Government; will require the con-
tinuation of high taxes to support a
large standing army and a horde OF
Federal officials scattered through the
South; will require high tariffs to sup.
port the heavy expenses of the Gov.
ernment, and to give bounties to New
England manufacturers; will secure
to the holders of Government bond,
continued exemption from State and
al
industry, trade and business of the
country in an unsettled state for years
to come. We are but entering upon
instead of emerging from, an agita.
ton that is revolutionary in its ten.
denotes, and which cannot be other
wise than detrimental TO the public
welfare. Such is the entertainment
to which the Radical Republicans in
vite the people, Gin. Enquirer.