New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-15
POLITICAL.

RESOLUTIONS OF TIE GERMAN REPUBLICAN CENTRAL
COMMITTEE
On the 18th Of May the above body adOpted a Sc
. Tes Of resolutions denOuncing the Excise law, and
pedng support TO candidates in the Fall canvass who
would favor the repeal Of those provisions of that
winch considered arbitrary and tyranncal. The
COMMITTEE have now issued the following circular re
err 10 toSe resolutions and the position held by 'e
'Gcntlemen: BY direction Of the German Central Re
publican Committee Of NewYork, the annexed resolu-
tJuS. adopted by them the 18th OF May last are
hereby respectfully commended to your favorable con
sdefaAmi Tine Republican party has tw0i9l9 sei,-
dency IL labOrs on the one hand to accomplish the tS
for which 1t is formed-fre soil free speech iTee aoo
ana Tree men On tine other hand II endeaVoIs 70
aud lnricuate It's power. Rightly understood INC Two
oleos WI never CONNECT But the plesenit iVui VI
Tue party strive 10 enhance It's power Dy s
trayening the fundamental rights of man Dy nlfhgme
the oeedoin of religious opinion debating religiOus
obServuDetS ana deprvIng the Iaborer vi ms CHOICE
W reaction. rest and retreshment In passing laws or
thiS description they have trampled upon te Nita lr
cpiesof our party In their anxiety 10 Iake NOSE laws
etecasc. they have transSressed the DOds previously
respected by all parties in authorizing irresponsible Off
Gals no represent the people 10 levy taxes.
make laws. confer privileges SIT IN judgment on the rights
ling seris and policemen 10 arrest and imprson with
and without the allegation OF the felony
United end in subectng the husband to the coercion OF
the wife and the parent to that OF the child II acts like
these commanded the assent OF our individual judg'
a.ents l would be the less duty to You
that thcy viii inevitably ALLEVIATE every fragment Of that
partition " the party Of which the immediate rep
Iesentatlyas our silence would not save Won single
VOTE and as no principle OF the republican party
20 against YOU unless the grievance is Tedressed. The
laws 10 which we take exception have been soemniy
diuag not to eOnravene the existing Constitution OF
the state IL follows that the existing Constitution
affords no substantial guarantees of the fundamental
Tghts of man II ordinances like these be upheld.
n rs the Constitution does not provide: tha
there shall be perfect and absolute freedom of conscience
that there shall he entire separation OF church ana
state: chat law shall be made respecting any state
-abi suent OF religion that acts permitted by law 10
m done on anY day OF the week shall not be forbidden by
Law done any other day Of the week that the
and purchase OF articles OF FOOD ana drink
shall obstructed hlndoTed that public houses
shall required TO he closed AZ any ume that no
free agent shall be forbidden TO do any acts NOT
infringing upon the rights Of others; that the
right OF the people peaeeaby TO assemble ior re-
rsspOu amusement shall remain involate ana Sha
NOT abridged that IN the absence of war or 1suiet
fon. there shall be courts. tribunals commissions
Judges judicial officers of special extraordinary or
peculiar Jurisdictions that no administrative or executive
officer and person, not being judicial officer, shall
legislative or judicial functions that no local or
special commissions shall exercise any muncpal or poll
tcs power authority and that 10 laws snail he MADE
or taxes imposed except by the people acting by them
selves their duly elected and convened
They AJAX that these provisions be made part OF che
Fundamental law in Ordertha ordinances like the Excise
law 1866 shall again be pronounced 10 he c0nsttu
tienal Aud we ask that Sabbatarian and Temperance
legislation be forever banshed from the statute book
aud that those who ask suffrage hereafter, shall
stsnd rcevOcably pledged 20 this act OF justice.