New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-09-09

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and ell Republicans required to support nominations
when SO made. Amy Republican desiring office may
Office Itself until be shall be regularly Nominated
Candidates for Office shall be placed In Nomination
For city Town, or Precinct officers by City Town. or
For Delegates 70 Constitutional Convention Members
70 lover House OF Legislature and County Officers 10y
County Conventions
For Members 70 state Senate by Conventions OF their
respective Senatorial districts.
Tor Members 10 Congress by Conventions OF the Con
gts6Onai Districts and for Governor ana Other state
officers by a State Convention.
B. Each county shall be entitled to the number Of
votes III State and District Conventions as IL Is chlted
to members n the House Of Commons of the legislature
and all Conventions of the Republican party shall be open
Which was, on motion adopted by the Convention The
Hartman OF the Committee on Platform .hu hsoito,
helt presented the following platform for the Republican
party OF North Carolina;
PLATFORM ,
We the delegates representing the loyal people OF North
Carolina assembled in Convention in the City OF Raleigh
fecnC and strengthening the organization Of the Repub
lean party IN the state and in order to aid In the great
"4h 81 pFeserV,ns ana peretuatns tae Hn9h 90
hereby reafrm the principles enuncated IN the COnyen-
the 27t day OF last March and does fully accept adopt
ana sustain the principles OF the Republican party OF the
After short discussion the platform was adopted by
offered:
RESOLUTIONS
Feso'red That confscaton OF private property for po
ltica Oensc Is rcpugnant To the republican liberty, and
ought to be resOred to except as an nexorlble
cessy to save the life OF the nation after all other means
have been tried IN vain; and the Republican party in
North Carolina does consider that the present
dti0n Of public affairs requires the Justification Of the
c0nfscaton OF private property ana hopes that no such
Resoired That in order to guarantee efcctually the
urincples of universal liberty aud civil and political
equality every male citizen of the age of ~ ought 10 be
allowed to In all popular elections ana ne freely hd
mittcd 10 the allobox nor constrained by complexion,
threats violence and such Is the requirement OF the
proposed Constitutional Amendment so far as IL relates
To the question OF suffrage
Resoircd, rhat while the Republican party in North
Carolina faithfully and energctcay Sustalns the pOllry
of Congress I'm the subject Of Reconstruction and will
spare effort to under 1t the restoration OF the
State 10 the Union, 1t - nevertheless constrained 10 can
The attention OF Congress TO the continuance OF the dis
franchisement and disabilities imposed upon those
true aud loyal citizens While many Of the deYOtees oI
treason and scheners against the peace and integrity of
the Republic invested with the powers and franchises
81 or zenshp who are using TO efectuay PROSTATE
the efforts Of those who are aborng thus trammeed to
pcrpctuae the UniOn 10 place the national peace and
safety on sure founda"n and TO render true ne Just
Rcsorcd, That the President OF this Convention, nme-
diaely upon It's ADJOURNMENT by, aud with the advice
ana concurrence OF the Republican Executive Committee
0 The state, shall appoint committee of loyal and wen
Informed citizens To consist of not less than one from
each Congressional District to urge upon Congress 10
move within Just and safe limits the disabilities conn
planned Of in the above resolutions IN time. n possible,
10 uurannel the efforts of true and loyal mon IN the
approaching election n can he iudicGuAy
DONE and that authority j. hereby given TO said Commit
speak or the Republican party III North Carolina,
as Ia the limit, aud conditions within which the removal
~ such disabilities can be safely aud justly applied III
After some very earnest speeches during which mo
ton was made the first Of these resolutions Oh the
table, which motion was lOsta motion was made 10 SUD
stItuic the following for the first resolution.
Irsorcd That the Republican party oil Norm carolina
subject OF cOnscatiOn and all other matters al
pertaining To reconstruction faithfully adhere ~ aud
abide by the reconstruction plan and measures OF Con
The above substitute for the first resolution was then
unanimously adopted.
Inc other resolutions were after much heated discus
sion. laid on the table.
resolution then offered and referred 10 the state
Central Committee: That the payment OF tax unpaid Dy
the late Rebel State Government be half OF II suspended,
aud the other half suspended until the LIST of January
next Another resolution OF respect for Gen sheridan
and regret ms removal offered, and adopted some
one proposed add 10 resolution the OF Cen
Sckles but there objection made and the matter
WAS not pressed A resolution adopted requesting
Cen Canhy. who nov commands the Second Military
District comprising the states Of North aud south Caro-
Ina order election IN the state AT the earliest pos
1Ihie moment. 49,,
other resolutions pledging the support Of the Republ-
can party the state IN building the western extension
of the Western North Carolina Railroad thanHng Ger
tain railroads tine officers ~ which had extended couf
tc,es the Convention and condenning those who had
not a.
several Radical speeches then made and the Con
tiOu adjourned DE When the Convention nrd
met was thought be- moderate hui before iis adjourn
ncui 10 was plainly, ana exceedingly radical body Much
as expected from this Convention. ana the general feel
ing IN reference 10 a. and Is that Of dsappOut
nnnt 4 has sOrvly disappointed both fuen,la ana
enemies, 10 - dItiiCult To say which most.