The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-18
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
Surratt Assassination Trial
Examination Of witnesses
AN IOWAN SHOT IN MEMPHIS
Arrival of Delegates TO the State
Convention i'm Des Moines.
Reports Of Indian Depredations
Greatly Exag rated.
Platform Of the Republican
Party i'm Louisiana.
Ninety-Second Anniversary of the
Battle of Bunker Hill.
Tornado near Hudson, N. u.
Dolefnl Account from the City of
Mexico.
Ninety-SecOnd Anniversary of the
Battle of Bunker Hill.
Tornado near Hudson, N. n.
Dolefnl Account from the City of
Mexico.
GOLD CLOSED 1877 1-2.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

New YoRK, June II.
The Herald's New Orleans telegram saws:
The Radical Republican State Convention
adjourned sine die Saturday right, after en-,
dorsing the following platform:
We advocate and will enforce perfect equal
ity, under the law, to all men, without distinc~
ton Of race or color, and endorse the acts OF
the Thirty-ninth aud Fortieth Congress, and
will reconstruct Louisiana upon the Congress
sional basis, and send to Congress only true
and loyal men. Nominations for Office to be
made only of those who viii enforce perfect
equality aud the right to hold Office rrespect.
i've Of race or colbr; We will insist on perfect
equality, without distinction of race or color
in the right 10 vote and to enter the jury box.
without any educational or property qualii
cations being required also, ON the right to
practice all professions, TO buy, sell, travel,
and be entertained, aud 10 enter into any and
oil civil contracts. We will advocate the
granting Of Immediate assistance to the State
government for rebuilding the leyees we will
also advocate emigration aud the division of
the lands of the State, as far as practicable,
into small farms in order that the masses of
our people may be enabled to become land
holders. We will advocate the repeal Of the
cotton tax by Congress, and if not granted
we will demand il night that that class Of
leglsfatlOn De ADQnsneu, anu taxes iaid on
all the productive wealth OF the Union
Let the products of agriculture, mines and
manufactures be fairly and equally taxed
We will advocate equality in schools. and the
enforcement of the eighthour system, except
IN cases of special contract We viii insist
on a thorough revision Of the laws of Lou.
isana, that they may guarantee equal justice
TO black and white alhe We pledge our
selves to aid the Government in paying the
last dollar Of the public debt.
The platform farther condemns johnson s
amnesty proclamation, believing the disfran-
chisemeut Of rebels to be the highest duty Of
the General Government; favors the mainte
nance OF an adequate military force in Lou
isiana, TO see the laws enforced, and life and
property protected; declares that no man is
to be supported for office who will not boldly
and openly pledge himself to make equal dis
tribntion among white and colored alike OF
all offices to which be may have the power Of
appointment; as the newly enfranchised citi>
zens constitute a majority of the party, at
least one-half the nominations for election to
Office shall be taken from that class-no dis
tnction to be made whether the nominees or
appointees were bogn free or not, provided
they Are loyal, capable and honest. The par
ty will always discountenance any attempt on
the part of any race or class to assume prac-
teal control of any branch of the Govern
ment, to the exclusion of any race or class.