New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-07-04
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Report of the Committee.

Report Of the Committee.
| We hereby adopt rs the expression of our
| political principles and opinions, so much
OF the Platform of the Union Republican
| party" adopted in convention at Baltimore
| IN July, 1864, as is applicable to the present
condition OF our country, and the existing
| crisis in its political interests; aud which
| to-day embodles these principles:
l.. An unalterable attachment to the
Union of these states, without any mental
| reservation whatever. t"
2. The supremacy Of the constitution of
the United States, and the laws made in
pursuance thereof.
8. The utter denial of the right of seces-
| sioD.
4. The inyiolaOility of the public debt of
| the United States.
5. The reputation Of all confederate debts
| or obligations, when such debts or obliga.
| tions were created for the purpose of wagine
war against the integrity of the Union.
6. A sound national currency based on
national security.
| against foreign competition to reasonable
| extent.
s. Maintaining the honor OF the American
| flag in all cases, and ut whatever cost of
| national blood and treasure, and the invio-
| liability of an American citizen and his prop
| erty, IL foreign countries as well as at home,
| so long as he obeys the laws of that country
| 8. The absolute equality before the law
of the newly enfranchsed people of the
| south, ciyilly and politically.
| 10. And the right resulting from that
equality, such as the holaing of office, when
properly qualified.
| IL. The necessity and duty of the people
| to furnish the means of education to the
| enfranchised race, and to see these means
| fairly and properly applied.
| II. That the Republican Club Of the
Parish OF Orleans utterly repudiate tine
horrible and demoniacal intention of aiding
| or abetting, or counseling war OF races
| in the south, as has been most foulv
| charged upon them, aud heartily condemn
| any acts or words which may tend to the
accomplishment OF any such wicked designs
by rash and designing men, belong TO what
ever party they may, well knowing and be-
| lieVing that the interests of one are Identical
with those of the other, and that a collision
between the white and colored races (as
such) would inevitably be the destruction
of the latter, and that such direful calam-
ity would be an everlasting blot upon the
| escutcheon Of our far-famed and reunited
" land of libeYty.r and "home of the op-
pressed and shock the sense Of humanity
throughout the world.
IL. That the Voice of the peopler is the
Yox Del of the nation, when expressed fully,
fairly and without consolidation fear or
from reward. Il gt ,.ff tif.safa tasfs
Ii. Aud that the acts, when duly passed.
gfess assembled are the supreme laws of the
land, and should be promptly obeyed by all
good citizens, until abolished by the same
tribunals, or declared null BY the only
power known to the constitution, the su.
prone court Of the United States. a
/ is. That it is not the intention Of the
Repn5lica. club (and never has beenD TO
place any condition upon the prompt adj
mittance OF the Representatives OF the south
ern states TO the congress of the United
States, except the one condition of entire
loyalty and sincere attachment to theUnion
Of these states. and the constitution under
which sthe Union Is formed, and that the
antecedents OF each representative give
reasonable assurance of his entire fidelity to
this declaration they pledge to the Union
men Of the south and all parts of our com
mon country the faith Of the Republican
party OF the United States.
l6. TO the working men we pledge our