The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-18
FROM NEW YORK.
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Inaian Affairs.
New YORK, June 1.-THE Herald's
Mexico city correspondent, under date
of the 25th of May, gives doleful &C
count Of the situation in the Capital.
A famine was threatening the poor in
side of the walls, and it was only due to
the judicious measures of the chief of
the municipality that panic had not
swept the population into disorder and
riot. The imposition and collection Of
taxes continued unremittingly, being
carried on in the most tyranical and ex-
acting manner.
The Herald's New Orleans special
says: The Radical Republican State
Convention adjourned sine die Saturday
night, after adopting the following
platform:
We advocate and will enforce perfect
equality under the law to all men,
without distinction of race or color;
endorse the acts of the 39th and doth
Congress; will reconstruct Louisiana
upon the Congressional plan, and send
to Congress only true and loyal men.
Nominations for Office to be made only
from those who will enforce perfect
equality and the right to hold office, ir-
respective of race or color in the right
to vote and enter the jury box, without
any educational or property qualitiea-
tions being required; also on the right
to practice all professions, to buy, sell,
trade and to enter into any and all
civil contracts.
We will advocate the granting of i'm
mediate assistance by the General Gov
ernment for the rebuilding of the
levees. We will also advocate emigra-
ton and the division of the lands of
the State, rs far as practicable, into
small farms, in order that the masses of
our people may be able to become land
holders. We will advocate the repeal
of the cotton tax by Congress, land if
not granted, we will demand as right
that all legislation be abolished, and
taxes laid on all the productive wealth
of the Union. Let products of agricul-
ture, mines, and manufactures be equal
ly taxed. We will advocate equality in
schools, and the enforcement of the
eight-hour system, and each case of
special CONTRACT.
We will insist ON thorough revision
of the laws of Louisiana, that they 'uay
guarantee equal justice to white and
black alike. We pledge ourselves to
aid the Government i'll paying the last
dollar of the public debt.
The platform further condemns the
Johnson amnesty proclamation, believ-
ing the Acknowledgement of rebels to be
the highest duty of the general Govern
ment, and favors the maintenance of an
adequate military force in Louisiana to
see the laws enforced and life and prop
erty protected. 1t declares that nomi-
nses who are supported for office must
declare and openly pledge themselves
TO make equal distribution among tho
white and cOlored alike of all the offices
to which they may have the power of
appointment.
AS tho newly enfranr4risrd citizens
constitute majority of the party, at
least one half Of the nominations for
elective offices, shall be taken from that
class. No distinction to be made wheth-
OF the nominees or appointees were born
free or not, provided they are loyal, capa-
BILE and honest. The party will always
ulscOuntcuCc Any atlcunpt Oh tue part
of any race or class to assume the prac-
tical control of any branch of the gov
eminent to the exclusion of any race or
class.
The Herald's special says: Ex-Gov-
ernor Brown, of Georgia, recently made
. speech at Milledgeville, in which he
he said that if the State should refuse
to vote to hold Convention, Congress
would disiranchise all those who voted
against it.
The Tribune's special says: Senator
Henderson, Chairman of the Indian
committee, who has been out ON the
plains with General Hancock, says half
the reports concerning Indian depreda-
tons are false, gotten mp SO make money
by putting the Government to cost. 1t
cost the Government in 1865, 81, OO0, 900
10 carry on the Indiaa war, and s., 00O,-
900 alone was paid to one firm on the
Kansas border for transportation. Par
ties from the newspapers calling them
selves scouts and Traders, are engaged
in prompting the Indians to hostiities.