New-York tribune., 1867-07-30
PLATFORM ADOPTED BY THE REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.

The recent Republican State Convention at
Columbia adopted the following platform: -
That in order to make the labor of an loyal fe
of Congress for the restoration OF law aud order in
state "a well fOr the peace and prosperity Of our en-
ourselves into political organization, TO be known as
the Uniou Republican party OF south Carolina
unless Intelligence generally difsed among al classes,
will favor uniform system OF iree schools ana COZ
legos, which shall be open % all. .I. .
& Thar we win favor liberal system Of public i'm
provenets such as railroads canals ana otnei woths ~
and also such system Of awarding contracts ios we
same 40 viii give an feliowcitzens an equal ana iar
Thai a. large land monopoes tend only TO make the
xch richer and the poor poorer and are Tneps 70 the
tie LegslatIre should offer every practical inducement
for the division and sale Of unoecupied lands among the
g. That the interests Of the state demand revision of
tho entire code Of laws and the Reorganization OF the
That it s Just and proper that taxes should be a
q That the ballot being the sFest safeguard Of the
rights Of the citizen all executive and legislative oeers
esolsed That In our opinion purely Kep1ei'sn gov
snsnt I OILY Sy making our Tqs5s SS
the but by the people shemseyes lseIS5e core
sttntopa Convention about to be called ly the Com
mandng General be Instructed TO 50 frame our new Con-
representative Of the state egssture and al snbOr
nate Officers except those Of the Judiciary
pot two years but for year And sh9t in Gs e,es
chosen every four years. the electors they are now IN
every other State In tho Union, shall be chosen by the
people directly and not by the members Of the Legsa-
That the poosand destitute those aged and ium peO
pIe houselcss and homeless and past labor ho have no
70 care for them should be provided tSr at the
Of the State and that IN the reconstrucuon OF our Gov
efnment wiz see to that they are not neglected ana
% That the unhappy policy pursued by Andrew John
son M ia it's effects upon the loyal people OF the South
unjust oppressive, and int0lerable; and accordingly
IN
pore resiOraOn any other conditions than those pre-
ecrbed by the XLh Congress 70 which we give our cor
cateo By the Republican party through that Congress
TO- fhat the adverse discrimination toward the agTcu.
tfai sbors Of the Southern states naestel by the
enormous tax cotton s unjust and oppressive, and
should abrogated at the earliest practicable moment
H. That sincerely exut IN the fact that as nation,
we are now absolutely of freemen, and that from
the &C. 20 the Rio Grnde, and from the Allan
ITO 70 the Pacific the san no longer shines upon the brow
IA That wise care for the public safety sometimes
renders necessary that those who have sought reso
lntely to overthrow eovernInent should not hIs oe
thsnseiye By their crime OF oftreasoncertanly not until
they have shown evidence OF sincere repentance and
son Is dsSy Il e UOp and a @ ns We com
slider Willingness the part Of these elevate
tSs dovernment due The war. as the best test Of an,
oeTtty IN professiOus for the future
No VIM mot openly endorse the principles adopted BY the
un0n Republican party; snd That we pledge ourselves TO
stand by the regular omirateR Of tho party, without
Among tho resolutions defeated By On overwhelming
vote was tho following cne: L u lLL[l-r.rE =
ssSIssa That II s The ssrss & Of ms Convention that
especially OF the South, requires that the cOored
vb0 has contributed SO much to the suceess Of the
hs on the next Presidential ticketoi the Re.
publcas party. ~ II L.LLL ~. y s.- ,,...,