The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-02
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The National Republican Party Of the United
States, ass nabied in National ConreatioR, in me
city Of chicago on The taoentieh dag of May 1865
make the JotLtcing declaration Of principles:

| The National Republican PARTY Of the United
| States, ass mbted in National Conreatiop, in the
city Of chicago. on the tacenteih dag of Man. 1865
make the tott.tcing declaration Of principles:
| First We congratulate the country on the assur-
ed success OF the reconstruction policy of Congress,
g. evneed by the adoption by minority OF the
eq al civil and political rights ALL 1t is the duy
OF the government 10 sustain these institutions and
to prevent the people of such States from being
n1tted to a state OF anarchy.
Second-The guarantee by Congress OF equal suff-
rage 10 all loyal men at the South demanded by
every nsideraion of pubic safety, of gratitude,
| ana Of Justice, and must be maintained. The whole
question of suffrage in the loyal States properly be-
| longs TO the people Of hose States
1hird-eWe denounce all forms OF repudia ion as a
hat0nal CRIME, fhe national honor requires the
payment OF the public Indebtedness in the utmost
good iaith to all creditors at home and abroad not
only accc ding to the letter. bnt ta the spirit OF the
law under which J was contracted
Fourth-It is due to the labor of the nation that
taxatlon shal be equalize1 aud reduced as rapidly
as the national faith shall permit.
Fitth--The national debt contracted as il has
been for the preservation OF the Union for all time
20 come, should be ext nded over fair period for
redemption and 1t Il the duty Congress to redrce
e tly dcne. ~ " nun
Sixth-1he best policy to diminish our burden of
uep, s 20 so Improve our credit, that capitalists will
seek TO loan us money lower rates OF interest than
we now pay, and must continue nav so long as re-
anad a pra or total, opsn or covert is threat
Seyenth-,rhe government of the United States
fla
and the corrupiions which have been s heeonomy,
nurs % and fostered by Andrew Iohnson mm m,euiiy ,iy
for a radical reform ' 0ah ioouy
u,,.h.,. .
.is,n..h W Pioiouhu,y depiore the untmeiy and
LAY ues' VI Aoianain Llncoin ana regret the ac-
Ias an,d trbI oonnson 70 tne presiucn'y who
him and the cause he was pedoed 10 S
has ururpe high legslatiy. ami iudIc;ai k,nci;ons
who has rriusej 10 execnte the lax We. yho h i
his biob office to induce other oticars ~ @ usea @
VIC ale the laws: who has emJlos Cd b;s ava,,,; n
nowers 70 ranSer ;msoonrs @ .S ms sAeculve
the liberty and the life of the citizen: who has
abused the pardoning power; wh1 has denounced
the national legislature as unconsti utional: who
pas persistently and corruptly resisted by every
measure III ms power every proper attem"t at the
reconstruction OF ffe States lately in rebclion who
mas perverted the public patronage into engine of
wholes ale corruption, ana who las Justly been i'm
peached for high crimes and misdeme anors and prop
ly pronounced guilty thereof by vote of IS Sena-
tors:
Nmth-The doctrine OF Great Britain and other
European powers, that because man is once sub
]ect ne IS always so, must be resisted at every haz
ard by The United States as relic of the feudal
times not authorized by the law OF nations at
w with OtIr II an linda
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ali their rigbts n, cit;zenshi as tho~,h ,h ,ar y,
na,ive horn. and no c;s;zanp Of the Ifn;taS S,"t
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