The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-29
NATIONAL UNION REPUBLICAN
NOMINATIONS.
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.

Pjrst-Ve congratulate the country on the as
sured success Of the reconstruction pom cy oi
Congress as evinced by the adoption in maj orlty
of the States lately in rebellion of Constitutions
securing equal civil and political rights TO All
and we regard it as the duty Of the Government
to sustain these Constitutions and prevent 'he
peop!e of such States from being remltleu 10
state of anarchy and military rule.
Second-The guarantee by Congress of equal
suffrage to all legal men In the south WIS ue-
rlanded by every consideration OF Phpic sal >
gratitude and Justice and must be mtnlalhe"-
while the question Of suffrage in all the !ai
States properly belongs to the people o1 those
States. ,:.;
Third-We denounce all forms OF Reputation
ne a national c ime. The na'ion.l ho1i'I requires
the payment of the public Indebtedness IN the
utmost good faith to our creditors at home ana
abroad-not only according to the let'er on the
spirit of the law under which II was contracle I.
Fourth-It is due to the labor OF TIE hflioh
that taxation should lie e9uazed and reduced as
sapitIIy as the national faith will permit
Fifrh-The national debt, contracted as II mas
been for tho preservation OF the I nj III an
time to come should he extended over ar
,,.riod at a re iuced rate of interest thereon,
whenever il can honestly be done.
Sixth-That the best policy to dimlnish our
burden of debt is SO to improve our cfedit tha'
capitalists i'll seek to lend us money at lower
rates of interest than We now pay anu must con
.rue to cav SO long as reputation, partial ol
total, open or covert, is Threatened or suspected
Ssyenth-The Government of the United STATES
should be administered with Inc 5 hasn :" sb ,ms.
fgiIy nursed d f,-tered by Andrew johnson cal
loudly for radical reform.
F;chth-We profoundly dep'ore the untimely
and tragic death Of Abraham Lincoln, ara
erat tina accession CT Andrew johnson TO Inc
Presidential chair, who has acted tfeacherOuss
to the people who elected him and the cause ne
was pledged to support. lie has uslrPe. p-
IatiYe ami judicial fun'iions mas refused 10 ~
bis flrp
officers to violate the laws, has employed MS
executive power to render insecure 1iie iNes'
property, peace. liberty and HE o1 ciiizehs- ma"
abused the partionng power, has uthouhCeu ,iie
National Legislature as unconSt'utionii' ii's
pers;,t.DtIy and habtually resisted by every
me ans in his power every proper attempt al re-
construction Of The States lately IN feoeiii,'h'
has perver ted the public patronage INT" an eh5ine
of wholesale corruption and has been justly I'M
-,.acbed for high crimes and misdernean'rs ana
nron sunced guilty thereof by the votes OF thirty
five Senators.
Ninfh-The doctrine of Great Britain ann
other Errapaan Powers that. because man Is
once a subject he is always 80. must De reSis'eu
at every hazard by the United states as rene
nf fsudal times and not authorized by the IL" "i
nations and at with our r ttlonai honor ana
ssis independence # na'uraiIzed citizeh VINO
are entitled TO be protected in all Their righ
of citizenship as though they Were native born.
No citizen Of the United States, native or nat
uraiized must be liable to arrest or lmpflSoh-
nent by any freign Powerf"r acts uohe Vi
words spoken in this country and II 50 arreetei
and imp soned, it is the duty CT the Eo'erh-
,:lent 70 interfere in his behalf.
Tsuth-.,f all who were fiiEhfal in the trltis
of ths late war, there are none more h'ted ioi
.speci al honors than the brave soldiers anu sea,
men who endured the hardShips 81 camp ana
cruise and imperlled their lives in the ser'ite
of the country. and the b2unties am pensions
arp' opri ted by law for these pave deltii'i :
of the Union, are Obligations never TO be i'is"t
t., Tbs. widows and orr harrs Of the ga ith'
dead are the warls of the people: sacred leshcy
begneatheI to the protecting care q the ohltea
St stes.
al led 40 much to the wealth ard increased re-
.ources Of this natinn-the as. lum OF all nations
that t should be fvstered by LIBERAL ana JUST
policy. ,,
"a. With all oppressed people who are struggling
s,r their rights
Reso8red, That the adjournment of TINS.
Convention shall not work dissolution 81
the same. but it shall remain as organized;
subject to be called together at any time and
place that the Republican Executive Commit
tee shall designate.
Resofrei, That we highly commend the
s,.irif. macnanius;ty and forgiveness with
which men who have served the rebellion and
who are now frankly and honestly co-opera-
ting with the United States in restoring the
peace If the country, and in the reconstruc-
ton of the Southern States on basis OF IN
partial Justice and equal rights, and they are
received b1ck into the communion OF the
loyal people; and that we are in favor OF the
removal Of the disqualifcations and restric-
TONS imposed upon the late rebels in the
s.ae measure as the spirit of disloyaity Is
removed from them, and as speedily as may,
l,e consistent with tie safety OF the loyal
people.
Resofued, That we recognize the great
principles laid down in the Deelaration OF
Independence as the true foundation o.
democratic government, and we hail with
.,aduess every effort towards making these
principles living reality on every inch OF