American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-08-01
PL A t FO r NJ
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY

The Democratic Party, IN Natlonai
Convention assembled. reposing its trust
in the intelligence, patriotism and dis
eliminating justice of the people, stand
ing upon the Constitution as the foundi
ton and limitation Of the powers Of the
government, and the guarantee of the
liberties of the citizen, and recognizing
the questions Of slavery and secession as
having been settled for all time to come
by the war or the voluntary action Of the
Southern States in constitutional couven-
lions assembled, and never to be renewed
or reagtated, do, with the return of
Ieace, demand:
FIRsT-Immediate restoration of all
the States to their rights in the Union
under the Constitution, and of civil gov
eminent TO the American people.
SEcoND-Amnesty for all past political
'offenses. and the regulation of the elect
i've franchise in the States by their eli
Zens.
THIRD-Payment of the public debt
of the United States as rapidly as prac
ticnble, all money drawn from the people
BY taxation, except so much as is Iequis-
tie for the necessities Of the government,
economically administered, being applied
TO such payment; and where the obliga,
tons of the government do not expressly
state upon their face, or where the law
under Which they issued does not pro
vide, that they shall be paid Ia coin,
they ought, in night and in justice, to be
paid in the lawful money Of the United
States.
FouRrH-Equsl taxation Of every spe,
ces OF property according to its real
value, including governmen. bonds and
other public securities.
FIFTH-One currency for the govern
ment and the people, the Iaborer and
office holder, the pensioner and the sol
der, The producer and the bond holder.
.SIxTH-Economy in the administration
of the government; the reduction OF the
standing army and navy: the abolition
Of the Freedmens Bureau and all polii-
cal instrumentaliii S designed to secure
negro supremacy simpIhcalon of tie
system aud disconlinuanCe Of linguistic.
rial modes Of assessing and collecting
Internal revenue, SO that The burthen of
taxation may be equaIized and Iessened
fine credit Of the Government and the
currency made good the rpnosI Of all
enactmenls Tor enrolling State militia into
national forces, in lime Of peace tariff
for revenue upon foreign imports, and
sncb oa,a -, rnIar tEa internal
-everrt Avs as will of,rI incidental
protection to aomes,i. manufacturers. and
"A viii witbont in,no;r;n, tLa revenue
imrose ths least bprtLan nnon and hest
aromote and encourage. the great indus
uisl interests Of the country.
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less ,lJire.. the rastovstio9 ~ rigbtr1r
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,hr Ev-c,,;va AND Jnli,ioI de,or,rnsn,.
fine Government the snbordira,ion If
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IN demanding these measures ana re
iorns' we arraign the hadicai parry Tor
rs disregard oil right and the nnparaIls.i-
cd oppression ana tyranny "hIch nave
NAKED us career atter me most Solemn
ana unanimous pledge OF ooth houses oil
congress TO prosecute the war exclusive
~ Tor me maintenance Of me govern
ment and the preservation OF The Union
and the Constitution II has repeated
violated that most sacred pledge, under
which was rallied mat NOBLE volunteer
army which carried our flag TO victory !;
instead OF restoring The Union, 1t has, SO
lar as IN Its power, dissolved II, and sub
Jfcted ten States, IN times Of profound
peace to military despotlam a1d negro
supremacy. 1t has nuIllhed The right OF
trial by JURY 1t has abolished The hGbe0S
corpus, that most sacred writ OF lIoerty ;
has OkeFtlTORl the freedom OF ETGgrl