The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-08-27

Tho Republican R1atfOrm.
The following plstfarn, Jrspottsd By the
adopted by the National Republican Conven.
tion 10 session at Chicago on the 2ist inst:
The National Republican party Of the Uni
| ted States, assembled In National Convention
In tho city Of Chicago on the goth day Of May,
1858, make tho following declaration Of princi.
pies: go
First-ws congratulate the country on the
assured success Of the rsconstrnction policy
| Of Congress, a. evinced by the adoption, In a
majority Of tho States lately in rebellion, q
Constitutions securing equal civil aud political
rights to all, and regard II as the duty Of the
Government TO sustain these institutions, ard
to prevent the people Of such States from be-
Ing RENTED to . state Of anarchy. y f
Second-Ths guarantee Of Congress ottqual
suffrage 10 all loyal men ct the South vss
| demanded BY every consideration OF public
safety, Of gratitude and Of justice, and must
be maintained. while the question Of suffrage
In all the loyal States properly belongs to the
people Of those States. D. ~ pa. 'f'
Third-We dsuounce all forms Of rspudia.
| tion as a national crime, and the national honor
requires the payment Of the public indebted.
ness in the utmost good faith to all creditors,
At homo and abroad, not only according to
tho letter but tho spirit Of the laws under
which It was contracted. PRO-
Fourth--It Is due 70 the labor Of the nation
chat taxation should be squalirsd, and reduced
~ rapidly as the rational faith will permit.
Hfth--Tbe national debt, contracted as 1t
has been for the preservation Of the Union for
oil time to come, should be extended over fair
period for redemption, and 1t is tho duty Of
Congress to reduce the rate Of interest there.
on whenever II can possibly be done.
Sixth-Thst the best policy to diminish our
burden Of debt 10 to so improve our credit
that capitalists will seek to loan US money at
lower rates Of interest than We now pay, and
must continue to pay so long as reputation,
partial or total, open or covert, Is threatened
" suspected,
seventh-The Government Of tho United
States should DO administered with the strict
est economy, and the corrup,ions which have
, been so shamefully nursed and fostered BY
Andrew johnson call loudly for radical reform.
Eighth-We profoundly depore the Gntimely
and tragic death OF Abraham Lincoln, and re-
sret the accession Of Andrew johnson to tho
Presidency, who has acted treacherously to the
people who elected him and the cause he
was lodged to support has usurped legisla-
Ire and Judicial functions; has refused 10 ex-
ecute the laws, has used his high ofhee to In.
, duce other officers TO ignore and viOlate the
laws; has employed bis executive power to
render insecure the prosperity, peace, liberty
i and life Of the citizens; has abused the par
doning power has denounced tho National
:, Legislature as unconstitutional; has persis-
c tently and corrupuy resisted, BY every means
n in his power, every proper attempt ut the re-
!. construction Of the States lately in rebellion
', has perverted the public patronage into ar
~ engine Of Wholesale corruption, and has beer
justly impeached for high crimes sud misde.
n meanors, and properly pronounced guilty By
7, the votes OF thirty Ave Senators
k Ninth-The doctrine Of Great Britain anC
n other European powers, that because . man i
n once subject be Is always so, must DO resist
i 81 at every hazard by the United Ststes AZ
u relic Of tho fcudal times, not authorised BY
|, the law Of nations and at war with our ma
b tionai honor and independence. Nsturaiiret
o.irens are entitled to be protected 10 all thei
rights Of eitiIenship IS though they were na
tive born, and no citizen Of the United States
native or naturaliEed, must be liable 20 ar.
rest and imprisonment by any foreign power
r for acts done or words spoken In this &C airy.
q And II so arrested and Imprisoned, 1t IL the
c duty Of the Government to interfere in his DO.
half
a Tenth-0f all who were faithful 10 the trials
Of the late war there wsre none entitled Ia
y more especial honor than tho brave soldiers
3 and seamen who endured the hardships oil
d campaign and cruise, AMI imperiled theii
IS lives in the service ofthe country. The boun
o ties and pensions provided by law for these
brave defenders Of the nation are obligations
ueNtf 70 Ue lOtkVtttus 1uc WiuONb anu VI
phans Of the gallant dead are tho wards Of III,
l people, a sacred legacy bequcathed to the ma
n TONS protecting care.
W Eleyenth-Foreign emigration, which II
re the past has added SO much to the wealth ant
10 development OF the resources and the inereas
Of power Of this nation, 'the asylum Of tn,
= oppressed Of all nations" should be fostereC
1 and encouraged by liberal and just policy
10 Twelfth-This convention declares Its sym
d PATTY with all the oppressed people who ar,
| struggling for their rights.
I Oh motion of0enoral Carl SchurI, tho fol
lowing additional resolutions were unB nimou
% ly adopted as part Of the platform.
l Res0lrsd, That wo highly commend tn
ID spirit Of msgnamimity and forbsarance witt
le which the men who have served in the rebel
70 lion, but now frankly and honestly co operat
I with US in restoring tho peace Of the countr
4. and reconstructiDg the Southern State Gov
IN 'sruments upon the basis OF impartial justic
! and equal rights, are received back into th
Ut communion Of the loyal people; and we fave
e the removal Of the disqualifcations and re
in striciions imposed upon the late rebels In tn
n same measure rs their spirit Of loyalty wi
!. lireet, and as may be consistent with tn
20 safety of the loyal people
Rfsoired, That We recognise the great prir
he ciples laid down In the immortal Declaratio
TO Of Independence - the true foundation O
w democratic government, and We hail Wit
~ gladness every effort toward making thes
- principles living reality on every inch Of th
American soil.
l GRANT AND COLfAx-THEIR LETTERS OF At
&c CEPTASCE-THE PLATFORM ENDORSED.
/ The following arc the letters Of General Grar
Ia and Hon. Schuyler Coifax, accepting the nom
70 nation for the Presidency aud Vice Presidenc
y Of the United states by the Republican Nj
nc tional Convention:
n WASHINGTON, D. G., May %, 1868.
# Gen. Joseph X. Hasvisy, Presidsnt NatioA
he Union Republican Commifse-In formal
I accepting tho nomination Of tho Nation
u Union Republican Convention, Of tho 2lst
eu May instant, 1t seems proper that some stat
msnt Of views beyond the nero acceptance
CHI the nomination should DO expressed.
en- The proceedings Of the Convention we
HIS marked with wisdom, moderation and pstI
,et otism, and believe express the feelings Of Il
''' great mass Of those who sustained the count
through Its recent trials. endorse their Z
solutions, If elected to the Office Of PREF
ok dent OF the United States, II will DO my e
We deavor to administer all the laws In good fat
- with economy, and with the yisw OF giyii
peace, quiet and protection everywhere.
-. times like the present ID Is Impossible or
least, eminently improper, TO lay down 20
oy to be adhered to, right or wrong, throuI
I an standardization Of four years. New poll
cal issues, not foreseen, are constAntiy sriir
we'd the yieWs Of the public on old ones are co