The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-10-20

81. We eonGxotuAte the country on the assured
success Of The rsoopsruction policy OF Congress,
lately ID rsASllion Of consultations securing equal
civil and pDaeicel rights TO ALI and we regard it
the duty Of the Government to sustain those instu
tons and to prevent the people of such States from
being rsmittsd 70 state Of anarchy. hef ssF5Yr
"2: The guarantee by Congress Of equal suffrage
consdsiatioa Of psLlie safsty Of gratitude and 81
justice. and muatbs maintained; while the question
of suffrage n Al! the loyal States properly belongs to
as. We den0mce all forms of reputation ma
tiona crimes, and TIE national honor requires the
OF me public lndeo1edness, IN me atmos.
only according the tier, but the spirit of the laws
under which Il was contracted. ..y=a. arof
a. 1t Is due 20 the labor Of the nation that taxa
ton should be eqaaliaed and creduced as rapidly as
onr national faith Will permit. VI znf .fafefru,g
-; The national debt c9ptracted a. It has been
should be sxtAded over fair period for redemption
and t 10 the duty Of Gengressto reduce the rate OF
interest thereon, whenever IL can honestly be DONE
"6. That the best policy to diminish our burden OF
debt s to 20 improve oar credit that capitalists will
seek to loan money at lower rates OF interest than
now pay and must continue to pay so long as re-
pudsto, partial o. total open or covert, threat
sns9 he Xoysrnmens Of the United States should
be administered with the strictest economy, and the
corruptions which have been so shamefnly nnrsed
and tostered by Andrew johnson, call loudly for
rs. We profoundly de,bore the untisn-ly and tragic
death Of Abraham Lincoln, and regret the accession
Of Andrew johnson to the presidency, who has acted
% 70 sas
legislative aud judicial has refused to
cute the Law has used hts high Office to induce 9TH
err officers to ignore and violate the laws; has
ployed his executive powers TO render insecure the
property peace, liberty and lite OF the citizens has
abused the pardonfng powers; has denounced the
National Legislature UNCONSTITUTIONAL has perss-
tently and corruptly resisted by every measure in
his power every proper attempt at the reconstruction
Of the Statss Ktey in rebellion has perverted tho
,1so iutn NJ n
fion and has been Justly impeached for high crimes
and misdsnssnors. and properly pronounced guilt,
49, The doctrine of Great Britain and other Euro
pean Powers, that because man is once a subject h
Is always so must be resisted at every hazard by th
United States az relic of TIE feudal time not au
,horized BY the law of nations, and at war with or
national honor nd Independence naturaiized citizen
being entitled e be n al sIer tights IS
citizen Of the United States, natural or naturazes
must be liable to arrest and Imprisonment by an
counfry and If 40 arrested and imprisoned it is tn
duty OF the Government to interfere in bis behalf
40. OF al who faithful in the trials of til
late war, there none entitled to more especa
honor than the brave soldiers and who endur
ed the harishps Of campaign and cruise, and mpei
lied their lives In the service OF the country. fh
bounties and pepsions provided BY law tor thos
brave soldiers Of the nation, obligations never
be forgotten. The widows and orphans of the ga
% The T
al. aR0reigA Immigration, h.cb IN the past hs
added much to the wealth and development OF u
resources and Increase Of power to this nation, tb
asylum Of the oppressed of al nations, should be 70
tered and encouraged by liberal and inst policy
.I2. This convention declares its sympathy vii
all the oppressed people who struggling for the
rights" l3t FAls 20 az - 5aH4 s.. At! =,
..Rssoloed, That we highly commend the spirit
ulagnanimity and forgiveness With which men vi ,
have served the rebellion, bat frankly and hon
esly cooperate with in restoring the peace of Il
country, and the Southern State go'
eruments upon the ba sis of impartial justice and e4u
rights are received back into the communion of Il
loyal people, and favor the removalcf the disqua
cations and restrictions imposed upon the late ret
els in the same measure the spirit of loyalty wi
direct, as may be consistent with the safety of q
loyal people"
laid down In the immortal Declaration OF lndepent
ence az the true foundation Of democratic govern
ment; and we hail with gladness every effort towaI
Of American SOIL" re- fanr fs