The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-06-11

PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS

"A n T. IL
First-We congratulate the country on the a.
surei success of the reconstruction poll cy o
Congress evinced Ivy the adoption in a msjnrit
Of the States lately in rebellion Of Constitution
securing equal civil and Political rights to all
and We regard it as the duty Of the Governmen
To sustain these Constitutions and prevent tn
people of such States from being remitted to
state of anarchy and military rule.
Second-The guarantee by Congress of equal
suffrage II all loyal men in the south was de.
manded by every consideration Of public safety
gratitude and justice and must be maintained
while the question Of suffrage in all the loya
States properly belongs 10 the people Of thos.
States.
Third-We deaounce all forms Of Reputation
rs national ime. The national honor requires
the payment Of the public Indebtedness in the
utmost good faith 10 our creditors At home and
abrOid-not only according To the letter but the
spirit Of the law under which it was contracted.
Fourth-It is due TO the labor of the nation
that taxation should be equtlizcd and reduced as
rapidly : the national faith Will permit
Fifth-rhe nstiousl debt, contracted il has
been for the preservation of the Cni for ali
time to come. shouli be EXTENDED over a fir
period, at reduced rate Of interest thereon,
wh-never it can honestly be done.
SiSth-That the best policy To diminish our
burden Of debt i sa 10 improve our credit that
capita lists " i'll seek to lend money at lower
rates Of interest thll We now pay and must con-
tinue II pay - long as reputation, partial or
total, open or covert, is threatened suspected.
SsyenGh-The Government of the United States
should be administered with the strictest econo-
my. Tie coTupti5ns which have been lame
fully nuTsei and ft~tered by Andrew johnson call
loudly for radical reform.
Eighth-we profoundly dep'ore the untimely
and tragic death If Abraham Lincoln, and re-
gTet the accession # Andrew johnson TO the
Presidential chair, who has acted treacherously
to the people who elected him and the cause he
was pledged to supp ri. He has usnrped legis-
la 4 Fs,.F
cute the laws has usei his office to induce other
officers to violate the laws, has employed his
executive power to render insecure the lives,
property, peace liberty and life of citizens. has
abused the pardOning power, has denounced the
National Legislature unconstitutional, has
persistently ami habitually resisted by every
means in his power every proper attempt at re-
construction OF the States lately in rebellion,
has perverted the public patronage into an engine
ef wholesale corruption. ard has been justly i'm
peachei for high crimes and misdemeanors and
pronounced guilty thereof by tue votes Of thirty
i've Senators.
Ninth-The doctrine of Great Britain and
other European Powers that. because a man is |
once subject he is ALWAYS 50, must be resisted
at every ard by the United States relic |
of feudal times and not authorized by the law Of |
and at war with our national honor and |
the independence uf naturaized citizen, who |
are entitled to be protected in all their rights
Of citizenship as though they were native born. |
No citizen of the United States, native or nat
nralized. must be liable to arrest or imprison- /,
ment by any f,reign Power for acts done or |
words spoken in this country and if so arrested |
and imprisoned, it is the duty of the Govern
uent to interfere in his behalf.
Tenth-Uf all who were fiIhfu in the trials
Of the late war, there are none more fitted for |
especial hOnors than the brave soldiers and sea-
men who endured the hardships of camp and
cruise, and imperiIleI their lives in the service
of the country. and the bJUntes and pensions
app, ,opriatei by law for these brave defenders
If the Union, Obligations never to be forgot
,en- The widows and orphans of the gallant
lead are the wards Of the people sacred legacy
oequeathed to the protecting care Of the United
states.
Eleventh-Foregn immigration in the past ha.
sdded SO much to the wealth and increased re-
ources Of this nation-the sylum If all nations
that it should be fustered by liberal and just
)olicy.
Twelfth-This Convention declares its sympa-
by with all oppressed people who struggling
or their rights.
Resolred, That the adjournment of this
Convention shall not work a dissolution Of
he same, but it shall remain as organized,
ubJect to be called together at any time and
lace that the Republican Executive Commit
ee shall designate.
ResOlred, That we highly commend the
pirit, magnanimity and forgiveness with
1hich men who have served the rebellion and
rho are now frankly and honestly co-opera-
inS Will tne Onileu states III restoring the
eace of the country, and in the reconstruc- L
ion Of the Southern States on a basis of i'm
artial justice and equal rights, and they are
eceived back into the communion Of the
3yal people; and that we are in favor of the
emoval Of the disqualifcations and restric-
ions imposed upon the late rebels in the 4
ane measure as the spirit of disloyalty is
emoved from them, and as speedily as may
e consistent with the safety Of the loyal
eeple.
Resolred, That we recognize the great
rinciples laid down in the Declaration of /,
as the true foundation of
emocratic government, and We hail with
ladness every effort towards making these
living reality on every inch Of I
.merican soil.