The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-29
platform or THE DE@OCBACY or THE
UNITED STATES.
AGopled in CorveHtion al Ne,0 York on
hs 4th Of July, 1853

hlUn 0l Lnt DVWtAE VI NONtIltIuNnN ulA Nilt
gua.antee Of the liberties Of the citizen and
recognising the questions Of slavery and.se-
eeasion "a having hccn settled for all time
" come, by the war and voluntary action OF
the Southern statss in constitutional con-
ycntion nssumbicd, and never to be renew
cd or rc-lgitnt"d, do, with thc return Of
peace, demand;
Fret The immediate restoration oc all
states ia the Union under the Constitution
sfcivil Government.
Second. Amnesty FOR all pact political Of.
fjuses, and the regulation Of the elective
franchise in the states by their citizens.
Third. Tho payment Of the public dcbt
Of the United States as rapidly IA possible,
all money dra~ ~n from the people by taxa
-'on, except 40 much ma In resquisite for the
ecpssiLics of the government economically
administered, being honestly applied to
such payment; and where the obligations
OF the government do rot expressly state
upon their face, or the law under which
thoy wcro issued does not provide that
they shall be- paid in coin. they ought, in
right aud Justice, TO be paid IN tho lawful
mouo OF the United Statcs.
Fourth. The equnl taxntion OF every
, rpccics Of proppriy according to value, in
ciudmg government bonds aud other public
SECURITIES.
Fifth. Ono currency FOR the government
end people the laborer md oiiae-holder (;
the pensouer and soldier the producer
ans tho boudholacr.
Sixth. Reform in the administration Of
the Government the reduction OF the stan
ding army and navy; the abolition OF the
FTcedmcn's BurcaLtKr great cseers) and all
political instrumeutaiities daaigned to Sc
cure negro supremacy; smplicaiiOn OF tho
system and disrUntiuuancc ol the iuquistOr-
inl modes Of assessing and collecting revc-
rue, that the burden oItaNation te cqunlized
aud lessened, tho credit OF the Government
iuhde good the abolition Of all enhctments
for the enrolling Of state miltip into nation
q forces IN time Of peace, and a tariff for
revenue upon foroigu imports, and such
equal taxation under tho internal revenue
laws ns will AFFORD Incidental protection to
domestic manuincturos, and without I'm p
pairing tie revenue impose the least bur.
drH uuoutbe rest, promote and encourage tho
grrptin !gs.rial illsrysts oi th. country.
Seventh. Reform OF the Rbu-es Of tho
a Alm.a'J'Iat,ou a" expulsion OF corrup,
men from Office the ulrgsatiuu Of useless
"!Eac7; he rcsl5rrtiHn Of the r.Tutlul au.
tss-.ty aud the independence OF tup eXccu-
tive .nd judicial departments nj tho Gov
CIrm.aii tie naturalization 0f the civil
power, o.. the end tha, the usurPatioa o!
G'r;!rs' Nai u, drsi o;tam o. tire sword
MAY cuugc
Eight. Equal rights and r7otecti5n fcr
aatuiallzrd and native born citizen. st home
aud abroad the restoration Of Amolicau ma
ttuu.tv witch -hn.' rnm1 Nr3 tho rrgpcct
Of foreign pfve.s ava 'ugnlsh an cNGu, pie
sud encouragement "a people struggliuE ior
national Integrity, constitutional Liberty
snd iEd,vidVai rights @. uaturaiizcd citizens
Agalusi the pugC'cie doctrine "l !mniUtable
AlirC.rurr uUu claims ul loyrigu powers n
r1l.uh the alleged crime committed beyond
Iholr -ug.a1.cLou.
In demanding these messurcsGnd reforms
VIII arragp the Radical party for tho difrc-
Eari A right and UNI aruileled opposition
ant tyrauy which have marked its career.
Il Ter tLI' most 6oi'pn and unanimous
pledges u 10Th houses of Congress 10 prose-
eu,s the wy exclusively Tor the maiutcn-
Enco "i the Government aud the prcserva-
Ion Of the Union under the Constitution, Il
has repeatedly violated the most sacred
pledge under which WAS rRliiud that II ble
volunteer army which carried our Hag 10
victory. INSTEAD Of restoring the Union, i;
has, 50 inr nits pow + dissolved and cub
ugatcd ten states IN the timO of profound
peace u military drspoL6m and negro su-
premacy. II has uuilhed the rigAt Of trial
by Jury; IL has abolished the habeas corpus
that most sacred writ pC liberty il has
Ovcrthrown tie freedom speech and Of The
Vctaai il mas substituted arbitrary seizures
And arregta, end military trials, and secret
star chamber iuQu sit.onR for COua attutionaI
tribuut.si il has disrcgaraed IN time o
pcHce the right Uf people 70 be free from
search aud sieSltOs IL has entered the. pos
and telegraph Offices, and even In tho pri
Jate rooms OF individuals, and seized tbejl
private papers and lcttcrs without ny spec
ihrHtIoSs a. A.hdaviL as required by organi,
law n has converted the American capitO
iutu hasti'o il has established q system
q! spies aud official espiOuug- TO which M
constitutional monarchy Of Europe wOulC
now dare 10 resort Il has abolished til,
right OF appeal on important constitutions
questons TO the supreme judicials tribunal
and threatena to curtail or destroy its orig
nal jurisdiction, which 10 irreyocably vest
ed by the Constitution, whlo the Learned
Chief Justice has been subjected TO the grea
and Rtrocious cRlumnies merely because h.
would not prostitute his Office 30 the supper
Of the false and pnrtizan charges preterre,
against the President; i!s corruption an,
sXtrayagaucc have exceeded anything
known IN history, and by its frauds AM
mOuopolics II has nearly doubled the bur
don Of the debt created during tho war
has stripped tho President Of his constitu
tlonal power Of appo ntment Of his own cab
met. Under its repeated assaults the pill
lars Of the Government are rocking on thei
bnse, and 8huuld IL succeed in Eovem be
next aud inaugurate its President we will
meet ns subjected and conquered ooople
amid the ruins of Ltbert and the scattere,
fragments of the Constitution.
Aud We do declare aud resolve that eve
since the people ofthe United States threl
of all subsection TO the British crown, tn
privilege and trust Of suffrage has belonge
30 the several states, and has been granted
regulated and controlled exclusively by tn
political power of each state res poctivey
aud any attempt by Congress, or any pre-
text whatever, TO deprive any states oI th
right. or interfere with its exercise, is IL fla
grant usurpation Of power which can fin,
no warrant in tho constitution, and il sane
toned by the people, will subyert our foru
OF government, and can only end in asingl
centralized, consol dated government il
which the scperate existence Of the state
will be entirely absorbed, undan unqualife
despotism be established in the place Of
federal Union of coequal states; and tina
~ regard the recous stTuction acts(so called
Of Congress- as such usurpttious, and unco
Etitutlonal, revolutionary and void tha
our soldiers and salore who carried the Ga
OF our country n victory againet a mos
gallant and determined 'oe, must over b
RreatfullY remembered aud all EbasGn Too
glVvn In thSir favor mult bs faithfdlIy car