The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-23


l. We congrAkulats the country On the a.
ssred success Of ths reconstruction policy Z
ccugreas. as evidenced BY the adoption In ans
Joriiy Of the states lately In rebellion, Of const
tc'Ions securing equal civil and political right
70 oil, and regard it a. the duty Of the govern
ment 70 sustain these constitutions, and proven
the people Of such states from being RENTED I,
state of anarchy or military rule.
b The guarantee by congress of eoaal suifrae
to all loyal men 10 the south was demanded B.
every consideration or public safety, Of graft
tude and Of justice, and must be maintained
while the question Of suffrage in all the loya
states properly belongs to the people Of thos
states
9. We denounce all forus Of reputation A
national crime and national honor requires u.
payment Of the public 10 Indebtedness In the nc
most good faith to our creditors at home ans
abroad, not only according to the letter, but tha
sI'Tit OF zoe laws under which IL was contract
ed.
4. II is due to the labor Of the nation tha
taxation should be equaliEej and reduced a. "a
aldly AZ national faith sill permit
The national debt, contracted 90 10 hai
been tor the preservation Of the union for al
time 70 come, should be extended over q period
Tor redemption, and 10 is the duty Of congress q
reduce the rate of interest thereon whenever Il
can honestly be done.
8. That the best policy TO diminish our bur
den Of debt Is 50 to improve our credit that cap
ItAlists will seek to lend NJ money at lower
rates OF interest than we now paS, nd must
continue to pay, 90 leng a. Reputation, partial
or total, open or covert, is threatened or sus-
pected.
Z. The government of the United States
should be admir'1.ered with the strictest econ.
omy. The corruption which have been 50
shamefully nursed and fosteFed by Andrew
johnson, calls loudly fo- radical reform.
:. We profoundly deplore the untimely and
tragic death Of Abraham Lincoln, and regret
the accession Of Andrew johnson to the pres
deney; who has acted treAeberously to the PEG
pie who elected him and the cause he vas
pledged to support; has usarped high IegisIA-
tive and judicial functions, has refused 20 exc
cute the laws; has used has high Vlice to induce
other officers TO violate the laws has employed
ms e1t cntive power TO render insecure the lives
property, peace, liberty aud life Of the citizen !;
has abused the pardoning power has denoanc
ed The national legislature as unconstitutional !;
has perslstently and hAbitually resisted BY every
means 10 his power, every proper attempts at 70
construction of the states lately ia rebel. On
has perverted the public patronage into an en-
CINE Of wholesale corruption, and has been just
ly impeached for high crimes and misdemesnnrs
and properly pronounced guilty thereof BY the
votes Of IS senator's ..
3. The doctrine Of Great Britain and other
European powers, that becAu man is once a
subject be Is always 50, must be resisted at ev-
cry hazard by the United States, as a relic Of
the ieudal times, not authorized by the law Of
nations. and NJ war With our national ho1or and
indie pendence. Naturalized citizens are enti
tied to be protected in all their rights Of citizen
hip, as though they were native born. No cti-
zen Of the United States, native or natnralzed,
must De liable to arrest or Imprisonment BY any
foreign power, for acts done or words spoken in
this country and II 80 arrested or imprisoned,
y = sAe duty OF the government to interfere in
biz behalf
~. OF all who were faithful in the trials ofIhe
late war there were none entitled to more espe-
eial honor than the brave soldiers and seamen
who endured the hardships Of the camp and
cruise, and imperiied their lives in the service
OF their tountry. The bounties and pensions ap-
Propratt BY Law for these brave defenders Of
The Union, are obligations never to be forgot
ten. The widows and orphans OF the gallant
lead are the wards Of the D, ople-a sacred leg
a''y bequeathed TO the United States protecting
care.
IL. Foreign emigration, which In the past has
added SO much to the wealth and increased the
resources OF this ma tion-the asylum Of all ma
Eions-should be fostered by liberal and just
policy.
IL. This convention declares its sympathy
With all oppressed people -ho are struggling for
their rights.