Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-10-22
NATIONAL Rel R,,e.ii,utIbItite,s..in PLATFORM.

The National Union Republican party of tn,
United states, ASSEM- oiedln National Conyen
tIUn IN tIe cfty Oi Chicago On the 2Dth day OF May
iota. made Inc IpllowilS declaration OF prin
cipies: N -, u .
1r.rst-W fsratulate the coun try on the as
50 Gred sIcces oi me reconstruction policy ofCOn.
srsAS, rs eNlnced Dy teaLdopilon An q majority
vi tAe pttr,es iaielS llrrepel9I OF constilutiens
securing equal cit and political rights to all
alIG ressaTd IL as Uuty tie Government II
suSa ain iiIese consul .uLiops and TO prevent the
itlLelo1 ssEel4 States ron being reInitled to q
sts..t iail;4lcaY or nIIlJsiry Tu4e.5 = d. y
becoAd-Ihe .sutl;t ntee by Congress OF equal
suarige toi&nfllOcai iheu' in bhe sseuthi was de
manurd BY u cry Consideration OF public safely
orsrilCitude ana OF justice, and must be miiin-
izs-sied plil, -t.sG FasseiD all ne
loyal States propetlL belongs 20 the people OF
1'hrq-M 9 ede5l ouilc eIsn forms of repndiatisn
as = mai lOna crime, nd mai Ional honor requir-
e. lile p,,yIneIt oI tie indabtedness in The Ut
.OJd faith t0 an creditors, al home aud
anrosd nOI oaly aoioIdIng TO Inc letter Dut he
spifIt OF Tue Ia rs under which II Was contrsse-
.5iirL--Ii is ae to the labor ofthe nation that
taNt.l ION s.lpuid DE equali1ed and reduced as
ra,luly IslIloItl iallll VIII permit. q,
Iy6t-Ihe natlonitl debt, con- racted as II has
been, lOr the preseaViltion OF the Union for all
tIIue 10 come, Should DC extended over a fair
pe4iou lOf i1el tI"il, anu II Is tne utSJ OIL Son-
ress UJreute tue rate of in teEesS thereon, when
Gr Il can honestly De dOlit. ~ --ii-''' '-il
S,6!t--I LA, the best policy 10 diminish our
burden Of qeuL7s, 20 - Improve ouf credit that
capitalists WIZ seek 10 lend us money at lower
rafes OF interest Iitatn We lfow pay, and must
or ioiai, "pen Or ep}eii, IS threatened OF slis-
pected. ~ = - d.
szcenit-Ihe Government of the United St:stes
should 6e adinIltsteIed with the strlctest econo4
my. Ihs coriupLiOnS WHICH, have been so
shdIneIuIly nnrsrd aud f)Stered by Andrew
JOnnSUn call ICuuiy lor radical reform. - i'-''
LgaQt-Wc profoundly deplore the untimely
and tfds des.Jh oG-SOrahaaa Lincoln and re-
gr, | LIIe accession Vi Andrew Joanson 10 the
Presidency, who hls acted EreacheTOuslyt Ito the
people VINO elected linn, and che cause ne was
pledged TO suPppri; mas usurped high legislative
ana yuOlcldl 1uncI1ohS; has refused TO execute
ihe laws; mas used MS b igh office TO induce
other officers to violate the laws, has EN-
pLoyed ms Executive power to render inse-
cure the properly; peace, Liberty and life on the
ciJizen; ll;ts abused The p;lIdoning power; has
denounced tiie National Legislature as sifcon-
iy fesisted by every, means in IN his IS poWef
every proper attempt al the, reconStruc-
lloh OF the states lately In rebellion; has per-
YefJea the public patronage into an engine
vi wholesale corrupt ION, and has been justly
peaciled for high crimes and Hisdemei,nOrs and
properly pronounced guilty thereof by the vote OF
BafFTy-ffee senators.
Observation-Disclosures OF Great Britain and other
European powers, that because Ipan is once a
subject he is aiwitysSo, must befesiSted at every
lazlrd by the nIted states relic of The feti-
dai lines not authorized by the law OF nations
pendence. Natufafized' citizens re entitled to be
protected in ali their rights Oh citizenship as
Jhou%h they we're native BORN. No citizen of
be Liable 10 arrest anu Imprisonment by any for
eign power Tor acts done or words spoken in this
country, ana II 50 arrested ana imprisoned, II is
the duty OF the government to interfere in his I
behalf -@if fIltI =
TtIrh-Of all who were faithful in the trials of
the iate war, there were4noRs entitled to more /
especial honor than the brave soldiers and sea-
men VINO endured the iardStipS of the camp I
and the cruise, and iInperilled their lives in the
service OF the country. The bountieS and pen
sions provided by law for these brave defenders I
OF the union are obligations never to be forgot
ton. The widows and orphans Of the gallant 4
dead are the5wards ofthe people-a sacred legacy t
bequeathed to the nations protecting care.
Elccehut-Foreign emigration which in the 4
past has added so much to the wealth, and in
creased the resources of this nation-tfle asy-
lum of al natiOns-sluuld be fOstered and en- 4
by 4 liberal and Just policy !,
YftTttht-Ihis Convention declares its SYN. u
pathyWltlI all oppressed people which are
for their iglits. nv - 20 -f'I'"
ReS0tred, That we recognize the great princi-
pies laid down in the Declaration OF Indepen-
1ence as the true platform ofJdemocratfc gov-l
ernnent, aud We haIl with giadnesseyery effort
toward making these principles a living reality
on ss egg,incii of American Soil. '-
ResJiped, That we highly commend the spirit Y
Of in.ssilanimlty and .iorbesnance with which
men VINO have served in the Rebellion but who
now frankly anti honesty cooperate with us in
restoring The peace of lire country and recon- D
struclmg The southern state egoyernmentsupon
the basis OF Impartial Justice and Equal Rights
are received back into the communion of the
loyal people; and we favor the removal of the
lEqua lincatl pns and restrictions posed upon
the Itt.e Rebels IN The same measure as their
sp! rlt oI loyalty VIII direct, and may be con-
SlstenC with the sBtety of the 10y / people. iI
o. q J.. b.