Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-07-02
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Union Republican Platform

Union Republican Platform
Hon. Richard W. Thompson, Of Indiana
Chairman ofthe Committee on Resolutions
advanced to the platform and reported a
follows:
The National Republican Party Of th
United States, assembled in National Con
ventidn in the city Of Chicago, on the 2Otl
day Of May 1868, make the following dec
larati 5n-of pfinoiples: tBE
lst We Congratulate the country on tn
assured success Of the reconstruction policy
of Congress, as evnced by the adoption by
& majority Of the States lately in rebellion
of Constitutions securing equal civil ant
political rights TO all, and regard it as th'
duty of the government to sustain thos'
Constitutions, and to prevent the power o
such States from being reduced to stat,
Of anarchy, Cheers.
ID. The guarantee BY Congress Of equa
suffrage to all loyal men at the South wal
demanded by every consideration Of publ,
safety, of gratitude, and Of justice, ant
must be maintained-while the question o
suffrage in ali the loyal States properly be
longs to the people ofthose States Cheers
ga. We denounce all forms Of republic
tion as a national crime prolonged cheers
and national honor requires the payment
OF the national Indebtedness in the utmost
good faithgto all creditors, at home and
abroad, and net only according to the let
ter but the spirit of the law under which il
was contracted. [Applause.
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that taxation should be equalized and re,
duced as rapidly as the national faith will
permit
5th. The National debt, contracted as il
has been for the preservation Of the Union
for All time TO come, should be extended
over a Fair period for redemption, and it IL
the duty of Congress to reduce the rate Of
interest thereon whenever it can honestly
be done.
9th. That the best policy to diminish
our burden of debt is to so improve oul
credit that capitalists will seek to loan us
money at lower rates Of interest than we
now pay, and must continue to pay so
long as reputation, partial or total, open
or covert, is threatened or suspected.
7th. The Government Of the United
States should be administered with the
strictes economy; and the corruption
which has been 80 shamefully nursed and
fostered by Andrew Johnson calls loudly
for radical reform.
9th. We profoundly implore tho un.
timely and tragio death of Abraham Lin
coin, and regret the accession of Andrew
Johnson to the Presidency, who has acted
treacherously to the people who elected
him, and the cause he was pledged to sup
port; has usurped high legislative and ju.
dieIal functions; has used his high Office
to induce other officers to ignore and vio-
late laysi has employed his executive
power and rendered insecure the property,
peace, liberty and life Of the citzens; has
abused the pardoning poweri has denoun.
ced the National Legislature ms unconsti.
tutional; has persistently and corruptly
ObstrucLed every proper attempt at the re
construction of the States lately in rebel
lion; has perverted the public patronage
Into an engine Of Wholesale corruption,
and has been justly impeached for high
crimes and misdemeanors, and properly
pronounced guilty thereof by the votes Of
thirty five Senators.
9th. The doctrine of Great Britain and
other European powers that because Il
man is once a subject he is always so,
must be resisted at every hazard by the
United States as relic of leudal times not
authorized by law Of nations, and at war
with our national honor and independence.
Ngturalized citizens are entitled to be pro
tected In all their rights Of citizens ms
though they were native born. NocltiZen
of The United States, native or naturalized,
must be liable 10 arrest and imprisonment
by any foreign power for acts done or words
spoken in this country; and if 80 arrested
and imprisoned, it IS the duty Of the Gov
ernment TO interfere in his behalf,
10th. Ofall who were faithful in the tri.
ais Of the late war, none were entitled to
more especial honor than the brave soldiers
and seamen, who endured the hardshlps Of
campaign and cruise, and imperilled their
lives in the service Of the country. The
bounties aud pensions provided for these
brave defenders Of the nation are an obliga
ton never TO be forgotten; the widows and
orphans Of the gallant dead are the wards
Of the people--a sacred legacy bequeathed
TO the nations protecting care.
llth. Foreign immigration. which in the
past has added so much to wealth, deyel-
opmentand resources, and increlse Of pow.
er TO the nation, the asylum Of heoppress,
cd Of all nations, should be fostered and
encouraged by liberal and just policy
18th, This committee declares its sym
pathy with all oppressed people which are
struggling for their rights.