The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-11-06
The National ocraiic
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| The Demoof atic PARTY, IN National
| convention ssembled, reposing ia tru.t
In the inie igence patriotism snd dis
cr'maiin Justice "a She faeplc, stand
ius up the Consultation as The found
a'sor and limitation 81 tsc powersa i the
ne.ycrnment, and $40 guarantee ri lhe
J liberties Of the r.tizea, and recognizing
the questions 90 slavery and seocssion
rs having been stitlJA mr go time o.
come by the war and 10 the voluntary
action Of ihc sautheyu States in tunaii
tutional CONVENTIONS assembled, end
| never 10 hc renewed, or reagiiat-d, dn.
| with tae Teturn OF pcGec, demand
/ The Immediate Fessofstion of an
the State. 30 their fishls ia tie luino
undef de Constitution ana "a iie civil
| government Of the American lnuHic
. Amnesty ioe On past political
offences. ara lhe regulation Of the ciaet
iye iraachi-a ia the States BY their
| citizens
9 The payment or tic public debt
Of the United States ~ rapidly az prac.
iicahle NJ money drawn FROM the ueuple
hy mxation cXceG, % much as f. rcqui.
ste for Che necessities Of de Govern
mont, economically administered, being
hoqestly applied to such payment and,
where the obligations Of the Govern
neni 10 not expressly state upon their
face, Or the law undor which they were
issued does not provide that they shall
be paid in coin they ought, IN right
and IN justice, % be paid in the lawful
money or the United Stated flhun.
defs of applause
4 Equal taxation Of every SPECIES Of
property, according to is real yaluc,
including Government bonds and other
public sesurities lRenewed cheering
and cries o Read i again
2 One currency Tor the Government
and lae people, the lahorcr and the
oiice-bolacr, the peusioner and the
soldiers, the producer and bond holder.
lGrest cheering, and cries Of Read it
again.
The fith resolution was again read
and again cheorcd
| Mxih--EcanomY in the administration
81 the Government the reduction of
the standing army and navy the aboli.
son uf lhe iraedmans Bureau. great
sheefn-l and ali political instrHmen
ialitics, de-isned 10 secure negro ~
7 rfemssF. tie siiEPli8casiun Of The sys.
I tcm aad diHcnniinnanee Of iuquisiterinl
modes 81 assessing and collecting inter.
nal revenue, 80 that the burden Of taxa
ton may be equaiize4 and les.cned, and
the credit Of the Government and eun.
rency made good tho repeal Of all
enaesmen;s Tor the enrolling oil the State
militia into the national forces ia time
Of peace, and tariff for revenue upon
foreign imports and such equal taxation
under the Internal revenue lass as will
afford incidental protection TO do
nestle manufactures, aud as will. with
out ifnpairing thc revenue, impose
the least burden upon and hes, promote
aud encourage tho great industrial IN.
terests Of the country
T. Reform Of the abuses in the Al.
ministration, the expulsion Of corrupt
men from Office, the abrogation Of use
less Offices, the restoration Of tho right
lnl authority to and tho independence
Of the executive and Judicial depnrt
ments OF the Gosofnment, the suhorli
nation Of the military 20 the civil powe,
70 the end that the usurpations Of Con
gross and The despotisls Of Che sword
may cease
8. Equal Flghts, and protection Coz
naturaliaed and native. born citizens al
homo and abroad The Insertion oI
American nationality, which shall com
mand The respect &c foreign powers
and furnish an example aud encourage
ment 10 people struggling cor nationa
integrity, constitutional liberty and in
diyidual rights, and the maintenance o
the rights Of natugaliaed citizens aeains
The absolute doctrine OF immutnhio al
lcgiauce and the claims or foreign now
ers to punish them for alleged erimei
committed beyond their Jurisdiction
Applause.
In demanding these measures and re
forms, we arraigu the Radical party fol
the disregard Of right. and the unparnl
lcled oppression and tyranny whicl
have marked tia career Altes III,
most solemn and unanimous pledge q
both Houses of Congress TO proseeatt
the war exclusively for the maintcnsne,
Of the Government and the preservation
Of the Union under the Constitution, !
has repeatedly violated tbs. most SACRED
pledge, under which YVES rallied tina
noble volunteer Grny which carried oui
flag to victory. Instead Of restoring til,
Union, II has, so fur a. il is In is power
dissolved it, md aahjocled ten States
| l.. "a tt,,o ~ ,.4araut,A ,.~..a J.. ,.tt4....
despotism and negro supremacy I
has nulifed there the right Of trial b,
Jury, II has abolished the habeas cor
pus, that most sacred writ Of liberty
It has oyerthrowr the freedom of speech
and the press It has subsiisated arbi
trary seizures and arrests and military
trial and secret star-ehamber inquis
tious for constitutional ,ribuh Is. II
has disrerarded in time Of peace, III,
ri.4lt Of the people 10 be free from
search mud seizures. IL has entered
the post and telegraph offices, aud ever
the private rnoms Of individuals and
aelsed private papers and letters, with
out any specification or notice OF aida
Wit as required hy the orgnuie law. Il
has converted She American Capita
into bastile II has established q
system Of spies and official espionage t.
which no constitutional monarchy d
Europe would now dare rcsort
Il has abolished the right Of appeal
ON important constitutional qaes
tions to the supreme Judicial Tribunal
and threatens to ourtail or destroy Il,
original jurisdiction, which Is iriesoea
bly, vested by the Constitution While
the learned Chief Justice has been sub
ieeted to great and atrocious calumnies
merely because he would not Prosiitai,