The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-09-24
PLATFORM or THE DEMOCRACY on THE
UNITED STATES.
adopted IN Convention at Nctr lIork on
h6 An Of JUiy, 1863.


The Democratic party. in N,tiaun! Con. 1.
Vention assembled, repusius its trust in he
intelligence, patriotism and discriminating
Instinct OF the people, stnnding upon the
iHuatiutiou AS the foundation and liuitn
i,on Oithc powers Of Government aud the
guarantee Of the liberties uf lhc citizen mud
recognising the questions Of slavery aud's Sc.
0'saon AZ having been ecttlcd for oil tine
80 come, hy tho war aud voluntary action Of
the Southern statM in constitutional con-
vrptiou asHembled,. and never 10 be renew.
rt M rs-sgitpt.d, do, with the return Of
rsacc. demand
ri-st. The immediate restoration Of MI
s'a''s IN the Union under the Constitution
s'G'y.l Government.
Second. Amnesty for all past political Of
tsuNoS, and the regulation uf the elective
irfuchiHe in the states by their citizens.
Third. The payment Of tha public debt
of'he United States NJ rapidly as possible,
AZ money drawn from the people by taxa
.'na, except 90 much as is requisite for the
rrrastiea ni the'gGvcrnmcut economically
administered, being honestly applied TO
such payment; aud where the obligations
Of the government do iut expressly stnto
upon their face, or the law under which
they were issued does not provide that
they shall be paid in coin. they ought, in
r,Eht aud Justice. tu lie paid in the lawful
nous Of the United States.
FOURTH The equal taxation NJ every
species of property according to value, in.
vludinE government bonds aud other public
s,curitier.
Fifth. One currency for the government
aud people, th. laborcr aud licc-hnldcr ;
The rsn.loncr aud soldier the producer
ard tho bpHdholder.
sixth Reform in the administration Of
the Government the reduction Of The ptnn-
ding s-my and Tavyi the abolition Of the
Frecimsn's Burcau(grcnt GAcers), and all
political iustrumcntnlities designed to se-
cure negro supremacy; simplicaton of the
syslem sud discuntinuaucc ofthe inquisior-
Ia nulrr II assessing aud collecting rcvc.
nuc, that the burdeH OftGXation he cqualiZcd
aud lessrrsd, the credit of tho Government
made good the abolition OF all ehaciincnts
fer the enrolling Of state militia into nation
= forces ia time Of peace, and n tariff ior
Tsysuus upon f'reigH imports, aud such
eeual taxation under the internal revenue
laws As will afford Incidental protection 10
domestic manufactures, anil without I'M
pairing the revcuue impose tho leatt bur
asurpIhths rcst,pruihOtu and encourage the
great hdusttlal Interests of the country.
seventh. Reform OF the abuscs of the
Administration the expulsion Of corrupt
ush iryE cAics the aLrugHtion or useless
efhces the restoratiun nf tho rightful au.
horiiy aud the independence Of the exccu-
tivN aud judicial departments Of the Cow
eminent; the suhordinntinu Of the civil
Pswer 30 the eud that tho usurpation Of
Congress Aud tho desrotism ot tho sword
may ceuae
Eight. Equal rights and protecti5n for
EAtufalls'l aud native horn ci,izenS, at home
ARd abroad the reetOration of American ma
t;ouality, which shall command the respect
Of foreign p,wers aud furnish an example
ard encouragement to people struggling for
National integrity, constitutional liberty
snd individual rights of naturalized citizens
against the obsolete doctrine of imuIutnble
allegiance aud claims Of foreign powers to
runish the alleged crime committed beyond
their jurisdiction.
In demanding these measures md rsft,rms
We nrraiEn the Radical purity for the disre-
gard al right and UNI nralleled opposition
and tyranny which have marked its career,
Atlor ths most solemn and unanimous
pledges " both houses of Congress 10 prose-
cute the war exclusively for the mainten-
aDce of the Government and the prcserva-
ton Of the Union under the Constitution, il
has repeatedly violated the most sacred
pledge under which was rallied that n ,ble
volunteer army which carried our flag to
victory. Instead OF restoring the Union, il
has, a. far rs in its power dissolved and sub
jugated ten States IN the time of profound
peace I" military despotisin and negro SUI
premacy. II has nullitied the right Of trial
by iuryi IL haH abolished the habeas corpus
that most sacred wrl. Of liberty; il has
overthrown the freedom Ofspeech unG Of the
press IL has substituted arbitrary seizures
and arrests, aud military trials, aud secret
star chamber inquisitions lnr con- titutjOnGl
Tribunals il has disrcgarded in time of
peace the right Of people 10 be free from
search ahd seizures il has entered the..po
aud telegraph onices, and even in the pri,
Vate rooms Of individuals, and seized their
private papers and letters without any spec
ihcations o. affidavit as required by organic
law II has converted the American capitol
into bastile; il has established n system
Of spies and Official cspionng to which no
constitutional monarchy of Europe would
now dare 10 resort II has abolished the
right OF appeal on important constitutional
qu't'ions 10 the supreme judlcals tribunals
and threatens TO cOrtail or destroy its origi-
nal Jurisdiction, which ia irrcyocably vest
ed by the Constitution, while the learned
Chief Justice has been subjected TO the great
and alroeiOuS cHlumnics merely because he
would not prostitute his office So the support
0f the false and partiznn charges preferred
against the Presidents its corruption and
aXtravagance have exceeded anything
known in history, md by its frauds and
monOpolies it has nearly doubled the bur
den Of the debt created during the war it
has stripped the President Of his coDstitu-
tional power Of appointment Of fhisOwn cab
inet. Under its repeated assaults the pill.
larn Of the Government are rocking on their
Lass, and should II succeed in November
nextand inaugurats its President. we will
meet as subjected aud conquered ocope,
amid the ruins OF Libert- and the scattered
freginonts of the Constitution.
Ard we Ia declare ard regsl~s that ever