The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-27
The Nationa! Democratic
Platform.

The Democratic party in National Conven.
ton assembled reposiRg its trust in the intelli.
gence patriotism and discriminating justice OF
the people, standing upon the Constitution as
the foundation and limitation of the powers oil
the Government, and the guarantee of the lib
critics of the citizen, and recognizing the ques-
tons of slavery and secession as having been
settled for all time 10 come, by war and the vol
untary action of the Southern States, in cOnsti-
tutiOnal convention assembled, and never TO be
renewed or reagitated, do, with the return OF
peace, demand, .#tIast
First The immediate restoration of all the
States to their II ghts in the Union, under the
Constitution, and of civil government Tor the
American people.
Second Amnesty for all past. political often.
ces, and the regulation Of the elective franchise
in States by their citizens.
Third Payment of the public debt OF the Cni.
ted States as rapidly as practicable; all money
drawn from the people by taxation, except 50
much as is requisite for the necessities Of the
government economically administered, being
honestly applied to such payment, and where
the obligations Of the Government do not ex-
pressly state upon their face, or the law under
which they were issued does not provide that
they shall be paid in coin, they ought, in right
and justice be paid in the lawful money Of the
United States.
Fourth. Equal taxation of every species of
property according to its real value, including
government bonds and other public securities.
Fifth. One curr ency for the government and
the people the laborer and the Office holder,
the pensioner and the soldier the producer and
bond.holder. -s EH
Sixth. Economy in the administration Of the
sUdernmeht, od n & VIC .hni,;on oT % the Eree5mens
Lr,roas, - ohaorsi a,J ali noIitical instrn
5a.,aneJ tn secure neeyo an nremacv
simnI;tication os the svstem and discontinuancc
of inquistorial modes of assessing md collecting
Internal Revenue so that the burden OF Ia xation
may be equalized and lessened, the credit OF
the government and the currency made good,
the repeal of al enactments for enrolling the
State militia into the national forces In time OF
peace, and tariff for revenue upon foreign i'm
ports; and such equal taxation under the Inter.
nal Revenue laws as will afford incidental pro
lection to domestic manufactures, and as will,
without impairiny the revenue, impose the least
burden upon and best promote and encourage
the rreat industrial interests of the country.
Seventh pafo-,,, os ob,sos in ,be aSministro.
80. ,ha axnnISjon of corrnnt men from Office. |
,hn trnno, On Of useless office the restoration
.To VI :,. tho.;ts ~, 20 anJ A. ;nJenendancn
VI VI ~ Wa.,.i',a sn5 InJ;c;aI 5anartman,s n,
"a ~ sno ...... TLa o,hnrd;nati Of the NH
tho ano .''a, -. .Sn"n5 IL ,ho ,
W ~ .r9 So,'rs and ,Sa dasnot;sm Of tbc
pations p vi oohsi' '"" viz ">'P"'''" " Wv
'word may cease
uralized and native born citizens at home and
abroad. The assertion OF American nationality |
which shall command the respect oil foreign |
powers and furnish an example and encourage. |
ment to people struggling for national integri. |
ty, constitutional liberty and individual rights,
md the maintenance of the rights OF naturaliz-
al citizens against the absolute doctrine of i'm. |
mutable allegiance, and the claims of foreign |
powers to punish them Tor 4 crime committed
beyond their jurisdiction.
In demanding these measures and reforms we |
,rraign the Radical party for its disregard Tor
lght anu tEe uhparaiissicma m oppression anu !;
lhny whlch mas iharkcu IIs EcaIsct, aitsi tnc
most solemn anu unanimous pieagesoi Dy.h
louses OIL Congress 10 prosecute tue war cAclu'
'ively for the maintenance OF the UOVerhmeht
lnd the protection OF the Union unhcr the
constitution. IL mas repeatedly NlOiateu unlt
most sacred pledge, under which was rallied
hat noble volunteer army which carried our
e has, so far as 1t IL III ftspower dissolved ~,
md subjected ten States IN time OF profound
peace to military despetlSm ami negro supre,
macy. 1t has nuiliiled thsre the rlgnt Oh trlai
D. iury. II has aDoiished tne hapeas corpus,
Liat most sacred VIII OF hperty. III mas over
lhIowh lHe iIeeuolh Oh spsecn @ anu ol thc piess'
- n". n,sa ,';I;,ar, tr;aIs ana thn socrot stnr
n,i'nra nT ino,s;t;ona Car CONGREGATIONAL tri
LmnaIs II bas disreSardcd IN time of neoce the |
!, -, - ,ie 80, Ia 80 Lo rrao Iro,n ooarcb nd |
y, '"J PIol oytoroJ rho nest and tcIeoranb
nt,Icss and even the nrivate rooms of indiyiI. |
pals and seized their private papers and letters
without any specification, or notice. or aida- |
vii n. rcoHircd by the organic law. Ii has |
the American capitol into q Bastlc |
1t has established system of spies and official |
espionage to which no constitutional monarchy |
IN Europe would now dare TO resort.
1t has abolished the right of appeal on i'm.
portant constitutional questions to the su.
preme judicial tribunal, and threatens tGcur |
IAN o, -'ij.roH is original jurisdiction, whchis
i irrerocmn ir nGs.ra nS al ~ SI"sLitAtion, sL while
% me EiGi us.IU s,IN uts oeGn ' %cTnsc
Ee woniI " not nrosiitntn his biab once 70 the
,nnnort of tbe false aud nortiSnn CHARGES nrn