The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-25
The Nations! Democratic
PLATFORM.

IIOQ aSSPmDleN, TeDOHldS llS ~ 2
oepce natriotism and discriminating Justice OIL
the people, standing upon the Constitution as
the foundation and limitation OF the poWetsso VI
the Government and the guarantee OF tue iio
critics of the citizen, and recognizing tne a',
tions of slavery and secession az having been
settled for all tiup to come, by war ana tne VOL
untary action of the Southern States, IN oonss
tutio1al convention assembled and never W pS
renewed or reagitated do, with the return "
peace, demand, i
First The immediate restoration Of all the
States TO their rights in the Union, unaer .se
Constitution, and Of civil government io'
American people.
second Amnesty for all past political often.
ces' and the regulation of the elective francnlse
In States by their citizens
Third. PAYMENT of the public debt OF the U MI
tad States as rapidly as practicapie; all monoy
drawn from the people by taxation, except 80
much as Is requisite for the necessities ot sne
government economically administered, oeing
bonestly applied to such payment, and where
the obi cations of the Government do not 81.
nresslv state upon their face, or the law unaer
which they were issued dees not provlee Una.
thew shall be paid in coin, they ought, IA r'shs
and justice, be paid in the lawful money VI 'He'
United States .,. axe ... !.
Fourth. EQUAL taxation of every species OF
nronerty according to its real value; inciuding
government bonds and other public securities.
Fifth. One currency for the government and
the Deople, the laborer and the office holder,
the eensioner and the soldier, the producer ana
bond holder.
Sixth. Economy in the administration OF the
government the reduction Of the standing army
and navy the abolition OF the ,i freeG ;a,r,
hnreau igreat cheersI, and all political instru'
mentalities designed to secure negro supremacy;
simplfication Of the system, and discontinuance
If ipnnsitorial modes of assessing and collecting
Internal Revenue; so that the burden OF TAXATION
NAV be eGualized and lesssned, the credlt Oh
the government and the currency made good,
the repeal of all 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. rs will afford incidental Pr0-
lection to domestic manufactures and as VIII.
without impairing the revenue, impose the least
burden upon and best promote and encourage
the great industrial interests OF the country.
Seventh. Reform of abuses in the administra-
ton; the expulsion Of corrupt men from ONCE;
the abrogaton of useless offices; the restoration
| of richtful authority to and the independence
| ~ the Executive and Judicial departments OF
| the government The subOr,iination OF the mil.
itary TO the civil power to the end that the usur
pations Of Congress and the despotism OF the
sword may cease.
Eighth. Equal rights and protection for nat
urulized and native born citizens ut home and
| abroad. The assertion of American nationality
which shall command the respect OF foreign
mowers and furnish an example and encourage
ment to people struggling for national integri-
ty, constitutional liberty and individual rights,
and the maintenance of tho rights OF naturally.
ed citizens against the absolute doctrine Of inn
| mutable allegiance, and the claims OF foreign
| powers to punish them for crime committed
| beyond their jurisdiction.
In demanding these measures and reforms we
arraign the Radical party for Its disregard ior
right and the unparalleled oppression ami tyr.
amy which has marked its career, after the
| most solemn and unanimous pledges of both
houses of Congress to prosecute the war eXcili.
| sively for the maintenance Of the Government
and the protection of the Union under the
Constitution. 1t has repeatedly violated that
most sacred pledge under which was rallied
/ that noble volunteer army which carried oar
| flag 10 victory. IRstead of restoring the Union
| il has, so far as it is in its power dissolved 1t,
and subjected ten States in time OF profound
peace to military despstism and negro snpre,
| macy. 1t has nullifed thsre the right of trial
| nv iury. Ii has abolished the habeas corpus,
| that most sacred writ Of liberty. 1t has over.
1 thrown the freedom of speech and OF the press.
1t has substituted arbitrary seizures ana ar
rest, and military trials aud the secret star
chambers of inanisitiOns for constitutional tri.
bunals. 1t has disregarded in time OF peace the
right of the people to be free from search and
seizures. 1t has entered the post and telegraph
offices, and even the private rooms OF individ.
nails aud seized their private papers ami letters
/
Wit, "a required by the organic law. 1t has
converted the American capitol into Bastile
| Ii has established system of spies aud official
espionage to which no constitutional monarchy
| in Europe weuld now dare to resort.
| 1t has abolished the right of appeal on i'm.
portant constitutional questions TO the SUI
| preme udical tribunal, and threatens to2cur.
tail or destroy its original jurisdiction, whichis
| irrevocably vested by the Constitution, while
the learned Chief Justice has been subie ctedto
| great and atrocous cauinnies, merely because
he woull not prostitute his high office to the
| support of the false and PARTISAN charges pre-.
| fsrred against the President Its corruption
and extravaganza have exceeded anything
known in history, and by its frauds and monop-
olies it has nearly doubled the burden of debt
created during TIE war. 1t has stripped the
| President of his constitutional power of ap-
pointment, even of his ewn cabinet. Under its
repeated assaults the pillars VI the Government
are rocking on their bases, and should 1t sue
coed in November next and inauguratc its
President, We will meet, as subjects ana con-
qucrcd people, amid the ruins OF liberty ana
the scattered fragments OF the Constitution. YER
And we do declare ana rc1oSlff a,,s threw off
since the peonl" ~ 81, . i.'u nr;U;
nia 'I, ,r, az ,,iragn Lovr LrInnmrI 10 the
,, 'IS $50 onJ Lac Leen Granted regnl,ted
J a,,rai,od axcjnsyeIv NV the noiiticsI now
anu i e. Sosuon,;,,, anJ on,' ottsmnt
o.. " ~omnros" ON anr nretayt whatever In d.
u2S;,,a nS, State NJ this rioht or interfere with
n, oar,;sa ~ a aaarant usnrnot;on of nower
.rh;oL cor snJ no ~srrant in tbe Constitntion
anh r. sanct;onad Inv the nennle will snbvert our
eau % i,o,arn,.sny and con- onlv ond In ain
aia c o consolidated government in
sgSicI The senarate cyistence oftbe States will
Iva entirelw absorbcd and an unounIiiiel ies
uo,;Sn' Lc' estaIlisbed in nIa.e Of a n d.ral
Union of coennaI States. and that we regard the
raconstrrct;an acts so called of CONGRESS- such
usnrnation and uneonstitutional revolutionary