The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-10-14


..n Reform of abuses in the admin
.srration, the expulsion of corrupt men from
Office, the abrogation of useless offices, the
restoration of rightful authority to, and the
independence of the Executive and Judicial
Departments of the Government, the subor-
dination of the military TO the civil power
to this end, that the usurpations of Congress
and the despotism of the sword may cease.
Eighth. EQUAL rights and protection for
naturalized and native born citizens at home
and abroad, the assertion of American ma
tionallty, which shall command the respect
of foreign powers and furnish an example
and encouragement to people struggling for
national integrity, constitutional liberty and
individual rights, and the maintenance OF
the rights of naturalized citizens against the
obsolete doctrine of immutable allegiance,
and the claims of foreign powers to punish
them for alleged crimes committed beyond
their Jurisdiction. Applause.
In demanding these measures and reforms
we arraign the radical party for its disregard
Of right and the unparalleled oppression and
yranny which have marked its career. AT
Ter a most solemn and unanimous pledge of
both Houses of Congress to prosecute the
war exclusively for the maintenance of the
Government and the preservation of the
Union under the Constitution, il has repeat
edlv-Violated the most sacred pledges under
which alone rallied that noble volunteer
army which carried our flag to victory; in
stead of restoring the Union it has so far as
in its power dissolved it and subjected ten
States in time of profound peace to military
despotism and negro supremacy. 1t has null
lifted the right of trial by jury. 1t has abol-
ished the habeus corpus, that most sacred
writ of liberty. 1t has overthrown the free
r. hoa Gfr1na nr ~
seizures and arrests, and military trials, and
secret Star Chamber inquisitions for the con-
stitutional tribunals. 1t has dIsregarded in
times of peace, the right of the people to
be free from searches and seizures. 1t has
entered the telegraph offices, and even the
nriyate rooms of individuals, and seized their
private papers and letters without any spec
idcation or notice Of affidavit, as required
bv the organic laws. 1t has converted the
American Capitol into q bastile. 1t has es-
tablishcd a system of spies and official espi-
onage TO which no constitutional monarchy
Of Europe would dare now to resort. 1t has
abolished the right of appeals in important
Constitutional questions TO the supreme ju-
dicial tribunals, and threatens to curtail or
destroy its origiaal jurisdiction, which is ir-
rovocably tested by the Constitution, while
the learned Chief Justice has been subjected
cause he would not prostitute his high office
to the support OF the false and partisan char
res preferred against the President.
It's corruption and extravagance have eX.
cesded anything known in history, and by
its frauds and monopOlies it has nearly doub
led the burden of the debts created during
the war. It has stripped the President of hi:
Constitutional power of appointment, ever
of his own Cabinet. Under its repeated as
saults the pillars of the Government are rock
ing on their base, and should it succeed il
November next, and inaugurate its Presi
dent we will meet AS a subject and canquer
ed people amid the ruins of liberty, and tn
scattered fragments of the Constitution.
And we do declare and resolve that eve
since the people of the Unified States threv
off all subjection to the British Crown, tn
privilege and trust of suffrage have belonge,
to the several States, and have been granted
regulated and controlled exclusively by tn
political power of each State respectively
and that any attempt by Congress, on an.
pretext whatever, 10 deprive any State o
This right, or interfere with its exercises
flagrant usurpation of power which can fin
no warrant in the Constitution, and if sane
toned by the people, will subvert our forr
Of Government, and can only end in q sin
ole. centralized and consolidated Govern
ment, In which the seperate existence of th
states will be entirely absorbed, and an III
limited despotism be established instead of
Federal Union of equal States, and that W
regard the reconstruction acts, so called, {
Congress Us usurpations and unconstitutior
a. and revolutionary and void.
That our soldiers and sailors who carrie
The Tag of our country to victory against
most gallant and determined foe, must eve
be gratefully remembered, and all the qua
antees given in their favor must be faithful
" carried into execution.
That the public lands should be distrb
ted as widely among the people, and be di
posed of either under the preemption
homestead lands and sold in reasonable qua
titles, and to none but actual occupants,
the minimum price established by the Go
ernmcnt. When grants of the public Ian
may be allowed necessary for the encoJ
Agement of important public improvement
the proceeds of the sale of such lands, a
not the lands themselves, should be apple
That the President of the United Stat,
Andrew johnson, [Applausel, in exercisi
the power of his high office in resisting I
aQgressions of Congress on the consdtutio
al rights of the States and the people, is e
titled TO the gratitude of the whole Anne
can people, and on behalf of the Dcmocr'
ic party, we tender him our thanks for
patriotic efforts in that regard lGreat q
clause
Upon this platform the Democratic pal
appeals 10 every patriot, including the C
serYative element, and all who desire TO ST
port the constitution and restore the UniC
forgetting all past differences of opinion,
unite with US in the present great strug
for the liberties Of the people, and TO all 81
10 whatever party they may have heretof,
belonged, we extend the right hand of
lowship, and win hail all such co-operat
with us as friends and brothers.