The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-06-04
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The National Rspublieaa party, Of tAe VlHted
Sfaiss assembled Ia National C0npeation IN the
Cifv Of Chirag0, on the 2Ist DAY Of liay 1888,
make Inc Joll0piag declaration of p inciptes;
81. We congratulate the country on the as,
sured success OF the reconstruction p0ncy'si
Congress, as eyipcedsby the adoption, ~ q ma
iority ofthe States lately in rebeiiion, q con-
stitutions securing equal civil and poiit'eai
.rruhts TO all; anditis the duty Of the Govern
mentto sustain those institutions, fhd 20 pre-
vent the people Of such states nom peins re-
mitted to astate OF anarchy. ..., ~,
s.2 The guar1n.ec byGongrefs OF eqlal sur
fraee 10 ali ioyal fnenin the soath was demand,
ed by every consideration OF public safety, OF
qratitudeand of Justice, and must be MAINTAIN
cd while the question OF suiiiage IN ali the
loyal statos properly belongs 70 he Peopie oi
those states
national crime, and national honor requires the
payment of the public Indebtedness, in the Ut,
most good faith, to all creditors At nome ana
abroad, not only aecordlngio the letter, bllt the
spirit Of the law under which i was contrac,eu
'4 Ills due TO the labor OF the MARION lhiu
taxation should he equalized and reduced as
rapidly as the national faith will permit.
u.s. The national debt, contracted, asst mas
been, forthe preservation OF the Union Ior Sll
time to come, should be extended, over : ialr
period for redemption and II is the unty OF
Congress to reduce the rate OF interest there'
on, whenever it can honestly be done.
80. That the best policy to dminis n our bur-
den Of debts to so Improve our credr rthatcap y
| ltasts viii seek to loan usmoney atlower rates
Ofinterest than We now pay and must continue
| to nav so long as reputation, partial or total,
| open or covert, is threatened or suspected
! 81. The Government OF the United states
should be admit nlstered with the strictest econ
omy, and the corrnptions which have been So
shameiully ntrsed and fostefed pyg Andre"
i-Johnson, callioudly for Radical reform,
49, We profoundly doplore the untimeiy anc
tragic death ofAbiaham Lincoln, and regret the
accession to the Presidency, OF Andrew John'
SON. who has acted treacherously 10 the people
who elected him, and the cause he was pledged
to support who has usurped high Legislative
and ludicia functions who has used ms mgr
office TO induce other officers to ignore ana vlo
late the Laws; who has employed MS executive
powers to render insecure the property peace
liberty and life ofthe citizens who has aouse'
the pardoning power who has denounced th'
National Legislature rs Unconstitutional VIII
has persstently AMI corrnptly reSlsted, ..
every means In his power, every proper ~
tempt at the demonstration OF the States latel
IN rebellion; who has perverted the publ
patronage into an engine Of wholesale corrup
; tion, and who has been Justly impeaehed 10
; high crimes and misdemeanors, and proper
pronounced guilty thereof by the votes
thirty.fye Senators.
go. The doctrine Of Great Britain and othe
European Powe 5, that because Q man is once
D
nv hazard by the United States, as o relic OF IN
feudal time, not authorized by the laws OF nc
) tions and atwar with our national honor an
Independence. Naturalized citizens are enl
} tied to protection in all their rights OF CIT
zen shp, as though they were native borni an
no citizen of the United States, native or ma
l uralized, rnR,t be liable TO arrest adm imprisor
ment By any foreign Power Tor acts done {
wordsspoken in this country and ESQ arroste
{ aud imprisoned, IL II the duty oil the Goyeri
ment to interfere IN his behalf
i 40 Ofall who were iaithfulin the trials
n the late var, there were none entitled to mo-
= especial honor than the brave soldiers and se
b men who endured the hardshins Of eampait
and cruise, and imperiled their lives - the SO
I we ofthe country. The bounnes ana penslol
v provided by tho laws for these brave deiende
: of the nation are an obligation ncyerto be 10
\ gotten. The widows and orphans Of the ga
/. liant dead are the wards ofthe peoplei n sac r
legacy beqacathed 10 the nations protectn
II cars.
:, p'II. Foreign immigration, which, in The pai
J has added so much TO the wealth, developme
!. and resources, and Increase OF power to u
republic, tho nsyluInl of the oppressed-ol
J. nations, should be fostered and encouraged
alberal and iustpocy
"t2. This convention declares ttself insyl
b pathy with all oppressed peoples who are stru
n glingfor their rights.
q Unanimously aided on motion
n Gen. Cart Schurz:
"Rcsolrei, That we highly commend
spirit Of rnaqnanimity and forbearnnce VI
)t which men who have serred In the rebellion, !
4 who now frankly and honestly cooperate W
u us IN restoring the pence OF the country, a
"a reconstructing the Southern State goyernmeI
4, unon the basis OF impartial justice ani eql
II rights ,arc received back INTO the commnnl
-, OF the loyal people, and We favor the removal
a. the disquallications and restrRtions impo'
/, uponthe late ebels'n the snlne measure ~ tn
spirit ofloyalty will direct aud as may he &c
slsIent with the safety Of the loyal peopl
- "Resoiued, That we reGognzeth great pr
! cil les laid down IN helmmortal Declaration
"a Independence as the true foundation OF den
M cratic government, and we hail with gladn
~ every effort towasd making these principle
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