The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-08-20

far as in its power dissolved it and subject
ed ten States, in time of profound peace,
to military despotism and negro suprema-
cy. 1t has nulified there the right Of trial
by Jury it has abolished the habeas corpus,
that most sacred writ of liberty it has over
thrown the freedom of speech and the
press it has substituted arbitrary seizures
and arrests and military trials and secret
star chamber inquisitions for the constiim
tional tribunals it has disregarded in time
of peace the right of the people. to be free
from searches and seizures it has entered
the post and telegraph offices. and even
the private rooms of individuals, and seiz-
ed their private papers and letters without
any specific charge or notice OF alhda-
Wit, as required by the organic law it has
converted the American Capitol into Bas-
tile; it has established a system of spies
and official espionage to which no constltu-
tional monarchy Of Europe would now dare
to resort it has abolished the right of ap
peal on important constitutional questions
to the supreme judicial tribunals, and
threatens to curtall or destroy its original
jurisdiction, which is irrevocably vested by
the constitution while the learned Chief
Justice has been subjected to the most at
rocious caumnics, merely because he
would not prostitute his high office to the
support of the false and partisan charges
preferred against the President. Its cor
lurtiun and extravaganza have exceeded
anything known in history, and by its frauds
and monopoiies it has nearly doubled the
burden Of debt created by the war. 1t has
stripped the President of his constitutional
power of appointment even OF his own
Cabinet. Under its repeated assaults the
pillars of the government are rocking on
their base, and should it succeed in No
vember eXt and inaugurate j President,
We will meet as a suhjugated and conquer
ed people amid the ruins of liberty and the
scattered fragments of the constitution.
And we do declare and resolve that ever
since the people of the United States
threw off all subjection to the British
crown the privilege and trust of suffrage
have belonged to the several States, aud
have been granted, regulated and control
led exclusively by the political power Of
each State respectively, and that any at
tempt by Congress, on any prcteXt what
ever, to deprive any State of this right, or
interfere with its exercise, is i fragrant
usurpation Of power which can find no war
rant i'll the constitution and il sanctioned
by the people will subvert our form of gov
ernment, and can only end In a single Gen.
tralized and consolidated government, in
which the separate existence Of the States
will be entirely absorbed and an unquali-
fed despOtism be established in place Of a
Federal Union of co-equal States and that
we regard the reconstruction acts $50 cal
led) of Congress, as such, are usurpations
and unconstitutional, revolutionary and
vcid that our soldiers and sailors who car
ried the flag Of our country to victory
n i
must ever be gratefully remembered. and
all the guarantees given in their favor must
be faithfully carried into execution.
That the public lands should be distribu-
ted as widely as possible among the people,
and should be disposed of either under the
pre-emptioa of homestead lands, and sold
in reasonable quantities, and to none but
actua! occupants, at the minimum price
established by the government. When
grants of the public lands may be allowed
necessary for the encouragement of import
ant public improvements. the proceeds OF
the sale of such lands, and not the lands
themselves, should be so applied.
That the President of the United States
Andrew Johnston, in exercising the power
of his high office in resisting the aggreS
| >ions of Congress upon the constitutions
rights cf the States and the people, is en-.
titled to the gratitude of the whole Ameri
can people. and in behalfof the democratic
party we tender HIM our thanks for his pa
triotic efforts in that regard. Upon this
platform the democratic party appeal tt
every patriot, including all the coaserva
tive element and all who desire to support
the constitution and restore the Union
forgetting all past difference of opinion, t.
| unite with rs in the present great stug
gle for the liberties of the people ard tina
to all such, to whatever party they may
have heretofore belonged, we extend tht
right hand OF fellowship and hail all suct
| cooperating with us as friends and breth
ren.
Fourth. Equal taxation of every species
of property according to its real value, in
cluding bonds and other public securities
Fifty. One currency for the government
and the people, the laborer and the office
holder, the pcnsioner and the soldier, the
producer and the bondholder.
| Sixth. Economy in the administration O
| the government; the reduction Of the stand
| ing army and navy; the abolition Of tn.
| freedmen's 5 bureau, and all political instru
menteji jilies designed to secure negro supre
| macy simplifralion of the system and dis
| continuance OF inquIsitorial modes CT asses.
the burden of taxation may be egualized ant
lessened. the credit of the government ant
| the currency made good the repeal of al
enactment for enrolling the State militia into
| national forces ID time of peace, anc tart
| for revenue upon foreign imports, and sucf
| equal taxation under the internal revenue
| laws as will afford incidental protection tt
domestic mapufactures, and as will, wit hou
| impairing the revenue, impose the least bur
den upon and best promote and encourage
| the great industrial interests OF the country
Seventh Reform of abuses in the admin
| stration, expulsion of corrupt mel from Of
| tce abrogation of useless Offices the re.
sloraton of rlghtful authority to; and the
independence OF, the executive and Judcia
departments OF the governments; the subord
nation CT the military to the civil power, to
| the end that the usurpations of fCongr-ss and
the de>polism of the sword may cease.
Eighth. Equal rights and protection 70,
| naturalized and native>born citizens at hon {
and abroad, the assertion of American ma.
| tionality which shall command the respect o
foreign powers, and furnish an example aud
encouragement TO people struggling 70 ma
tlonal lntee rity, constitutional liberty and in.
dvidua rights and the maintenance of the
rights of naturalized citizens against the alb.
solute doctrine Of immutable allegiance. and
the claims of foreign powers 10 punish the m
for alleged crime committed beyond their
jurisdiction.
Resolred, That il the future, as in the past
We will adhere; with unswervin tfidelty, to
the Union under the GQnStluton as the only
solid foundation OF oar strength, security
and happiness as people, and as frame
work of government equally conducive tc
the welfare and prosperity of all the States
both Northern and Southern.