The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-09-04
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r..rTUrrs!v adopted by the National
r-- garubiICau Cguvention-at Chicago
Y-2l-t. l>'>-
- We congratulate the country on the
r.f success OF the reconstruction projects
.E.--rss.. as egiucei by the adoption, In a
a .r,-- gs the states lately in rebellion, of
-. ir6tlous securing equal civil and politi-
-7fsbts ro alI. and regard II as tue duty Of
sE1rrrH-lt 90 sustain these institutions
IL r5 r.r-.aat the people Of such states from
s,r- rs-rirtsl 20 a state Of anarchy.
S5.6rl The guarantee of Congress of equal
.s-rys r0 aIl loyal men at the South was de-
srlzi by every consideration Of public
sf.,y. of gratitude and OF justice, and mus {
nsntaiu~l, while the question of suffrage
1sl the loyal States properly belongs TO the
/. Irs7la Ji those states.
EbiTI. We dauOunca all forms of repudia-
mon as national crime, and national honor
= Ir5urss The payment OF the public indebted
,-.. % the utmost good faith TO all creditors,
ti,ms aud abroad, not only according TO
Ia stfar uut the spirit of the laws under
Eu5l.l IL was cTutrT"t-7
Y..tI. Ia Is due TO the IS1.E of the nation
hatraxation should be equalized, and redu-
Al. rapidly as the national faith viii per-
1R.
Efth. The national debt, contracted as it
Is been for the preservation of the Union
l0-tl time 10 come, should be extended over
4 ttr period for redemption, and it Is the duty
| iC5uzress TO reduce the rates of interest
II y1lapU whenever n can possibly be done.
slztb. That the best policy TO diminish our
l burisu OF debt is 90 so improve our credit
u tbu capitalists viii seek TO loan US money at
l0Esr rates of interest than We now pay, and
ID u1.t continue 20 pay so long as repudiation,
| PARTIAL or total, open or covert, Is threatened
81 % suspected.
seventh. The government of the United
States should be administered th the strict
z ~ economy, aud the corruptions which have
tsr so shsmefully uursed and fostered bv
AHlrew Johnson call loudly for radical re-
i0m.
Esbt We profoundly deplore the untimely
AMI tragic death of Abraham Lincoln, and
regret the accession of Andrew johnson to
Tie Presidency, who has acted treacherOusly
10 the people who elected him and the cause
be vas pledged to support has usurped leg
Elanye and judicial functions /; has refused to
execute the laws has used his high oliice to
n-ucs other officers to ignore and violate the
4 avs has employed his executive power to
rsrdsf Insecure the property, peace, liberty
Snl he Of the citizens has abused the par
dotaUg power, has denounced the National
legislature as unconstitutional I; has persist
emily and corruptly resisted, by every means
lis power, ami every proper attempt at the
feccnstructIOn of the States lately In rebel
llo5 has perverted the public patronage into
an lglne Of wholesale corruption, and has
been Justly impeached for high crimes and
Asaemeanors, and properly pronounced
guilty by the votes of thirty-fve Senators.
Ninth. The doctrine of Great Britain and
other European powers, that because a man
otce subject he is always so, must be re-
ss'el at every hazard by the United States as
relc Of the feudAl times, not authorized by
lle aw OF nations and at war with our ma
uonal honor aud Independence. Naturalized
eitIens are entitled 10 be protected In all
'oelr nights Of citizenship as though they
seIe native born, and no citizen of the United
HlAIes, native or naturaliIed, must be liable
% 4TTsst and imprisonment by any foreign
power Tor acts done or words spoken in this
soentry. Aud If go arrested and imprisoned,
y Is the duty of the government TO interfere
70 his behalf.
Tenth. Of all who were faithful in the trials
" tae late war there were none entitled to
UoIe especial honor than the brave soldiers
and seamen who endured the hariships of
campaign and cruise, and imperiIled their
I'VE In the service of the country. The
lonnties and pensions provided by law for
'hese brave defenders of the nation are o5li-
saaons never TO be forgotten. The widows
and orphans of the gallant dead are the words
~ the people, a sacred legacy bequeathed 20
'he nations protecting care.
Eleventh. Foreign emigration, which IN
.as past has added so much to the wealth and
Is'elopment Of the resources and the increase
~ power of this nation, "the asylum of the
oplressed Of all nations" should be fostered
A-l encouraged by liberal and just policy
twelfth. This convention declares its sym
alay With all the oppressed people who are
Eusshng Tor their rights.
Un motion of Gen. Carl SchurI. the follow
additional resolutions were unanimously
-aop'ed as part of the platform
resolved, That we highly commend the
piiit Of magnanimiIy and fOrbearance With
shleh the men who have served IN the rebel
-o9' but now frankly and honestly co-oPerat'
sIsh US In restoring the peace OF the country
au reeonstrueting the Southern State gov
innents upon the basis of impartial justic'
I'D equal rights. are received back into th'
Snmunion of the loyal people and we favor
ue removal of the disqualification and re
ehetIons imposed upon the late rebels In th'
4ne measure as their soirit of loyalty Wi
lrect, and as may be consistent with th'
'Aiety Of the loyal people
Resolved, That we recognize the grea'
ifincipleS laid down In the immortal Declara'
alton Of Independence as the true foundation
N democratic government, and We hail VIII
tadness every effort toward making tnes.
fneiples a living reality on every lncn OF
heric2n soil.