The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-08-08

servation of the Union and the Consti-
tuition.
1t has repeatedly violated that most
sacred pledge, under which was rallied
that noble volunteer army which car
ried our flag to victory. Instead of
restoring the Union, it has, SO far as
inits power, dissolved it, and subjected
ten States, in times of profound peace,
to military despotism and negro SUI
premacy.
1t has nullifed the-right of trial by
jury.
1t has abolished the writ Of habeaS
corpu.s, that most sacred writ of liberty.
1t las overthrown the freedom of
speech and press
1t has substituted arbitrary seizures
and arrests, and military trials, and Sc
cre't star chandler inquisitions, for
Constitutional tribunals.
1t has disregarded in time of peace
the right of the people to be free from
searches and seizures.
1t has entered the post and telegraph
offices and even the private rooms of
individuals. and seized their private pa
pers and letters without any speci6ca-
ton or notice of affidavit, as required
by the organic law.
1t has converted the American Cap
itol into bastile.
1t has established a system of spies
and official espionage TO which no mon.
archy of Europe would dare to resort.
1t has abolished the right of appeal
on important Constitutional questions,
to the supreme judicial tribunal, and
threatens to eurtail or destroy its
original jurisdiction, which is irrevoca-
bly, vested by the Constitution; while
the learned Chief Justice has been sub.
jeeted to great and atrocious calumnies
merely because he would not prostitute
his high office to, the support of the
false partisan charges preferred against
the President.
It's corruption and extravaganza
have exceeded anything known in his.
tory, ind by its frauds and monopolies
it has nearly doubled the burden o.
the debt created during the war.
1t has stripped the President of hi:
constitutional power of appointment
even of his own Cabinet.
Under its repeated assaults the pill
lars of the Government are rocking or
their base, and should it succeed il
November next, and inangurate it.
President, we will meet it as q subiec
ted and conquered people, amid the
ruins of liberty, and the scattered
fragments of the Constitution.
FURTHER DECLARATIONS.
And zoe do Declare and Resokcs
That ever since the people of the Uni.
tod States threw off all subiugation t.
the British Crown, the privilege anc
trust of suffrage have belonged to the
several States, and have been granted
regulated and controlled exclusivel,
by the political power of each State
respectively, and any attempt by Con
gress, or any pretext whatever, to de-
prive any State of this right, or inter
fere with thir exercise, is a fragrant
usurpation of power, which can find DC
warrant in the, Constitution, and il
sanctioned by the people, will subvert
our form of Government, and can only
end in a. single, centralized, eonsolida.
ted Government, in which the separate
existence of the STATED Twill be entirely
absorbed; and an unqualified despotism
be established in place of Fedora
Union Of equal States.
That we regard the reconstruction
acts of Congress, so-called, as usurpa.
tons, unconstitutional, revolutionary
and void.
That our soldiers and sailors who
carried the flag of our country to victo-
ry againsta most gallant and deter.
mined foe, must ever be gratefully re-
membered, and all the guarantees Civ.
EN- in their favor must be faithfully car.
ried into execution.
That the public lands should be dis
tributed wisely among the people, ant
should be disposed of either under the
presumption of homestead lands, anC
sold in reasonable quantities, and t.
none but actual occupants, at the mini
mum price, as established by the Gov
eminent; and that, when grants of tn,
public lands may be allowed, necessa
| ry for the encouragement of importan
public improvements; the proceeds o
the sale of such lands, and not tn,
lands themselves. should be so applied
That the President of the Unite,
States, Andrew johnson, in exercisin.
the power of his high office in resist
ing the aggressions of Congress on tn
constitutional rights of the States an,
the people, is entitled TO the gratitud
of the whole American people. and OF
behalf of the Democratic party we ten
der him our thanks for his patriot
efforts in that regard.
THE APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
Upon this platform the Democrat
party appeal to every patriot, inclu
ding all the conservative element, an
) all who desire to Support the Constitu
ton and restore the Union, forgettin
all past differences of opinion, to unit
with US in the present great struggl
for the liberties of the people; and tina