The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-07-16
Ths Democratic Platform.

t1Rt'zNtApn tnzt lzNstNfinn Qf tAe ppW4f4 of tbs
g tht eitizsna. and recognizing sa ioss n
slavery and eeeession al having bseh ssftltd ~
~ tiste y eome BY fhe war, OF the VOLUNTARY
actl4n q the senihern States IN ennsiltnfionsi
eenfent'ons asepmbleds and never ID be renewed
g ssaEisasea, ae, With ihs relafil Of peace, de-
fIfsts Immediase rnsierstioa IL ali II. STAT.
"a tHstk ixhta ID the Union. under the eonaiitn
naa. 40 q Cru gpyerAmeas u he Amerlcan
seeoud. Alnnesty To- "A ~, ,..,,.,,e., .,,,,..
csa md the regulation of de elective franchise
~ ne NtHsH1 BY tbeIf eitfxrns
THIRD. Payment 81 ihe public debt Of The
VNit@A States ~ rapidly "a hfntlinaIia. aif
moneys drawn ffcsn the people b tsxAiiaa,
ssevlt y muchag y feqnisite ias ths nscessl.
tered, being honestly applied q snrh An ls,snfs
and where the abiixafi14s ~ ne eKtee s.,sthf
% nut expressly Hk4te Upon shnsf fare. 81 fte
Icy under which they we're lsanea does not pro-
kIsz .sat shsy spsll be paid n e1ia, they eakbt
n FfKas a9a " justice. 10 b paid ii :kfl8Kfni
tHeacy q she untted Slafes.
FeuftA. kqaal tAxa,toa ~ every seeefc of
prOpuffy according u Ils sc=i reFnS. ipcia.ssss
bonds ard other rnhIle SECURITIES
kHta. One currency for Tie fnsestgs,, ~ t,.sf
the people, The iahpfrf md Is 81 & 4. e.
the psnslonss and ilse ssialess thrYgoaasas s3,:
THE hnndhuid4f.
Sixth. ECONOMY 10 the sdmsnis,sstion ar H..
gpternmenti he reduetion of ske slandlnt ~
ny and navy tbs abolition ~ she ffsadmrn,s
onrgas. snd ~ political iaaiEnmeniaIllss 81
aNntn Y secure negro supremacy aInipiihta.
tlon q the system and disronllnanrce 81 inaalss
ateFlal inoAes ol assessing aid eelleeiln9 inter-
nal feseauc, 70 that shc bufdnn offaxafIon may
pc sgaalized and icsaened. The credit u The gov
esns'ant snd he casteney mode good she ~.
pcsi 81 eH enaetnrnta IOf enrolling the State
miiilia inso national forces - tine n peace,
aud tariff far fesenns upvn foreign impofts.
Aua such fqaNi taxation NgsdeF Ehs inter nni rev
ease laws d will afford incidental prot.elion
p domessie manufactures, and ~ viii. witls0nt
ln'pAsinF The Fessnae. impese the least bafden
Hp1n ana best pfemnia snd cncnarage lhs great
ieehtfrial Interests 81 the c0anlft.
Seventh. heferm 81 abgses 10 The adsninistfa-
tinn, rxFuixion of cesFapt men fron oaies; ah.
fpEAtioA n nseieaa osaeps; fbe restefail0A a.
tsEhuAi anthgfiif %, ard M undergraduates u
the rxucatfsu aad ludfelMt eebafrtnnNtr ~ fha
KosesnmcnsI he subpfdiaaflon ~ he taIllsasy
% ne evil power, - The ssd thai he aaurrs.
tsenA 81 Congress and The despetism u the
naef6 may cease
kighsh. Eaaal iikhts and psesceslon fss nal.
usslissa snd natisesbvrn tinsens u bone ead
abroad, the assertion u Amaeseas nationality
whlch sAali eammAnd the raagaet 81 faeelan
peN~gss Aad fnrnlsb ss srampie and anesar.
aEeIpent " people struggling for nAflunel rs.
teNtisy, constitutional HbaFsy and sasi3sidaal
rights, sad tha mnistenesee - the rights al
nsiaRsslted easi.sRs se1iat the sbsslais doe
tfina 81 fuesatabts siteEiauee. and shs ciaisus
" taeelkn ppwcfx d punish them for alleged
cflssa csnmltifa bsyond their jsristictlan
IN aefnAndiHE titetR hsessuffa and gutpyns
ws nffaixn the radical party lng iis dssFegard
q tight sad and ihs snpsfaiIsled appfessian
sea tffsnby shieh haze marked ~ CAREER.
After the faost soienn Ard WsAaiuteus plsdaN
Of both honses 81 Congress 10 pfasAesie tke
war etriuaiysiy Tor ihs msistenaerr az the essF.
stasasst aAd tee pfwnFyAti1a " The Enitn
uadet TIE teassisutspn, & has repeatedly viasss
- f@.s Mas. saassd rledgr, nnarf which alone
sas rallies l.s shas soeiA valus'esf any whieA
carried eur nz2 81 sietory.
lwssena 81 fsstnt5M9 NE unlaa. u has 70 fsr
e h ita peNe dissolved u. and ashjeoied l1n
niAtrs ~ uane " pgosanna peace Il ssliitaFy
assp"'am aHa s7ksu tHisfyseAe Il has nnlil.
- shsfs .. tikht 81 uAal ~ jsrsI i has abel
sshrd The hatses esfpae. thss m1st sseftd writ
~ liberty hes eseflhg0wp iks Freedom ~
~ esh snd the Ptcsi Il hss subelllulsd afbiis -
~ szisnf0s aaa arrests aai sntltrsev sfisfs sna
terfss slaf shantef lnqalsissans fur ne esntst.
taiisnsl ssibsnalt ifhhs tiiaVFKafdaa II tine ~
peae. de flFhl 81 M people b hs fsss lssm.
fsafpAss end sessnsra, Il hss satsfe4 lie n.ssl
AID Telegraph ofasss. sua even me prisAts
fe0mA ehtudtglaHAls aad snlted thslF stssaae
pkFrEs Ard lsii1fs wifheai sny spetihu ekxsge
q aeties = siisaAssis as fe4uisea ~ the ofKan.
! e ik~g y kns cNmssftea Che Amefinsa C1piaul
Into bAstllsS 4 has established . syatsa ~
spies naa eiiftai ssrisnaza - ahssh ~ eanssl-
tetian9l aavnsfpAt ~ NnfaNn wonld nsW akee
~ refnsts II has nbssishesi tAs rteht IL Sweat
"a impeFtsnf sensttslicaal qensilans 10 he ~
pfssr iNdsesni isihueais. nHd threatens H. ear.
= hgStsezhiF sA~saA b lbs e1asslssiios. Nhlte
TIE sssfnei Chsxf 3asfies haf hrsn sabjarssa "a
us wesf asfgfssae s&iuwsssi@s. faerels henaesa
b wesla not pfustsinta his high 0nioe 10 she
taPPeft q tke falss ehd pafsissh shafgas pro.
lsfssa sxsiast sc Isssitant u .csFrnrtiaa
sna eAtnssskases have sxTeWaud anyihlnx
kavwn 70 histosy. ana " ~ frauds and monnp.
piles u has nesfAY duahsad shs karsten n tls
dtAa cfesssd BY De war. u kas shipped ,he
tfessAent si hls constitutional power al spposnt
Asrt sysa ol his awn fetsAgt. radsr IL re.
psatsd an2slfs shs pillars ~ tke Esseeamans
are Tesklnr on thsir Aass, aad skonId Ii suecsed
~ Nexsmhef neat aed insagarais lis President,
We VII f6etf ~ sni3Iret xfsS rona asfea sAst.is
ktid tie grinE u ibdtss and The Restored & as
psestt " tha epariisaiina.
Aad - A. asessts asa rsspi he that ssrf since
the reppis IL tk1 ffrltea States thTca III al
tabisessan 70 thg iFltish eFpwn the psgsitres
and uasi of satfssRs bass krisnksa d he NV
sfst ssateS, ard hass bern esastsa fse n;2sr1
sud contfaiisd kseinzisesy ~ sia political paAs
- " Zach nsals, respeelifely, and sl,ss say
% deprive SAY Stats " THIS right. u lasssfrss
with iss ekeFesse, y . fragrant nearpatioB n
peuef WHICH esn 9sd no Narraas In he esns,{.
tHiioas sHt " sanctioned ~ lha people wiii
sphfNFt car form u KoyeFuBehs seA esn asiv
fna ~ . slpkls fantfsiixeA and eenaciidassa
EetefAments m ehlgh he sFnafatx axlssener
~ the Mates vii " enlifefy ahAafksd and ~
npqnsssAed asspofism be esfabiiaiiea ii place II
Federal uniun 81 ea-eansi States. snd thaf
W regard the frtuaftfnttina acts iib.rsiiedl
ef eenrrfss. a. such. ase usaFrxtssas And 10.
esnsNiutanssi. ssUias1eAsfy aga sssds that esF
soldiers eod seliefs who carried tbs Gag II our
epaairs y sietpff eksiest mns1 gallant AID
dstsfminssi Zoe mnstes be gfatnfalfY fesse1,a
eefets and Ill the ghafknsfes gives Ii fha,f "a
roT mist BE- fsiihfally earritd ints sxceafian
THAI che public iasas nsseuid be Distributed
A. widely - possible sssnag tbs peepis. sad
shouia b disposed 81 kithef ander he nes-emr.
too r. homsstesd laads, aud sold IA Reasonable
qamutilisA, ahd 70 npne bsss kriuaf oernpanls
- The miAimnm prizes established b. lie rvs.
ssnmsas Wh.a gtsAs< pf the public lsnds
nssy - 1i'oWva nscstssr re- tbt encourage
Rsant eftepottanf public improvements, ,ha
pfoeceas ~ the eeie u sueh laisas, and not sha
lands theataIses. should 81 - sutfi.,d
That The Fferidsns Of the United sfata.. An.
drew aohnSpn. 10 txerelzine shs puwsf sf NJ.
hl&p CUES y resisting ahe aekfessleos q Con.
KfN<s uPou the constitutional riQhts in lhh
htstes and the peapls. Il antiiiee "a she rrssi.
iuae q the Nheie American people. and Is 81.
half ~ Tho Democrats party Va tender Min
our hanks {sf bis patriotic sfnffs IL ,hnt r.
gard. Nppn this pietlofm the Ilsnsoef atlc -
z APPEAL g sssry gs,r;a; insiaaieg ~ ne
port tie consultation and fsztare 49, Union.
forgetting I'll past differences 81 sn.n,nn. u
ante with 10 il the present great III ~
The liberties Of the peoples ard THAI 10 III such.
Z, 2 NhAiefsr party thsy may hass he1sseIsrs
snip ssd hsiI III sael, eo-aprsssinr WA 1. =
fsiends and brethren
Hs.elssa Thai b DE fssnrs. 4. Ii he p.<..
Wp Will adhere. wifi unsH<ffink ndeiift u M
Union snaef re constitution q he only solid