The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-15
elatiunal Rrpublitan.
The Republican Platform.

The following platform, reported by the
Committee on RESOLUTIONS, vas unanimously
.Joptei by the National Republican conven-
Gon In session n, ChicSgo on the 2ist inst:
Tie National Republican party Of the Uni
~ States. assembled In National Convention
- 'ho city Of Chicago on the goth day Of May,
is s, make tho following declaration Of princi.
Fr't-Wo congratulate the country on the
assured success Of the reconstruction policy
&c Congress, as ovinced by the adoption, In q
majority Of the States lately In rebellion, Of
Constitutions securing equal civil and political
rishts to all, and regard 1t as the duty Of the
Government to sustain these institutions, and
10 prevent the people Of such States from be.
log remitted to . state Of anarchy.
Sseond-The guarantee Of Congress Of equal
outrage to all loyal men at tho South was
demanded by every consideration Of public
safety, Of gratitude and Of justice, and must
lie Maintained, while the question Of suffrage
IN al the loyal States properly belongs to the
people Of those States.
tuitd-We denounce all forms Of repudia.
t.5n a. Il national crime, and the nation al honor
-clutres the payment Of the public indebted.
ness in the utmost good faith to all creditors,
o. home and abroad, not only according to
iae letter but the spirit Of the laws under
which 1t was contracted
Fourth-It Is due to the labor Of the nation
that taxation should be equalized, and reduced
as rapidly as the national faith will permit.
Fifth-The national debt, contracted as 1t
ga- been for the preservation OF the Union for
III ..-Ae 10 some, h.uld be extended over a fair
Ic-9i tor To4ouptiOG, and 1t is the duty OF
Congress to reduce the rate OF interest there
on whenever it can possibly be done.
sixth-That the best policy to diminish our
burden Of debt is to so improve cur credit
that capitalists will seek to loan Us money al
lower rates Of Interest than We now pay and
must continue to pay 30 long as reputation
partial or total, open or covert, Is threatened
Or suspected
seventh--The Government Of tho United
States should be administered with the strict.
est economy, and the corruptions which have
been so shnmefniiy nufsed and fostered by
Andrew johnson call loudly for radical reform
Liglth.-We profoundly deplors the untimsIy
and tragic death of Abraham Lincoln, and re-.
get tie accession Of Andrew johnson to tho
Proficiency, Who has acted treacherously 10 the
"a -lo who elected him and the Cause he
- lodged 10 support has usurpei locisla.
i've and judicial functions; has refused TO ex.
r!a'3 the ANS, has used his high office to in
dc ytlcf officers 10 ignore and violate the
laws, has employed his executive power 10
render insecure tho prosperity, peace, liberty
and life of the citizens; has abused the PAR
dOning power has denounced the National
Legislature "a unconstitutional, has persis
tently and eorruptly resisted, by every mean!
IN his power, every proper attempt at the re
Construction OF the states lately in rebellion
ha5 perverted the public patronage into al
erglpe Ct wholesale corruption, and has beer
justly inpeached for high crimes and misde
meanOrs, and properly pronounced guilty py
the vOtes OF thirty five Senators
Ninth-The doctrine Of Great Britain and
other European powefs, that because man il
once subject he is always so, must be resist.
Ell At every hazard by the Unitod States as a
relic Of the feudal times, not authorised BY
the law Of nations and at war with our ma
tiOnal honor and independence. Naturalized
citizens are entitled to be protected in all thoii
rights OF citizenship as though they were na
tiye-Lorn, and no citizen OF the United States,
native or naturalized, must be liable to ar.
rest and imprisonment by any foreign power
for acts done or words spoken in this country.
Aud If so arrested and imprisoned, 1t Is the
duty Of the Government to interfere In his be.
half
Tsnth-Of all who wero faithful In the trial,
OF the late war there were none entitled tc
moro especial honor than the brave soldier,
and Seamen who endured the hardships o.
campaign and cruise, and imperiled thei,
y
ties and pensions provided by law for thes,
brave defenders Of the nation are obligationi
never to be forgotten. The widows and orphan
Of the gallant dead are tho wards Of the people
sacred legacy btqueathed to tho nation
protecting care.
EleVenth-Foreign emigration, which In the
past has added Sc much to the wealth and do
velopmont of the resources and the increase oil
power Of this nation, tho asylum Of the op.
pressed Of all nations, - should be iostered and
encouraged b. liberal and Just policy.
TEe!Ith-This cow ontion declares Its sym.
patty with all the oppressed people who are
struggling for their rights
On notion Of General Carl Schurr, the fol
lowing additional resolutions were unanimous
Iy adopted MS part Of the platform:
Rcy0iUsd, That we highly commend tn,
spirit Of magnanimity and forbearanco with
which the men who have served in the rebel.
lion, but now frankly and honestly cooperate
With us In restoring the peace Of the country
and reconstructing the Southern State Gov
ernments upon the basis Of impartial justice
and equal rights, are received back into tn,
communion Of the loyal people, and We favoI
the removal of the disc ......;ions and re
strictions imposed upon the late rebels In til,
same measure as their spirit of loyalty viii
direct, and ne may be consistent with tn
saf.ty Of tho loyal people
Rs','r,d, That We recognize the great prin
c.Pies ,aid Town In the immortal Declaration
of In dependence aai the true foundation 0
democratic government, and we hail witt
glsdrcss every effort toward making thts
principles ,i'tuE reality on every inch Of IT,
American SOL
GEAST ASb { LFAS-THEiE LETTERS OF AC
,ErTaSDG---TlE rLATFORN ESDORsED.
The following IRE the letters OF General Gran
and Hon Schuyler Colles, accepting the noui
nation for the Presidency and Vice Presidenc
Of the United States BY the Republican Ma
tiubai Convention:
WAsuiYoT7N, D. c., May %, 1858
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