The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-30
Aatioaal Rspahlita,l.
Tho Republican Platform.

Thc hcphpicnn Ftnttor"s
The following platform, reported by the
COMMITTEES on Resolutions. was unanimously
adopted by the National Republican Conven.
ton in session at Chicago On the 2I't Inst:
The National Republican party Of the mi
tod States, assembled In Nationrl Convention
in tho city Of Chicago on the 2Oth day OF May
1868, make the following declaration Oh pfinci-
PIES;
First-We congratulate the country on the
assured success Of the reeonstrueuon policy
Of Congress, as evincel by the adoption, In a
majority Of tho States lately in rebellion, OF
Consultations securing equal civil and political
tipbts TO ALL ard regard 1t as tho duty Of the
Government to sustain the'- Institutions, and
to prevent tho people Of susa States from be.
ing remitted to n state OF anntrbr,
Second-Thc guarantee Of Congress Of equal
suffrage to all loyal men ut the south was
demanded BY every confederation Of public
safety, of gratitude and of Justice, and must
be maintained, while the question Of suffrage
in all the loyal States properly belongs to the
people Of those States,
Third-we denounce all forms OF repudia.
tion as a national crime, aud the national honor
requires the payment Of the public indebted
ness In the utmost good faith to all creditors,
ut home and abroad, not only according to
the letter but tho spirit Of the laws under
which 1t was contracted.
Fourth-It is due to tho labor OF the naticn
that taxation should be cqualiEed, and reduced
rs rapidly as the rational faith will permit.
Fifih-The national debt, contracted as II
bias been for the preservation OF the Union for
all time to come, should be extended over fair
period for redemption, aud II is the duty Of
Congress 10 reduce the rate of interest there.
on whenever It cen possibly be done.
Sixth-That the best policy TO diminish our
burden Of debt is to so improve our credit
that capitalists will seek to loan US money at
lower rates Of interest than we low pay, and
must continue to pay so long Gs repudiatioD,
partial or total, open or covert, Is threatened
or suspected,
seventh-The Government Of the United
States should DO administered with the strict
est economy, and tho corruptions which have
been 60 shamefully nursod and fostered by
Andrew Johnson call loudly for Heal reform
Eighth-We profoundly deplore the pntinely
md tragic death Of Abraham Lincoln, and re-
cret the accession OF Andrew johnson to the
Presidency, who has acted treaeherously to the
people who elected him and the cause he
was Iledged to support; has usurped logisla.
i've and judicial functions has refused to ex.
acute the laws, has used his high oGico to in
luce other officers to ignore and violate the
laws has employed his executive power to
render insecure the prosperity, peace, liberty
and life Of the citizens; has abused the par.
Joining power; has denounced the National
Legislature Us unconstitutional; has persis.
tcntly and corruptly resisted, by every means
in his power, every proper attempt at the 70.
construction Of tho States lately in rebellion;
has perverted the public patronage into an
engine Of wholesale corruption, and has been
Justly impcnched for high crimes and misde-
nennors and properly pronounced guilty by
he votes Of thirty.fve Senators.
Ninth-The doctrine Of Great Britain and
Their European powers, that because n man IL
ace 4 subject no is always 90, must DO resist.
Oh CT every hazard by the United States as a
relic Of the teulal times, not authorized by
the law of nations and at war with our ma.
tional honor and independence. Naturalized
ctiEens are entitled to be protected in all their
rights OF citizenship as though they were ma.
.lTe.born, and no citizen Of the United States,
native or naturalized, must be liable TO ar.
scst and imprisonment by any foreign power
for acts done or words spoken in this country.
And If 90 arrested and imprisoned, II is the
duty Of the Government to interfere II. his be
rali.
Tcnth-Of all who were faith ful in the trials
Of the late war there were mona entitled to
more especial honor than tho brave soldiers
1al seamen who endured the hardships Of
ramTaign and crusc, and imperiled theiI
Lives in the service ofthe country. The bour.
lies and pensions provided by law for these
brave defenders Of tho nation are Obligation!
never TO be forgotten. The widows and or
IhaGs Of the gallant dead are the wards Of th,
people, sacred legacy b:luelthci to the ia
ions protecting care.
Elevcnth-Foregn emigration, which in
the past has added SO much to the wealth and
development Of the resources and the increast
Of power Of this nation, "the asylum Of the
oppressed Of all nations should DO fOstered
and encouraged by a liberll and just policy
- t. :
PATTY with ell the oppressed people who arc
struggling for their rights.
On motion Of General Carl SchurE, ths fol
lowing additional resolutions were unaIimou''
ly adopted as part Of the platform.
Rssgivcd, That wo highly commtnl th,
spirit Of mRgnanimity and forbeai auee with
which the men who have served In tho rebel
lion, but now frankly and honestly 90, operate
with us in restoring the peace of tho country
and reconstructing the Southern State Gov
gruments upon the basis of impartial justic,
and equal rights, are received back into tn,
comm union tf the loyal people, and We fayo
the removal Of the disqualihoations and re
glriciions imposed upon the late rebels in tn,
came measure as their spirit Of loyalty will
direct, and as may be consistent with tn,
safety Of the loyal PEOPLE.
RcSglret, That We recognize the great prin
riples laid down In the immortal Declaration
democratic government, and we hail with
glalness every effort toward making these
principles living reality on every inch Of tho
American sell.
GRANT AND CpLFAN-ruEIR LETTERS or AC
cErTANcE-TnE PLATFORM ESDoRsED.
The following arc the letters Of eneral Gran
and Hon. Schuyler COliax, accepting the noni
nation for the Presidency ADD Vice Presidency
II the United States by the Republican Ma
'ional Convention
WAsnIsGTuS, D. c., May 20, 1865.
Gen. JOs,ph X LGroisy, Presidsm N0tio,a
Union RtpHbkicaE Communicable formall
accepting tho nomination Of tho Nationa
Union Republican Convention, of the 2lst 0
May instant, 1t seems proper that some state
iueRt Of views beyond the mere acceptance o
10 domination should DO expressed
The proceedings Of the Convention wtr,
marked with wisdom, moderation and Patri
tism, and believe express the feelings til,
;roat mass Of those who sustained the eountr,
through its recent trials l endorse their re-
gUlutiOns. If elected to the Cilce Of PTesi
tent Of the United States, it will DO nay en-
,'Cavor to administer all the laws in good faith
18th economy, and with the view Of giyinl
rcace, quiet and protection everywhere. Ii
lines like the present it is impossible, or, a
east eminently improper, to lay down poll
y to be adhered to, right or wrong, through
.I naturalization Of four years, Now politi
sal Issues, not fOreseen, arc constantly arising
ihe views Of the public on old ones arc con
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