The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-06-10

PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS


First-we congratulate the country on the as
sured success of the reconstruction poll cy o
Congress evinced by the adoption in a maj jorit,
of the States lately in rebellion Of Constitution
securing equal civil and political rights to all
and we regard it as the duty Of the Government
To sustain these Constitutions and prevent tn,
people Of such States from being remitted to
state of anarchy and military rule.
Second-The guarantee by Congress of equal
suffrage to all loyal men in the South de-
manded by every consideration Of public safety
gratitude and Justice aud must be maintained
while the question Of suffrage in all the loyal
States properly belongs to the people Of those
States
as a national ime. The na'ion,l honor requires
the payment of the public Indebtedness in the
utmost good faith to our ere litors at home and
abroad-not only according to the letter but the
spirit of the law unde- which il was contracted.
Fourth-lt l. due to the labor Of the nation
that taxation should be equslizei and reduced as
rapidly the national faith will permit.
Fif;h-rh- national debt, contracted as il has
been for ths preservation of he Uni n for all
time to come. should he extended a fir
period, at reduced rate of interest thereon,
whenever il can honestly be done.
si1th-That the best policy TO diminish cur
burden Of debt is SO to approve our credit that
capita lists " i'll seek to lend us m ney at lower
rates of Interest than We now pay and must CON
tinue 10 pay, 50 long as population. partial or
total, open bvert. il thr-tte rei suspected.
Seventh-The Government If the United states
should be administered with the strictest econo-
my. The corruptans which h ave been shame
fully nursed a d f,-rer-d by Andrew Johnson call
loudly for radical ref)tm.
Eighth-We profoundly dep'ore the untiInely
and tragic death Of Abraham Lincoln. AID r.
gret the accession cf Andrew Johnson to the
Presidential Ch ur, who has acted I generously
to the pc pie who elected him and the he
was pledged TO support. lie has usDrped egis
lative AMI Judicial functions. has refused to exc
cute the laws, has usei his office 10 induce other
officers TO violite the laws, has employed his
executive power 10 render insecure the lives
property, peace liberty and life of citizens has
abused the pardoning power, has denounced the
National Legislatu. as unconstitutional, has
persistenty AMI habitualy resisted by every
means in his power every proper attempt at re
construction Of the States lately in rebellion,
has perve-te the public patronage into an engine
Of whoes ale corrupt n. and has been justly i'm |
peachei for high crimes AMI misdemetnnrs and
pronounced guilty thereof by the votes of thirty
five Senators.
Ninth The doctrine Of Great Britain and
other Eur ,pean Powers. that. because maa is |
once a subject he is always So must he resisted |
at every haz ard by the United states "a relic |
Of feudt times and not authorized by the law of |
nations, and AZ s. with national honor and |
the Independence If natural Ze1 citizen, who |
are entitled to be protected in all their rights
of citizenship as though they Were native born |
No citizen of the United States, native nat
uralized, must be liable to arrest or imprison-
ment by any reign Powerflr acts done or
words spoken in this country; and if so arrested
and imprisoned. it is the duty of the Govern
ment to interfere in his behalf.
Tsnth-W all who were faithful in the trials
OF the late war, there none more fitted for
especial honors than the brave soldiers and Sea-
men who endured the hard>hips Of camp and
cruise, and mperei their lives in the service
OF the country, and the bouniies ard pensions
Appropriated by law for these brave defenders
Of the UnaQ. are obligations never TO be forgot
ten. The widows and orphans of the gallant
dead are the wards of the people: sacred legacy
bequeathed to the protecting care Of the United
States.
Eleventh-Foreign immigration in the past has
added much TO the wealth and increased re-
sources Of this nation-the asylum Of all nations
that it should be fostered by liberal and just
policy.
Twelfth-This Convention declares its symps-
thy with all oppressed people who are struggling
for their rights.
Resolred, That the adjournment of this
Convention shall not work a dissolution Of
the same, but it shall remain as organized,
subject to be called together at any time and
place that the Republican Executive Commit
tee shall designate.
spirit, magnanimity and forgiveness with
which men who have served the rebellion and
who are now frankly and honestly co-opera-
ting with the United States in restoring the
peace of the country, and in the reconstruc
lion of the Southern States on a basis of i'm
partial justice and equal rights, and they are
received back into the communion of the
loyal people; and that we are in favor of the
removal of the disqualifcations and restric-
lions imposed upon the late rebels in the
same measure as the spirit of disloyalty is
removed from them, and as speedily as may
be consistent with the safety of the loyal
people.
Resolred, That we recognize the great
principles laid down in the Declaration of
as the true foundation Of
democratic government, and we hail with
sladness every effort towards making these
principles living reality on every inch of
merican soii |