The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-09-17
NATIONAL UNION REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM.

onAI OonVenuon IN u Clly OF ChlcaBo
an the Goth day Of May, 1868. make
the following declaration oil principles!
/. We congratulate the country on
the assured success OF the Reconstruction
policy Of Congiess as evinced by the
adoption in Omsj' riy Of The States lately
IN rebellion Of Conscientious securing
equal civil and political rights TO all,
aHd regard it as The duty OF lhc Govern
msbt 10 sustain ,hcse Coosli uLions and
prevent the people Of such States from
being RENTED to q stale Of SpaIchy or
military rule.
Q. The guarantee BY Congress Of
equal suffrage l,alI loyal men ia the
South was demanded by every consider,
alton Of public safety, Of gratitude and
of justicO. and mus, be maintained, while
the question Of suffrage 10 all the loyal
States properly belongs to the people Of
Sbose States.
8. We denourca slI forms Of repudia
fion as national crime. und national
honor requires the payment oil the pubs
Tic Indebtedness in the utmost good faith
ITO our creditors at home and abroad,
not only according 10 The letter but the
spidt Of the laws under which il was
contracted,
A. It is due to tho labor Of the nation
that lnxaliou should be cqua'iz'd and rs.
'dSced as ropidly as nationa! fifth will
permit
s. The national debt. contracted as it
has bsOn for the preservation Of the
Union Tor all time TO come, should be
extended over fair period for redempt.
ion, and it is the du,y Of Congress TO re.
'dsco the rate Of inreres, thereon when
ever il cGR honestly be done.
Q. That the best policy 10 diminish
our burden Of debt is 20 to Improve
our credit tba, caritalisls will yers
to lend Us money at lowsr rates Of
interests than We now pay, anil must
continue to pay, 80 long as rerudisrlon,
partial or total, open or covert. is ,hrea.
ened.
a. The Government Of tie United
States should be administered with the
s!tictssi economy. The corruptons
which have been so shsmefully uuBe6
and tOstercd by Andrew johnson, call
loudly for radical reform.
8. We profoundly depl'rO the untime
.ly Sad tragic death Of Abroham Liu-
coin. and regret the accession oil Andrew
Johnson TO the Presidency, who has
acted trcarhcrOus!y TO ths people who
elected him and the cause he was pied
,gsd 10 support; has usurreu high legis-
'latiVe aud judicial functions, has refused
70 e1eeote the laws; has used bis high
Office 10 induce other officers to violate
The laws; he's employed his executive
pows1t2 render insecure the lives, prop.
erty, Peace, liberty and life Of The citizen;
'has abused the psrdoning power; has
denounced tho National Legislature as
ancorsiiuliona'; has persistsntly and |
habilually resisted By every means in his
power, syery proper attempt at the re
construction Of the States lately in re-
bOlliOu; has perverted the public palu |
mage into an engine Of Wholesale cor
ruplion, and has been Justly impcached |
dor high crimes and n isdemeanors and
propely pronounced guilty thereof by
dhe votes OF hiuy-Gye Senators.
0. The doctrine Of Great Britain and
other European Powers, that because a
man is once subject be is always SO.
must be resisted al every hazard by the
United States as relic OF the fsudal
times. not authorized b. the law of no
lions, and al wOr with our national hon
or aud independence. Naluralzed clli.
sens arc entitled TO be protected in all
their rights Of citizenship. as though
they we're nolive born. No ciliz'n Of
the United States. aivc OF nslursliz,d,
must be liable 10 arrest Or Imprisonment
by any foreign Power for acts done OF
words spoken 10 this country; and il SO
srrsstsd aud imprisoned, i, is the duty
Of the government 10 interfere 10 hisbehalI
10. Of all who were faithful 10 The
trials Of lie late war there were no1e en-.
titled to more especial hon'r than the
brave SOldiers ard ssamcn Bbo endured
abe hatdsaips Of the camp and cruise,
"'Sod imported their livesin the service
oftheiE county. The bouOIes and pen
.sioAs appropriated by law fof these brave
'delcnders OF The Union are obligations
SSVer to be forgotten. The widows and
orphans q the gallant deed are the words
OF TIC psopls-u sacred legacy bequeatb.
cd to tho United States protecting care.
IL. Foreign emigration, Which in the
past has added 60 much to tho wealth
Iaud .inoreasel the resources of this ma
tOn--lhe asylum o. ell natious--ahouId
tos ioS!e-ed bye liberal and just policy,
II. This convention declares its sym.
pothy with all oppressed people who ore
stIugs,ng rot their rights.