The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-20
Nattou.l Republican PLATFORM

The National Union Republican party of
d me Snt ,5 f1s CIiy az Ghieae6 an me
2Olh day of May, 1865, make the following
declaration OF principles:
]. We congratulate the country on the as
sured success OF the reconstruction policy OF
Congress as evlnced by the adoption In q
majority of the states lately In rebellion OF
Constitutions securing equal civil and poliu-
cal TiShLs 10 all, and regard 10 as the duty of
the Government. TO sustain these COnstltu-
tons aud prevent the people of such states
nom being RENTED to II state of anarchy or
military rule.
2. The guarantee by Congress OF equal suf-
frage To all loyal men In the South was de-
MAJ ded by every consideration OF public
safety, OF graft tude aud u justice, ana must
be maintained, while the question of sui.
fraee in an line LOYAL States propej " bslonss
10 the people of those states.
8. We denounce all forms Of population
as national crime, and national nonor re-
Quires the pay ment of the public indebted
ness in the utmoStgood faith to our credito.
the letter, but the spirit OF the laws under
which II was contracted.
4. 1t is due 10 the labor of the nation that
taxauon should be equalized and reduced as
rapidly as national fAiLh viii permit.
5, The national debt, contracted as IL has
been for The preservation OF the Union Tor
all time to come, should be extended over q
fair period for redemption, and 1t Is the duty
of Congress to Tednce the rate OF interest
thereon whenever IL can honestly be done.
den OF debt Is so TO improve cur credit that
capitalists will seek to lend us money at low.
must continue 10 pay, SO long as Reputation.
partial or total, open or covert, Is Threatened
or suspected.
should be administered with the strictest
economy. The corruptions which have
been SO shamefuly nursed and fostered by
Andrew johnson, call loudly for radical le-
form.
and tragic death Of Abraham Lincoln, and
regret the accession of Andrew johnson 70
The Presidency, who has acted treacheronsIy
70 the people VINO eIected MIN ana lne c ,aSlS
legislative and judicial functions has re
fused to execute the laws; has used his high
Ofdce to induce other oncefB 70 VioIRte Lne
laws; has employed his executive power to
render insecure the lives, property, peace,
liberty and life of the citizen. has abused the
pard0ninE power; has denounced the Nation
alLegiSlature aguncouktltutional;h has persist
emily and habItuaIly resisted by every means
reconstfuction OF the states lately In rebel
lion; has perverted the public patronage Into
an engine OF wholesale corruption and has
been Justly impeached for high crimes and
unIsdemeano and property pronounced
guilty thereof by the votes OF thirty-nve
.. The doctrine of Great Britain and other
European Powers, that because man Is
once a subject he Is always so, must 20 re-
as q relic of the feudal times, not authorized
by the Law of nations, and at war with our
national honor ana IndePendence. N cI1I q
all their rights Of citizenship as tnough they
were native born. NO citizen OF the United
States native or naturallZedf must Dc liable
to arrest or Imprisonment by any foreign
Power ior acts done or words spoken In this
country; and IFS arrested and imprisoned,
| it Is the duty OF the Government to interfere
In his behalf.
the late war there were none entitled to
more especin1 honor than the brave soldiers
and seanlen who endured the hardships OF
the camp and cruise, and tmPeuled their
bounties and pensions appropriated by law
for these brave defenders Of the Union are
obligadonS never to be forgotten. The
widows and orphans OF the gallant dead are
the wards of the People-7a sacred legacy be.
Queathed to the United States protecting
care. s.-z.lsfs.- IL O. r.-7- 5s8
IL. Foreign emigration, which In the past
has added so much 10 the wealth and In
creased the resources Of this nation the asy-
/ Iun of all nauons-6hopld be fosteTed by q
liberal and just policy.
12. This convention declares It's sympathy
with All oppressed people who are struggling
Rs8otDed, That we recognize Ehe'great prIn.
| ciples laid down in the Declaration of Ind.
dependence IS the true platform OF demo
cratic government, and we hail Win glad
ness every efoit toward making these pEin'
cples living reality on every inch OF Amer
ReIol1ei, That We highly commend The
| spirit OF magnanim1ty and f0rbeRrRnce win
| which man who have served In the RsbellFou
j but who now frankly and honestly cooper
country and FeconEructing the SoutherL
4 State governments upon the basis OF Impair
| tai Justice and Equal Rights, are TeceIvec
| back Into ms eommnnlon0 Of INC loyal Pe0
1 ples and re favor the removal OF the dis
4nalin attons and Restrictions tmpqeed upoE
j Ihe late Kebefl In me Bsms measuI6 Is thet
4 spirit OF loyalty VII direc6S and - may p
! consistent with the Safsty Of the loyal people