The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-01-21
Resolutions of the Indiana DEM
Ocratic state Convention, AdOp-
ted at Indianapolis, January 3
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Resolutions of the Indiana Dem
Ocratic state Convention, AdOp
IA ted at Indianapolis, January
1865. Cal
|! The Committee on Resolutions pre-
Isented the following report, which wa
adopted by the Convention:
! Resoloed, That language is made
lquate to express eur adherence and con
demnation of the Radical reconstruction
lpoliey of Congress- policy condemned
--lby every consideration Of justice ant
Constitutional obligation; policy fraugh
with the most alarming apprehension o
evil to ten States of the Union, and de
, lstruction to the Union itself; policy
that largely increases taxation; policy
that requires large standing army
which adds nearly. $1Oe, 100000 annually
| to the expense;of the Government, wkile
it beggars the people; policy the avow.
led object Of which is to contiuuein pow.
Ter the most Eenal and corrupt political
sIparty that ever dishonored any civilized
nation; policy fvindictiyely enacted and
mercilessly prosecuted, with the uncon-
stitutional purpose ofscentralizing and
perpetuating all political power of the
Government in the dominant Radical par
| ty in Congress; and policy which, if not
early arrested by the American people,
will sooner or later oYerwhelm our Ma
tional Government in one common and.
awful ruin. 8i5ial o ssa5axs s
Q. Thatwe demand the unconditional
repeal of acts ofiall Congress comforting
exclusive rights or privileges upon any
class or classes oe citizens at the expense
of pthef classes - s+s5eaid =. se;5eg
3. That the National bank system, or.
ganized in the interests. Of bondAolders,
ought to be abolished, and United States
notes substituted in lieu of the National
bank currency, thus saving to the people,
in interest alone, more than eighteen mill
lions of dollars annually, and until such
system of banks shall be abolished, we
demand that the shares of such banks in
Indiana shall be subject to the same tax
alton, State and municipal, as other prop-I
.erty Of the State. Tie99I O sGollr'TlqqEI
4. That the bonds and other securities
Of. the United States, With every other
description of property, should bear its
equal proportion, of taxation for State,
county and municipal purposes, and to
that tend the bonds and other securities of
the United States ought to be taxed by
Congress for National purposes, in an
Enthusiastically equal toithe tax i'm
posed on property in the several States
for local purposes. a.
= 5. That we are in favor Of the payment
of the GQyernment bonds in Treasury
notes, commonly caI1eu grcruDIrn-yiAif
Except where expressly made payable
in gold by law at the earliest practicable
period. gssit,eas5BSG { r sdf
6. That the unjust and iuiquitous tariff
laws now in force ought to be repealed, |
and tariff adopted looking to revenue
only. s'N 5ii'gee aa1
Z. That the monstrous extravagance of
the Republican leaders in the administra-l
ton of government. at all times and inl
all places, has been prohigated to an ex-
tent unexampled- in history; and for the
hundreds Of millions of dollars expended
by them since the termination of the war,
they have nothing to show save severed
States, military despotism, oppressiveI
laws, usurped power and a mutilated
Constitution. The burthen of taxation.
too grieyous to be borne, demands their re
moyal from Rall places of trust, and1a
thorough courseof retrenchment and re-
form. .sa ,.s.ss..t .e.,6.
8. That we are op posed to conferringl
the right Of suffrage upon the negro; and
we deny the right of the General Gov
eminent to interfere with the question Of
suffrage in any Of the States Of the I'm
ion.s = bsd .a2es,ags
.. That tits the duty Of the United
States to protect all citizens, whether ma
tive born or naturalized, ia every right,
at home ,and abroad, without regard to
the pretended claim Of foreign nations to
perpetual allegiance. sifi 2 s-tsi5s
10. That the attempt to regulate the
moral ideas and appetitss of the people
by legislation, is unyise and despotic;l
aBd we are opposed to that class of leg
lislatiQn which seeks to prohibit the peo
pie from the enjoyment of all proper ap-
petites and amusements. SWIFT aal -
IL Thatawe shah ever hold in sacred
recollection the dead who freely sacrificed
their lives in tho defense of our once glo-'
rious Union, that the present and future
generations might enjoy the rich inheri-
itance of a form Of government that Sc
cures an equality OF rights and privileges
to all the citizens thereof eThat5the ma
| ltionl owes to the surviving soldiers and.
lsailorsaofr the Union the highest need of
lpraise and gratitude for the great sacrif- !
ces they made in the late war, and TO those
| disabled in the service Of the Union, and
1.-THE widows and orphan children Of those
lwhc fell in battle OF died Of wounds, or
in the military service Of the Union, such.
pensionary aid as will enable them to en-
ijoyithe substantial neeessaries of life.
1 II. That we recognize in the restora-
ltion measures of Andrew Johnson, Pres
lident of the United States, a policy which
would have given peace, security and
prosperity to the States, and dispeiled
| the dark clouds caused by the viudictive
measures of as Radical Congress. Tho
adoption ofsthe, President policy would,
| in our opinion, have, saved the. nation the
lexpcnditure Of untold millions Of treas
ure, lesseneduthe bufshens of taxatian,
secured psaee TO the South and prosperity
! 10 the Union =, ~ A a. ~
| i3. That Major General Hancock BY
! his orders at New Orleans, reinstatingthe
civil Law, ana dethrohing military, des-
potism,, has manifested the highest re-
| speet for Constitutional liberty, for
| which he deserves the COMMUNICATION OF,
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