The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-09-09
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ADOPTED JULY ,, 1eea.

yention assembled, reposing it's trust
G the intelligence, patriotism and discrim
t ting justice OF the people, standing ,upo
: the Constitution as the foundation an
I limitation OF the powers of tho goyerl
ment, and the guarantee of the liberty ,
the citizen, and recognizing the question
9 OF to slavery and secession as having bee
settled for all time to come by the war !
. the voluntary action Of the Soutber
States in constitutional conventions asse,r
bled, and never to be renewed or reaait.
9 ted, do, with thereturn of peace, demand
II First-Inlmediate restoration of all til
States to their rights in the Union unde
the Constitution. and of civil government
2 to the American people, tad prisisgF
Second-Amnesty for all the past politi
cal offences, and the regulation of the cleo
tive franchise in the States by their cit
liens.
i Ihird-Payment of the public debt 0
the United States as rapidly as practicable
all money drawn from the people by taxa
ton, except SO much as is requisite for til,
necessities of the government, economical
ly administered, being applied to sucl
payment: and where the obligations O
the government do not expressly state
upon their face, or where the law unde,
which they were issued does not provide
that they shall paid in coin, they ought
in risltiand in. Justice be paid in the law.
| full money of the United States. e1,;s3
Fourth-Equal taxation ofeyery species
of property according to its real value, in.
Gliding government bonds and other pub
lie securities
Fifth-One currency for the government
and the people, the laborer, and the Office
holder, the 'pensioner and the soldier, the
producer and the bondholder. eiasay'!5
SiNth-Economy in the administration
of the government; the reduction of the
standing army and navy; the abolition of
the Freedmcn's Bureaunanda all political
instrumentalities designed to secure egro
supremacy; simplifcationa of the system
and discontinuance of inquisitorial modes
of. assessing and collecting the internal
revenue, SO that the burden of taxation
may be equalized and lessened; the credit
Of the government and the currency made
good; the repeal of all enactments for en-.
rolling the State militia into national
forces in time of peace; and tariff for
revenue upon foreign imports, and such
equal taxation under the internal revenue
laws as will afford incidental protection to
domestic manufacturers; and as will, with
out impairing the revenue, impose the
least burden upon, and best promote and
encourage the great industrial interest of
the country. vi 81 esr.,as.z a1a
/ Seventh Reform of abuses in the ad-
ministration, the expulsion of corrupt men
from office, the abrogation of useless Of
fees, the restoration. of rightful authority
to and the independence of the executive
and judicial departments Of the govern
ment; the subordination of the military to
the civil power, to the end that the lusur-
pations OF Congress and the despotism Of
the sword may cease. aH Boiisa
sEighth-Equal rights and protection for
naturalized and native, born citizens at
home and abroad, the assertion of Ameri-
can nationality, which shall command the
respect of foreign powers and furnish an
example and encouragement to people
struggling for national integrity, constitu-
tional liberty and Individual rights; and
the maintenance of the rights of natural
lied citizens against the absolute doctrine
of iInmutable allegiance and the claims of
foreign powers to punish them for alleged
crimes committed beyond their jurisdic-
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III demanding these measures and re-
forms, we arraign the Radical Party fori it's
disregard of right and the unparalleled
oppression and tyranny which, have mark
ed its career, after the most solemn and
pledge of both Houses of Con-
gress to prosecute the war exclusively for
the maintenance of the government and
the preservation of the Union and Consti-
tuition. 1t has repeatedly violated that
most sacred pledge, under which was rail-
lied that noble volunteer army Which car
ried our flag to victory ; instead of res
storing the Union it has, so far as is in its
power, dissolved it, and subjected ten
States, in time of profound peace to mill
tary despotism and negro supremacy. It
has nullified the right. of trial by jury it |
has abolished the Aabeas corpus, that most |
sacred writ of liberty; it has oyerthrown
the freedom of speech and press; it has
substituted arbitrary seizures and arrests,
md military trials and secret star chamber
for constitutional tribunals; /
It has disregarded in times of peace the
light of the people to be free from searches
ind seizures; it has entered the post and /
offices, and even the private
ooms of individuals, and seized their pri-
rate papers and letters without any speci-
ication or notice of.affidayit as required
" the organic law it has converted the
American capitol into bastile; it has es
ablished a system of spies and official es i
homage to which no constitutional mon
rchy of Europe would dare to resort; it
as abolished the right of appeal on inn
ortant constitutional questions to the SUI
RENE judicial tribunals, and threatens to /,
urtah or destroy its original jurisdiction,
Fhich is irrevocably vested by the Consti- 1
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