The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-09-12
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC p1.r,,-

ment' and the guarantee of the lIber,;S ueSe'
citizen' and recognizing the question, os NO .; 0'
and secession a. having been settled s w. ' 81,
to come by the war, or the yolun,,,, W al tit
the Southern States in Constitutional =, acton
assembled, and never to be renewed o, s'"'en'i
do, with the return ofpeace demand 's''ait
First = Immediate restoration q, .r
states to their rights in the Upion r. OIL
Constitution and of civil eoye,nr,. 4"ue' I
American people. 10 Il
Secomd-Amnesty for all past pol,,io,,
and the regulation Of the elective fs, V"Vn''
the States by their citizens. 'e
7hird-Payment of the public a.,.
United States as rapidly az practicable nj WI " III
drawn from the people by taxation ael
much as is requisite for the necessiti,, y, ~
Government economically Administered "
honestly applied to such payment, and vh., "'i
obligations of tho Government do IN, o. '''' VI
state upon their face or the Law pnc,, p ''
they were issued does not provide that tho, a,
be paid in coin, they ought in right and i. SUM
tice to be paid in the lawful money of ~. '''
States. "'el
Fourn-Eaual taxation Of every sD,,i,.
property, according to its real yalpe in.,s,
Government bonds and other public secn,.'
FDM-Cne currency for the GoysrDmor,
the people, the laborer and the Office .ho,,.
pensioner and the soldier, the producer md .l'
bondholder.
Sirth-Economy in the administration ,,a
Government, the reduction of the stan. juy 40.
and navy, the abolition of the Freedman. n.
reau, and all political instrumentatie, i4.in',
to secure negro supremacy; simplfca,ioO ~,
system, and discontinuancc Of inquisitorial rol,
of assessing and collecting internal revsrr,
that the burden of taxation ruay be equa, al a.
lessened; the credit of the Government and Il,
currency made good, the repeal Of all s,,.
ments Ter enrolling the state milf. l..
national forces in time of peace, and A ta,,st.
revenue upon foreign imports; and such Cana,
taxation under the internal revenue law. d. III,
afford incidental protection to domeuicm,rus,,
lures and rs will, without impairing hsnvsDu.
impose the least burden upon and va, rr,mo,.
and encourage the great industrial interest," q,
the country.
iSeuentt-Resorm of abuses In the adnni,,,.
ton, the expulsion Of corrupt men from Off,.
the abrogatioE Of useless offices, the restor,,,,
OF rishtful authority to, and the independent
tho Executive and Judicial Department, Of IA.
Government; the subordination of the loiltr
to the civil power, to the end that the ugo,
ton of Congress and the despotism of the ,v,
may cease.
Eighh-Equal rights and protection for la.v.
rallied and native-born citizens at hon, al
abroad, the assertion Of American naot.lt
which shall command the respect of foreign pv
ers, and furnish an example and enconagens,
to people struggling for national integrity, sl
stitutional liberty and individual rights, and ID
maintenance Of the rights of naturalzel c..l.l
against the absolute doctrine of immuiable all.
glance, and the claims of foreign powers tolu
ish them for alleged crime committed teyl
their jurisdiction.
In demanding these measures and reforms
arraign the Radical party for its disrOsGl
right and the unparalleled oppression and fy.i
ny which have marked its career,
After the most solemn and unanimous pe..
of both Houses of Congress to prosecute tie u
exclusively for the maintenance of the Gcys1
ment and the preservation Of the Union ull
the Constitution, it has repeatedly VIOLATED Ill
most sacred pledge under which alone was .sl
that noble volunteer army which carrled'T "a
to victory. Instead of restoring the V9l
has, 80 fur as in its power, dissolved it, and ~
jected ten States. in time Of profound peace
military despo,ism and pesyo sWpvvwNss. Han
nullified there the right of rial by jury La
abolished the habeds corpus, that mcst sacred Ei
of liberty; it has overthrown the freedom
speech and the press; it has substituted aItitrn
seizures ard arrests, and military trials all,'
cret star chamber ipqusitions for the cG,lItg
tional tribunals; 1t has disregarded in tine
peace The right Of the people to be free Itr
searches and seizures; it has entered Tie u
and telegraph offices, and even the private ron
Of individuals, and seized their private Fl'
ard letters without any specific charge dl'i
Of affidavit, as required by the organic law
has converted the American Ca tol lnlo'a
tile; it has established system Of splesanl cia
espionage to which no constitutional m0Hs''il
Europe would now dare 10 resort--t would
ish the right ofappeal on important cOn'I'l''
questions to the supreme Judicial tribunal
threatens to curtail or destroy its otiguaI
diciion which is irrevocably vested byh'V
stitution, while the learned Chief Justice
been subjected 10 the most atrocious cs'lNl
merely because he would not prostitute iiL
office to tho support of the false and par
charges preferred against the Presaen'
corruption and ex.ravagancs hsve excess
erything known in history, and is fT'n'
monopolies 1t has nearly doubled tie Ou''i
tn debt created by the war. I'll Af'il"
President of his constitutional power oispP
ment, even of his own Cabinet. Under N
peated assaults the pillars Of the Governn'''
rocking on their base, and should it s"'f''
November next and inaugurate its PreslofD'
will meet as subjected and conquered
cut. aud cha elh
ments of the Constitution.
And we do declare and resolve that e'el
the people of the United States Threw on ''
lection to the British crown the privilege
trust Of suffrage have belonged to 'n'
States. and have been granted regulate
controlled exclusively by the poli'c" w..
eaoh State respectively, and that any 81,
by Congress, on any pretext Whatever ,'..
prive any State Of this right, or ln'sris's
Its exercise, is fragrant usurpa'i'n :. ,..
which can find no warrant in tho C0a'" ..h
and if sanctioned by the people Will wv
our form of government. ind can Ol' .,r
single centralized ard cohso'la'"a
ment in which the separate exS''l.'
states will be entirely absorbed ''''
qualified despotlsm BIO established III Vs.
Federal Union of coequal STATES
And that We regard the Rec0nstra''loa+
ESQ called of Congress. as SUCH =" u, ,na,
and unconstitutional, revolu'loHA'' "a.
That our soldiers and sailors WV s,,i,
the flag Of our country to vl''0l' ~ ~
most gallant and determined io' l- n,,,d
gratefully remembered. ard oil NV ., S
given In their favor must BIO i'''n'''
into execution. l., a,ut
That the public lands 'hou'a WV ns0oe
as widely as possible among Wv ar The
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