The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-11

the end that the usurpatons Of Congress and the
deepohsm Of the sword may cease:
Eighth. Equal rights and protection for naturan1ea
and native bern citizens at home and abroad, the
assertion OF American nationality which ahau COM
mand the respect OF foreign powers and furnlsn an
example and encouragement to people struggling tor
national integrity, constitutional liberty, and lnci-
yidusl rights and the maintenance of the rights OF
natraized citizens against the absolute doctrine Of
immutable allegiance, and the claims OF foreign pow
ers 10 punish them fc- alleged crime committed he-
yond their jurisdiction.
In demanding these measures and reforms we ar
raign the Radical party for its disregard Of right and
the unparalleled oppression and tyranny which have
marked its career.
after the most solemn and unanimous pleoge o.
both Houses Of Congress to prosecute the war eA-
clusyely for the maintenance of the ana
the preservation of the Union under the consa'S-
ton, 1t hes repeatedly violated that most sscred
pledge under which alone was rallied that noble
volunteer army which carried our flag to victory.
Instead Of restoring the Union, 1t has 60 far az
its power, dissolved it, and subjected ten States In
time of profound peace to military despotism and
negro supremacy it has nnlhfed there the right OF
trial by jury; 1t has abolished the habeas corpus
tina. most sacred writ of liberty; it has overthroWn
the freedom OF speech and the press; 1t has suosu'
tuted arbitrary seizures, and arrests and min'ary
trials and secret star chamber inquiEt1ons for the
constitutional tribunals it has dsregarded IN time OF
pe:e the right of the people to befree from searches
ind seizures it has entered the post and telegraph
Offices and even the private rooms of individuals,
ard seized !ne private papers and letters without
any specific charge notice of adsyit as required
by the organic law; it has converted the Ameri-
can capito, sntoa Basti1e 1t has established system
of spies and official espionage to which no cohshtu-
tional monarchy Of Europe would now dare to resort
it has abolished the right of appeal on important
constitutional questions to the supreme judicial ti-
bunsl, and threatens to curtai destroy its orig
nal jurisdiction which is irevocaby vested by the
constitution while the learned Chief Justice has been
subjected to the most atrocious calumnies, merely
because he would not prostitute his high office to the
support Of the false and partisan chorees pref
against the President; its corruption aud extsifa-
gance have exceeded anything known IN history,
and by Its frauds and monopoies it has nearly
doubled the burden OF the debt created by the war; 1t
has stripped the President of his constitutional power
its repeated assaults the pillars OF the govern
meut are rocking on their base and should it sue
ceed in November next and inaugurae its President
we will meet as subjected and conquered p ople
amid the ruins liberty and the scattered fragments
of the constitution; and we do declare and resolve
that ever snce the people Of the United States threw
off all sotection TO the British Crown, the privilege
and trust OF suffrage have belonged to the several
States Nxa have been granted, regulated aud CON-
troIod exclusively by the poliHcl power Of eac,
State respectively, and that any attept by Congress
on any preext whatever to depnve State of this
right or Interfere with its exercise fagrat usur
patton Of power which can find nowarTant 10 the
constitution. and,sait sanctioned gby the peo-
pie win subyeft our form Of gcyernneut and can
only end n single centralized and consolidated gov
eminent in whdch tue separate existence Of the States
win be entirely absorbed. and an unqualified despos-
isrn be established In place of Federal Union Of CO
equal States; and that we regard the Reconstruction
acts iso-caDed) Of Congress as usurpations and un-
constitutional, revolutionary and void; that our col
ders and sailors who carried the flag Of our country
to victory against most gallant and determined foe.
must ever be gratefully remembered, and all the
guarantees given In their favor must be faithfully
carried into execution. -f,=
That the public lands should be distributed as
widely az possible among the people, and should be
disposed ofetther under;the pre-emptior Of home
stead lands or sold in reasonable quantities, and to
none but actual occupants, as the minimum pr1ce
established by the government. When grants Of the
public lands may bo allowed, necessary for III" en-
couragcment Of important public improvements, the
proceeds of the sale Of such land and not the lands