Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-08-06
Democratic Pln,forn,.

The Democratic party, in National Convention
assembled, reposing its trust in the intelligence
| PATRIOTISM ana discriminating justice of the
people, standing upon the Constitution as the
! foundation and limitation of the powers of the
OF the citizen, and recognizing the questions o
slavery and secession as having been settled fol
| all time to come by the war or the voluntary
actlOn OF the Southern States in Constitutional
| Conventions assembled and never to be renew
ed or reagitated do, with the return of peace
| demand.
FGa-Immediate restoration of all the States
| to their rights in the Union under the Consti-
tuition and OF civil government to the Ameri-
can people.
Second-Amnesty for all past political offenses.
and the regulation of the elective franchise in
| the States by their own citizens.
| Third-Payment of the public debt of The
united states as rapidly as practicable-all mon
! ey drawn from the people by taxation, except
so much as is requisite for the necessities of the
Government economically administered being
applied TO such payment; and where the obli.
cations of the Government do not expressly
state upon their face, where the law under
which they were issued does not provide that
they shall be paid in coin, they ought in right
the United States.
Fburth-Equal- taxation of every species of
property according to its real value, Including
Government bombs and other public securities
Fyhh-Cne currency for the Government and
the people, the laborer and the officeholder. the
pensioner and the soldier, the producer and the
&rtt-Economy in the administration of the
Government; the reduction of the standing
mems Bureau, and all political instrumentali-
ties designed to secure negro supremacy; sim
plifcation of the system and discontinuance of
inquisitorial modes of assessing and collecting
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 enrolling the State
militia into the National forces in time of peace
and a tariff for revenue upon foreign imports
and such equal taxation under the Internal Rev
enue laws will afford incidental protection to
domestic manufactures, and as will. without
mpairing the revenue, impose the least burden
upon and best promote and encourage the great
industrial interests of the country.
Sereno-Reform Of abuses in the administra-
tion, the expulsion of corrupt men from office
the abrogation of useless Offices the restoration
of rightful authority to and the independence
of the Executive and Judicial Departments of
the Government. The subordination OF the I
military to the civil power, to the end that the
usurpation of Congress and the despotism of
the sword may cease.
Eightt-Equal rights and protection for natur-
allied and natiye-born citizens at home and |
which shall command the respect of foreign |
powers and furnish an example and encourages |
ment to people struggling for national integrity,
constitutional liberty and individual rights |
aAd the maintenance of the rights of naturaliz- |
ed citizens against the absolute doctrine of i'm
mutable allegiance and the claims of foreign |
powers to punish them for alleged crime COM
mitted beyond their jurisdiction.
In demanding these measures and reforms, we
arraign the Radical party for its disregard of
right and the unparalleled oppression and ty-
ranny which have marked its career after the
LlOSJ SOItIlu uIldlllillOuS Deuge OF both
Houses of Congress TO prosecute the war exclu-
sively for the maintenance of the Government
and the preservation of the Union under the
1t has repeatedly violated that most sacred
pledge, under which was alone rallied that no.
BILE volunt teer army which carried our flag TO
victory. Instead of restoring the Union, 1t has,
so far as in its power dissolved it, and subjected
.en States, in time of profound peace to mill
tary despotism and negro supremacy
II has nullified the right of trial by jury.
1t has abolished the habeds corpus, that most
sacred writ of liberty.
1t has overthrown the freedom OF speech and
he press.
1t has substituted arbitrary seizures and ar
ests and military trials, and secret star cnam-
Der inqulsition, TOR Constitutional tribunals
1t has disregarded in time of peace the right |
II the people to be free from searches and seiz-
Tres.
1t has entered the post and telegraph Offices. ,
md even the private rooms of individuals and ,
eized their private papers and letters without
uired by the organic law.
1t has converted the American Capital into a ,
,astile.
It has established a system of spies and off,
ial espionage to which no constitutional mon !
rchy OF Europe would now dare TO resort. :
1t has abolished the right of appeal, ON impor- I
ant constitutional questions, to the supreme l
ldicial tribunal, and threatens to curtail or 4
estroy Its original Jurisdiction, which is IRE
ocably vested By the Constitution; while the l.
earned Chief Justice has been subjected to the s
'ould not prostitute his high office to the sup
ort of the false and partisan charges preferred I
gainst the President. II
Its corruption and extravaganza have exceed
4 any thing known In history, and by its
auds and monopolies IL has near doubled the
urden of the debt created by the war. N
1t has stripped the President OF his constitu- 7
onal power Of appointment, even of his own u
Under its repeated assaults the pillars Of the q
are rocking on their base, md 2