Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-09
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The following is the platform atiopted
by the Democratic Convention at New
York, on the Sth instant Succeeding
this the platform proper, is an "arrraign-
mcnt' of the Republican party, which
we shall publish with our comments to-
morrow. The third, fourth, and fifth
resolutions were received with great ap-
plause. The platform is as follows:
The Democratic party, in National
Convention assembled, reposing its trust
lii the intelligence. patriotism and dis
terminating justice of the people, stand
ing upon the Constitution a. the foun-
dation and limitation of the powers of
the Government and the guaranty of
the liberties of the citizen, and recognize
ing the questions of slavery and seces-
sion as having been settled for all time
to come by the war or the voluntary ac-
ton of the Southern States in Constitu-
tional Convention assembled, and never
to be renewed or re-agitated, do.with
the return of peace demand:
Frst-lmnediate restoration fail The
States in the Union under the Constitu-
ton, and of civil government to The
American people.
Second-Amnesty for all past politi-
cal offences and the regulation Of the
elective franchise in the States by their
citizens.
1hird-Paymcnt of the public debt of
the United States as rapidly as practica
BILE, all moneys drawn from the people
by taxation, except so much as is requ-
site for the necessities OF the govern
ment economically administered, being
applied to such payment, and where
the obligations OF the government do
not expressly state upon their face, or
the law under which they We're issued
does not provide that they shall be paid
i'll coin, they ought in right and Justice
to be paid in the lawful money of the
United States.
F0arM-Equal taxation of every spe-
cies of property, according to its real
value, including Government bonds and
other public securities.
FUM-One currency for the Govern
ment and the people, the laborer and
soldier, the producer and the bonG-hold-
cr.
Stcth-Economy in the administra-
ton of The government; the reduction
oil the standing army and navy 4; the
abolition Of the Freedmen's Bureau
great cheering) and all political instru-
mentalities designed to secure negro SUI
premacy simplitication of the system
and discOntinuance of inquisitorial
modes of assessing and collecting inter
nal revenue, so that the burden of taxa
ton may be equalized and lessened the
credit Of the government and the cur
rency made good; the repeal of all en-
actments for enrolling the State militia
into national forces in the time of peace,
ana tarlfffOr revenue upon foreign i'm
ports, and such equal taxation under
the internal revenue laws as will afford
incidental protection to domestic manu-
features, and as will without impairing
the revenue, impose the least burden
upon and best promote and encourage
the reatiindustrial interests!of the coun-
try.
SeUenth-RefOrm of abuses in the adj
ministration the expulsion of corrupt
men from office the abrogation of use
less Offices the restoration of rightful
authority to, and the independence of,
the Executive and Judicial departments
OF the Government; the subordnation
OF the military to the civil power, to the
end thatthe usurpations of Congress and
the despotism of the sword may cease.
Ei9hth-Equal rights and protection
for naturalized and native born citizens
at home and abroad the assertion of
American nationality, which shall COM
mand the respect of foreign powers, and
furnish all examples, and encourage
ment to people struggling for national
integrity, constitutional liberty and in
dlvidual rights and the maintenance
OF the rights of naturalized citizens
against the absolute doctrine of immu-
table allegiance, and the claims of for
eign powers to punish them for alleged
crime committed beyond their jurisdic-
ton