Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-15

forces in time Of peace and tariff for revenac up
on foreign imports, and such equal taxation under
the Internal Revenue laws will afford Incidental
protection TO domestic manufactures, and will,
wi thoat impairing the revenue, impose the least
burden upon and best promote and encourage. the
great industrial interests of the country.
SereHH- Reform of abuses in the administration,
the expulsion Of corrupt from Office, the alb
rOgation ofuseless cfces. the restoration of right
ful authority to- and the independence Of the exec
utive and judicial departments of the government,
the subordination of tho military to the civil power,
to the that the usurpatons of Congress and the
deSposm of the sword may cease.
Eighh-Fqual rights and protectiof for natural
lied and native born citizens at home and abroad.
the assertion Of American nationality which shall
command the respect of foreign powers end furnish
example and encouragement to people struggling
for national integrity, constitutional liberty and
individual rights and the maintenance of the rights
of naturalzei citisens against the absolute doc
rine Of immutable allegiance, and the claims of for
eign powers 30 punish them for alleged crime COM
mlted beyond their jurisdiction
In demanding these measures ard reforms we ar
raign the Radical party for its disregard Of right
and the unparalleled oppression and tyranny which
have marked its career.
Arter the most solemn and IN animous pledge Of
both Houses Of Congress prosecute the war excIu
sively for the naintenauce Of the Government and
the preservation of the Union under the Constitu-
ton, it has repeatedly violated that most sacred
pledge under which alone rallied that noble
volunteer army which carried dag to VIC
tory: Instead Of restoring the Union it has so
far as in its power dissolved it, and subjected ten
States, in time Of profound peace, to military des-
p tism and negro supremacy. Ii has nu6ed there
the right Of trial BY jury it has abolished the
hdbeds corpus; that most sscred writ Of liberty 1t
has overthrown the freedom of speech and the press
it has substituted arbitrary seizures, and arrests
and military trials and secret star chamber inqui-
sions for the constitutional tribunals it has dis
regarded in time of peace the right of the people to
be free from searches and seizures it has entered
The post and telegraph Offices, and the private
rooms IF individuals, and seized their private pa
pers and lett:rs without any specif; charge NJ
tice of aid1vit required by the organic law it
has converted the American Capitol irto a bastie
it has established system Of spies and official es-
pi mage to which constitutional monarchy of
Europe would now dare to resort; (cheersl-it has
abolished the right of appeal important eonstitu-
tiona questions TO the supreme judicial tribunal and
threatens to curtal or destroy its original urisdc-
tion which is rrevocaby vested by the Constitution,
while the learned Chief Justice loud cheering)-
has been subjected to the most atrocious calumues
merely because he would not prostitute his high Of
flee TO the support of the false and partisan charges
preferred against the Pr esdent Its corruption and
history, and by its frauis and monopolics it has
nearly doubled the burden OF the debt created by
tie war; Ii has stripps the President of his con-
stitutonal power Of appointment, even of his own
Cabinet. Under is repeated assaults the pillars of
the Government are rocking their base, and
should it succeed in November next aud inaugurats
its President, we will meet as n subjected and
quered people amid the ruins of liberty and the
scatteled fragments of the Constitution.
And We do declare and resolve that ever since tho
people of the United States threw OF all subsection
to the British Crown the privilege AMI trust of suf-
frase have belonged to .e several state' and have
been granted, regulated and eOntolled exclusively
by the political power of each State respectively,
and that any attempt by Congress, on any pretext
whatever deprive any state of this right, inter-
fere with its exercise, is fragrant usursupatioh cf
power which can find no warrant in the Constitution
and if sanctioned by the people will subvert form
of Government, and can only end in n single CEN
tralized and consolidated government in which the
separ ate existence of the States will be entirely ab
sorbed, and al nqua.ifed despotsm be established
in place of Federal Union of coeq Ial Statos
And that we regard the ReconstructiSn act (so-
Iedl Of mi
revolutionary and void
That our soldiers and sailors who carried the Gag
Of our country to victory against most gallant and
determined foe must be gratefully remembered
and all the guarantees given in their favor must be
faithfully carried into execution.
That the public lands should be distributed as
widely as possible among the people, and should be
disphsed of either under the pre-empion of home
stead lands, or sold in reasonable quantities. and to
none but actual occupants. at the minimum price
tabshed BY the Government When grants Of the
pubic lands may be allowed. necessary for the en-
couragement Of important public Improvements, the
proceeds of the sale of such lands aud not the lands
themselves should be applied
That the President of the United States, Andrew
10 ohnson -(appa,se i'm exercising The power of his
high Office in resisting the aggressioDs of Congress
upon the constitutional rights of the States and the
People, is entitled TO the gratitude Of the whole
American people, and in behalf of the Democratic
party we tender him thanks for his patriotic sf
forts in that regard.
Upon thes Platform the Democratic party appeal
to every patriot, including all the conservative ele-
mept ard all who desire support the Constitution
ami restore the Uuion forgetting all past differences
of opinion, unts with in he present graet strug-
gle for the liberties Of the scope cheers- and that
to all such, to whatever party they may have here
tofore belonged we extend the right hand of fellow
ship and hail all such cooperating with as friends
and brethern
Continued on nert pdgs)
California PROMISES TO become one OF the
dhlef raising producing countries in the