The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-09-25
aTFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.
: THE NATIONAL UNION PARTY.

THE NATIONAL UNION PARTY.
st-We congratulate the country on the as
success Of the reconstruction poll Cy of
ress as evinCei by the adoption in maj ority
BE States lately in rebellion Of Constitutions
ing equal civil and political rights to all ;
we regard it as the duty Of the government
ustain these Constitutions and prevent the
le of such States from being RENTED TO a
of anarchy and military rule.
&cOni-The guarantee by Congress Of equal
EEage to all loyal men in the South was de-
ied by every consideration Of public safety,
itude and justice and must be maintaf ned
e the question Of suffrage in all the loyal
es properly belongs to the people Of those
aird-We denounce all forms of reputation
| national crime. The natiensl honor requires
J payment of the public Indebtedness in the
|ost good faith TO our creditors at home and
ad-nDt only according 10 the letter but the
of the law under which it was contracted.
kurth-It is due to the labor Of the nation
/ taxation should be equalizei and reduced as
lilly as the national faith will permit.
Igfth-The national debt, contracted as il has
"a for the preservation of the Union for all
4 to come, should be extended over fir
[bd, at a reduced rate Of interest thereon,
Enever it can honestly be done.
kNth-That the best policy to diminish our
| Hen of debt is 50 10 improve our credit that
#fa lists i'll seek to lend US money at lower
Il of interest than We now pay and must CON
II to pay, long as repudiatipn. partial or
II. open or covert, is threatened or suspected.
Eventh-The Government Of the United States
ID be administered with the strictest econo-
/ The corruptiens which have been so shame
II nursed and fostered by Andrew johnson call
J ly for radical reform.
Eghth-We profoundly deplOTe the untimely
tragic death of Abraham Lincoln, and re-
! the accession cf Andrew johnson to the
tiiential chair, who has acted treacherously
Ee people who elected him and the cause he
pledged to support. He has uslrped legis
he and judicial functions, has refused to exc
Z the laws, has used his office to induce other
ers to violate the laws, has employed his
utive power to render insecure the lives,
Eerty, peace, liberty and life of citizens. has
4 BED the pardoning power, has denounced the
Eonal Legislature as nnconstitutionai, has
fistently and habitually resisted by every
|ns in his power every proper attempt at re
Itructi0n of the States lately in rebellion,
E1erverted the public patronage into an engine
eholesale corruption, and has been justly i'm
/ he'd for high crimes and misdemeanurs and
4 1unced guilty thereof by the votes of thirty
Senators.
Enth-The doctrine of Great Britain AMI
Er European Powers, that. because a man is
a subject he is always SO. must be resisted
Berry hazard by the United States as relic
/ |uitl tiIn=s AMI not authorized by the law Of
ns. AMI At with oUr II ttional )uor ana
/ independence Of na.uralizel citizens. who
ntitlei 10 he protected in all their rights
|tzenshir as though they wee native born.
h 3tizen If the United States. native or nat
Ezel. must ba liable - arrest or ;mpriSol
I'd by any f,reign Power for acts done or
E3s spoken in this country AMI if 50 arrested
imprisoned, 1t is the duty Of the Govern
II 10 interfere in his behalf.
Enth-0f all who We're faithful in the trials
\ .a late war, there are none more fitted for
Hciai honors than the brave soldiers and sea-
who endured the hariships Of camp and
ese. and inperiIlei their lives in the service
he country, and the bounties and pensions
EopIilted by law for these brave defenders
|Ae Union, are obligations aevcr 10 be forgot
The widows and orphans Of the gallant !
are the wards of the people; a sacred legacy
Ileathed to the protecting care of the United
'eventh-Foreign immigration in the past has
d So much to the wealth and increased re-
'ces of this nation-;he asylum of all nations
at it should be fostered by liberal and just
'velfth-This Convention declares its sympa-
with all oppressed people who are struggling
heir rights.
tesolred, That the adjournment of this
.ventlon shall not work a dissolution Of
same, but it shall remain as organized,
ect to be called together at any time and
be that the Republican Executive Commit
shall designate.
pesolred, That we highly commend the
tit, magnanimity and forgiveness with
ch men who have served the rebellion and
are now frankly and honestly co-opera-
with the United States in restoring the
ce of the country, and in the reconstruc
of the Southern States on basis OF i'm
tial justice and equal rights, and they are
eived back into the communion of the
al people; and that we are in favor of the
loval of the disqualitications and restric-
IS imposed upon the late rebels in the
he measure as the spirit of disloyalty is
loved from them, and as speedily as may
consistent with the safety of the loyal
pie.
lesolred, That we recognize the great
lciples laid down in the Declaration of
ependence as the true foundation of
,ocratic government, and we hail with |
lness every effort towards making these
,ciples living reality on every inch of
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