Litchfield enquirer., 1868-05-28


 hitting other territories was referred to the committee The rules of the House If Representatives were then adopted.
 ammittees were appointed on permanent
 anization, A. H. Byington from Con-
 icut; and on resolutions, on which J.
 ,Woodnan was appointed from this
 @. E bslaadstea-4i5 7.- sas.t.E
 he Convention then took recess, and
 It's re-assembling, Ex-G Governor Hawley
 Connecticut, was made permanent Pres Aent, w. F. Pierson of Connecticut, Vice President fn { Governor Brown of Ga. made speech, and after adopting the re- port of the Committee on Credentials, the Convention adjourned. 'o a.". - I+ # ! At ten A. M.,,@. Thursday morning, the Convention was called to order, and after some delay and speech-making, the follow ing Resolutions were reported and adept
 a raIL I%30IGJ ; Fl ,5s'T3ft4.E - '5.T TtF. sev"'"'7 -a4-4un1. sat F. a,.,6. egas,. = .a . Tbe National Republican Pa,'ty ef Me Uni-
 ted States, assembled 1a National Conue,ation
 in Me City of Chicago, o,s Me 21st dag of Mag, 1868, asabe Me fol1o,0i'g Declaration 14 x @ Principles .1t5..r aY..li.l.i.og sad J Il, We congratulate the country on the assured success of the Reconstruction pol icy of Congress, as evinced by the adop- tion, in the majority of the States lately in rebellion, of Constitutions securing Equal q Civil and Political Rights to all, and it is :, the duty of the Government to sustain those institutions and to prevent the tpeo- 1Usso v.- -G4-A4s4.frnnn -heino remitted to JB II. The guaranty by Congress of Equal [ Suffrage to all loyal men at the South was demanded by every consideration of pub ..lic safety, of gratitude and of justice, and must be maintained; while the question o1 Suffrage in all the loyal States properly be. longs to the people of those States. 'i,reo
 III. We denounce all forms of Repudia. l tion as national crime; and the national honor requires the payment of the public $ indebtedness in the Ittermost good faith to all creditors at home and abroad, not r only according to the letter but the spirit of the laws under which it was contracted. IV. It is due to the Labor of the Nation that taxation should be capitalized, and re- duced as rapidly as the national faith will permit. l. ,.i.-s..,tsf sfa.-,.Tt- -. .,rt.. seo " V, The National Debt, contracted as it has beens for the preservation of the Un- IT ion for all time to come, should be extend ed over fair period for redemption; and it is the duty of Congress to reduce the rate of interest thereon, whenever it can be honestly done. .aos'fa,,t - ,~, ,:e,.,
 VI That the best policy to diminish ou, |, burden of debt is to so; improve our credit that capitalists will seek to loan us money at lower rates, of interest than we now pay, a and must continue to pay, 80 long as repu diation, partial or total, open or covert. is threatened or suspected. : ...,,.,,,,,. .',+
 |, VII. The Government of the United States should be administered with the strictest economy; and the corruptions which have been so shamefully tnursed and ffostered by Andrew Johnson. call loudly for radical reform. .,@a = sS-,r - 7 < VIII. We profoundly deplore the un timely and tragic death of Abraham Lin
 coin, and regret to the accession the Presidency of Andrew Johnson, who has acted oherously to the people who elect ed him, and the cause he was pledged to support; who has usurped high Legislative and judicial functions; who has refused to execute the laws; who has used his high office to induce other officers, to- ignore and violate the laws; who has employed his ex- ecutive powers to render insecure the prop erty, the peace. liberty and life of the citi- zen; who has abused the pardoning power; who has denounced the National Legislar ! tpre as unconstitution who has persist eHtiy ana corruptly resisted, by every means ID ms power, every proper attempf at the econstrRction of, the States latelv in !. rebellion; who hes perverted the pnbl;c patronage into an engine of wholesaie cor ruphon; and who hhs been instly impeach- ed for high crimes and misdemeanors, and properly pronounced guilty thereof by the vote of thirty five Senators. Tx, The doctrine of Great Britain and other European F. prs that, because man is once subject he is always so, must be 7 resisted at every hazard by the United States, as a relic of feudal times, not an. thorized by the laws of nations, and at wal with our national honor and independence Naturalized citizens are entitled to protec. ton in ali their rights of citizenship, as though they were native born; and no citi. zen of the United States, native or natural ized, must be liable to arrest and imprison. ment by any foreign power for acts done ol words spoken in this country; and, if so arrested and imprisoned, it is the, duty, of the Government to interfere in their be g-s s1Aa. A. VI all who were faithful m the trials oi the late war, there were none entitled to more especial honor than the brave soldiers anu a.a. seamen who endured the hardships of campaign and cruise, and imperiled ,fheir r nyes m the. service of the conntrv. tha pounnes and pensions provided 'bv tha laws for these brave defenders of ths S na .ue tSa t'o, 5 aTe oeiigatons Gs neyerto be forgotten
 are the wards of the people, sacraJ io,.s Ls.ss
 cy bequeathed to the nations protacsyg osga- ' care. 'No' .S"4 A A3ts 'Fl FeS'0osaaa.R
 XI: Foreign immigration, which in tbe past has added so much to the wealth. da. velopment resources and increase of power of this republic. the asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be foster ed and encouraged by liberal and just Soncy. seaS 5fe8e3 e1 a9esnss