The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-02
Adopted July z, 1865.

The Democratic party in national convention
assembled, reposing its trust in the intelligence
patriotism and discriminating justice Of the PEG.
pie, standing upon the Constitution as the founda.
lion and Limitation Of the powers of the govern.
ment, and the guarantee of the liberty of the citi.
zen, and recognizing the questions of slavery and
secession as having been settled for all time TO
come by the war or the voluntary action of the
bouthern States In constitutional conventions az.
sembled, and never TO be renewed or reagitated,
do, with the return of peace, demand
First-Immedate restoration of all the States In
their rights in the Union under the Constitution.
and OF civil government to the American people,
second-Amnesty for all the past political
ohenses, and the regulation of the elective fran.
chlte In the States by their citizens.
Thrd-Paymentof the public debt of the United
states as rapidly as practicable, all money 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 obligations of the gov.
ernmsnt 90 not expressly state, upon their face,
or where the law under which they were issued
does not provide that they shall be paid in coin.
they ought in right and in justice be paid in the
lawful money OF the United States.
Fonrth-Equai taxation of every species of
property according to its real value, including
government bonds and other public securities,
Fhth-One currency for the government and
the people, the labOrer and the Office holder. the
pensloner and the soldier. the producer and the
Sixth Economy in the administration of the
government; the reduction Of the standing army
and navy the abolition of the freedmens
bureau and all political instrumentalities de-
signed to secure negro supremacy; simpli6ca-
ton Of the system and discontinuance of indusito-
rial modes of assessing and collecting the internal
revenue, so that the burden Of taxation may be
equanzed and lessened; the credit of the govern
ment and the currency made good the repeal of
all enactments for enrolling the State militia into
national forces in time Of peace; and tariff for
revenue upon foreign imports, and such equal tax.
In
afford incidental protection to domestic manufac.
lures; and as will, without impairing the revenue
impose the least burden upon, and best promote
and encourage the great Industrial interest of the
seyenth-Reform of abuses in the admiuistra.
tion, the expulsion of corrupt men from Office the
aorogation of useless offices, the restoration of
righuul authority to and the independence of the
executive and judicial departments of the govern.
ment the subordination of the military TO the
civil power, to the end that the usurpations of
Congress and the despotism OF the sword may
cease. .r
Eighth-Equal rights and protection for natu. |
rahzeq and native born citizens at home and |
abroad, the assertion of American nationality, |
Mhlcn snail command the respect of for |
elgn powers and furnish an example and encour- |
agement 10 people struggling for national inteQ-
rlty' constitutional liberty and individual rights:
and the maintenance Of the rights of naturslized
citizens against the absolute doctrine of immu.
table allegiance and the claims of foreign powers
to punish them for alleged crimes Committed be-
yond their jurisdiction.
In demanding these measures and reforms, we
srralgn the radical party for its disregard of right
ana the unparalleled oppression andtyranny which
nave marked Its career, after the most solemn and
unanimous pledge of both houses of Congress- to
prosecute the war exclusively for the maintenance
OF the government and the preservation of the
Union and Constitution. It has repeatedly vic.
lated that most sacred pledge, under which was
rallied that noble volunteer army which carried
our flag TO victory instead of restoring the Union
/
Jeoied ten States, in time of profound peace to
military despotism and negro Supremacy Ii has |
nqlllhed the right of trial by jury; it has aboI.
lshed the habeas corpus, that most sacred wrt ~
liberty II has overthrow the freedom of sneecb
and press; it has substituted arbitrary seizures
and arrests, and military trials and secret star
chamDer lnquisltions for constitutional tribunals;
I has disregarded in times of peace the right OF
the people to be free from searches and seizures:
t has entered the post and telegraph Offices and
even the private rooms OF individuals, and seized
hcailon or notice Of affidavit as required by the
organic law; II has converted the Amerc an capt.
iol into bsstile IL has established system of
pres and ofilcii espionage to which constitu.
lonal monarchy OF Europe would dare to resort: | !
i has abolished the right of appeal on inn
portant constitutional questions to the su- :
'reme judicial tribunals, and threatens 10 :
,Irisil or destroy it's original Jurisdiction, :
intuition, while the learned chief justice has been =,
INJECTED to greatand atrocious cslumnies merely =
because be would not prostitute his high Office To
ne support Of the false and partisan charges pre-.
erred against the president. Its corruption and 3,
Auavgance have exceeded anything known ia II
history, and by its frauds and monopolies it has ?
early doubled the burden of the debt created "
nriDg the war. II has stripped the president of >
rs constitutional power OF appointment, even of y
us own cabinet; under its repeated assaults the o
MARS OF the government are rocking on their =
'ase, and should II succeed in November next, "
no inaugurate its president we will meet il as le
and conquered people, amid the ruins n
i nperty and the scattered fragments of the N
I, nstuulon. And we do declare and resolve III
nav eNer since the people Of the United States
nIem Oh All suhJngation TO the British crown the ~
rivlege and trust Of suffrage have belonged 10 81
he several states, and have been granted ra1n az
ated and controlled exclusively bv ths noii,isl IL
over Of each State, respectiveiv. ana an
tempt by Congress, on any pretext whatavar s.
, deprive any State Of this right or interfsrs
nth this exercise. is hagrant usurpation IF
over, which can find no warrant in the Constitn.
on, and II sanctioned by the people will subyert
ur form OF government and can only end In A
ngle, centralized, consolidated government, in
Inch the separate existence Of the States will be
nurely absorbed, and an unqualified despotism bt
. esapnshed IN place Of q federal Union of Ii
luai STATES; that We regard the reconstruction Oh
,s OF congress, socalled as usurpations To-
unconstitutional, revolutionary and void: that | ar
Or soldiers and sailors who carried the flag Of ar
ar country to victory against a most gal. mi
NJ ana determined foe must ever be CRATE tn