The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-26

National Democratic Convention
Adopted July 2, IS0s.

Pauiotsm and discriminating justice of the peo-
PIE, Standing upon the Constitution as the founda.
| uon and limitation of the powers of the govern
nas~'y e.s sh~ iiSs-sy OF sise oti.
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
Southern States 10 constitutional conventions as
ss@sss see 9sXsr tG Be ssDessa Sg reaGtaed
. Fnst-lmmediate restoration of all the State- 20
their rights in the Union under the Constitution.
ana OF civil government 10 the American people,
Second-Amnesty for all the past political
ofenses, and the regulation of the elective fran.
chise in the States by their citizens.
Third-Paymentof the public debt of the United
states as rapidly as practicable, all money drawn
from the people by taxation, except so much a.
is requisite Tor the necessities of the government
economically administered, being applied to such
payment and where the obligations of the gov.
eminent 40 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.
Fourth-Equal 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
pensioner and the soldier. the producer and the
bondholder.
Sixth Economy in the administration of the
government; the reduction of the standing army
and navy; the abolition of the freedmenis
bureau and all political instrumentalities de-
signed 70 secure negro supremacy; simpIiica.
tlon OF the system and disconnuance of inquisitO-
rial modes of assessing and collecting the internal
revenue, so that the burden OF taxation may be
equaIzed and lessened; the credit of the govern
ment and the currency made good; the repeal of
all enactments for enrolling the State militia into
nauonai forces IN time of peace; aud tariff for
revenue upon foreign imports, and such equal tax
atlor under the internal revenue laws as will
afford incidental protection to domestic manufac.
lures; and as will, without impairing the revenue
impose the least burden unon, and best promote
ana - Of
country.
seventh-Reform of abuses in the administra.
ton, the expulsion OF corrupt men from office. the
abIogalion OF useless Offices, the restoration of
riRhunl authority TO and the independence of the
executive and judicial departments of the govern.
ment; the subordnation Of the military TO the
osvil power, to the end that the usurpatious of
congress and the despOtism OF the sword may
cease.
Eighth. Equal rights and protection for uatu.
rallied aud native born citizens az home and
abroad, the assertion of American nationality
which shall command the respect Of for.
eign powers and furnish an example and encour.
agement to people struggling for national integ.
ry, constitutional liberty and indi sdual rights.
and the maintenance of the rights of naturalized
citizens against the absolute doctrine of immu-
table allegiance and the claims of foreign powers
to punish them for alleged crimes committed be-
srfsieh me rsuieaf parry ulsEssaru rreue
and the unparalleled oppression andtyranny which
have 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. IL has repeatedly vio-
lated that most sacred pledge, under which was
rallied that noble volunteer army which carried
our flag TO victory instead OF restoring the Union,
il has, far is in its power, and SUBJ
jected ten States, in time of profound peace, to
military despotsm and negro supremacy. IL has
nullfied the right of trial by jury; it has abol-
ished the habeas corpus, that most sacred writ Of
liberty; it has overthrown the freedom of speech
a M arb
and arrests, and military trials aud secret star
chamber inquisitions for constitutional tribunals;
1t has dsregarded 10 timee Of peace the right Of
the people 10 be free from searches and seizures;
II has entered the post and telegraph Offices. aud
even the private rooms of individuals. and seized
their private papers and letters without any speci.
hcaiion or notice Of affidavit as required by the
organic law; IL has converted the American capi-
tol into Q bsstie; it has established a system OF
spies and official espionage to which no constitu.
tional monarchy of Europe would dare to resort;
portant constitutional questions to the su-
preme judicial tribunals, and threatens to
curtail or destroy its original jurisdiction.
which is irTeyocably vested by the Con
stituton while the learned chief justice has been
subjected to great and strocious cslumnes, merely
because he would not prostitute his high Office to
the support of the false and partisan charges pre-
ferred against the president. Its corruption and
eXtIavgance have exceeded anything known in
history and by its frauds and monopolies it has
nearly doubled the burden Of the debt created
during the war. IL has striPsei the pfesident OF
his constitutional power of appointment, even OF
his own cabinet; under it's repeated assaults the
pillars of the government are rocking on their
base, and should il succeed in November next.
and naugurate its president, we will meet Il asa
subjected and conquered people, amid the ruins
of liberty and the scattered fragments of the
Constitution. And we do declare and resolve
that ever since the people Of the United States
threw of all subjugation TO the British crown, the
privilege and trust of suffrage have belonged to
tha and hQy
lated and controlled exclusively by the political
power of each State, respectively; and any
attempt by Congress, on any pretext whatever,
TO deprive any State Of this right, or interfere
with this exercise. is a fragrant usurpaton OF
power, which can find no warrant in the Constitu-
ton and if sanctioned by the people will subvert
our form Of government, and can only end IN
single, Centralized, consolidated government, IN
which the separate existence Of the States will be
entirely absorbed, and an unqrslided despotism
be established in place of federal Union Of
equal STATES, that w0 rsgard the rsc0nstructipn
acts OF Congress, socalled, as usurpations.
unconstitutional. revolutionary and void; that
our soldiers and sailors who carrie he Tag OF
our country 70 victory agsins' most gall
fully remembered, and all the guar tees given in
their favor must be faithfully 1sTie- into execu-
ton; that the public lands should be distributed
among the people, and should be disposed of
either under the redemption q bon estead laws,
or sold in reasonable quantities and 20 none but
actual occupants, at the minimum price as estab-
lshed by the government; when grants of the
public lands may be allowed necessarily for the
encouragements Of important public improve
ments the proceeds Of the sale Of such lands. and
not the lands themselves, should be 30 applied.
That the president Of the United States, Andrew
Johnson 10 exercising the power OF his high ONCE
in resisting the sggressions of Congress on the
constitutional rights of the.States aud the people,
IL entitled TO the gratitude Of the whole
American people; and on behalf of the Demo
cratic party we tender him our thanks Tor Do pa
triotic efforts in that regard. 800. 49,,
Upon this platform the Democratic party appeal
10 every patriot including all the conservative
element and ali who desire TO support the Constr
tuition and restore the Union forgetting al past
differences of opinion, TO unite with us in the
present great struggle for the liberties Of the peo
BE and that 10 all such, to whatever party they
nav have heretofore belonged, we extend the
right band OF fellowship, and hail all such CO.
operating with US as friends and brothers.