The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-02-27

Very truly, yours,
. b.. SCHUYLER CoLFAx.
Indiana Republican Platform.
The following is the platform of
principles adopted by the Indiana
Republican Convention on last
Thursday at Indianapolis
The Union Republican party of
Indiana. assembled in Convention,
at indianapolis, on the Goth day of
February, 1868, to consult in refer
ence to the present condition of the
country, make the following delara-
ton of principles:
First-The Congressional plan of
reconstruction was made necessary
by the rejection Of the Constitution
al Amendment and the continued
rebellious spirit of the, Southern
people, and if they will not, upon
the condition prescribed by Con-
gress, become the friends of the I'm
ion, it is the duty of Congress to do
whatever the emergency requires to
prevent them from doing harm as
its enemies.
Second-The extension of suffra ge
to the negroes of the South is the
direct result of the rebellion, aud the
continued rebellious spirit main
tanned therein, and was necessary to
secure the reconstruction of the I'm
ion and the preservation Of the 10y
al men therein from state worse
than slavery, and the question of
suffrage in all the loyal States belong
to the people of those States under
the Constitution of the United
States.
Third-The Government of the
United States should be administer
ed with the strictcst economy con
sistent with the public safety, and
internal revenue should be so laid as
to give the greatest possible exemp-
ton to articles of primary necessity,
and fall most heavily upon luxuries
and the wealth of the country, and
sll property should bear a just pro-
portion of the burden of taxation.
Fourth-The public debt, made
necessary by the rebellion, should
be honestly paid, and all the bonds
issued therefor should be paid in le-
gal tenders, commonly called green
backs, except where, by their ex-
press terms, they provide otherwise,
and paid in such quantities as will
make the circulation commensurate
with the commercial interests of the
country, and so as to avoid imitation
of the currency, and an increase in
the price Of gold.
Fifth-The large and rapid con-
traction of the currency, sanctioned
by the votes of the Democratic party
in both Houses of Congress, has had
most injurious effect upon the in
dustry and business of the country,
and it is the duty of Congress to
provide by law for supplying the
deficiency in legal tender notes,
commonly called greenbacks, to the
full extent required by the business
I Sixth-We are opposed to the
payment Of any part of the rebel
debt, or to any payment whatever
for emancipated slaves.
Seventh-Of all who were faithful
in the trials of the late war, there are
none entitled to more especial honor
than the brave soldiers and seamen
who endured the hardships of the
campaign and the cruise, and imper-
illed their lives in the service of the
country. The bounties and pensions
provided by law for these brave de-
tenders of the nation, are obligations
never to be forgotten. The widows
and orphans of the gallant dead are
tie wards of the nation, sacred
legacy bequeathed to the nation S
protecting care.
Eighth-The public lands are the
property of the people. Monopolies
of them either by individuals or cor
porations, should be prohibited
They should be reserved for actual
settlers, and as substantial recog-
milton of the services of the Union
| officers or soldiers in the late civil
war, they should each be allowed
one hundred and sixty acres thereof.
Ninth-The doctrine of Great
Britain, and other European powers
that because a man is once citizer
he is always 50, must be resisted at
every hazard by the United States as
relic of the feudal times, not au-
thorized by the law Of nations, and
at war with our national honor and
independence. Naturalized citizens
arc entitled to be protected in all
their rights of citizenship, as though
they were natural born; and no cit
izen of the United States, native OF
naturalized, must be liable to arrest
and Imprisonment by any foreign
Power, for acts done, or words spo-
ken in this country, and if so arres-
ted and imprisoned, it is the duty OF
the Government to interfere in his
behalf.
Tenth-We cordially approve the
course of the Republican members
of Congress in their active support
of the bill prohibiting further con-
traction of the currency, in which
they faithfully represented the will
of the people Of Indiana; and this
Convention expressesi tits unwavering
confidence in the wisdom and pat
riotism Of Oliver p. Morton. His
devotion to the vital interests of the
nation during the past six yearsaras
endeared him to every lover of the
Union and liberty, and we send a
greeting to him in the American
Senate, and assurance to him of our
unqualified Endorsement of his
course.
Eleventh-Gen. U. S. Grant and