The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-10-06
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OF TIE
Democracy ofthe United States
E9ual Observation-Disclosures
for ksoEsGa.

The Democratic party, in National Con.
rention assembled. reposinG its t,ust in the
intelligence, patriotism and discriminating
Justice of the people, standing u2ou the
Constitution as the foundation and limitation
Of the powers Of tffe Government and the
guarantee of the liberties OF the citizen, and
recognizing the questions Oh slavery and Sc
cessicn as havingbeen settled for all time TO
come By the war or the voluntary action OF
the Southern States in Constitutional Con-
vendopss assembled ! aud reyer TO l,e renewed
or reagitated, do, with the return of peace,
demand
First-The immediate restoration of al
the States to their rights in the Uniun under
the Constitution. and of civil government
OF the American people.
Second--Amnesty for all pas! political of
fences ana ,the sngdlatpn efhhsVeieclive
franchise IN TIE states by Theircitizens.
TLird--Payment of the debt of the United
States as rapidly as p: tctissble; all money
draYp from the. .Feopls, by, taXatiop, exeeP; so
mJel is-reauisite for tke<neeessities of the
Government, economically administered, be-
ing honestly applied toIiSuch payment, and
where the obligations of the Government do
not expressly state s.ppon their face. or the
lawi1nder hirh they were issued does not
lfoVsae,tdat they skall lie paid in coin, tliey
ought in right and in justice lie paid in the
lawful money OF the United States. [Thun.
dsrs Of applause,
Fourtn--The equal taxation of every spe-
cies Of property according to its real value.
including government bonds and other public
securities. Renewed cheering, and cries of
Read it again.n
Fifth--0ue currency for the government
and the people, the laborer and the Cfice- hol-
der, the pensioner aud the soldier. the pre-.
a ducer and the bondholder. [Great cheering,
and cries of aRead II again"
The fifth resolution was again Rad aud
again cheered,
Sixth--Economy in the administration of
the Government; the reduction OF the stand
ing army and navy; the abolition of the
Freedmen's Bureau tgreat cheers] and all
the political instrumentaliiies assigned to
secure negro supremacy; simplifcation of the
system and discontinuance of the inQuisito-
rial almodes OK assessing and collecting inter
nal revenue, Sc. that the burden Of, taxation
may be equaiized and lessened, the credit of
the Gov stument and currency made good;
the repeal of all enactments for enrolling
the state mlltla into hallonal ioFceS IN time
OF peace, and tafif Tor revenue upon foreign
imports, ,andsush equal taxstlop unasrtAe IN,
ternat revenue laws as VII afford incidental
projections to domestic manufactures. aud as
will without impairing the revenVes impose
the least burden upon and do the best to pro'
mote and encourage the great ssfs industrial industrial IN
terests -efs the country. .'s.Ss slga5. =
Sevepst-1fhe i rsfofm q abuses, IN Inc ao-
mfpktration fhe g pulls on d corrupt men
frsan oticesthe abrosafion pi useless onces,
the restoIaionlQf rigati ao ihefity 70, and
the independeneero rof, ,ahe sEAeoutiy and judi
cial Departments sof the dofefnment, the
subordirasion of the lailltary tosthe civil
power, TO the end that the usurpaaons oil
Cengress Fand the rdes potism Of the sword
may cezse. sss1 = Y 'As's.- 'ls'.lt. -. A
Eighth-Edua rights and protection ior nat
uralized and natiye-hern citizens at home
and abroad. the assertion Of american ma
tionality, which shall eommand Vthe respect
efsforeign. pow ers aandf furnish an example
and encoufagenlent, TO the. people stfngsing
for national integrity, copsSitutiesnAat az shoef'y
and individual night, and jhes maintenance
az, the rights Of natural ized eitizens against
the absolute doetrihes OF mmliaplea aiieSl'
afce and the claims % dereign pewers4to
punish them Tor aleeed grimes eommitsed NIT %
beyond their 5aris dIst1oll.e slA ppiaase.i seg
ain ndenanalps tpese measures ana .,! REFORMS
weaIraisn ane haaicai pal'! iof l.s
oil right and the unpaiaiiea eppfeseon ".'S
tyranny Wnien nave MAJ Neu Ito 0"iee,L
ter the most unsnip'ous a1saii pteSe0 VI po'A
Houses OF CONGRESS 10 pfosee"'s' the wal
exclusively tor the maintenance A a CO ol Tue "o'-
-ernment ahass. Ptessi " .ue
Union unuer tne = sas
eaiy violated thass ess, 49,
which Alone was raiiieo '.a' nooio .
army rWhienca catfieo out ,nas W SiSsos,
stead o. preserving the onsoll IL nag, ~ Ia,
rs IS IN ITS power e,sfoiysa !; auu supJeo'er ',
ten states IN time OF pio!oaho peace W mi
hary despotism, II mas aoVii1ieo s.o n~Ds"s
corpus and triai py Jufy'h mas uisieS",ue"
in times OF peace, the rigEt Oh the people 10
be free from searches and seizures; IL mas en-
tered the post and Telegraph oiees, ana even
the private rooms Oh lnalVlouais anu se'Iso
esr private papers ana letters "nhouI
any specification or notice 81 anoasis as re-
quired by the law; 1t has converted the amer
ican capital into Bastile; it has established
system of spies and official espionage to
which no crested monarchy Of Europe would
dare to resort, 1t has abolished the right OF
appeal on important constitutional questions
to the Supreme judicial tribunal and threat
ems to curtail or destroy its original jurisdic'
ton, which is irre7ocable by the Constitution;
while the learned Chief Justice has been sub
iected to the most atrocious cslumnies mere
Iy because he would hot prostitute his high
Office to the support Of the false and partisan
charges preferred agains. the President; its
corruptions and extrayagance have excelled
anything known in history, and by its frauds
and monopolies 1t has nearly doubled the
burden of the debt cfeated during the war;
it has stripped the President of his constitu-
tional power of appointment and by its as
saults the, pillars of the Government are
rocking on their base and should it succeed
in November next and inaugurate its fresi