The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-26

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the nation, are obiigati ions never g.
be forgotten The widows and DR.
phans OF the gallant dead are the
wards of the people. q sacred Legacy
beqneathed TO the nations protecting
care. flai9 v';' !Ff .
-. IL. Foreign emigration, which. in
the past, has added SO much to the
wealth, development and resources.
and increase of power to this nation
the asylum of the oppressed of ali
nations, should be fostered and en-
couraged by liberal and Just policy.
H. The Convention declares itself
in sympathy with all the oppressed
people which are struggling for their
rights.
The New York Herald snys.
The platform upon which this
ticket is presented to the people is q
work Of some ingenuity. Like an
old campaigner, the Convention
moves with bold step where the
ground is firm, but treads cautiously
and gingerly over the boggy places.
The country is first congratulated on
the success of Southern reconstruc.
ton under the policy of Congress-
proposition which could not be
avoided, good or bad. Next, how
ever, equal and impartial suffrage is
demanded in the South, regardless
OF race or color, which looks very
much like the abandonment, as far as
convenient, of the universal negro
suffrage policy of reconstruction.
Next, every form of reputation of
the financial obligations of the Go
vernment is denounced as crime-a
declaration which is broad enough to
meet oil questioners, but still SO du-
bious as to signify nothing. Next,
an equalization of taxes, economy in
the administration, and an abatement
of corruptions in Office are promised;
and as these things are sorely needed
to save us from wreck and ruin, these
promises have pleasant sound. Pro-
misses, however, are one thing, and
performances are another, as we see
in the inequalities of the taxations,
the lavish expenditures and the
shocking corruptions in Office, for
which this party in power is response
BILE. So far, at all events. this new.
Republican platform is broad enough
to admit all the various shades of
opinion in the party camp on this
thing, that thing and the other,
without any promises of n definite or
satisfactory character on the great
issues of the day.
On the main question (Andrew
Johnson) the Convention speaks with
a bolder manifestation of earnestness
and emphasis. He is denounced as
worthy of impeachment for "high
crimes and misdemeanors," which,
being interpreted, means that while
the Convention could not undertake
to pass an &c post .facto party law
against the Republican Senators
Fessenden, Trumbull, Grimes, Hen
derson, Fowler, Van Wrinkle and
Ross-for voting "not guilty." on
the eleventh article of impeachment
against the aforesaid Johnson, he is
to be hauled up again, and then
every Republican Senator voting
"not guilty" will know where he be-
longs. This is the most significant
feature of this Chicago platform, and
we dare say that itcovers deliberate
DoGWeeu washington
and Chicago that Andrew johnson
must be removed, 30 that the i'm
mense patronage, which at best
is frittered away in his hands and
lost to the radical cause, may, in
being turned over to o distribution
by cold Ben. Wade," be turned to a
good account.
The platform in question closes
with a sop to our naturalized citizens
in fouting the old European dogma
that ''once citizen always citizen"
and in pronouncing in favor of the
protection of the adopted citizens
against all pre- .emption claimants.
But it strikes us that if the admins
tration (under Mr.. Stewards advice)
has fallen short of its duty on this
subject, Congress has also failed to
meet the just demands OF our adopted
citizens touching their security in
the event of peaceable visit to their
native land. In truth, by the pro-
fessions of this Chicago Convention,
the people will not judge this radi-
calized Republican party, but by the
acts of its official representatives in
the two houses Of Congress. From
what they have done, we may resona-
bly, conjecture what they propose to
do in order to finish their appointed
work.