Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-16


of the standing army and navy; the
abolition of the Freedmen's Bureau,
and all political instumenalities de-
signed to securenegrO supremacy; the
simpliicatiOn and discOntinuanee OF
all inouisitiOnaI modes of assessing
and collecting revenue, so that the
burden of taxation may be egualized
and Iessened; the credit Of the Gov
eminent andthe currency madegOOd
the repeal of all enactments for en-
rolling the State militia into National
forces i'm time of peace, and q tariff for
revenue upon all foreign imports, and
such taxation under the Internal
Revenue laws as viii Northumberland
protection to domestic manufactures,
and as will, without impairing the re-
venue, impose the least burden upon
and best promote and encourage the
great industrial interests of the coun-
try.
ministration, the expulsion of corrupt
men from Office, the abrogstiOn of
useless offices, the restoration of right
full authority to and the indepence of
the Executive and Judicial depart
ments of the Government the sub
ordination Of the military to the civil
mower, to the end that the usurpat-
ions of Congress and the despOtism of
the sword may cease.
Eiohth.-Equal rights and protection
for naturaliZed and native born citizens
at home and abroad; the assertion of
American nationality which shall
command theTespect OffOreign powers
andfurnisha an eXampleand encourage
ment to people struggling for national
integrity, constitutional liberty and
Individual rights; the maintenance Of
the rights Of n~aturaliZed citizens
against the absolute doctrine of inn
mutable allegiance, and the claims Of
foreign powers to punish them for
alleged crimes committed beyond
their Jurisdiction. In demanding
these measuresand reforms, we arraign
the Radical party for its disregard of
right, and the unparalleled oppression
and tyranny which have marked its
| career, after the most solemn and I'M
animous pledge of both houses of Con-
gregs to prosecute the war exclusively
for the maintenance of the Govern
ment and preservation of the Union
and the Constitution.
It has repeatedly violated that most
sacred pledge under which was rallied
that noble volunteer army which car
| fied out our flag to victory instead of
restoring the Union; it has, so far as
it is in IFS power, dissolved it and sub
jected ten States in time of profound
peace, to military despotism and ne
gro supremacy. 1t hasnulEied there
the rightoftral by jury. 1t hasabolish-
cd the hdbeds corpus, that most sacred
writ of liberty. 1t has OverthrOWn
the freedom of speech and the press.
1t has substituted arbitrary reighs and
harrests and military trial and secret
Star chambers, ~inquisitiOn for con-
stituionaf tribunals. 1t has dis
regarded in time of peace the
right of the people to be free from
search aud seizures. It has entered
1.-THE post andtelegraph offices, and even
the rooms of individuals and seized
their private letters and papers with
out any specification Or notice or aft
davit as required by the organic law.
It has converted the American Capitol
into q bastile. It has established a
system ofspies and official espionage
to which no constitutional monarchy
of Europe would now dare to resort.
1t has abolished the right Ofappeal on
important Constitutional questions to
the Supreme Court, and threatens
to curtail or destroy its original juris-
dictiolI, which is irrevOcably reserved
by the Constitution, while the learn
cd Chief Justice. has been subjected to
caIumnies because he would not pros
titute his high Office to the support of
the false and partiZan charges prefer
fred against the President. It's corrupt
Lion and extravaganza have exceeded
anything knownin history, and by its
fraud and manOplies il has nearly
doubled the burden of debt created
during the war. It has stripped the
President of his constitutional power
of appointment even of his own cab
met under its repeated assaults.
The pillars of the government are
rocking on their base, and should it
succeed in November next and in
augurate its President, we will meet q
subjected and conquered people, amid
the ruins of liberty and the scattered
fragments of the constitutions, and
we do declare and resolve, that ever
Fsince the people of the United States
| threw off all subsection to the British,
the privilege and trust ofsuffrage have
belonged to the several States and have
been granted, regulated and controlled
exclusively by the political power of
each State respectively, and any at
tempt by Congress, on any preteXt
whatever, to deprive any State
of this right, or interfere with
this exercise, is a fragrant usupation
! of power which can lind no warrant
in the constitution, and if sanctioned
DIV the people willsubYeTt our form of
government and can only end q sim
ole centralized, consolidated govern
ment. and in which the separate ex-
istence OF States viii be entirely alb
sorbed and an unqualified despOtism
be established in place of a Federal
union of cOequal States; and that we
regard the reconstruction acts, so call
ed, of Congress as usurpatiOnS and
unconstitutional, revolutionary and
void. and that our Soldiers and Sailors,
who carried the flag Of our country to
victory against a determined foe,
must ever be gratefully remembered
and all guarantees given in their favor
must be faithfully carried into eXecut-
ion. That the public land should be
distributed widely among the people
and should be disposed of under the
preemption and homestead law, and
/ sold in reasonable quantities and to
none but actual occupants, at min
imum price established by the gov
eminent. When grants Of the public
lands may be allowed necessary for
the encouragement of important public
improvements, the proceeds of the
sale of such lands and not the lands
themselves should be so applied. That
| the President of the United States,
/ Andrew Johnson-(applause)-in eX-
eTcising the power of his right of
Office in resisting the aggressions of
Congress on the constitutional rights
Ofthe States and the people, is entitled
to the gratitude Ofthe whole American
| people, and on behalfofthe Democratic
| party tender him our thanks for his
patriotic efforts In that regard. Great
applause.
Upontheir platform, the Democratic
party appeal to every patriotic man,
including allthe conservative element
and all who desire to support the con-
stitutiOn and restore the Union, for
opttiD0 all mast differences of ODiliOn.