The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-05-29
The Radical Sectional Platform.

Tho National Republican party Of 'he
United sts,ss. assembled Ia National Con-
ventiou. 10 the city Of Chicago, on the SoshI
day Of Msy. Ass. make the following dec
iasat:on Of principles;
l.. Received, That W congratulate the|
country on the assured success Of the recon
ssruc,ion policy Of congress. ~ indicated oy
the adoption. in . majority Of tho States
lately In rebellion, Of the constitution. % 1
curing equal civil and political rights to all,
and regard Il - duty Of the Government
to sustain thoas institutions. and 20 pFevens
The people from being RENTED 70 . sta,s Of
anarchy. TChssrsj
e Resolved. That guarantee BY Congress
Of equal sufTisge 10 all IoysI men in the
South wss demsnded BY every consideration
of public safe,y, Of gratitude and justice.
snd must be maintained. while the question
Of suifssgs 10 oil the loyal S.ates properly
belones 70 The people Of those Slaiea-
lCheenj
. Resolved. That We dsnouncs ell the
forms Of repudis,ioo Of the ns,iorsl debt
a. . ns,ionsl crime. Prolonged chss"l-
And ,hs national honor requires the pay.
ment OF the publie Indebtedness in the VI.
moss good isith 10 al the cseditoss 81 home
and sbsosd, not only according 10 the
letter bn, the spirit Of the lave under
which i. was con,ras,sd.' tApplsuse
4 Resolved. That II 10 due to the labor Of
tho ns,ion tina, ,sxs,ion shouId be equals d
and reduced - rspidly % The na.ionsl faith
viii permit.
/, 8. Resolved. That the national debt. con-
,rac,ed a. i, has been for the preserv s'ion
Of the Union for all time to oDne, shovld be
EXTENDED for . lair period for i,s red. mp'ion
end i, 10 the duty Of Congrrss 10 reduce the
rate Of interest thereon whenever !: can be
honestly done.
/ s Resolved. That the beet policy 10 d..
minish our burden Of 'he debt 10 10 improve
orr credit, that The capitalist will SEEK to
losn 10 money At home At iess rates Of in.
tesest then We now pay. and mus, conioue
I, psy - long - tepudia.ion. psstis' OF to
tai, 10 open. " the contest 10 threatened or
suspected.
7 Resolved. That the govern ment Of 'ht
United States should be sdminis,ersd ~i'h
the slrictesl economy. and the ccrsop'io"s
which have been go shamsfully nut" d srd
|fos tered BY Andrew Johnson. call loudly fo'
radical reform.
! 8 Resolved, That we profoundly dep'o'.
The un,imeIy end usgic death Of Abraham
! Lincoln, snd regret the accession OF An
/, drew johnson TO The presidency. who hr'
! seisd Wcscher, uslv 10 The people ~ho eisc
lied hi,n, and the csuses hs was pledged I,
isuppcst. hss u.u'ped ,hs high leRisis'ivs 'anc
';udicial tunc, ions, has re'cs'd 10 execute
n. ,.ws, hes us@d his high flee 10 iocoe'
o,he, officers 70 ignore and violate the Isws
has employed Us executive power to render
insecure the properly. pace. "oe''y' s''
life OF ch'xeps, hss sbus,d 'hs Pa'oo"'o'
power. hes denounced the National ..'gss
iure o. uncons,itu,ionsl.h has persistec''y on
corruptly resisted BY every measure 10 on
power every proper attempt 10 adopt the
Constitutions Of the States lately 10 rebel
lien. hes perverted the pub .ic patronage 10.
10 On engine Of WHOLESALE corruption. and
been justly impesched for high crimes enc
misdemeanoss end properly pronounced gull
81 ~ thereof BY the vote Of 81 Senstors.
i 9 Resolved, That the doctrine Of Gree
81 Britain end other European powrss, that. be
cause . men 10 once . subject. he 10 slwsy'
90, mus. b resisted at every hazard BY Nh
d United Ststes. % Q rule Of the feUdsl simt
q not authorised BY the law Of nations. en-
D st war with our national honor and indie
i. pendence; na,urslized citizsns ere entisle
, 10 be protected in oil their righ,s Of citizen
J. ship. % though they we're natural born; en-
no ci,isen Of the United States, natural o
d na,urslized must bs liable TO arrest end i'm
I, prsonmens by any foreign power Tor acts o
y words spoken in this country; and u 90 a
e rested and imprisoned, Il 10 the duty Of III
s g gvernment TO interfere In bic behalf
y 10 Resolved. That Of oil who were faith
q fol in tho ,risls Of the late war. there wer
& mono entitled 10 more espsclsl honor tha
j. The hsave soidi ess end eesmen who endure