The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-06-09
AND REsOL

First-We congratulate the country on the as
-urcd success ut the reconstruction poll cy Of
Congress as evinced by the adoption in a maj orty
of the States ateIr in rebellion Of Constitutions
securing equal civil and political rights TO all ::
Nad We regard 1t As the duty # the Government
a. sustain these Cuustituti,ns and prevent the
people o: such States from hrins remitted to a
stSte of anarchy and military rule.
Second-fhe guarantee by Congress Of equal
suffrage - all loyal men in the South de-
mtndcd hy every consideration Of public safety.
gratitude and Justice and must he maintained
while the question Of suffrage in all the loyal
States properly belongs t" the people Of those
States
Tlirl-W.. drnouncc all forms If rcpudistion
ne Il national crime. The national honor requires
the payment II the public Indebtedness in the
utmost good faith to our creditors at home and
ahro1i-Rot only according To the letter but the
siiTIt Of the law under which il was contracted.
Fourth-it IL due 10 the labor Of the nation
that taxation should Ice equalzri and reduced a.
rapidly as the national faith will permit.
Ffth-lhe national debt. contracted a. il has
ieen for the preservation Of the Union for all
time 10 come, >hnul! be extended a fair
i-.ri3d. AT a r. iucrd rate Of interest thereon.
whenever il can honestly he done.
SiNth-Thst the best policy 10 diminish our |
burden of debt Is s0 10 Improve credit that |
capita lists " i'll seek To- lend Us money at lower |
rates of interest than W. now pay and must CON |
tlnue 10 pay - long As reputation, partial OF |
total open rr vert, IL threatened or suspected |
Seventh-The Government Of the United States
should be administered with the strictest ecuno-
INV. The corruptiens which have been So h,rne-
fully nuTsed aud f-tered by Andrew johnson call
loudly for radical reform.
Eighth-We prof 'undly dep1Ore the Tntimoly
and tragic death ii Abraham Lincoln. and re-
STet the accession Cf Andrew johnson to the |
Presidential chair who has acted trrache eruusly |
70 the ,pe who elected him and th- cause he
was pledged 10 support. He has usurped Iegs-
1ative and judicial functions has refused to exe-
cute the laws, has used his office to induce other
officers to violate the laws, has employed his
executive power to render insecure the lives |
property. pctre. liberty and life of citizens. has
abused the pardOning power, has denounced the
National Legislature as unconstitutional, has
persistently and hsbitually resisted by every
me ans IN his power every proper attempt AT re-
construction of the States lately in rebellion |
has perverted the public patronage into engine
"f wholesale corruption. and has been justly i'm
reached for high crime, and misdemeanJrs and ,
pronounced guilty thereof by the votes OF thirty
five Senators.
Ninth-The doctrine Of Great Britain and
ether European Powers, that because a man is |
once subject he is always so. must be resisted y
st every hazard by the United States relic
O f4uiAi times and not authorized by the law Of
nations, and at VA with national honor and
the independence If na'uralized citizcn- who
are entitled to be protected in all their right.
of citizenship a. though they were native born. (
No citizen Of the United States, native or nat
nralized. must lie liable 70 arrest or imprison- ,
ment by any f,reien Power for acts done or
words spoken in this country and if so arrested
II,
nent to interfere in his behalf.
Ienth-Of all who were faithful in the trial.
OF the late war, there are none more fitted for
especial honors than the brave soldiers and sea-
men who endured the hardships Of camp AMI .
rruise, and imperillei their lives in the service
IF the country, and the bounties and pensions
app, opritted by law for these brave defenders
II the Union, are obligations to be forgot.
len. The widows and orphans Of the gallant u
lead are the waris of the pc Jpe; a sacred legacy
to the protecting care Of the United
states.
Eeventh-Foreign immigration in the past has
'dded so much TO the wealth and increased re-
ources of this nation-the asylum Of all nation.
that it should be fOstered by "a liberal and just
,olcy. |,
Twelfh-This Convention declares its sympa- 81
by with all oppressed people who stru gglug "
or their rights. "
Resolred, That the adjournment of this p,
Convention shall not work dissolution Of
he same, but it shall remain as organized,
ubject to be called together at any time and
lace that tthe Republican Executive Commit F
ee shall designate.
Resolced, That we highly commend the
pirii, magnanimity and forgiveness with
hich men who have served the rebellion and
Tho are now frankly and honestly co-opera- pa
ng with the United States in restoring the
eace OF the codntry, and in the reconstruc-
on of the Southern States on basis Of i'm
artial justice and equal rights, and they are @,
sceived back into the communion of the
'yal people; and that we are in favor of the
'moval of the dsqualifcations and restric-
ons imposed upon the late rebels in the 9.
,ne measure as the spirit of disloyalty is ''
'moved from them, and as speedily as may r,
, consistent with the safety of the loyal ~
eOple.
Resolred. That We recognize the great for
rilciples laid down in the Declaration of
dependence as the true foundation of Al
smocTatic government and we hail with
adness every effort towards making these
rinci pies living reality on every inch of A
merican soil. nv