The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-07-10

ATFORM AND II RESOL CTIONS
rst-We congratulate the country on the as
d success of the reconstruction poll cy o!
gress as evinced by The adoption in maj rity
he States lately in rebellion of Constitution,
ring equal civil and political rights TO all
we regard it as the duty Of the Government
sustain these Constitutions and prevent the
pie of such States from being remittei to a
of anarchy and military rule.
econd-The guarantee by ingress IF equal
rage - al l'yai men in the SJuth de-
bdei by every cpn.ide -ation Of public SAFETY.
itude ant justice and must he maintained
lie ths question Of suffrage in all the loyal
|es properly belongs TO the people If those
|es
hird-we dsnounce all f,rms of reputation
national ime. The nation Il honor requires
payment of the public Indebtedness in the
ost good faith to our creditors at home and
bsd-not only according to the letter but the
of the law under which it was contracted.
burth-lt il due to the labor of the nation
taxation should be equalizei and reduced
ily as the national faith will permit.
f,h-The national debt, contracted as it has
for tho preservation of he Uni IL for all
! to come, should lie EXTENDED over fir
I'd, at a re iuced rate of interest thereon,
never it can honestly he done.
xth-That the best policy TO dimini-h our
den Of debt is so to i npruve our credit that
of interest tina, we now pay ami must con-
Q to pay, 50 long a. reputation, partial or
D, open or c,vert, is threatened OF suspected.
kventh-The Government IF the United States
Id be administered with the st ictest econo-
The corrupti-ns which lave been so sh ,me-
nursed a f,srered b. Andrew johnson call
ly for radical refD.m.
3ghth-We profoundly depore the untiriely
| tragic death Of Abraham Lincoln, aud r.
! the accession Cf Andrew johnson TO the
)idential chair, who has acted t'etcherou,ly
be pc Dple who elected him and the cause he
pledged to supp, ,rt. lie has Us rrped legis-
re an judicial functions, has refused to exc |
the laws has use his Office to induce other
|ers % yiol,te tne laws, has employed his
fuIiye power to render insecure the lives |
>erty, peace, liberty ami lif, Of citizens. has |
ped the parloning power, has denounced the |
onal Legislltu e as unconstitutional, has |
|istently AMI habirually resisted by every /
|ns in his power every proper attempt at Tt
|truction Of the States lately in rebellion,
perverted the public patronage into an engine
|holesale corrCptin and has been justly i'm
|hef for high crimes and misdeneaF,rs and
ounced guilty thereof by the votes Of thirty
Senators.
r European Powers. that. because q nan is
. sabject he is always So, must be resisted
very hazard by the United States as q relic
iudAl times and not authorized by the law of
pms, and at w.r with our national honor and
independence # na'uralized citizen who |
entitled to be protected in all their rights
itzenship as though they were native born. |
tizen Of the United States, native or nat
lied, must be liable to arrest or imprison-
t by any freign Powerfpr acts done or
Ii spoken in this coun ~ and if so arrested
imprisoned. il is the duty Of the Govern
to interfere in his behalf.
all who were f,irhfIl in the trials
,e late war, there are none more fitted for
cial honors than the brave soldiers AM sea-
who endured the hard,hips Of camp and
,e, and imperilled their lives in the service
le country. and the bouries and pensions
opri .ted by law for these brave defenders
10 Union. are obligations never to be f,rgot
The widows and orphans of the gallant
are the waris Of the people; q sacred Legacy
eathed to the protecting care Of the United .,
imm grafton in the past has
d SO much to the wealth and increased re-
:es Of this natinn-the asylum Of all nations .
It it should be fostered by a liberal and just C
slfth-rhis Invention declares its sympa- )
nth all oppressed people who are struggling i
leir rights.
:solred, That the adjournment Of this 5
'entlon shall not work = dissolution Of b
anne, but it shall remain As organized,
ect to be called together at any time and !
} that the Republican Executive Commit
hall designate. la
'so1red, That we highly commend the
{, magnanimi,y and forgiveness with
b men who have served the rebellion and :
are now frankly and honestly co-opera-
with the United States in restoring the
. Of the country, and in the reconstrnc-
of the Southern States on basis Of i'm
al justice and equal rights, and they are
ved back into the communion Of the ]
people; and that we are in favor Of the
val Of the disqualifcations and restTic-
imposed upon the late rebels in the
measure as the spirit Of disloyalty is
we'd from them, and as speedily ~ may 81
'nsistent with the safety Of the loyal
solred. That We recognize the great
iples laid down in the Declaration Of
'endence as the true foundation Of n,
cratic government, and we hail with
ess every effort towards making these
iples living reality on every inch of
'ican soil.