The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-28
THE pLATroRnr
n fsltllIl OF TIE
Democratic National Convention.

The Democratic party, in National Con-
/ yentiQn assembled, reposing it's trust In
tho intellige patriotism and discrimi-
mating justice of the people standing
upon the Constitution as the foundation
and and 4 zinlitation OF the powers Of the Go
yernment, and the guarantee of the liber-
ties of the citizen, and recognizing the
qnf 'ons OF slavery and secesaion as
ha, been settled, for all time to come.
| by =, Jar, or the voluntary action Of the
Southern Staten, in Constitutional Con-
yenti1ns assembled, and never TO be re-
OF peace, demand:
lst. Immediate restoration of all the
States to their rights in the Union. ,unier
the Constitution, and of civil government
to the American people. ;I
ed, "a. 4 nnssty for all past political
franehise in the States by their citizens.
| li3d,r Payment Of the public debt of the
United States as rapidly as practicable.
all moneys drawn from the people by tax
alton, except 80 much as is requisite for
| the necessities of the Government, econo-
micaiiy administered, being. honestly ap-
Piled to such payment; and, where the
obl1g atoms Of the Government do not
| expressly state upon their face. or the
law under which thoy were issued does
not provide that they shall be paid in
coin, they ought, in right and in Justice.
5e PAID IN the lawful money of the United
States.
4th. Equal taxation of every species of
property, according to its real value, in
Guiding Government bonds and other pub
lie securities. =
9th. One currency for the Government
and the people, the laborer and tho office
holder, the pensioner and the soldier, the
producer and the bond-holder. a.
9th. Economy in the administration of
the Government; the reduction of the
stana!ng army and navy; the abolition of
the Freedmen's Bureau, and all political
instramentalities designed to secure
negro supremacy; simplification of the
system and discontinuance of inuu:sitori-
al modes OF assessing and collecting inter-
nal revenue, SO that the burden of taxa
tion may be cqualiZed and lesseued, the
credit OF tho Government and the curren-
cy made good; the repeal of all enact
ments for enrolling the State militia into
national forces in time of peace; and a
tariff for revenue upon foreign imports,
and such equal taxation, under the inter-
nal revenue laws, as will afford incidental
protection to domestic manufactures, and
as will, without impairing the revenue,
impose the least burden upon and best
promote and encourage the great indus
trial interests of the country.
7th. Reform of abuses in the admipistra-
tlon, the expulsion OF corrupt men from
office, the abrogation of useless Offices.
the restoration of rightful authority to
and the independence of the executive
and Judiciary departments of the Govern
ment, the subordinetion of the military to
the civil power, to the end that the
usurpations OF Congress and the despot-
ism OF the sword may cease.
Sth. Equal rights and protection for
naturalized and native-boln citizens, at
home and abroad; the assertion Of Ameri-
can nationality which shall command the
reSneCf f1n r,r, Oh
example and encouragement to people
struggling for national integrity, consti-
tutlonal liberty and individual rights; and
the maintenance of the rights of natural
lied citizens against the absolute doctrine
OF imnutable allegiance and the claims of
foreign powers to punish them for alleged
crime committed beyond their jurisdic-
tion.
In demanding these measures and re-
forms, we arraign the radical party for it's
disregard OF right, and the unparalleled
oppression and tyranny which have mark
ed Its career, After the most solemn aud
unanimous pledge OF both Houses of Con-
gress to prosecute the war exclusively for
the maintenance of the Government and
the preservation of the Union, under the
Constitution, it has repeatedly violated
that most sacred pledge, under which
alone was rallied that noble volunteer
army, which carried our flag to victory.
Instead of restoring the Union, it has,
30 far as is in its power, dissolved it. and
subjected ten States, in times OF profound
peace, to military despotism and negro
supremacy.
1t has nullified there the right of trial
by Jury; it has abolished the hdbeas cor
pus, that most sacred writ of liberty; it
has overthrow the freedom of speech and
the press; it has substituted arbitrary
seizures and arrests, and military trials
and secret star-chamber inquisitions for
the constitutional tribunals; it has disre-
garded, in time Of peace, the right of the
people to be free from searches and seiZ-
ures; it has entered the post and telegraph
offices, and even the private rooms of in
dividuals, and seized their private papers
and letters, without any specific charge or
notice OF affidavit, as required by the or
ganic law; 1t has converted the American
capitol into o bastile; it has established
system OF spies and official espionage to
which no constitutional monarchy OF Eu-
rope would now dare to resort; it has abo-
llshed the right of appeal on important
coistitutional Questions to tho supreme
ludi'ial tribunals, and threatens to cur
tan or destroy its original jurisdiction,
tuition, while the learned Chief Justice
has been subjected to the most atrocious
calumnies,. merely because he would not
prostitute his high Office to the support CT
the false and partizan charges preferred
against the President. It's corruption and
extravaganza have exceeded anything
known In history, and by it's frauds and
monopolies 1t has nearly doubled the bur-
den OF the debt created by the war. 1t has
stripped the President of his constitutions
al power of appointment even of his own