The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-19
The National Democratic
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ton assembled, repesing its trust in the intelli.
eepce, patriotism and discriminating justice OF
the people standing upon the Constitution as
the foundation and limitation of the powers Of
the Government, and the guarantee of the lib
critics of the citizen, and recognizing the cues
tons of slavery and secession as having been
settled for all time To come, by war and the vol
untary action of the Southern States, in consti-
tutional convention assembled, and never TO be
renewed or reagitated do, with the return OF
peace, demand,
First. The immediate restoration of all the
States TO their rights in the Union, under the
Constitution, and OF civil government for the
american people.
Second. Amnesty for all past political often
ces. and the regulation of the elective franchise
in States by their citizens.
Third. Payment of The public debt Of the Uni
ted States as rapidly as practicable; all money
drawn from the people by taxation, except so
much rs is requisite for the necessities OF the
Government economically administered, being
honestly applied to such payment, and where
the obligations of the Government do not eN-
pressly state upon their face, or the law under
which they were issued does not provide that
they shall be paid in coin, they ought, in right
and Justice, be paid in the lawful Nancy of the
United States.
Fonrth. EQUAL taxation of every species of
property according to its real value, including
government bonds and other public securities.
Fifth One curr ency for the government and
| the people the laborer and the Office holder:
the pensioner and the soldier, the producer and
bond. holder.
sixth. Economy in the administration of the
| government, the reduction of the standing army
| and navy; the abolition of the Freedmen 5
bureau lgreat cheers, and all political instru.
mentalities designed In secure negro supremacy;
simplifcation of the system, and dscontinuance
of inauisitOrial modes Of assessing and collecting
| Internal Revenue SO that the burden Of taxation
NAV be equalized and lesssned, the credit of
| the government and the currency made good
| the repeal of all enactments for enrolling the
State militia into the national forces In time OF
peace and n tariff for revenue upon foreign I'M
| ports and such equal taxation under the Inter.
nal Revenue laws, as will afford Incidental pro
lection to domestic manufactures, and As Will,
without impairinI the revenue, impose the least
burden upon and best promote and encourage
| the Great industrial interests OF the country.
| Seventh. Reform of abuses in the administra'
| tiop; the expulsion of corrupt men from oihce;
the abrogation of useless offices; the restoration
lofrichtful authority to and the independence
of the Executive and Judicial departments OF
the government. The subordinatcI of the mil
tary TO the civil power 10 the end that the usnr'
nations of Congress and the despotism of the
| sword may cease.
Eighth. Equal rights and protection for nat.
uralized and native born citizens ut home and
abroad. The assertion of American nationality
which shall command the respect of foreign
powers and furnish an example and encourage
| ment TO people struggling for national integIi'
to, constitutional liberty and individual rights,
| and the maintenance of the rights OF naturalZ'
ed citizens against the absolute doctrine of i'm
mutable allegiance, and the claims of foreign
powers to punish them for crime committed
beyond their jurisdiction.
| In demanding these measures and reforms we
arraign the Radical party for its disregard for
right, and the unparalleled oppression and tyr
amy which has marked its career after the
most solemn ard unanimous pledges of both
houses of Congress to prosecute the war eNclu'
sively for the maintenance of the Government
and the protection of the Union under the
Constitution. 1t has repeatedly violated that
most sacred pledge. under which was rallied
| that noble volunteer army which carried our
flag to victory. Instead of restoring the Union
il has so far as il is in its power, dissolved IT,
and subjected ten States i'll time OF profound
peace 10 military despOtiSm and negro snpre
macy 1t has nullifird th.re the right of trial
by iury 1t has abolished the habeas corpus
that most sacred writ OF liberty. 1t has over
thrown the freedom of speech and OF the press
1t has substituted arbitrary seizures aud ar
rest and military trials and the secret star
chambers of nQuiSitiOns for constitutional tri
bmals 1t has dsIegarded in time OF peace the
right of the people to be- free from search and
seizures. 1t has entered the post and telegraph
offices and even the private rooms OF indiNid
uals and seized their private papers and letters
without lnN SPECIFICATIONS, W Ubllft' VI diiI''i
Wit. as required by the organic law. 1t ha:
converted the American capitol into Bastile
1t has established system Of spies and oihcla
espionage to which NO constitutional monarchy
in Europe would now dare 10 resort.
Ii has abolished the right of appeal on i'm
portant constitutional questions to the si
preme judicial tribunal, and threatens torur
tail or destroy its original jurisdiction, which II
irrrvocably vested by the Constitution, Will,
the learned Chief Justice has been suhie cited to
great and atrOcous caluinnies, merely because
hy would not prostitute his high office TO th'
support of the false and partisan charges pre-
ferred against the President. Its corruption
land extravaganza have exceeded anythin;
known in history, and by its frauds and mOnop
olies IL has nearly doubled the burden OF dep
created during tac war. II has stripped TIT
President of his constitutional power OF ap
pointment, even of his own cabinet Under IL
repeated assaults the pillars ef the Government
arc rocking Un their bases, and should II sue
CeedIin November next and inaugurate It's
| President we will meet as subjects and Il con
l0uered people. amid the ruins of liberty ant
the scattered fragments of the Constitution.
And we do declare and resolve, That eve
since the people OF the United States threw ol
ali subsection To the British crown, the priv
legc and trust of suffrage have belonged 10 III
several States and have been granted. regulates
and controlled exclusively by the political pow
cr OF each State respectively; and any attemp
by Congress on any pTeteNt Whatever to ut
this exercise is ilagrant usurpation OF power
which can lind no warrant in the Constitution
and IL sanctioned by the people will subvert on
form of government, and can only end i'll a sin
gle centralized consolidated government, II
which the separate existence ofthe States vii
he entirely absorbed, and an unqualified DIES
potism he established in place of Fedora
union OF coeQual States; and that we regard tn
reconstruction acts, so called, of Congress sue
usurpation, aud unconstitutional, revoiutionar
and void; and that our soldiers and sailors VIII
carried the flag of our cOIntry To wet Jr,
against most gallant and determined foe mus
be ever gratefully remembered, and all guaral
ties given in the law must be faithfully CARRIE
into execution.
That the public land should he Distribute
widely among the people, and should be dispOs
ed of under the presumption of homestead laws
and sold in reasonable quantities and to non
but actual occupants, at the minimpn price es
tablishcd BY the government. Whom grants q
tho public lands may be allowed, necessary 10
the encouragement of important public in
proyements the proceeds of the sale OF sue
lands, and not the lands thenlselves. should b
80 applied.
That the President of the United States, An
drew johnson, in exercising the power OF hi
high Office in resisting the a2grcssions OF Con
gress OH the Constitutional rights OF the State
; and the people Is entitled TO the gratitude Q
the whole American people, and on behalf q
the Democratic party we tender him our thank
for his patriotic efforts in that regard
| Upon this platform the Democratic party az
peals to every patriot including all the ConseI
vative element and all who desire to support tn
constitutions and restore the Union, forgetting
past Differences of opinion, tounite with us i
the present great struggle for the liberties u
the people, and that to all such, to whateve
party they NAV have heretofore belonged, W
extend the right hand of fellowship, and hail a
such co operating with US rs friends and brotl
ers. .....
Resolutions Adopted by TIM
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