The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-09-12

property according to its real yaluo, including
Government bends and other public securities.
F0tA-Ono currency for the Government and
the people, tho laborcr aud the Office holder. the
pensoner and the soldier, ID = producer and the
bondholdcr.
Siscth-Economy in the aan ..iistration of tho
Government; the reduction of the standing army
and the navy; the abolition of the Freedman's
Bureau, and all political instrumentalties designed
TO secure negro supremacy; simpliheation of the
system, and discOntinuancc of inqusitorial mode6
OF assessing and collecting Internal Revenue, "
that the burden ef taxation may be equalized and
Ilessened; the credit of the Government and the
currency made good the repeal of all enaetmeuts
for enrolling the State militia into national forces
III time Of peace, and tariff for revenue upon
foreign imports, and such equal taxation under
the Internal Revenue laws as viii afford incl
/ dental protection u domestic manufactures, and
as viii, without importing the revenue impose the
least burden upon and best promote and encour-
age the great industrial interests Of the country.
SsrsHfd-Ret0rm Of abuses in the administra-
I ton, the expulsion Of corrupt men from Of
/ flee. the abrogoton Of useless Offices. the
restoration of rightful authority to- and the
independence Of the executive and judicial de-
partments of the government, the subordnaton
OF the military to the civil power. TO the end that
the usurpations Of Congress and the despotism Of
+ the sword may cease.
/ Eigh:A-Equal rights aud protection for nat
uTali-cd and natiyc-boru citizens at home and
abroad, tho assertion oE American nationality
which shall command the respect Of foreign pow
ers and furnish example and encourage meut
tJ people struggling for national integrity,
stitutional liberty and individual rights and the
maintenance Of the rights OF natuTalized citizens
against the absolute doctrine oil immutable allie
glance, aud the claims Of foreign powers to pun
ish them for alleged crime committed beyond their
! Jurisdiction.
/ In demanding these measures and reforms
arragn the Radical party for it disregard cf right
and the unparalleled oppression and tyranny which
have marked it, career.
After the most solemn and unanimous pledge Of
both Houses 0f Congress "a prosecute the war ex-
clusiyely for the maintenance Of the Government
and the preservation OF the Union under the Con-
stitltion, il has repeatedly violated that most
cred pledge under which alone was rallied that
noble volunteer army which carried our hag 20
T victory. Instead Of restoring the Union it has
50 far in It's power, dissolved il, and subjected
ten States, in time Of profound peace. 10 military
despctism and negro supremacy. IL has ugllihed
there the right Of trial by jury; il has abolished
the ha5eGs corpus, that most aaercd writ o liberty
/ Ii has OFeTthr08n the freedom Of speech aud the
press i has substituted arbitrary seizures and
arrests, and military trials, aud star cham
Der inquisiious for the constitutional tribunals IL
has disTegar'Aed IN time Of peace the right OF the
/ pe0ple - be free from searches and seizurez IL
has entered the post aud telegraph Offices and
I even the private rooms Of individuals. aad seized
their private papers aud letters without any spc
eihc charge or notice of affidavit, required by
the organic law il has converted the American
Capitol into . bastilc Il has established sys-
TEN Of spies and Official espionage to which no
constitutional monarchy of Eurs.pe would
dare 10 resort; IL has abolished the right Of ap-
peal or important constitutional ques lions to the
supreme Judicial tribunal aud threatens . curtau
or destroy its original jurisdiction which IS ire
YOcably vested BY the Constitution, while the
learned Chief Justice has been subjected To tl'e
most atrocious calumnez, merely because he
would not prostitute his high Office 10 the sugBorl
"f the false and partzan charges preferred agains
the President. It's corruption and extragaeanee
have exceeded an thing known in history, and b.
its frauds and m0nopolies j has nearly doubled
the burden Of the debt created by the war. II
has stripped the President of his constitutional
power of appointment, even Of hig oTn Cabinet.
Under its repeated assaults the pillars Of the Coy
ernment are rocking on their base, and should II
succeed in November next and iuaugurate its
President, we viii meet q subjected and con
quered people amid the ruins Of liberty and the
scattered fragmants Of the Constitution.
And We do declare and resolve Jhat ever since
the people Of the United States threw of all sub
lection 70 the British Crown the privilege and trust
Of suffrage have belonged 10 the several states.
and have been granted. regulated and controlled
exclusively By the political poWeE Of each State
respectively, and that any attempt by Congress,
on any pretext whnteyer to deprive any State of
this right. interfere with its exercise, is fla
grant usurpation Of power which can ind no war
rant N INC EOl3tiLuADDs anu EAnctloGel By the
people win gubYert our form Of Government and
can only end in single centralized and consol-
idated government in which the separate existence
Of the States will be entirely absorbed and an un
qualified despotism be established in place Of q
Federal Union Of coequal States.
And that we regard the Reconstruction Acts $50
ealled) Of Congress, such, as usurpations and
unconstitutional, revolutionary and void.
Tha. our soldiers and sailors who carried the
flag Of our country to victory against a most gal
liant and determined foe must ever be gratefully
remembered, and all the guarantees given in their
favor must be faithfully carried into execution.
That the public lands should be distributed as
widely as possible among the people, and should
be disposed Of either under the pre-empton Of
homestead lands or sold IN reasonable quantities,
and TO none but actual occupants, at the minimum
price established by the Government. When
grants Of the public lands may be allowed, neces-
gary for the encouragement of important public
improvements the proceeds Of the sale Of such
lands, and not the lands themselves should be SO
applied.
That the President Of the United States, Andrew
johnson, in exercising the power Of his high Of
fee in resisting the aggressions Of Congress upon
the Constitutional rights of the States and the
People, is entitled to the gratitude Of the whole
American people, and in behalf of the Democratic
party we tender him our thanks for his patriotic
efforts in that regard.
Upon this Platform the Democratic party ap-
peal to every patriot, including all the conserYa-
tive element and all who desire to support the
Constitution and restore the Union, forgetting all
past differences Of opinion, TO unite with US in the
present great struggle for the liberties of the peo
pie, and that to all such, to whatever party they
may have heretofore belonged, we extend the right
hand Of fellowship, and hail all such cooperating
with us as friends and brethren.
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