The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-08

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| Richardson insisted on his motion
/ to refer all resolutions.
Bigler moved to lay on the table,
! which was rejected.
The question was then taken upon
Richardson's resolution referring all
resolutions without reading.
Price. of Missouri, here took the
Before the vote was taken on Rich
ardson's motion
| Murphy rose to report from the
Committee on Resolutions the FIAT
form agreed upon, as follows:
The Democratic party. In National Com
ventfon Assem- bied, repoSing Its trust in
the Intelligence, patriotism, aud discrim
inatlrg justice or the people, and standing
upon the Consultation as the oundatlon
| ernment and the guarantee of the liberties
OF tine citizen. and recognizing The ques-
tlons OF slavery and secession as having
been SO lied tnr All { me to come y the
/ war or the voluntary aefton of the SOUTH
| assembled, and never TO be renewed or re-
agitated. do with tue return OF peace. de-
/ i. The irarnedf ate restoration of all the
States TO their rts nts Il the Union under
/ the Co stitutton OF civil government and
the American eople. Fas a #g
ces and he regu alton of the elective fran
| chtse ia the States by their citizens Pay
states as rapidly as pr;5cticable, I'd tnaL
ali money drawn from the people by taxa
on, except so nucn as is requisite tor the
cally administered snail he honestly
app led to such payment; and when the
| Oh ig2tt MS OF the Government do not X
pressiy state upontn face, or the law uu-
der W hlch tlfey " ole issued, does not pro-
vide that they shall be paid In coin,
they ought inright q I'm justice be paid
in the awful mon y of th5 United states.
/ Erhuoders of applauSel FIR
/ 4. Equal taxation OF every species OF
property. &c ordlng TO value, fnciud ing
GoveTnIIenl bonds and OF ser public secu-
rifles lttenewed cheering. Cries" Read
5. one currency for the Government and
the people, laborer and he office holder,
penSlOuer and the soldier, the producer
and the bond noIder. TGreaL cheering, and
cries OF " Read 1t agAin.'I
| G. Economy IN the administration of the
Government, the reduction of the stand
ing army and navy, the abOi1tton OF the
Freedmen's bureau, lgreat cheers and all
political instrume Jalities designed TO
serve n4g gro supremacy the slmplifcation
of the system, and dIscOntinuance OF the
inquisltoItal modes of assessing and col
| lecting internal revenue; that the burthen
| OF taxation be equalized and lesszned; the
credit of the currency made good; all the
| enactments for the enrolling of the State
militia into national forces in time of
| peace, and a tariff for the revenue upon
foreign imports ana such equal taxation
under the Internal Revenue Laws as viii
afford incidental protection to domestic
manufactures, as well without injuriRg
| the revenue as to impose the least burden
upon and best promote and encourage the
great Industrial interests of the country.
z. Reform of abuses in the adminlStra-
tiOn, the expulsion of corrupt men from
Office, the abrogatiOn OF useless offices, the
restoration OF ri. htful authority to and the
I independence of the Executive and Judi
cIRl Departments of the Government, the
subOrdinatiOn of the military to the civil
power, TO the end that the usurpa-
tiOns of Congress and the despotism
| OF the sword may cease; and
! 8. Equal rights aud protection for natur-
, allied and nat We born citizens, at home
nationality which Will com mand the re-
spect OF foreign powers, furnish IN exam
! pie and encouragement to people strug-
t CLING tor national integrity, Constitutions
I | al liberty and Individual rights, and the
citizens against the absolute doctrine OF
immutabie aiiezlauces and the claims
81 OF f9le ign p9%ers 70 P9ndssn pId byond Ened
, their juI isdletlon- applause: In
forms, we arraign the radical party for lis
, disrega, of rig ht, and the imp sralieled op,
= preston and tyranhy which have mark q
> unanimo oua pledge of both Houses OF Con
9 gress to prosecute the war exclusively fol
:. the maintenance Of the Government anc
the p1 eservatIOn OF the Union under tnt
e Constitution, II has repeatedly violated
a that most sacresi pledge, under which wa
q / rallied that noble volunteer army whIcr
carried our dag TO victory. Instead of re
/, storing the ION, IL has, so far as l
:, is in 4fs power, dissolved It, ana sHbJeet
:, ed ten States, in q time OF profound
peace, TO miIitarv despotism and Negro
. Supremacy; 1t has nutlified he right o
) trial by jury; IL has abolished the hdoed
= oyq1us. that rsos sacred writ of fIberIy; 1
= has oyertnrown the freedom of speech anC
, the press; ~ has substituted arbitrar,
rt | seizures and arrests, and military trials
4 and secret Star ChamseF inquIsitions TO
= constitutionaltri tribunats; IL has disregard
pie to be free from search and seizure;
has entered the post and Telegraph offices
and even the l,rlvRte rooms OF individuals
tiers, without any specialization o
= notice OF affidavit as required oy the OF
Ia game law; II has inverted the American
Capitol into a basLiIe; It has established
system OF sutes and official espionage, I
which no constitution al monarchy {
Europe would now dare 10 resort; it ha
sbol shed the right of appeal on inlpo tar
e. cons itu,ional Questions to the Suprem
s,r destto It's original jurisdiction, wh.c
is irfevocably vested by tue Constitution
while the learned Chief J1stice has bee
subjected 10 great atrccious calumnle
1 merely because he would not prostttu
his high office TO the support OF th
false aud artisan charges preferre
ass- inst the President Its cOrrupt ion an
exIravaganee have exceeded anyth1n
known In history, and by It's frauds an
burden oil the debt eated during the wa
p has stripped the Pres dent OF his constttl
TO tiOnal power OF appointment, even OF h
10 own cabin {, under repeated insults. IT
pillars of the Government are rocking {
vember next, and tnaugurate its Pres
dent, We VIII "a et as a snnjugated al
= conquered people, amid the ruins OF libe
FH Nv and the Scattered FRAGMENTS OF tue Co
stitution; and we % eclare and resol
that ever since the people Of the Unit
tsh Crown. the privilege and trust OF 81
II ge belonged TO the severaI states, a.
have bee ingram ted, regulated, and contro
ed exclusive y by the political power ofe
Al Congress, on any pretext whatever, TO {
| Vrfy n II a. fHffe
OF | with this exercise. is flagrant usurpatt
1es | OF power, which can 1ind no warrant
IA the Constitution, and AZ sanctioned by [
III people VIII subVert our form OF Cover
~ menf, and can. only end in single, &c
II traIizeti, consolidated, Government,
which the separate existence OF the Sta
ere Will bs entirely absorbed, and an unqua
les fed despotism be established in plaee o
r. Federal Union of cO-equal states: that
lsO regard the Rec Instruction Acts (SOcali
the of Congress usurpations, unconsltutton
Revolutionary and void; that our soldi
and ailoTs who carried the nag of {
10 country 70 victory against q most gallI
~. fully remembered. ana ali the guarant
NAT Civ In their favor must be faithful
lch carried into execution; That the put
t people, and should he disposed of eltl
ave under the presumption OF homestt
rm lands, and sold in reasonable quantlt
- and none but actual occupants,
the minimum price established
der the Govern ment; when grants
YER the public land are allowed, neC
JcA sary for the announcement of imp
1er, tant pub tc I'M prOvementS, the proceed
oa1 the ate of such lands, and not the lai
- themselves, should be s9appIfed that
etef Pr asfdent of tne Uatted States, AUDI
ion johnson, lsppls,usel exercising ac the p po'
syl- he States, and the people. is entitled
ays the gratitude Sf ne F Tnog mo ao1sao srlsan
- Wv tender him our thanks
tied his patriotic efforts in that reg,
foc Tt3reat 4ppEause. Upon this p atform
: VI Democratic part appeals to every patti
'ead incIudIng ali the Conservative eIem
lens and all VINO desire t1 & 'He fersyot