The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-07-17

under which alone was rallied that no5ls
volunteer army which carried our fag "a
victory. Instead OF restoring the Union II
has. 50 far ~ 10y in its power. dissolved it,
and subjected Ten States in ums of profou I'D
peace TO military dsspo'ism snd negro Gu.
premscy, il has nullided there the right Of
trial By jury; it has abolished the habess
copus-thst most sacred writ Of Iiber,p; il
has overhrown the freedom Of speech aud OF
the press; it hsstubstiiued arbitrary seizures
arrests and military trials. and secret star
cha mber inQusitcns for the constitutional
lribunsls; II has disegsrd.d in lime Of
Tesce the right Of the people 10 be free from
sessches aud seizures; it hns entered the
post and telegraph Offices, and even the pr.
vs'e rooms OF individuals. and seized their
private papers aud letters without any spe.
cite charge or notice Of sffidsvu. as required
American Capitol into a bsstile; 1t has 60.
lablished system OF spies and official es.
pionsge 10 which no constitutional monarch
OF Europe would now dare 10 resort, il has
abolished the righ, Of appeal on important
constitutional questions 10 sur r. me judicial
tribunal aud threstens TO curtail Or destroy
lie origina Jurisdiction which IL irrevocsbly
vested by the Constitution. while the lesrped
Chief Justice has been subjected to the most
ss,rocious rslumnies, nicely becsuse he
would not pr os,,uie his high office TO the
support Of the false and par,izsn charges
preferred against the President. It's corrup.
ton and extrsvsgsnce have scceded any
thing known, in history. and by lis fraud,
and monoPolies it has nearly doubled The
the burden OF The debt crehted by The war
II has stripped The President of bis consli.
,utioDal power OF appointment, even Of his
own Cabinet. Under its repeated assaults
the pillars Of the Government are rocking
ion their base, end should il succeed 10 No
vember next and inaugurste its President,
we VII meet as subjected and conquered
people amid the ruins OF liberty and scatter.
leo fragments Of tie Constitution.
And We so declare and resolve Tint ever
since the people OF Uriled Stares threw of
all sutjug,,ioD 10 the British Crown the
privilege al 'fust Of suffrage have belonged
10 the several S..'es. and controlea exciu.
slvely by the political power Of each S,st~.
respectively. and that any stemp, BY Con.
gress or any pre,ext whsi,ver, 10 deprive
any State OF this right or interfere with ils
exercise, is h'gr-nt usurps,ion ot power
" hic h csn Fl nd no warrant In the Constilu.
ion. and it sanctioned by the people y i'll
subvert our form OF government, aud Gnu
only erd in a single centralized and consol.
dated government in which The separate ex
Islence Of the States will he entirely sD.
sorbed. and an unqualified despoil-m be es.
,ablished In place Ut . Federal Union Of CO..
equal States.
And that we regard the Reconstruction acts
(so csIled) Of Congress, as such. as u.urps.
tons and uncons'iiu ioral, revolutionary
and void
That our soldiers and sailors who carried
The dag Of our country 10 victory sgsinst .
most gallant and determined Zoe ever be
gratefully remembered, and all the gusrso
tees given in isvor aus, be fsi,hiLliy car.
ried into execution.
That the public lands should be dis,ribu
Ted % widely a. possible among he people,
and should be disposed Of either under the
pre- emption Of homestead lands, or sold ,n
reasonable qusnIi,ies. and 70 none but &C
iusl occupants. o, the minimum price estsb
lished dy the Government. When grants oil
the public lands my be SLOWED, necessary
Tor the encouragement Of important public
impr ovemenis the proceeds OF sale Of such
lsods, and not The lands themselves, should
be 60 sppIid.
That The President Of the United States,
Andrew johnson, in exercising the power OF
his high vffice IN resisting the sggressions
of Congress upon the constitutional rights
Of the Ststss snd people, 10 entitled 10 the
gratitude Of the whole American people, and
10 behalf Of the Democratic party we tender
him ous thanks Tor bis patriotic efforts 10
regard.
Upon THE platform the Democratic party
nnnoal IN cva,v u.s.;as tr.I..J..- a.