The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-10-30
oUH PLATFORM.

Unanimously adopted by the National
Union Republican Cuuventiou-at Chicago
Nav glst. lsUo.
First We congratulate the country on the
.f~surr,f success of the reconstruction projects
of Congress. az syiu cs-l by the adoption, in a
majority uf the States lately In rebellion, of
constitutions securing equal civil and pOlItl-
raI rights % all, and regard It as the duty of
the Government TO sustain these constitutions
fui to prevent the people of such states from
being remittad to a state of anarchy.
second. The guarantee of Congress OF equal
.urr4-e TO All loyal men at the South was de-
rlauded hy every consideration of public
.afpty. uf gratitude, aud OF justice, and must
h. maintained, while the question of suffrage
10 oil the loyal States properly belongs 60 the
people of those states.
Third. We deuuunce all torns of repudla-
alton az a national crime, and national honor
requires tbe payment of the public indebted
mess m the utmost good faith 10 all creditors,
st home and abroad, not only according To
the letter but the spirit of the laws under
which II was contracted
Fourth. II is due To the labor of the nation
that taxation should be equaliEed, and redu-
caI rs rapidly as the national faith will per
nit
Fifth. THe national debt, contracted as it
s5s been for the preservation of the Union
Tor all time TO come, should be extended over
20 fair period for redemption and it Is the duty
Of Congress 20 reduce the rates of interest
thereon Whenever a. can possibly be done.
sixth. That the best policy TO diminish
burden Of debt Is TO improve our credit
that capitalists will seek To loan Us money at
lower rates of interest than we now pay, and
must continue Go pay long as rePudiation,
partial OF total, open or covert, Is threatened
0r suspected.
Seventh. The government of the United
states should be administered " IN the strict
F-J economy, and the CorruptlOns which have
uaeu so shuInefUliy UurSed and fOstered by
Andrew Johnson call loudly for radical
form.
Eight. profoundly dePIore the untimely
and tragic death of Abraham Lincoln, and
regret the accession of Andrew johnson TO
The Presidency, who has acted treacherOusly
90 the people who elected him and the cause
he Uus pledged TO support has usurped leg
E-latIvs aud judicial functions Z; has refused 10
execute the laws has used his high Office to
induce other officers TO ignore and violate the
avs has employed his executive power to
render insecure the property, peace, liberty
and lIle of the citizens has abused the par
luuIuE power, has denounced the National
Legislature a. unconstitutional I; has persist7.
entity and c9rEuptly resisted, by every meanS
m Ills power, every proper attempt at the
reconstruction of the states lately In rebel
lion has perverted the public patronage into
Bu engine of wholesale corruption, and has
been Justly impeached for high crimes and
uisiemeauors, and properly pronounced
guilty by the votes of thIrty-five Senators.
Ninth. The doctrine of Great Britain and
other European powers, that because a man
ulCe a subject he Is always 80, must be re-
sisted ~ every hazard by the United States -
a relic al the fsudal times, not authorized by
thp LAW Of nations and az war with our ma
uouaI honor and Independence. NaturaliEed
citizens are entitled TO be protected in all
their ri Shts Of citizenship as though they
we're native born, aud no citizen OF the United
States. native OF uaturallZeC, must be liable
70 arrest and imprisonment by any foreign
power fer acts done OF words spoken in this
country Aud n ~ arrested and imprisoned,
it Is the duty oi The government to interfere
Il hIs behalf.
Tenth. Ul al who were faithful in the trials
0t the late war -hpre were none entitled TO
more especial hHaur than the brave soldiers
and scamen who endured the handships of
campaign and cruise, and lmperilled their
lives Do the service OF tie country The
l1uuties and pensions provided by law for
these brave defenders of the nation are o5h-
-utiCus never 10 be forgotten The widows
and orphans Of the gallant dead are the wards
ni the people, n sacred legacy bequeathed to
the nations protecting care.
Eleventh Foreign immig ration, which in
rle past has added so much TO the wealth and .
development of the resources and the increase 1
q power Of this nation, "the asylum of the /
oppressed Of all nations" should be .fostered
and encouraged by a liberal and just policy. /
ANeALns his convention ueCA1rao Its SYM I
Uhthy with ali oppressed people who are I
-truggliug for their rights.
On motion Of Gen. Carl SchuT1. the follow /
lrS additional resolutions were unanimously \
adopted as part OF the platform
Resolved, That we highly commend the /
sriut nf magnanimity and fOrbezrance with \
sAIch the men who have served IN the rebel
hon, but uoE frankly and honestly cooperate 4
with Us ~ restoring the peace Of the country /
and racoustructius the Southern State gov
"fnmeut upon the basis of Impartial justice
md equal nights. are received back inBO the
communion 0f the loyal people; and we favor
me removal Of the disqualihcations and re-
e stictious imposed upon the late rebels in the
E s.lle measure rs the spirit of disloyalty viii
lie cut, and as may be consistent with the
alety OF The loyal people. I'D
Resolved That We recognize the great
IEiuciFles laid down In the immortal Declara-
'stlon ot Independence ~ the true foundation
~ BeIEccTatlc government, and we hail with
b-adness every effort toward making these
inc .ll-a d living reality on every inch of
american soil.