The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-09

Oil political Observation-Disclosures designed TO secure
negro suprsmacy smplineston Of the system and
and collecting internal revenue that the burden
Of taxation may be equalized and lessened, the
credit of the government increased and the cur
recalling the State militia the national forces in
imports and such equal taxation under the internal
revenue laws will afford incidental protection to
ing the revenue, impose the least burden upon and
best promote and encourage the greatindustria in
' SepeSfnMReform Of abuses In administration, the
expulsion OF corrupt men nom 0fce the abrogation
Of useless o1ces the restoration Of rghtfu authori
judicial departments OF the government and the SUBJ
ordination of the military to the civil power to the
pod nsa hs a% S ana ae
Ei0hth-Equa rights and protection for natural
Hea ana native born citizens at nome ana ABROAD;
the association OF American nationality which shall
command the respect Of foreign Powers and furnish
an example and encouragement 10 people struggling
Tor national integrity, constitutional liberty and lndi.
vidual rights and the maintenance OF the rights OF
naturazed citizens against the absolute doctrine OF
ninutable aie2lance and the claims OF foreign POW
ers punish them for alleged crimes committed be-
yond their jurisdiction.
raen the radical pary for its raa Of rSt ana
the unparalleled oppression and tyranny which have
marked Its career. After the most solemn and unani-
pledge of both houses OF Congress to prosecute
the war exclusively for the maintenance Of the gov.
eminent and the preservation OF the Union under the
constitution 1t has repeatedly violated that most sa
cred pledge, under which alone rallied that noble
volunteer army which carried our Nag to victory.
its poweT ssoyes it. and subjected ten States IN
time of profound peace to military despotsm and
negro supremacy II has nnlihed there the right Of
that most sacred writ Of liberty 1t has overthrow
the freedom OF speech and of the press; has subs
tuted arbitrary seizures and arrests and military
trials and secret Star Chamber inqusitions for the
constitutional tribunals it has disregaeed in times
searches and seizures; 1t has entered the post and
telegraph Offices and even the private rooms OF
letters Without any specific charge or notice
OF affidavit, as required by the organic law;
It has converted the American capital into q
bast1le; 1t has established system or spies and
otncial espionage to which no constitutional monar
chies Of Europe would dare to resort; it has abol.
questions to the supreme judicial tribunal and
threatens to curtail destroy its original jurisdc
while the learned Chief Justice has been subjected to
the most atrocoup calumnies merely because he
would not prostitute his high office to the sup
port OF the false and partisan charges pre-.
lerred against the President Its corruption and
travagance nave exceeded anything know in history
and by its frauds and monopoes has nearly doubled
the burded OF the debt created by the war; It has
stripped the President Of his constitutional power Of
peated assaults the pillars OF the government
rocking on their base, and should II succeed IN No
meet as subject and conquered people amid the
ruins OF liberty and the scattered fragments OF the
And we do declare and resolve that ever since the
people of the United states threw Off all subsection to
the British crown the privilege and trust of suffrage
have belonged to the several States and have been
granted, regulated and controlled exclusively by the
political power OF each State respectively, and that
| any attempt by Congress, any pretext whatever
to deprive any State OF this right interfere with
its exercise liz Migrant uSurpatOn OF power which
can find no warrant In the constitution, and If sane
toned by the people will subvert our form of govern
| ment, and can only end in O single centralized and
consolidated government in which the separate exis
tence OF the states will be entirely absorbed and an
unqualified despOtism be established in place Of
federal union Of coequa States, and that we regard
such usurpatiOn and unconstitutional revolutionary
and void. That soldiers and sailors who carried
the flag OF our country to victory against most gal
liant and determined foe must ever be gratefully
membered, and oil the guarantees given in their
favor must be faithfully carried into execution.
That the public lands should be distributed az
widely as possible among the people, and should
be disposed OF either under the. presumption
or Homestead law, 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 deemed necessary for the
encouragement OF important Pablo improvements,
the proceeds OF the sale OF such lands and not the
lands themselves should be SO applied. AK. 81
That the President Of the United States, Andrew
johnson, In exercising the powers Of his high once
in resisting the aggressiOns OF Congress upon the
constitutional rights Of the States and the people, Ia
entitled to the gratitude OF the whole American peo
| him our thanks for his patriotic efforts in that
| regard. II, f-.t rt..r- ...,
Upon this platform the democratic party appeals to
every patriot including all the conservative element
and all who desire to support the constitution and
restore the Union, forgetting all past difference OF
gle for the liberties OF the peoples and TO all SUCH to
whateverparty they may have heretofore belonged,
we extend the right hand Of fellowship and hail all
such cooperating with us as friends ana brethren.