The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-07-30
PLATFORM OF THE DEMOCRACY OF THE
UNITED STATES.
adopted in Conveation at Netc York on
the All ef July 1868.

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Tho Democratic party. I'm National Con.
Vention assembled, rcpOsing lie trust in IN,
intelligence, patriotism aud discriminating
instinct Of the people, standing upon the
Constitution rs tho foundation and limita.
tion oftho powers Of Government aud the
guarantee Of the liberties Of the citizen and
recognizing the questions Of slavery and.sc.
oession rs having bocn settled for all time
TO come, by the war aud voluntary action oil
the Southern STATES in constitutional con.
Vsntion assembled, and never to be renew.
ed or re-agitatSd, do, with the return oI
peace, demand
First. The immediate restoration Of all
states IN the Union under the Constitution
ofcivl Government.
Second. Amnesty for all past political Of.
fsnses, and the regulation of the elective
franchise in,thS states by their citizens.
Third. The payment OF tho public debt
Of the United States as rapidly as possible
all money drawn from the people by taxa.
zion, except so much as is resquisite for the
necessities of the elgCvernmeut economically
administered, being honestly applied 10
such payment; aud where the obligations
OF tho government do rot expressly state
upon their face, or the law under which
they wore issued does not provide that
they shall be paid in coin. they ought, In
none Of the United States.
Fourth. Tho equal taxation OF every
species Of property according to value, in
sludng government bonds aud other public
securities.
Finh. One currency for tho government
and people the laborer and ofIce-holder ;
the pensioner and soldier tho producer
and the bOndholder.
Sixth. Reform ia the administration OF
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ding amy aud navy the abolition Of the
Frsednen's Bureau(great cheers), aud all
political instrumentalities designed TO Sc
euro negro supremacy simplicatiOn OF tho
system and discontinuance ofthe mquiaiIoT-
inl modes Of assessing and collecting Teye-
nue., that tho burden OftaxRtion bo equaliEed
aud lessened, the credit Of the Government
madO good the abolition Of all enactments
for the enrolling of state militia into nation
al forces in timo OF peace, and a tariff for
revenue upon foreign imports, and such
equal taxation under the internal revenue
laws as will afford incidental protection TO
domestic manufactures, and without I'M
pairing the revenue impose the least bur-
den upOntho rest,promote and encourage the
great Industrial Interests OF the country.
Seventh. Reform OF the abuses OF the
Administration the expulsion OF corrupt
men from Office the abrOghtion of useless
Offices the restoration of the rightful au.
shortly aud the independence Of the exccu-
tive and judicial departments of tho Gov
ernment; the subOrdinaton Of the civil
power, 10 the end that the uaurpation Of
Congress and the desl o.sm OF tho sword
may cease
Eight. Equal rights and protection for
natuTallEed aud native born citiEenE, at home
aud abroad the restoration OF American ma
tiOnaiity, which shall command the respect
Of foreign powers and furnish an example
and encouragement TO people struggling for
national integrity, constitutional liberty
and individual rights of naturalized citizens
against the obsolete doctrine Of iInmutable
allegiance and claims Of foreign powers to
punish the alleged crime committed beyond
their Jurisdiction.
In demanding these measures and reforms
we arraign the Radical party for the disre-
gard OF right and uni aralleled opposition
and tyrany which have marked It's career.
After the most solemn and unanimous
pledges Of both houses Of Congress TO prose-
cute the war eXclusiyely for the mainten-
ance Of the Government and the preserva-
tion of the Union under the Constitution, il
has repeatedly violated the most sacred
pledge under which was rallied that noble
volunteer army which carried our flag to
victory. Instead of restoring the Union, IL
has, so far as in lis power dissolved and sub
jugated ten States In the time of profound
peace t. military despotism and negro su-
premacy, II has nullifed the right of trial
by jury; ii has abolished the habeas corpus
that most sacred writ Of liberty; it has
oyerthrown the freedom ofspeech an6 of the
press II has substituted arbitrary seizures
and arrests, and military trials, and secret
star chamber inqulsitiOns for con. titutiOnal
trlbunalsi 1t has disregarded in time of
peace the right Of people TO be free from
search and seizures it has entered the post
aud telegraph Offices, and even in the pri-
vate rooms Of individuals, and seized their
private papers and letters without any spec
ifcatiOns OF affidavit as required by organic
law It has converted the American capitol
into a bastile II has established q system
ofspies and Official espionag to which no
cOnstl ltutional monarchy of Europe would
now dare TO resort II has abolished the
right Of appeal ON important constitutional
questions TO the supreme judIeials tribunals
and threatens 10 eUrtail or destroy its origi-
nal jurisdiction, which is irrevoGably vest
ed by the Constitution, while the learned
Chief Justice has been subjected to the great
and atroeiOus ealumnies merely because no
would not prostitute his Office 10 the support
OF the false and partiEan charges preferred
against the Presidents its corruption and
extravaganza have exceeded anything
known in history, and by its frauds and
lnonopolies II has nearly doubled the bur
den Of the debt created during the war II
has stripped the President Of his constitu-
tional power OF appointment Of his own cab
met. Under its repeated assaults the pill.
lars of the Government are rocking on their
base, and should II succeed in November
next and inaugurato it's President, we will
meet as a subjected and conquered oeople,
amid the ruins of Liberty and the scattered
fragments of the Constitution,
Aud we do declare and resolve that ever