The Hickman courier., 1868-07-18

NatlonaI OoHFentlou asscmDleu, TepoSlHB
its trust in the intelligence, patriotism
and discrin.i mating justice of hSeeople,
standing upon the Constitution as the
Foundation and Limitation of the powers
or the liberties of the citizen, and re
cognizing the questions of slavery and
secession as having been settled for all
time to come ~ the war or the volunta
ry action of the Southern States in Con
stitutioual Conventions assembled, and
never to be renewed or reagitated, do
with the return of peace, demand,
1st The immediate restoration of all
the States 10 their rights in the Union
under the Constitution, and of civil gov
erument to the American people.
I'd. Amnesty for all past political Of
fenses, and the regulation of the elective
franchise in the States by the citizens,
aud the payment Of the public debt of
the United States as rapidly as praetiea
BILE.
Sd All money drawn from the people
by taxation, except so much as is requi-
site for the necessities Of the Government
economically administered, to be honest
ly applied to such payment, and, where
the obligations of the Government do
not ez pressly state upon their face or the
law under which they were issued does
not provide that they shall be paid in
coin, they ought in right aud justice to
be paid in the lawful money OF the Uni
ted States. lThunders OF applause
4th. Equal taxation Of every species
of property, according to its real value,
including Government bonds and other
public securities lRenewed cheering.
/ and cries or fscad "a sgHfn.--l s-''-s-.-'
! 9Th. One currency for the Government
and the people, the laborer and the of
fceholder, the pensicner and the soldier,
the producer and the bondhoider. GGreat
cheering, and cries of Read it again.
The fifth resolution was again read
and again cheered-
9Th. Economy in the administration of
the Government the reduction of the
st,nding army aud navy the abolish
ment of the Freedmen's Bureau, great
cheers1 and all political instrumental
ties designed to secure negro supremacy;
the simpli6cation of the system and dis
continuance of the inquisitorial boards
of assessing and collecting internal rev.
euue, so that the burden of taxation may
be equalized and lessened, the credit of
the Government and the Currency made
good the repeal or all enactments for
enrolling the State militia into national
forces in time of peace, and a tariff for
revenue upon foreign imports, and such
eoual taxation under the internal revenue
laws as will afford incidental protection
TO domestic manufactures, and as will,
Without impairiDg the revenue, impose
the least burden upon and best promote
and encourage the great industrial inter
lssts of the country.
9TH. The reform OF abuses in the ad
Iministraticn, the expulsion of corrupt
linen from Office, the abrogation of useless
offices, the restoration of rightful author
ljty to and the independence of the Ex-
ecutive and Judicial Department of the
Government, the subordiDation of the
military to the civil power, t9xSne end
that the 1surpations of Congress and the
despotisrn of the sword may cease.
sth. Equal rights and protection for
ipafuralized aud native born citizens at
home and abr, al. The assertion of
| American nationality, which shall COM
mend ths respect of foreign powers, fur
sish an example and encouragemd-t to
people struggling for national integrity,
con ~titutional liberty and. individual
rights, and the maintenance of the rights
/ of nataralized citizens against the abso-
1llufsY doctrine of immntabie allegiance,
and the claims of foreign powers to pun
ish them for alleged crime committed be-
yond their jurisdiction. CApplause
In demanding these measures and re-
forms we arraign the radical party Tor its
fdisregard of right, and the unparalleled
Impression and tyranny which have
mar ked its career.
/ After the most solemn and unanimous
lpIedge of both Houses of Congress to
prosecute the war exclusively for the
maintenance of the Government and the
of the Union 1der the
it has repeatedly Violated
sfhat most sacred pledge under which was
4rallied that noble volunteer army which
carried our flag to victory.
81 Instead of restoring the Union, 1t has.
$50 far as was in its power, dissolved it,
land subjected ten States in time of pro-
found peace to military despotism and
negro supremacy.
1t has nullifed there the right of trial
by jury.
Il 1t has abolished the writ of hsbeas
corpus-that most sacred writ of liberty
4 1t has overthrown the freedom OF
J speech and of the press.
4 1t has substituted arbitrary seizures
aud arrests and military trials and secret
star chamber inquisitions for constitu-
tional tribunals.
4 Ithas disregarded in time of peace ths
| right of the people to be tree from search
j and seisure.
j It has entered the post aud telegraph
Offices. and even the private rooms Of 10.