The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-25
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! lNattIonnl ReprlatoIIealn PLATFORM.

The National Union Republican, party o
| the United States assembled in National
| Convention in the City, OF Chicago on, thu
| 10Th day OF May, 1858, make Tie following
declaration Of principles; 80 n !
1. We congratulate the county on the as.
| sured success OF the reconstruction policy o.
majority OF the States lately in rebeliion O
cal rights 10 ali and regard il rs the duty 81
tho Government to sustain these oonstttu-
lions and prevent the people Of such States
rom being RENTED TO state OF anarc1y OF
q The guarantee by Congress of equal suf-
mage to all loyal men In The South was de-
safety, OF gratitude and OF Justice, and must
be maintained, while the question of suf.
| frage in all the loyal States proper ly belongs
| to the people OF those States. - 80,
3. We denounce all forms OF reputation
as national crime, and national honor re-
ness in the utmost good faith to our creditors
at home and abroad, not only according to
the letter, but the spirit OF the laws under
| 1. 1t Is due TOT the labor OF the nation that
| taxation should be equalIzed and reduced as
rapidly as national tatLh VIII permit.
been for the preservation of the Onion for
| all time to come, should be extended over a
| fair period for redemption, and 1t is the duty
of Congress to reduce the rate of interest
thereon whenever IL can honestly be done.
9. That the best policy to diminish our bur-
den of debt is SO TO improve our credit that
capitalists win seek to lend US money at low
er rates OF Interests tnau we now nay, and
nsass On 20 eay
:. q he Government OF the United states
economy. The corruptions which have
been so shamefully nurRed and fostered by
Andrew Johnsoni call loudly for radical le-
s. We profoundly deploie the untimely
and tragic death OF Abraham Lincoln, and
regret the accession OF Andrew johnson to
tT6aHhAFOnSly
TO the people who elected him and the cause
he was pledged TO support; has nsnrped high
legislative and judicial Iunctl0nG; mas re-
fused to execute the laws; has used his high
ONCE TO induce other officers to violate the
reNsr ns ne IVES S propefv peace
liberty and life of the citizen: has abused the
pardoning power; has denounced the Nation
emily and habItually resisted by every means
recon strnetion OF the States lately In rebel
lion; has perverted the public patronage Into
an engine OF wholesale coffupuons and mas
been Justly impeRched for high crimes and
miSdemeanors, and progeny pf6 6IS,n Sssa
.. The doctrine of Cheat Britain and other
once subject he is always 50. must be re-
sisted at every hazard by the United states
as relic OF the feudal times, not a1tnorlzed
national honor and Independence. Natu-
rallied citizens are entitled 10 be protected In
ali their rights OF citizenship, as though they
were native born. No citizen OF the United
States, native or naturalI1ed, must be liable
to arrest or imprisonment by any foreign
Power Tor acts done or words spoken In inns
country; and II SO arrested and imprisoned
it is the duty OF the Governmen mt To interfere
in his behalf.
10. or all who were faithful in the trials OF
tho late war there were none entitled 10
more especial honor than the brave soldiers
and seamen who endured the hRrdships OF
the camp and cruise, and tmpertled their
lives in the service OF the country. The
bountieS and pensions appropriated by law
for these brave defenders OF the Union aye
obligations never to be forgotten. me
widows and orphaus OF the gallant dead are
the wards of the peOple-a sacred legacy be-
queathed TO the Unlted States pro9 citing
care. zoo.
has added SO much 10 the wealth and IN
creased the resources of this natton-thea sy-
lum OF all nations-Should be iosteted by
liberal and just policy,
~. This convention declares It's sympathy
with all oppressed people who are struggling
for their rights.
ResolUsd, That we recognize thegreat prin-
cIples laid down In the Declaration OF Ind
dependence rs the true PLATFORM o. demo-
cratic government, and we hail with glad
ness every effort toward making these prin-
ciples living reality on every inch OF Amer
can soil. .sii-4 ,-3t ~ is--- ti-f
Resolved That we highly commend the
spirit OF niagnanimity and forbearance with
which men who have served in the Rebellion
but who now frankly and honestly cooper
ate with us In restoring the peace OF the
country and reconstructinS the southern
State governments upon the basis OF Impair:
ial Justice and Equal Rights, are received
back into the communion of the loyal peo-
pie; and we favor the removal OF the dis
qualifications and restrictions imposed upon
the late Rebels in the same measure as their
spirit OF loyalty will direct, and as may be
consistent with the SAFETY OF the loyal people.