The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-08-25
: 1ATFORM AND RESOL UTIONS,

-ATFOKM AND RESOL UTlONS,
irst-We congratulate the country on the as
ID success of the reconstruction poll cy of
gress evinc,d by The ioption in maj ,rity
he States Ia rely ia rebellion Of Constitution.
iring equal civil ant political rights to ell
We regard it as the duty Of the Government
sustain these Constitute n, and prevent thu
pie of such States from teing remitted to a
of anarchy and milit ry rule
|ecund-The guarantee by Congress Of equal
rage to all loyal Men, in the Sonth was de-
hded by every consideration Of public SAFETY.
titude and justice and must he maintained
lie the question # suffrage in all the loyal
fes properly belongs to the people Of those
les.
hird-we denonn e all FIRMS of reputation
national crime. The IA ipl Il honor requires
payment of the putLc Indebtedness in the
lost good faith I" our creditors AT home and
Did-not only ac cor,i.us to the letter but the
ii Of the law nnde. wh,cn it was intractei.
ourth-It IS due = tue lab IT Of the ,tion
taxation shouts be equsl.zed and reduced as
ily as the national faitn will permit.
if h-The itiCnal debt clntrarted AS IL mas
b for the preserv..t. IN # 'he Uni for ali
to come. should lie "Xtendrd over a fair
ID, at a reduced rate Of interest thereon,
enever il can honestly he done.
xth-That the best policy TO dimni- our
den of debt is ~" i"prIve credit that
ia lists W i'll seek to lend us NJ ,ney ut lower
Of interest thar ye now pay AMI must CON
e to pay, SO long as r-pniiation, partial or
II, open or overt. il threatened or suspected
eventh-The Government If the United States
lid be admin st-rtd with the st ictest econo-
The corruptiens which ave been So shame
y nursed d f'-tcred b, Andrew johnson call
ply for radical r-fJin.
ghth-We profoundly deplore the untmely
tragic death Of Abr,ham Lincoln, aud re-
] the accession # Andrew Johnson to the |
r. hair " hn has act r,,tI.i iy
he pc ople who elected him and the Cause he |
pledged to supp 'rt. lie has us.trped legis- |
<e and Judicial functions, has refused to exc |
the laws. has use his office to induce other |
erS to viol,te tue laws, has emp'oved his |
tutiye power to render insecure the lives.
berty, peace liberty an life u: liti.ens. has /
6ed the pardouinS ppwer has i nJunced the /
fonal Legislatu uGccrstitutional has
Ristentiy and htbtuallv resisted by every
|ns in his power every proper attempt at re-
btruction of the States lately in rebellion,
perverted the public patronage into engine
fholesale corrupt III, and has been justly i'm |
fhei for high crimes an1 mi,de.1ean lrs and
ounced guilty thereof by the votes Of thirty
Senators.
Fnth-The doctrine Of Great Britain AMI
pr European Powers. that because man is
a subject he is always s., must be resisted
very haZ lrd by the United states as relic
Fudal times and not authorized by the law If
pms and AT W with our II onal homer ami
indep -ndence # ma uraliZ-i citizen who |
Entitled TO he prbt cted IN al! their righs
citizenship as tnouGh they wee native born. |
FitiZen Of the United Sts;es, native or nat
ized, must be Liable to arrest or in.prison- |
L by anv reign Powrrfr acts done or
Pc spoken in this cJun ry and if 50 arrested
imp isoned, it is the duty Of the Govern
/ to int fere in his bena
|nth-Of al who were fiitlful in the trials
be late w.r, there are none more fitted for
ciai honOrs tn an the brave soldiers ani sea-
who endured the hard,hips IF camp and
Sc, an imper!ed their lives in the service
le country. and the ,,Unties and pensions
opri 4tei by law Tor these brave defenders.
ae ULion, obligations never TO be forgot
The widows and ORPHANS OF the gallant
are the warts Of the people; a sacred legacy
,eathed 20 the protect ting care Of the Uuited
eventh-Foreign immigration in the past has ]
d SO much to the wealth and increased re-
ces of this natirn-th, ASYLUM of all nations
at it should be fJstered bya liberal and just
Convention declares its sympa- .
With all oppressed people who struggling
heir rights.
esoIced, That the adjournment Of this 7
yentlon shall not work dissolution Of
same, but it shall remain as orgarizcd,
ect to be called tog gSther 1t any time and
e that the Republican Executive Commit =
hall designate.
esolred, That we highly commend the
it, magnanimity and forgiveness with
h men who have served the rebellion ard
are now frankly and honestly co-opera-
with the United States in restoring the
e of the country, and in the reconstrrc-
of the Southern States on basis of i'm
al justice and equal rights, and they are 7
we'd back into the communion of the
people; and that we are in favor of the
wal of the disqualiEcations and restric- n n
} imposed upon the late rebels in the - -
. measure as the spirit of disloyalty is u
wed from them, and as speedily as may
onsistent with the Safety of he loyal
le.
solued, That We recognize the great
,iples laid down in the Declaration of ]
pendence as the true foundation Of
'cratic government, and we hail with g
less every effort towards making these q
,ip!es living reality or every inch Of
rican sol.