The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-07-29

The following platform, reported by the Com
mittee on RESOLUTIONS, was unanimously adop-
ted by the National Republican Convention in
session ut Chicago In the 2lst ult.:
First We congratulate the country on the
assured success OF the reconstruction projects OF
Congress, as evinced by the adoption, In q ma
jority of the States lately in rebellion of consti
tutions securing equal, civil and political rights
toall, and regard II MS the duty of the Govern
vent the people of such STATES from being re-
mitted to a state of anarchy.
Second. The guarantee of Congress of equal
suffrage to all loyal men ut the South was de-
manded by every consideration of public safety,
OF gratitude and Of Justice, and must be MAIN
tained, while the question Of suffrage in all the
loyal States properly belongs to the people OF
Third. We denouncc all forms of reputation
as national crime, and national honOr re-
In the utmost good faith to all creditors, at home
and abroad, not only according to the letter but
the spirit of the laws under which 1t was con-
Fourth. 1t is due to the labor of the nation that
taxation should be equalized, and reduced as
rapidly as the national faith Will permit,
Fifth. The national debt, contracted as It has
been for the preservation OF the Union for all
time to come, should be extended over n fair
period for redemption and 1t is the duty of Con-
gress to reduce the rate OF interest thereon
whenever II can possibly be done.
Sixth. That the best policy to diminish our
capitalists will seek to loan us money Mt lower
rates of interest than we now pay, and must
continue TO pay so long as reputation, partial
or total, open or covert, Is threatened or sus-
pected.
Seventh The Government of the United States
should be administered with the strictest econ
shameful!y nursed and fostered by Andrew
johnson call loudly for radical REFORM
Eighth. We profoundly deplore the untimely
and tragic death Of Abraham Lincoln, and re-
gret the accession of Andrew Johnson to the
Presidency, who has acted treacherously to the
people who elected him and the cause he was
pledged to support has usurped legislative and
judicial functions, has refused to execute the
laws; has used his high office to induce other
officers to ignore and Violate the laws; has EN-.
plOyed his executive power to render insecure
tn prosperity, peace liberty, and life ofthe cit
denounced the national Legislature as uncon-
stitutional; has persistently and corruptly re-
sisted, by every means in his power, every prop
erattempt at the reconstruction Of the States
lately in rebellion has perverted the public pa.
tronnge into an engine OF Wholesale corruption
and mIsdemeanors, and properly pronounced
guilty by the votes Of thirty-five senators
Ninth. The doctrine of Great Britain and Other
European powers, that because man is once
subject he is always so, must be resisted al
every hazard by the United States as q relic O
the feudal times, not authorized by the law o.
nations and atwar with our national honor and
independence. Naturalized citizens are enti
tied 70 be protected In all their rights of citi
zenship as though they were native.born, and
turulized, must be liable to arrest and impris
onment by any foreign power for acts done Of
WOruS spoken IN JnlS country. Ana ii so arrest
ernment TO interfere In his behalf
Tenth. or all who were faithful In the trials o
the late war there were none entitled to mort
especial honor than the brave soldiers and sea
men who endured the hardships of cam paigr
and cruise and imperilled their lives in the ser
Vice Of the country. The bounties and pensions
provided by law for these brave defenders O
the nation are obligations never to be forgotten
The Widows and orphans Of the gallant deat
are the wards OF the people, sacred legacy be
queathed to the nations protecting care.
Eleventh. Foreign emigration, which In the
past has added so much TO the wealth and de-
veiOpment OF the resources and the increase o
power OF this nation, "the asylum OF the op
pressed Of all nations" should be fostered ant
encouraged by liberal md just policy.
my with M AL, al the oppressed people who are strug
On motion Of General Carl schurz, the follow
ing additional resolutions were unanimoualx
adopted as part Of the platform:
Resolved, That we highly commend the spiri
OF magnanimity and forbearance with whict
the men who have served In the rebellion, bu
restoring the peace Of the country and recon
structing the Southern State governments upor
the basis Of impartial Justice and equal rights
are received back into the communion of th,
loyal people; and we favor the removal Of th,
disqualihcations and restrictions imposed upoI
the late .febels In tho same measure "a t6ei
spiritU loyalty will direct and a. may be CON
Resolved. That we recognise the great prin
ciples laid down in the immortal Declaration O
Independence a. the true foundation Of demo
cratic government, and we hail with gladnes
every effort toward making these principles
living reality on every inch Of American soil.