The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-07

they shall BIO paid in coin, they ought in right
and justice, be paid in the lawful msney of the
United States.
Fourth. Equal taxation of every species of
property according to its real value, including
government bonds and other public securities
Fifth One currency for the government and
the people, the laborer and the Office holder,
the pensioner and the soldier, the producer and
bond-hol
Sixth. Economy in the administration of the
government, the reduction of the standing army
and navy; the abolition of the Freedmen's
bureau great cheers, and all political instru-
mentalities designed to secure negro supremacy;
simplifcation of the system, and discontinuance
of inquistorial modes of assessing and collecting
Internal Revenues so that the burden of taxation
NAV be equalized and lessened, the credit of
the government and the currency made good
the repeal of all enactments for enrolling the
State militia into the national forces in time of
peace, and tariff for revenue upon foreign i'm
ports; and such equal taxation under the Inter
nal Revenue laws, as will afford incidental pro-
lection to domestic manufactures, and as WILL
without impairing the revenue, impose the least
burden upon and best promote and encourage
the great industrial interests Of the country.
Seventh. Reform of abuses in the administra-
tioH; the expulsion of corrupt men from office;
the abrogation of useless offices; the restoration
of rightful authority to and the independence
of the Executive and Judicial departments OF
the government. The subordinatiOn of the mil
tary to the civil power to the end that the usur.
pations of Congress and the despotism of the
sword may cease
Eighth. Equal rights and protection for nat.
uralized and native born citizens at home and
abroad The assertion of American nationality
which shall command the respect of foreign
powers and furnish an example and encourage
ment to people struggling for national integri.
ty, constitutional liberty and individual rights,
and the maintenance of the rights of naturaliz-
ed citizens against the absolute doctrine of i'm
mutable allegiance, and the claims OF foreign
powers to punish them for a crime committed
beyond their jurisdiction.
i'm demanding these measures and reforms we
arragn the Radical panty for its disregard Tor
right and the unparalleled oppression and tyr
amy which has marked its career, after the
most solemn and, unanimous pledges OF Doth
houses of Congress to prosecute the war eXclu-
siyely for the maintenance of the Government
and the protection of the Union under the
Constitution. 1t has repeatedly violated that
most sacred pledge, under which was raliled
that noble volunteer army which carried our
flag to victory. Instead of restoring the Union
il has so far it is in its power, dissolved It,
and subjected ten States in time OF profound
peace to military despotism and negro supre.
macy 1t has nullifed there the right OF trial
| by Jury. 1t has abolished the ha6eas corpus,
| that most sacred writ OF liberty. It has over
| thrown the freedom of speech and of the press.
| 1t has substituted arbitrary seizures and ar
rest, and military trials and the secret star
| chambers of nquisitions for constitutional tri-
| bunals 1t has dsregarded in time of peace the
| RIGHT of the people to be free from search and
| seizures. II has entered the post and telegraph
offices, and even the private rooms OF lndlvld-
| uals and seized their private papers and letters
| without any specification, or notice, or afhda-
Wit, as required by the organic law. 1t has
converted the American capitol into Bastile:
| 1t has established system of spies and official
espionage to which no constitutional monarchy
| in Europe would now dare to resort.
1t has abolished the right of appeal on i'm.
portant constitutional questions to the SUI
| preme judicial tribunal and threatens torcur-
rail or destroy its original jurisdiction, whichis
| irreyocably vested by the Constitution, while
the learned Chief Justice has been subje cted to
| great and atrociOus calulnnies, merely because
he would not prostitute his high office TO the
| support of the false and partisan charges pre-
| ferred against the President Its corruption
and extravaganza have exceeded anything
| known in history, and by its frauds ana monop-
olies it has nearly doubled the burden OF dept
created during the war. 1t has stripped the
President of his constitutional power OF ap.
pointment, even of his swn cabinet. Under its
| repeated assaults the pillars OF the Government
are rocking on their bases, and should 1t sue
coed in November next and inaugurate Its
President, we will meet, as subjects and con.
uuered people, amid the ruins OF liberty ana
| the scattered fragments ofthe Constitution
| And we do declare and resolve, That ever
since tho people of the United States threw of
| all subsection to the British crown, the priv
| lege and trust of suffrage have belonged to the
several States. and have been granted, regulated
and controlled exclusively by the political pow
| err OF each State respectively; and any attempt
| by Congress on any preteXt whatever 10 de.
prive any State of this right or interfere with
this exercise is fragrant usurpati0n OF power,
which can find no warrant in the Constitution,
and if sanctioned by the people will subvert our
| form of government and can only end in sim
| gle centralized consolidated government, in
| which the separate existence Of the States VIII
| be entirely absorbed, and an unqualified des
pOtsm be established in IplaGe OF n Federal
union of cOequal States; and that we regard the
| reconstruction acts so called, of Congress such
usurpatiOn, and unconstitutional revolutionary
| and void; and that our soldiers and sailors who
carried the flag of our country to victory
against most gallant and determined foe must
be ever gratefully remembered and all guaran.
ties given in the law must be faithfully carried
into execution.
That the public land should be distributed
widely among the people, and should be dispos-
] ed of under the presumption OF homestead laws
and sold in reasonable quantities, and to none
but actual occupants, at the minimum price es-
| tablished by the government. When grants of
the public lands may be allowed, necessary for
| the encouragement of important public i'm
prOvcments the proceeds of the sale of such
| lands, and not the lands themselves should be
so applied.
drew johnson, in exercising the power OF ms
high office in resisting the aggressions OF Con-
grcss on the Constitutional rights OF the States
and the people, is entitled to the gratitude OF
the whole American people, and on behalf OF
the Democratic party we tender him our thanks
for his patriotic efforts in that regard.
Upon this platform the Democratic party ap-
peals to every patriot, including all the Conser-
vativo element and all who desire to support the
constitution and restore the Union, forgetting
past differences of opinion, to unite with us in
the present great struggle for the liberties Of
the people, and that to all such, to whatever
party they may have heretofore belonged, we
extend the right hand of fellowship, and hail all