The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-09

Adopted July =, 1893.
The Democratic party. IN national convention
patriotism and discriminating justice Of the peo-
ple standing upon the Constitution As the founda-
lion and limitation Of me powers Of the govern
ment and the guarantee Of the liberty Of the citi
zen And scSga1fs a the gsS 80 Of svsry cry, and
come by the war or the voluntary action Of the
Southern States II constitutional conventions a..
sembled, and never to be renewed or reagitsted,
DO. with the return Of peace, demand:
their rights in the Union under the Constitution.
and Of civil government to the American people.
Second-Amnesty for al the past political
onenses, and the regulation OF the elective fran
chs II The States y their ans.
States a. rapidly % practicable, all money drawn
from the people by taxation, except SO much al
10 requsite for the neceaeties Of the government.
payment; and where the obligations Of the gov.
eminent do not expressly state, upon their face,
or where the Law under which they were Issued
does not provide that they shall be paid In coin,
they ought IN right and N justice bspaid in tho
Fourth-Equsl 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 ofice holder. the
bondholder.
Sixth Economy IN the administration Of the
government; the reduction Of the standing army
and navy; the abolition of the fpeedmen's
bureau and all political instrumentaltes de-
signed to secure negro supremacy; simplihca-
ton Of the system and discontinuance Of inqusto-
rial modes of assessing and collecting the internal
revenue. 50 that the burden Of taxation may be
equslized and lessened; the credit of the govern
all enactmens for enrolling the State militia into
national forces IN time Of peace; and Q tariff for
revenue upon foreign imports, and such equal tax
atioE under the internal revenue laws Is will
anord incidental protscton to domestic manuisc-
impose the least burden upon. and best promote
and encourage the great industrial interest of the
seventh-Reform Of abuses in the admiuistrs-
ton, the expusion Of corrupt men from Office, the
abrogaton Of useless Offices, the restoration Of
riqhtful authority to and the independence OF the
executive and judicial departments OF the govern
ment the subordinstion Of the military to the
civil power, to the end that the usurpations Of
Congress and the despotism Of the sword may
cease.
Eighth Equal rights and protection for natu-
rallied and native born citizens ct home and
abroad, the assertion Of American nationality,
which shall command the respect Of for
eign powers and furnish an example and encour-
sgement to people struggling for national integ-
rity constitutional liberty and individual rights;
and the maintenance Of the rights Of naturalized
citizens against the absolute doctrine Of immu-
table allegiance and the claims Of foreign powers
to punish them for alleged crimes committed be.
yond their Jurisdiction.
In demanding these measures and reforms, We
arraien the radical party for its disregard Of right
have marked ito career, sfter the most solemn and
unanimous pledge Of both houses Of Congress TO
prosecute the war exclusively for the maintenance
Of the government and the preservation Of the
Union and Consultation. Il has repeatedly vio-
lated that most sacred pledge, under which was
rallied that noble volunteer army which carried
our flag to victory instead Of restoring the Union,
Il hes sofas - hin lie power. dssoasedit and sub
jec1ed ten States, IN time Of profound peace, to
nuIlfed the right Of trisi by Jury; il has aboI-
ished the habeas corpus. that most sacred writ OF
liberty; 1t has overthrow the freedom Of speech
and press; il has substituted arbitrary seizures
and arrests, and military trials and secret star
II has disregarded In times Of peace the right OF
the people to be free from searches and seizures;
1t has entered the post and telegraph offices. and
even the private rooms OF individuals, and seiaed
their private papers and letters without any speci.
fcstlon or notice of affidavit as required BY the
organic law il has converted the American capt.
tol into bastile; 1t has established system Of
spies and Official espionage to which no c0nstitus
topal monarchy Of Europe would dhre 10 resortS
it has abolished the right Of appeal on inn
portsnt constitutional questions to the SUI
preme judicial tribunals, and threatens to
curtail or destroy lite original Jurisdiction,
which is irrevocably vested by the Con-
stituton, while the learned chief justice has been
subjected to great and atrocious cslumnies, merely
because be would not prostitute his high ofice 70
the support Of the false and partisan charges pre-
ferred against the president. Its corruption and
extravaganza have exceeded anything known In
bssxo "A bx,{ g. <rou md rvolto ko
nearly doubled the burden of the debt created
during the war. 1t has stripped the president Of
bis constitutional power Of appointment, even Of
his own cabinet; under its repeated assaults the
base, and should it succeed in November next.
and inaugurate it, president. We will meet 1t as
subjected and conquered people, amid the ruins
of liberty and the scattered fragments Of the
Constitution. And we do declare and resolve,
threw of ali subjugation to the British crown, the
privilege and trust Of suffrage have belonged to
the several States, and have been granted, regu
lated and controlled exclusively by the political
power of each State, respectively; and any
attempt by Congress, on any pretext whatever,
to deprive any State of this right or interfere
with this exercise. is Q fragrant usurpatioa Of
power. which can find no warrant in the Constitu-
tion and IL sanctioned by the people will subvert
single, centralized, consolidated government, In
which the separate existence Of the States will be
entirely absorbed, and sn unqualified despotIsm
be established in place of q federal Union of
equal States; that we regard the reconstruction
acts OF Congress, so-called, as usurpatons,
unconstitutional revolutionary and void: that
our soldiers and sailors who carried the flag OF
our country to victory against most gall
liant and determined foe must ever be CRATE
fully remembered, and all the guarantees given in
their favor must be faithfully carried into execu-
ton; that the public lands should be distributed
among the people, and should be disposed of
either under the presumption Of homestead laws,
or sold In reasonable quantities, and to none but
actual occupants at the minimum price as estab-
lished by the government; when grants Of the
public lands may be allowed necessarily for the
eDcouragements Of important public improve
ments the proceeds Of the sale Of such lands. and
not the lands themselves, should be 90 applied
That the president of the United States, Andrew
johnson, in exercising the power Of his high ONCE
In resisting the aggressions Of Congress 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 Demo-
cratic party we tender him our thanks for his pa
triotic efforts in that regard.
Upon this platform the Democratic party appeal
to every patriot. including all the conservative
element and all who desire TO support the Consti-
tuition and restore the Union, forgetting all past
differences of opinion, to unite with as In the
present great struggle for the liberties Of the peo-