The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-08-20
PlAllGBM or TIE DEMOCRACY OF TIRE
uSlTLp MATES.
Adopted N Conrcafion at Nc,C York on
hs 4h Of J,tJ 1868.

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The Democratic party. in National Con-
Vcntion assembled, reposing its trust in he
INTEL ligencc, patriotism aud discriminating
instinct Of the people, standing upon the
Constitution as the foundation and lImitn.
iion ofthc powers Of Government aud the
guarantee OF the liberties Of the citizen aud
recognizing tho questions Of sluvcry uud.sc.
cessiUu as having been settled for all time
20 come, 10y the war aud voluntary action OF
she Southern statss in constitutional con.
vention assembled, mud never TO be renew
cd or re-agitnted, do, with the return Of
peace, demand
First. Tho immediate restoration of all
states in the Union under the Constitution
sfcivil Government.
Second. Amnesty FOR oil past political Of
f,nscs, AMI the regulation of tho elective
franchise in the states by their citizens.
Third. The payment Of the public debt
Of the United States ns rapidly rs possible,
all money drawn from the people by taxa
tion, cNGcp, 10 much as is rc6quisitc for the
necessities of the government economically v
administered, being honestly applied to
such payment; aud where the Obligations
q. the government do OF expressly state
upon their face. or the law under which
thoy were issued does not provide that
they shall be paid in coin, they ought, in
right and justice, 10 be paid ia the lawful
none OF the Omitted States.
Fourth. The equal taxation Of every
species Of property according 10 value, in
c!udiug government bonds and other public
securities.
Fifh. One currency fur the government
Bud people; the laborrr aud oiiicc-holdcr ;
ths prnsioncr and soldier the producer
and the bondholder.
Sixth Reform IN tho administration OF
the Government the reduction Of the stan
ding amy and navy the abolition OF the
Frcedman's Bureau(grcat caecrs) und all
political instrumeutHllties designed 10 Sc
cure negro supremacy simplicalion Of the
system and d.scoutiuuancc o!thc inqulsiior-
inl modes Of assessing and collecting reyc-
nue. that the burden ofluNation be cqunlized
end lcsseued, the credit Of the Government
made good tho abolition Of ull enactmeuts
for the enrolling Of state militia into nation %
nj forces in timo Of peace, and a tariil for
revenue upon foreign imports, and such
equal taxation under the internal revenue
laws as will afford incidental protection to
domestic manufactures, and without I'M
pairing the reyenuo impose the least bur
den upontho rest, promote and encourage tho
great industrial interests of the country
Seventh. Reform Of the abuses of the
Administration the expulsion OF corrupt
men from Office the abrogHtiOn of useless
offices; the restoration of the rightful au-
NAhllAl Nll lAlt llNtlflhfUNf Nl Allt tNfNN-
tive and Judicial departments OF the Gov
erHment; the sub0riinatinn Of the civil
power, to the end that tho usurpation Of
Congress and the desl o.ism OF tho sword
may cease
Eight. Equal rights and protection for
neturel2ed and native born citizenl, at homo
and abroad the restoration Of American ma
tionality, which she'll command the respect
Of foreign powers and furnis6 an example
mud nupguro fpInp1t u npon1a atm Uultuu for
national integrity, constitutional liberty
and individual rights OF nGturali zed citizens
against the Obsolete doctrine Of immNtable
allegiance and claims of foreign powers to
punish the alleged crime committed beyond
their Jurisdiction.
In demanding these measures and reforms
We arraign the Radical party for tho disrc-
gard OF right and unparalleled opposition
and tyrnny which have marked its career.
Amer the most solemn and unanimous
pledges of both houses Of Congress to prose-
cutc the war exclusively for the maintcn-
Ruce Of the Government and the preserv1-
tiOn Of the Union under tho Constitution, !,
has repeatedly violated tho most sacred
pledge under which was rallied that noble
volunteer army which carried our lng to
victory. Instead OF restoring the Union, il
has, so far as in its power dissolved and sub
jugated ten States in the time Of profound
peace {" military defpotism and negro SUI
premacy, II has nulifcd the right of trial
by jury IL mas abolished the habeHs corpus
that most sacred writ Of liberty; II has
overthrown the freedom Ofspccch anG of the
press; it has substituted arbitrary soizures
and arrests, and military trials, and secret
star chamber inquisitonB for constitutional
tribunals; II has disrcgOrded in time of
peace the right OF people 70 bo FREQ from
search and seizures IL has entered the post
and telegraph offices, and even in the pri
vate rooms of individuals, and seized their
private papers and lettcra without any spec
Ifcations o. affidavit as required by organic
law II has converted the American capitol
into bastlle; y has established system
of spies and official espionag to which no
constitutional monarchy OF Europe would
now dare to resort il has abolished tho
right OF appeal on important constitutional
questions to the supreme judlcials tribunals
and threatens to curtail or destroy its origi-
nal jurisdiction, which ia irrevocably vest
cd by the Constitution, while the learned
Chief Justice has been subjected to the great
and atrocious calumnics merely because he
would NOT prostitute his office so the support
Oc the false aud parti2an changes preferred
against tho President its corruption aud
extravaganza have exceeded anything
known in history, and by It's frauds and
monopolies ii has nearly doubled the bur
den OF the debt created during the war il
has stripped tho President of his cOnstitu-
tional power ofsppointment of his own cab
met. Under its repeated asfaults tho pill
lars OF the Government are rocking on their
bose, anil should it succeed in November
next aud inaugurute its President, we will
meet as subjected and conquered ooople
amid the ruins of Liberty and the scattered
fragments Of the Constitution,
Aud We d' declare and resolve that ever