The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-14
THE PLATFORM.

The Democratic party, in National Convention as
sembled, reposing its trust in the intelligence.
patriotism and discriminating justice Of the people;
standing upon the constitution as the foundation
and limitation Of the powers Of the government and
the guar ntee Of the liberties OF the citizen, and
cognizns the questions of slavery and secession as
having been settled for all time to come by the war,
or the voluntary action Of the Southern States in
constitutional convention assembled, and never to
be renewed or reaeltated do, with the return Of
peace, demand:
First Immediate restoration Of all the States to
their rights in the Union. under the constitution
and Of civil government to the American people.
Seconi. Amnesty for al past political offences,
and the regulation Of the elective frsnchisei in the
Etates by their citizens. a :.
: Third. Payment ofthe public debt OF the United
States ss rapidly as practicsble; all moneys drawn
from the people by tartion. except 90 much as Is
requisite for the Necessities OF the government
economically administered, being honestly applied
to such payment; and where the obligstous of the
government do not expressly state upon their face,
or the law under which they we 9 issued does not
provide that they shah be paid in coin, they ought
in right and in justice be paidin the lawful money
Of the United states. '
.EourA. Equal taxation ofevery 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 ofaceholder. the PEN
sioner and the soldier the producer and the bond
holder. 20
SlzA. Economy In the administration of the gov
ernment; the reduction OF the standing army and
navy; tie abolition Of the Freedmen's Bureau
and all political ins'rumentalites demgned to
secure negro supremacy; eimplifcaton OF the sys-
tenn. and disconrinuance OF inquisitoriAl modes
OF assessing and collecting internal revenue, 80 that
the burden Of taxation may be equazed and lessen
ed; the credit Of the government and the currency
made good; the repeal Of all enactmens for enroll
ing the state militia into national forces in time OF
peace, and for revenue upon foreign imports
and such equal taxlton under the internal revenue
laws ss win afford incidental protection to domestic
manufactures, and as will, without impairing the
revenue, impose the least burden upon and best pro-
mote ani encourage the great industrial interests Of
tdeoountry.
Seventh Reform Of abuses In the administration \
tie expulsion Of corrupt men from Office the sbro-
CATION Of useless Offices, the restoration Of rightful
authority to and the Independence Of the executive
and judicial departments Of the government the
subordinaHon Of the military to the civil power, to
the end that the usurpstons Of Congress and the
desPqtEB Of the sword may cease. ~ 81,
Eighth Equal rights and protection for naturalized
and natiye.bom citizens ct home and abr sd, the
assertion Of American nationality which shsh com.
nand the respect Of foreign powers and furnish IN
example and encouragement to people struggling ir
national integrity, constitutional liberty, and fnd.-
yidual rights; and the maintenance OF the rights OF
naturalzed citizens against the obsol tie doctrine Of
immutable allegiance and the claims Of foreign pow
ers to punish them tor alleged crime 'nmitted be-
yond their jurisdiction.
In demanding these measures and re orms we ar.
rsn the Radical party for its Disregard right and
the unparalleled oppression and tyranny which have
marked its career.
After the most solemn and up..nimous pledge Of
both House, Of Congress tI prosecute the war eI-
clusively for the Of the government and
the preservation of The Union under the cousdtu-
Hon, 1t has repeatedly violated that most sacred
pledge under which alone was rallied that noble
volunteer army which carried our flag to victory.
Instead Of restoring the Unon 1t has, so far as isin
tts power dissolved IT, and subjected ten States In
time Of profound peace to military despodsm and
negro supremacy; has nulffied there the right OF
trsa by Jury; It has abolished the habeas corpus,
that most sacred writ Of liberty; it has overthrow
the freedom Of speech and tho press; it has subs-
tuted arbitrary seizures, and arrests, and military
trials, aud secret star ohaubr inqUsiaons Tor the
constitutional tribunals; It has disrezarded IL time OF
peace the right Of the people to be free from searches
and Seizures 1t has entered the post and tele raph
Offices and even the private ROOMS of individuals,
and seized their private papers and letters without
any specific charge notice OF affidavit, required
by the organic law; 1t has converted the Ameri-
can capitol intos Base; 1t has established system
OF spies and ofcis espionage to which no cohstitu-
toua monarchy of Europe would now dare to resort;
It has abolished the right OF appeal on important
constitutional questions to the supreme judicial tr
hunsl and threatens to curtail or destroy its orig
nal jurisdiction, which is irevocably vested by the
consitution while the learned Chief Justice has been
snbieoted to the mo strocious cslumnies, merely
because he would not prostitute his high Office to the
support Of the false and partisan charses preferred
apainst the President; its corruption and e1trava-
oance have exceeded anything known IN history
and by its frauds and ,nonop1des It mas nearly
doubled the bufden OF the deot created by the war; 1t
has strpned the of his consttu onnl power
NJ annointmant. even OF bis own Cabinet. Under
its repeated assaults the pillars OF the govern
ment are rocking on their base, and should IL sue
ceed in November next and nauSurate lts Presldent
we will meet as q subjected and conquered ople
amid the ruins oflberty rdthe scattered fragments
or the constitution; and We do declare and resolve
that ever since the people Of the United States threw
of all subjeciion Il the British Grown, the privilege
and trust Of suffrage have bs,o gid to tbs several
States and have been granted, regulated and con-
trolled exclusively by the political power Of eaca