The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-07-15
Platform Of the Democratic Party.

eliminating justice Of the people, stand
Ing upon the Constitution as the founda-
tion and limitation Of the powers of the
Government, and the guaranty of the
liberties Of the citizen and recognizing
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, AMI never to be
renewed or, ,re-agitated, do, with the re-
turn o. peace, demand
| First restoration Of all
the States TO their rights in the Union
under the Constitution, and of Civil
Government to the American people:
Second-Amnesty for all past political
offences, and the regulation Of the cleo
tive franchise in the .SlaIes by their citi-
zens.i . -
Third-Paymcnt of The public debt of
the United States as rapidly as practical
BILE all moneys drawn from the people
by taxation, except so much as is: re0;li:
site for the: necessities of the Govern
ment, economically administered, being
honestly applied t. such payment, and
where the obligations of the Government
do not expressly State upon their face,
or the..ew under which they were is
sued does rot provide that they shall be
paid in coin, they ought, in right and ID
Justice, be paid in the lawful money Of
the United Ssetes rhunders O., ap'
plau Sa ! 49, L -
Foarth-Eqnai .axation Of every spe-
cies of, property according to its real val:
ne, including gqfernment bonds and
other public Securities. Renewed cheer.
ing ADD cries Of 'ERead it again" =" =
Fifth-One currency for the govern.
ment and the people, the lahorer and
the Office. .hdlder, the rsnsioner aud the
soldier, the producer and the bohlhold-
er. Great cheering, and cries Of Read
it ,aga;n."l The fifth resolution was
again read, and again eheered: =. 80
Six;h-EcunonIy m. the administration
of the Government. the reduction Of the
standing army and navy; the abolition
of the Freedman's Bureau [yreas ciieer
ingl. and all political iuslrumentalities
designed to secure negro, supremacy !;
>impliticaiion of the system, and diScon.
linuance Il .4nlui>itoEial modes of asses:
sing ard collecting internal Revenue, SO
that tile burden Of taxStion may he
| eaualized and lcssepld; the credit of the:
Government and the currency made good;
the repeal Of all enactInents for enrolling
the Strte militia into national forces i'll
trp.e of peace, and tariff for: revenue
upon foreign imports, and. such equal
taxation under the Internal Reyenue
laws as will afford ,incilentaf protection
to domestic, manufactures, and .aswiil,
without, ,impairing the revenue, impose
the least burden upon and best promIte
and encourage the great indrs:rial IN.
terests of the country. -. :,
7,h.-Refcrm of abuses n the admin
iStration, TIE expulSion Of corrupt men
from. Office; thes abFoeation of useless
ctfc@S,: the restcrat on of ,3ghtfuI author
ity, p, and the inde ependence of, the FIX
eculive~and Judicial departments Of the
government: the subordination Of the
military to TIE civil power to the end
!. that the aSslrpativ.ls oss,Congress and the
despotisus ofths ;swofG alar cs9sc:: :. - ,
: s,h.-Equal rights snd p:gsserc5.ca ior
naiuralizcd and pauve. dnra citizens at
home and abroad, the assertion Of Amcri.
can nationality Gich shall eoma'cbd the
respect oEforeign unssess and fstas>ls an
zas:?p!e aTd encouragement to people;
Struggling for national integrity rJnsti.
teti6ni liberty "a pd' i1f,sitidasl rights.
sna ;he EEa:HtenanSe of the rights Of
hatufali3ed citizens against the obsolete
doctrine Of HnmutaMe Allegiance and the
claims Of ftoreign powers to punish them
for alleged crime committed beyond their
Jurisdiction. Applause. -
In demanding .lese measures and &C..
forms the Radical party IS -airr2igued for.
its disregard ofrigh, and it's unparalleled:
oppression and syranny. The 'act;aus of
both houses Of congress from the .haegu-.
ration. Of war to the present arc set plain.
" forth and: denounced. and, President
Johnson regarded as entitled to the grsti.
tude of the whole American people, for:
his resistance to the -aggressions Of Con-
gress npoa the constitutional rights of.
the States and the people, Tire public.
lands should be distributed as widely as
possible among the people, and disposed
Of either urder preemp,ioa or:hemesteadt
laws. or sold in reasonable quantities, to,
aone but actual occupants, at; minimum
prices established by government. Aud
upon This platform: VS., >juS4 and good,
the appeal is made to every pat,iut, in
Guiding the conservative elereht, and
all who desire to support TIE 'Eonstitn-
ton ana. restore the Union, forgetting
all;pas; differences, to unite in tho great
struggle for the liberties of the people.
Upon every subject embraced, in. this
platform there is evidence Of mature De-
liberation, and Judgment, and tie friends
of constitutional Gqvernment everywhere
Will hail with JOY This bold end honest
declaration Of democratic principles. -
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College 'Ceurant, a upspes pabIisher, at
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