The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-26
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ton assembled, rcpesng its trust in tt q intelli.
gence, patriotism and discriminating Justice Of
the people, standing upon the Con- stitution as
the foundation and limitation OF The powers of
the Government, and the g1ara' ltee of the lib
critics of the citizen and recognizing the CUES
tons of slavery and secession as having been
settled for all time to come, by war and tina vol
untary action of the Southern States, in consti-
tutonal convention assembled, and never TO be
renewed or reagitated do, with the return OF
peace demand, ~ ~
First. The immediate restoration of all the
States to their rights in the Union, under the
Constitution, and Of civil government for the
American people.
Second. Amnesty for all past political Often
ces and the regulation of the elective franchise
In States by their citizens.
Third. Payment of The public debt of the Uni
ted States as rapidly as practicable; all money
drawn from the people by Taxation, except 80
much as is requisite for the necessities OF the
government economically administered, being
honestly applied to such payment, and where
the obligations of the Government do not ex-
pressly state upon their face, or the law under
which they were issued does not provide that
they shall be 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 curr ency for the government and
~ Ppons;onar an1 tbe soldier the producer and
| bond holder.
Sixth. Economy in the administration Of the
government the reduction of the standing army
and navy. the abolition of the Freedmen's
bnrean ioreat cbeersI. and all political instru.
| mentalities designed to secure negro supremacy;
simplification of the system, and discontinuance
of inauistorial modes of assessing and collecting
Internal Revenue; so that the burden OF taxation
NAV be eaualized and lessened, the credit of
a,ta and the 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 VIII,
without impairig5 the revenue, impose the least
burden upon and best promote anu encourage
the great industrial interests OF the country.
| Seventh Reform of abuses in the administra'
| ton; the expulsion of corrupt men from once;
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 tine mil
itary to the civil POKER TO the end that the us1r'
patiOns Of Congress and the deSpotsm OIL the
| sword may cea.e.
| Eighth. Equal rights and protection ior nat
uralized and native born citizens at nome anu
abroad. The assertion OF American nationality
| which shall command the respect VI ioIeisn
powers and furnish an example anu ehe ;,.;
| 4.
ty, constitutional liberty ana lh.il'l s iisns'
and the maintenance OF inc rights oi natufa ii
ed citizens against the aoSoiute uoO'iis y. i
mutable allegiance anu inc clains VI ioLeisI
powers to punish them ior a crime conniiii'tou
beyond their jurisdiction.
| In demanding these measures ana reforms we
| arraign the Radical party Tor It's disregard LOT
| right and the unparalleled oppression ana tyr
amy which has marked its career after tine
| most solemn and unanimous pledges OF both
/ nT N Drosacuta the eNclu-
sively for the maintenance OF the Government
and the protection of the Union under the
Constitution. 1t has repeatedly violated that
most sacred pledge under when was rallleu
that noble volunteer army when carried our
| flag TO victory. Instead OF restoring the Union
il has so far as IL is i'll Its power, dissOlved IL;
and subjected ten States IN time oil profound
peace to military despotsm anu negro supre,
macy. 1t has nuilihed thsre the rlgnt oil trlai
| by jury. 1t has abolished the ha3eIs corpus
| that most sacred writ OF hDerty. IL mas over
thrown the freedom OF speech anu oil the press
| 1t has substituted arDltrary seizures anu hl-
| rest, and military trlas anu inc secret star
chambers OF inquisltions Tor CONSTITUTIONS tr'
| bunals. 1t has dlsregarded IN time ol peace Tue
| right of the people to be free from search anu
seizures 1t has entered the post and telegraph
Offices, and even the private rooms of individ.
| nails and seized their private papers and letters
| without any specification, or notice, or athda.
Wit "a required by the organic law. 1t has
1
1t has established system of spies and official
espionage to which no constitutional monarchy
| in Europe would now dare TO resort.
| Ii has abolished the right of appeal on i'm.
| portant constitutional questions to the SUI.
preme judicial tribunal, and threatens to.cur-
tail or destroy its original jurisdiction, which is
| irreyocably vested by the Constitution, while
| the learned Chief Justice has been subj cted to
| great and atrocious calunnics, merely because
| he would not prostitute his high office to the
support of the false and partisan charges pre-.
| fcrred AGAINST the President. Its corruption
| and extravaganza have exceeded anything
known in history, and by its frauds anu monop-
olies il has nearly doubled the burden Of debt
| created during TIE war. 1t has stripped the
President of his constitutional power of ap
pointment even of his own cabinet. Under It's
repeated assaults the pillars of the Government
are rockinp on their bases and should ii sue
coed In November next and inaugurate its
President we will meet, as subjects and a con.
onered nnnnle amid the ruins of liberty and
| HE scattered FRAGMENTS orthe Constitution.
| And we do declare and resolve, That ever
since The neople of the United States threw off
| olI subiection TO the British crown the priv.
lepe and trust of suffrage have belonged to the
| .averal States and have been granted regulated
and controlled exclusively by the political pow
or of each State respectively; and any attempt
| by Congress on any preteXt whatever TO de-
pTive any State of this right or interfere with
| this exercise is a fragrant usurpation of power,
which can lind no warrant in the Constitution,
and if sanctioned by the people will subvert our
| form of government and can only end in sin.
gle centralized consolidated government, in
| which the separate existence of the States will
be entirely absorbed, and an unqualified DIES.
| potism be established in fplace of Federal
nnion of coequal States; and that we regard the
| reconstruction acts so called of Congress such