The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-06-19
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PLATFORiI AND RESOLUTIONS
First-We ConCrat dIate the country on the a.
surei success oi thn rr,,n>tructon poll cy O
Congress "a evincri by the adoption in mai nit
Of the States litriy in rebellion # Constitution
securing equal civil ami Political ri-hts 10 all
AMI We regard it As the duty # the GDvernmen
q sustain these Constitutions aud prevent tn
people Of such States from hriu. remitte! to
state of anarchy AMI military rule.
Seconi-Th- guarantee by ,n--ess # equal
suffrage t. al Loyal men in the SOUTH WAS de-
mandei by every consideration, public SAFETY
gratitude and Justice ar.I must he Tntiutainel-
while the question # suffrage in all the lnya
states properly belongs t. the people cf those
States.
Thirl-we denounsr all f rms Of reputation
As a national cine. The nslipatl honor requires
the payment Of the public inirhte ine>S in the
utmost good faith to our iittr. at home and
abroad-not only according t. the letter but the
spirit of the law Hniee which it was contracted
FOurth-It il due to the labor If the nation
that taxation should be equtlzei and reduced as
rapidly As the national IA will permit
Ffth-The national debt, contracted As it has
been for the preservstIon Of the Uni for all
time TO come. should be extended over a fair
i'eriod at re iuced rate Of interest thereon,
whenever il can honestly be done.
SiNth-That the best policy to diminish our
burden Of debt is SO to improve credit that
capita lists W i'll seek to lend money at lower
rates OF interest than We now pay AMI must con-
tinue To pay, long as reputation, partial or
total, open or covert. is threatened or suspected
Seventh-The Government of the United States
should be administered with the strictest econo-
my. The corruptions which have been So shame
fully nursed AID f-terei by Andrew Johnson call
loudly for radical reform.
Eghth-We profoundly depore the untimelv
and tragic death Of Abraham Lincoln, aud re-
gret the accession Cf Andrew johnson 10 the
Presidential chair, who has acted treacht rously
to the people who elected him and the cause he
was pledged 10 support. He has usurped legis-
lative an ju iicia functions, has refused to exc
cute the laws, has used his office to induce other
officers to violate the laws, has employed his |
executive power 10 render insecure the lives |
property. peace liberty and life of citizens has |
abused the pardoning power, has denounced the |
National Legislature as unconstitutional, has
persittently and h hibitually resisted by every
means in his power every proper attempt at re-
construction Of the States lately in rebellion
has perverted the public patronage into an engine
81 wholesale corruption. AMI has been justly i'm
peached for high crimes ani misiemeanors and
pronounced guIty thereof by the votes of thirty
i've Senators.
Ninth-The doctrine of Great Britain and
other European Ppwers. that. because man is
once subject he is ALWAYS 3D. must be resisted
at every hazard by the United States as relic
Of feuial times and not authorized by the law Of
nations, and at var with our national honor and
the independence of naturalizei citizen, who
are entitled To be protected in all their rights
Of citizenship as though they were native born
No citizen Of the United States, native or nat
uralized, must be liable 10 arrest or imprison-
ment by any freign Power for acts done or,
" lords spoken in this country and if so arrested
and imprisoned, it is the duty Of the Govern
nent to interfere in his behalf
Tsnth-Of all who were faithful in the trials
OF the late war, there none more fitted for
especial honors than the brave soldiers and sea-
men who endured the hari.hips of camp and
'ruise. ani imperillel their lives in the service
II the country, and the bounties and pensions
lpp opr1ited by law for these brave defenders =
# the Union, are obligations never to be forgot
en-. The widows and orphans of the gallant
lead are the waris of the people; sacred legacy
,e1neathed to the protecting care If the United
;tates.
Eleventh-Foreign immigration in the past has
dded 50 much 10 the wealth and increased re-
ources of this nation-the asylum Of ali nations Il
that it should be fostered by liberal and Just
olicy.
Twelfth-This Convention declares its sympa-
by with all oppressed people who are strug ggling
or their rights.
Rcsotred, That the adjournment Of this
convention shall not work dissolution Of 7
le same, but it shall remain as organized,
lbject to be called together at any time and
lace that the Republican Executive Commit
e shall designate.
Resoired, That We highly commend the
pirif, magnanimity and forgiveness with
hlch men who have served the rebellion and
no are now frankly and honestly co-opera-
ng with the United States in restoring the
.ace of the country, and in the reconstruc- .
IN of the Southern States on basis of I'M .
lrtial justice and equal rights, and they are
ceived back into the communion of the
yal people; and that we are in favor of the "A
moval of the disqualifcations and restric-
ms imposed upon the late rebels in the az,
me measure as the spirit OF disloyalty is ~.
moved from them, and as speedily as may "a
consistent with the safety of the loyal =
ople. ST
Resolred, That we recognize the great
lnciples laid down in the Declaration of
dependence as the true foundation OF In
mocratic government, and we hail with
,dness every effort towards making these
inciples living reality on every inch of ~