The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-15

Nv a fll'flNlhAlN lNNAl W aHN'lNHha NNh-
Vrntion assembled, rcposing its uust in the
Intelligence. patriotism sud discriminating
instinct OF the people, standing upon the
Constitution as tho foundation and limiia.
tiun oithe powers Of Government and thr
guarantee Of the liberties ot the citizen and
recognizing the questions Of slavery aud Sc.
gsasisu o. having been settled for all time
to como, by the war and voluntary action Of
she Routhe~n statss in constitutional cpu.
v"ution assembled, and never to bc renew
ei " ro-Ggi,ntsd, do, with III, rctrrn Of
usa"e, demand
li-5t. Tho immediate restoration &c all
sia,cs IN The Union under the Constitution
.'sivil Government.
Sccouo. Amnesty for all pnst political or
fin,cs. md the regulation 0f the elective
franchise in the states by their ci,izcnS.
Third. Tho payment ni the public debt
80 ial United Statca az rapidly as possible,
..i .Ynnev drawn from the people by taxa.
M "a ,-p; 90 much as is Requisite for the
utes1i..c, nf the government economically
sjp.l!l;vrcd, being honestly applied 10
sl4A pty menG 0nd where the obligations
~ thc government do ct eSpr, sally state
ut"u heir face, or tie law under which
they we're Issued does not provide that
they shall be- paid in coin, they ought. In
right shd justice, 60 bee paid ia the lawful
mono % tho Cuitcd S.ntrs.
Fourth. Tho equal taxation of every
t,uding government bond, and other public
securities.
Fihh Ono currency f,r the government
aud people the labvrtr and uilrc holder (:
the ypusiOLtr and soldier the producer
hLt the buuahnldcr.
Sixth Reform in the administration Of
tho Government the reduction ~ the stan.
ding u.lay aud navy the abolition uf the
FrredHru's BuTraut great cSrctsl and all
Iuliucil instrtuHoutalitics designed Ia se-
vurc uesg" supremacy slmplicHtiun Of the
system aud dsc1utinuaEce ofthe iHqujsf,nT.
isi inOdrs OF assessing and collecting ravc.
uup, that the burden 0ftaNation equAliE iErd
snd loss,nad. the credit Of the Government
made COED the abolition of ull enactmsnts
fur the enrolling of state militia into nation
Rl forces in time uf peace, aud n tariff for
revenue upon foreign imports, and such
-qual taNatou under the Internal revenue
lava NJ will afford Incidental protection to
domestic manufactures. and with@ut ma
pairing The revenue impose the least bur.
den upo1thc rcst ,prumotr aud encourage the
great in lu.lrifl Afl,r,sts" "f the country
Seventh. RefOiin 81 thr abuses Of the
Administration the expulsion uf corrupt
lnrh rom oihct the GLu'ghtiun of uEulrs-
,iGccs; he r-sioratiuu Of the righliul nu.
ihority aud the Independence OF the cNecu-
tive End judicial departments Of the Gov
ruhmCut; the gubOrdinnt"n ~ tie civil
yuwer, To the end that the usurpation Of
'nugross and lLc dcsl Olsm Ot the sword
may cease
Eight. Equal rights ard protectiSn hr
nnturnliltd aud native barn ciiiaent, ut home
ana abroad ilc restoration Of American ma
NVuEiiiy, whirh shall cuinu and the Trsprct
90 lDrcign p1wcrs a!'l furnish an example
hud eu1 uurHr rcnvDt a. people struggling iur
EHtiunal iHtrgrlty, constitutional liberty
uud iUdivnii.al rights "f naturalized citizens
RCA.ust the ubyrl-te doctrine nf inmutahle
allegiance and claims uf Ercigu IowcfE t.
punish the alleged crime committed beyond
their Jurisdiction,
H. dru AIDING these ucAsurcsGrd refgrns
We nrraiEu tie Radical party tor the disrr
yrri O; right and uaIhrbllrird oppasiii"u
Had tyrlGy witch lnVe marked iis career.
,AGrg the m"st solemn aEd unRuiihnus
y'elyrs uf both houses Of Congress to prusc-
cute the war eNcluslycly Tor the mnintrn-
Eice o.. tlc Government Rhd the ptesrr,a-
t'uE Of tho UuiUn under the Constitutions, Il
has repeatedly violated the most sacred
pledge undpr which was rallied that d pble
volunteer army which carried our dag To
victory. luSlgad OF restoring the Union, il
has, 80 lot a. IN its power dissUl yed aud sub
mgsied ten States IN the time uf profound
p.Gre - military dCsputisn aud negro su-
!femayy. u has nnllied the rgAt Of trial
by jury IL has abolished the hAbcas cOrpus
that most sacred wri, Df liberty IL has
1yygh-pwr the freedom of speech aud Of the
ITelSi u has substituted nrhiirrry seizures
an arTss's, and military trials, aud secret
Uta; 2hau'tr iu1I aitiuns for con, titutiOuHl
ir!hurt!ai 80 lbs d,srrgGrled in time Of
pose lGr Iigid OF people 10 be free from
search aHi sic2pros II has entered the. post
snd ir.,Eral IL Uaices, aud eyen.in the pri.
yats rooms OF Individuals, and seized their
private papers aud letters without any spec
.heatioils o. AFFIDAVIT as required by organic
,,wi Il has converted The American capitol
an q bastilr IL has established q system
Z spies md official espiOuag td which uu
constitutional monarchy OF Europe would
nov dlTe To resort II has abolished the
Eight Of appeal on impnrtant constitutional
qutatons 10 thu supreme JudlciHls tribunals
sud throaieus 20 curtail ar destroy its origi-
Lal jurisdiction, which Il irrcyucuhly vest
cd by the Constitution, while the learned
I-,rf 'Lst,ce has LeeE subjected to the great
am HuG,laus ca'uinnics mcroly because hr
would not prostitute his oilice 10 the support
OF the false and paTlzan charges pruhrre,l
against the Presidents it, corruption aud
extravCgmeo have exceeded anything
known IN history, and by its frauds and
inouopolies il has nearly doubled the bur
deu Of Tie debt created during the war il
las stripped 'le President Of his constitu.
tioRsl power II appointment Of his own cab
met Under its repeated assaults the pill
lara OF tue Government are rocking on their
base, aud shuuld il succeed in November
next and .AaugurAte its President. we will
meet E5 subjected and conquered ucoplc,
amid the ruins OF Ilbort and the scattercd
ffAgmentA Of thc Constitution.
Ana go do declare and resolve that ever
since tue people oitLe United States threw
oh' all subsection 10 tho British crown, the
privilege 0ut trust Of suffrage has belonged
To the several states, aud has been granted,
regulated AID controlled exclusively by the
political power OF each state res pectively /;
aud any attempt by Congress, o. any pro-
,tNt whatever, to deprive any states OF the
right. or interfere with its exercise, Is n ila-
grant usurpation OF p0wer which can find
no warrant in the constitution, and il sane
t.nncd by the people, will subVFrt our form
VI government, and can only end in single
centralized, consul dbtrd government in
Nhith the srpernte exisienre Of the states
viii be cLtlrely ahs0rbod d, and mn unqualified
desputism be- established in the place of a
federal Union of coeqnal states and that
No regard the reconstruction ncts( so enllcd)
oC Congress as such usurpptions, and uneOn
Eiiui"nsl, revolutionary and void that
our soldiers and sailore who carried the fla e
OF our country 10 victory against a most
gallant aud determined Zoe, must ever bs
kreatfully remembered aud all guarantees
gwen ih their favor must he iaithflill car