Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-16
A vigorous Assault upon the Leaders
Of the Radical Party, and their Niea.
surnS and POLICY. = .-.- ..t

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The Republican party waged three wars at
one and the same time. A war against the
Southern States, war against their political
opponents, and a war against the Constitution
ofthe United States In the prosecution OF
these wars they were guilty of almost every
offence for the commission of which our fathers
declared their independence Of the British
Grown and made war to secure that indepen-
dence. will say nothing of their action in
respect to the people OF the South. Against
those Whe adhered to the Union, and who
were much more devoted to the Constitution
they were themselves, they were guilty Of the
following offences charged in the Declaration
of Independence
lst They dissolved Legislatures for oppo.
sing with manly frmness their invasions on
the rights Of the people. 2l. They obstruct-
ed the administration Of justice by inipris-
oning Judges and officers of the law. 3d.
They attempted to make judges dependent
on their will alone for the tenure of their
Offices and the payment Of their salaries. 4th.
They erected multitude of new Offices and
sent among them swarms of officers to harrass
the people and eat out their substance. 9Th.
They kept among the people, who were at
peace among themselves, standing armies,
without the consent Of their legislatures. 9th.
They rendered the military independent OF and
superior to the civil power. 7th They sub
jccted the people to a jurisdiction foreign to
their constitutions and unacknoWledged by
their laws, Sth. They quartered large bodies
of armed troops among them. 9th. They
protected officers and troops from punishment
for murders and other crimes committed by
them 10th. They cut off the trade of the
people among themselves and with other parts
Of the world. 18th. They deprived the pco-
pie in many cases of the benefits of the trial
by Jury. 18th Without authority of law
their President exercised the following powers
which belong exclusively to Congress, and was
thereby guilty of usurpation, which usurpation
was approved by the Republican party, and
thus it became their acts l, he increased the
army 2, he increased the navy; 3, he appro.
priated the public money; +, he regulated
commerce with foreign nations 5, he regula-
ted commerce between the States; e, he con-
tracted debts on behalf of the nation; 7, he
suspended the: writ of habeas corpus. l3. The
following powers, denied both to Congress and
the President, their President exercised, which
exercise of unauthorized power they approved.
and thereby are guilty as party OF the usur,,
patton themselves: l, he proclaimed martial
imprisoned and punished without conviction
and legal trial; 4, punished under cx post iacto
or non existing law 5, introduced lettres de
cachet, bastiles and the midnight secret pro-
ceedngs of the Inquisition 6, interdicted re-
ports 7, favored some ports to the prejudice
of others; s, regulated the commerce of a
State within its own bounds; 9, impaired the
freedom of speech and of the press; 10, in
tringed the peoples right to keep and bear
arms = Il J, made unreasonable searches and
seizures; l2, prohibited emigration and re-
quired passports; ;l3, dismissed the police of
cities in States not proclaimed in insurrection
and appointed others in their place II, inter
iered by the military force with the freedom of
elections in the States; Is, took private pro-
perty for public use without just compensation.
l4th. The party has conferred the elective
franchise upon the negroes in the District of
Columbia against the will Of the people. 18th
They have placed Governors over the people
against their will and in violation of their laws,
by military force. 10th. They have caused pre-
tended Legislatures to be selected in the States
against the will Of the people by the same
means. l7th, They have by the same means
appointed pretended conventions to reform and
revise the constitutions of the States. 18th.
They have forced illegal State constitutions
upon the people against their wills. 18th.
They have appropriated money out of the pub
lie Treasury for the support of negroes living
in idleness, and have levied taxes upon the
white citizens for that purpose. Goth. They
have attempted to deprive the people of the
States Of the power. to determine evidence and
regulate the judicial proceedings Of their own
courts, in violation OF their laws and constltu-
TONS 2lst. They have deprived the State
courts of the jurisdiction to hear and determine
questions relating to the right Of persons,
liberty and property within the State, and
to pass and determine upon the guilt OF IN
nocence of those, accused of crimes COM
emitted within the State 22nd They have
authorized the arrest and punishment Of judges
lor deciding questions of law against their en-
actment.t 90 They have annulled the constl7
tntional authority and prerogatives of the
Executive of the United States. oath. They
have banished citizens from family and
home without trial 25th. They have viola
ted every one of the twelve amendments to the
constitution designed to protect the people in
'he enjoyment oftheir rights OF person, liberty
and property 226th. They have sacrificed
the lives :of halt million of men in a war
Which they might have easily averted, and
nave burdened the industry of the people by
n1, Ine creation Of debt amounting to billions OF
uol!ars. zT..{dsF .st.t Jag99 - a:
And yet, Mr.. President, this Republican
party, with this record instead Of calling upon
.he rocks and mountains to hide them from
a ene lace of an outraged and indignant people,
sooly charge tic members Of the Democratic
istEy patty With being tdisloya and with being un
laNhful to the Constitution and laws of their
.ountry! iOishame where is thy blush
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