The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-22

In demanding these measures and reforms we
arraign the Radical party for Its disregard lot
right, and the unparalleled oppression and tyr
amy which has marked its career, after the
most solemn and unanimous pledges OF both
houses of Congress to prosecute the war exciu.
sively for the maintenance OF the government
and the protection OF the Union under the
Constitution. 1t has repeatedly violated lnat
most sacred pledge, under which was rallied
that noble volunteer army which carried our
il has, so far as it is in its power dissolved II;
and subjected ten States i'll time OF profound
peace TO military despetism and negro supre.
macy. Ii has nullitied there the right OF trlal
by jury. 1t has abolished the habeas corpus,
that most sacred writ OF liberty. 1t has over
thrown the freedom of speech and Of the press.
= has substituted arbitrary seizures and ar
80 and military trials and the secret star
nLomhers of inquisitions for constitutional trl'
hnnaIs It has disregarded in time oil peace the
p;rbt of the people to be free from search anu
sn7znres. 1t has entered the post and telegraph
oGicas and even the private rooms oil lndvld'
mails and seized their private papers ana letters
witbout any specification, or notice, OF anua-
1T "a reoIired by the organic law. II mas
converted the American capitol into bas pas
II has established a system Of spies and oincia
espionage to which no constitutions monarchy
in Europe would now dare TO resort.
II has abolished the right of appeal on I'M
nortant constitutional questions 70 the su'
preme judicial tribunal, and threatens toCur.
tail or destroy its original Jurisdiction, wheh Is
irreyocably vested by the Constitution, WINE
the learned Chief Justice has been suoJe ecu W
rreat and atrocious caluInnies merely because
E. would not prostitute his high office 10 the
support of the false and partisan charges pre-
ferred against the President. Its corruption
and extravaganza have exceeded anything
known in history, and by its frauds ana monop.
olies 1t has nearly doubled the burden ol u tS
President of his constitutional power oil ap
pointment, even of his own cabinet: Under us
repeated assaults the pillars OF the government
are rocking on their bases, ana shoulu IL sue
coed in November next and inaugurate lts
President. we will meet, as subjects and a con.
ouered people. amid the ruins of liberty and
the scattered fragments ofthe Constitution.
And we do declare and resolve, That ever
since the people of the United States threw OIL
all subsection to the British crown, the PRIV
lere and trust of suffrage have belonged 10 the
several States and have been granted, regulated
and controlled exclusively by the political pow
err OF each State respectively; and any attempt
by Congress on any preteXt whatever 10 ue-
priye any State of this right or interfere with
this exercise is q fragrant usurpation OF power,
which can find no warrant IN the CohS'itution,
and if sanctioned by the people will subvert our
form of government, and can only end IN a SIN
gle centralized consolidated government, IN
which the separate existence oil the states VIII
he entirely absorbed, and an unquaillcu ues-
no.ism be established in 'plaoe OF a Federal
union of cOeaual States; and that We regard the
reconstruction acts so called, of Congress such
usurpation and unconstitutional revolutionary
and void: and that our soldiers and sailors VINO
carried the flag of cur country TO wet Jry
arainst n most gallant and determined Toe must
be ever gratefully remembered and all guaran.
ties given in the law must be faithfully carried
into execution.
That the public land should be distributed
widely among the people, and should be atspos-
ed OF under the presumption of homestead L'"s'
and sold in reasonable quantities. ana TO none
but actual occupants, at the minimum price es.
| tahlished nv the government. When grants of
the public lands may be allowed necessary for
the encouragement of important public i'm
provemcnts, the proceeds Of the sale OF such
| lands and not the lands themselves, should be
80 applied.
That the President of the United States, An
drew johnson. in exercising the power OF his
high Office in resisting the aggressions OF Con
press on the Constitutional rights OF the states
| and the people, is entitled to the gratitude OF
the whole American people, and on Dehalt OF
| the Democratic party We tender him our thanKs
| for his patriotic efforts in that regard.
Upon this platform the Democratic party ap-
meals to every patriot, including all the Conser.
yative element and all who desire 10 support the
constitution and restore the Union, forgetting
mast differences of opinion, TO unite with US in
the present great struggle for the liberties OF
the people. and that to all such, to whatever
party they may have heretofore belonged we
extend the right hand Of fellowship, and hail all
such cooperating with MS as friends ana oroth
ors