The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-06-21

AND RESOLUTIONS.

PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS X s
First--We congratulate the country on the as
surei success Of the reconstruction poll cy o.
Congress as evincei by the adoption in a maj rit
Of the States lttely in rebellion Of Constitution
securing equal civil and political rights to all
and regard it the duty Of the Gpvernmen
to sustain these Constitutions and prevent tn,
people of such States from being remtted to
state Of anarchy and military rule.
Seconi-The guarantee by Congress Of equal
suffrage II all l.'yai men in the SOUTH de-
mandet by every consideration Of public saf-t y.
gratitude AMI justice aid must he maintained
while the question If suffrage in all the loyal
States properly belongs 10 the people Of those
Third-We denounce all firms Of reputation
"a national ime. The nation al IA IT requires
the payment Of the public Indebtedness in the
utmost good faith 10 our creditors at home and
abroid-not ouly according to the letter but the
spirit of the law under which it was contracte l.
Fourth-lt i. due to the lab of the nation
that taxation sh nuli he equslizci and reduced as
rapidly as the national faith will permit.
ffjh--The NATIONAL debt contracted as il has
been for the preservation of the Uni n for all
time TO come, sh ,uld be extended fair
peri ID, at re iuced rate of interest thereon,
whenever it can honestly be done.
Sixth-That the best policy to dimini-h
burden Of debt is 50 to improve our credit that
capita lists " ill seek to lend ,ney at lower
rates of interest than We now pay AMI must CON
tinuc t. pay, 50 long as reputation, partial or
fetal, open covert, is threatened or suspected
| Seventh-The Government Of the United States
should be administered with the stfictest econo-
my. The corruptiens which have been 81 shame
fully nursed a ID f.-tered by Andrew johnson call
loudly for radical reform.
Eighth-We profoundly deplore the untirIey
and tragic death Of Abraham Lincoln, and r.
gret the accession Cf Andrew johnson TO the
Presidential chair, who has acted treicherou,ly
to the pc 1pe who elected him and the ciuse he
was pledged to support. He has u-arped legis-
lative and jldcial fgnrtions. has refused to exc
|cute the laws has his Office to induce other
officers to viol.te the laws, has employed his
executive power to render insecure the lives
property, peace, liberty AMI life of citizens. has
abused the pardoning power, has denounced the
National Legislature unconstitutional, has |
persistently and habitually resisted by every
me ans in his power every proper attempt at re- |
construction Of the States lately in rebellion |
has perverted the public patronage into engine |
Of wholesale corruption, and has been justly i'm |
peachei for high crimes and misdemeanors and |
prom ounced guilty thereof by tue votes Of thirty
fve Senators.
Ninth-The doctrine Of Great Britain and
other European Powers. that. because a man is
once subject he is always 80. must be resisted
a. every hazard by the United States a relic
of feudal times and not authorized by the law Of
and at war with our national honor and
tho independence Of naturaliZed 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 TO arrest imprison- !
oicuh W Aus ITelSn fOWtT acts uOne
words spoken in this country and if arrested
and imprisoned, it is the duty Of the Govern
neut to interfere in his behalf.
Tsnth-Of all who were faithful in the trials
especial honors than the brave soldiers and sea-
men who endured the hardships Of camp and
,ruise and imperilled their lives in the service
II the country, and the bounties and pensions
lpp- opri itted by law for these brave defenders
II the Union, are obligations never to be forgot |
en-. The widows and orphans of the gallant
lead are the warls of the people . sacred legacy
to the protecting care of the United
.tates.
Eieventh-Foreign immigration in the past has
dded SO much to the wealth and increased re- |
ources of this nati,n-the asylum of all nation. I
that it should be fostered by liberal and just
'olicy.
T~elfh-This C,nvention declares its sympa
ny with all oppressed people who are struggling
or their rights.
Resolred, That the adjournment of this
Convention shall not work a dissolution of 7
ne same, but it shall remain as organized,
ubject to be called together at any time and
lace thatt Republican Executive Commit
.e shall designate.
Resotred, That We highly commend the
pirit, magnanimity and forgiveness with
hich men who have served the rebellion and
ho are now frankly and honestly co-opera-
ng with the United States in restoring the
FACE of the country, and in the reconstruc- .
on Of the Southern States on basis of i'm
artial justice and equal rights, and they are
ceived back into the communion OF the
yal people; and that we are in favor of the 4
moval of the disqualifcations and restric-
ons imposed upon the late rebels in the d,
me measure as the spirit of disloyalty is
moved from them, and as speedily as may -
) consistent with the safety of the loyal :
.ople. 81
Resolred, That we recognize the great
inciples laid down in the Declaration of
dependence as the true foundation of II
mocratic government, and we hail with
adness every effort towards making these
inciples living reality on every inch Of \
merican soil.