The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-29

is me duty OF Congress to do whatever the
emergency reqnireSrto prevent Lhem rom
Q0il2 uaFTD as e1en IS.
8 Tue extension Of suffrage to the me-
grges of South. Is Q4lEeL Ie>QiL eA
the rebellion ana 2 contih0vt ~feoeIlouS
spirit matntal ed therein, anu vas neces-
sary TO secure The construction OF the
Union. and the preservat4Ou-Otdhe loyal
men therein from g state worse imam
slavery. and the unestiOn Ofsufrage in ali
the loyal States belongs to@the people OF
those states. under the Consultation OF the
5. ID Governmento Of 4 United states
should be administered W1thF bne str1cJest
safety and interest. Revenue should be so
levied as to-gIve the greatest possible ex-
emption TO articles Of primary necessities,
and 1alA most heaylly upon luxuFles5
property should bear q lust proportion Of
h burden of ta~xatiOn
A. b public debt, made necessary py
the rebellion, should he honestly paid;
and all the bonds issued therefor should
be paid in legal tenders, commonly called
g~reenbacEs, except where by Gluelr e1-
press terms they provided o=1e-W1Se
and paid IN such quantities 81 VIII.
make the circulation comm nsurat with.
the commercial wants Of the country ana
so as to fyoid too great imitation OF the
currency and an Increase N nepr o.
5. The Iarge.and rapid contraction Of the
currency, sanctioned by the votes OF the
Democratic party in both Houses Of Con-
gress, has had a most INJURIOUS erect upon
the industry and business OF the coun ~.
and il is the duty o Congress TO prov de
by law for supplying the deficiency IN
.. greenbacks," to the full extent required
by the business wants of the country.
t6. We,are opposed to the payment OF any
part of The rebel debt. or 10 any payment
whatever for emancipated slaves,
:. OF all who We're faithful IN the t~rialsof
the late war there are none entitled to more
especial hOnOrtthaH h brave soldiers and
seamen who endured the hardshlps OF
campaign and cruise. and 1mperilled their
MI ives an fha GDPUfna of their RnTFnTFE Ina
bountdes and pensions provided by law
Tor these rave defenders of the nation
are obligations never 10 be forgotten. The
widows and orphans of the gallant dead
are the WardSOf the nation, a sacred legacy
bequeathed to the nations protecting care.
8. TIE pubftc lands are the property Of
the people,. MOnopOlieS of them, either
by individuals or corporations, should be
prohibited. They should be reserved for
actual settlers. ana as a substantial recog-
nition-ofthe services of the Union officers
and soldiers in the late civil war, they
should each be Flowed one hundred and
sixty acre, tnereofa
9. The doctrine of Great Britain or other
European powe s, that because a man IS
once acitizen he Is Away so. must be re-
sisted at every hazard by the United
States, as q relic of the feudal times, not
authorized by the law of nations, and at
war with our national honor and indie
p~endence. Naturatized citizens are enti-
tied to be protected in ali their rights Of
citizenship, as though they were native
born; and no citizen Of he United states,
native or ua~turaliZed, must be Hdbl 70
arrest and Imprisonment Dy any Foreign
power, for acts done or words spoken in
this c0untryr and If SO arrested and i'm
~prisoned, it is the duty of the Government
TO interfere in his behalf " F.
10. We c0rdia ly app Owe Ofethe- course
ofthe Republican members OF Congress in
their active support OF the bill prohibiting
a further c~ontractiO of the currency, in
which they faithfully represented the
viii OF the people of Indiana, and this
Convention express their G~unwavering
confidence in the wisdoHn and patriotism
of OI1ver +. Morton; that his devotion to
the vital interests of the nation during the
past six years has endeared him to every
lover of Union and LibeI y. We send
greeting to him in the Anne, lean Congress,
and the assurance to him of u -un4uaif-
ded endorsement Of his course.
II. General Ulysses S.Grant and theHon.
Schuyler Colfax are the choice OF Indiana
fOi President and Vice President of the
United states, and this Convention hereby
instruct the delegates to the National
Convention to cast the vote of Indiana
for these gentlemen.