The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-08-28
OUR PLATFORM,

The Natonal Republican PARTY of The
United States, assembled in NatiOn
al Cove'ation in the City of Chica
go, on the 2lst day of Nay, 1865
make he following Declaration O
Priacifss:
l. We congratulate the country on the as
sured success of the ReconstructiOn policy
| Of Congress, rs ev!nced by the adoption, II
the msjoriy Of the States lately in rebellion
OF Constit,t t,tiOns securing equal, Civil ana
| Political lights to all, and IL is the duty O
the Government TO sustain those institution
and to prevent the people of such State
from beinsremitted to a state OF anarchy.
II. The Guaranty by Congress of Equa
suffrage Z all loyal men at the South wa
demanded by every consideration of publ.
safety, OF fatitude, and of Justice. and mus
be msfntaiied, while the question of suffrage
IN all the loyal tates properly belonxs Il
the people If those States.
III. We 4nounce all forms of Reputation
az Nationl crime; and National honor re
quires thepay ment of the public Indebted
hess In theuttermast good faith to all credit
ors, at hone and abroad, not only accordins
to the Letter but the spirit of the law upde
which il w,s contracted.
~. 1t ia due to the Labor Of the Nation
! that txxatDn should be equalized and re.
duce d, as 'spidly as the National fai tn will
Ipermit. % .,I t..f...
". The NATIONAL Debt, contracted as II has
been for he preservation of the Union for
all time T. come, should ba extended over
lair perpd for redemption; ani 1t ia the
duty Of CoYross to reduce the rate OF inter.
est thereof ~ kenever il can honestly be
dsne.
| VI. That the best policy to diminish our
burden of debt Ia to So improve our credit
That capitlists will reek 10 loan US money
at lower ries of interest Than we now pay
and must ontinue to pay so long as repudi-
a,lon, partial or total. open or covert, is
threatenetor suspected. .
+ VII. TheSiovernment Of the United States
should be administered with the strictest
economy: md the cOrruptiOns which hav
been SO sl,mefully nursed and fostered by
Andrew Jdlnson call loudly for radical re.
form.
VII. weprnfoundly depiOre the untimely
and traRisdeath Of Abraham Lincol", and re.
gret Tho accession to the Presidency of An
dres JOinsof, who has acted treacherOusly
tofhe people who elected him and the Gauge
hewas pledged TO support; who has usurped
higl legislative and judicial funclio who
hasused his high office to induce other off,
cerstO ignore and violate the laws; who has
empiyed his executive powers To render in
secprtths property, the peace. liberty and
nc euhe citizens; who has abused tho par
doning power; who has denounced the Ma.
uoial legislature AZ unconstitutional; who
mas peHistently and corruptly resisted, by
every nsahs in his power, every proper ut.
Tempt the raoJnstruotiOn OF the states
latay iIrebellion; who has perverted the
'pnbiic pafnxge into an engin OF Wholesale
and who has been justly i'm
peaehed oIhigh crimes and misdemeanors,
and properk pronounced guilty thereof by
the veto oi Lirtv five Senators.
lAs The d,otrine of Great Britain and 9TH
er European powers that because man is
once suJect he is always so. must be re-
sisted ut 'very hazard by the United States
as relic of feudal times not authorized by
the laws 9 nations. and at war with our ma
tional honr and Independence. Nsturalized
citizens an entitled 20 protection in all their
rights OF citizenship as though they wore na-
uye-born; mi no citizen of the United States,
native or nafuraliZed, must be liable 10 ar.
rest and Imprisonment by anv foreign pow
'er for ach'done or words spoken in this
country; AID II so arrested and imprisoned,
II is the duy Of the Government TO interfere
in his behalf.
y. OF alMho were faithful in the trials OF
the late var there were none entitlsd TO
more especial honor than the brave soldiers
and seamei, who endured the hardships Of
campaign md cruise and imperilled their
lives In tB service of the country. The
bounties sni pensions provided by the laws
tor these bRve defenders of the nation are
an obligation never to be forgotten; the Wild
ows and orphans of the gallant dead are the
wards of be peoples sacred legacy be-
queathed tcthe nations projecting care.
N. Forein immigration. which In the
past Las aided SO much to the wealth, de-
velOpment and resources, and increase OF
power TO tbs repnblic. the asy lum of the
Il all nations, should be fostered
and encourged ty a liberal and just policy.
XII. This Convention declares itself In
sympathy nth all oppressed peoples strug
Cling for thir rights
Unanimously added on motion Of General
ResoIred, That we highly commend the
spirit OF m8nanimty and forbearaDce with
which menwhO have served In the REBEL on
but who NV frankly and honestly CO oper-
ate with is in restoring the peace Of the
md reconstructing the Southern
States goyGnmen,s upon the basis of Impair
ial Justie and Equal Rights. are received
back into tie communion af the loyal people;
and We iavr the removal ot the disqualifoa-
tions and rstrictions imposed upon the late
Rebels In tie same measure AS their spirit
Of loyalty will direct. and AZ may be consist
ent with tb safety Of the loyal people.
Resoirtd, That We recognize the great prin-
ciples laid ioVn in the immortal Declaration
III Independence. AZ the true foundation (
government; and we hail with
gladness eve.y effort toward making these
principles living reality ON every inch OF
American sol.