The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-07-25

sEMBLED.
The Democratic party, in National
Convention assembled. reposing its
trrst in the intelligence, patriotism
and discriminating justice of the peo-
ple, standing upon the Constitution as
the foundation and Limitation of the
Oowers of the Government, and the
guarantee Of the liberties Of the citi
zen, and recognizing the questions of
slavery and secession as having been
settled for all time to come by the war
ar the voluntary action of the South
.sru States in Constitutional Conven-
tions assembled. and never to be re-
,nswed or reagitated. do with the return
.ofpeace,
First-Immediate restoration of all
the States to their rights in the Union
under the Constitution and of civil
government to the American people.
Second-Amnesty, for all past polit-
;csl offenses, and the regulation of the
elective franchise in the States by their
.own citizens.
Tkird-Payment of the public debt
of the United States as rapidly as
practicable-all money drawn from the
people By taxation, except so much a.
Is requested for the necessities of the
Government economically administer
ed, being applied to such payment;
and where the obligations of the Gov
efnment do not expressly state upon
their face, or where the law under
which they were issued does not pro-
vide that they shall be paid in coin,
they ought in right and in justice to be
Maid in tho lawful money of the Uni
led States. s. ts-. -
Fourth-Equal taxation of every spe-
cies of property according to its real
value. including Government bonds
and other public securities.
Flth-One currency for the Govern
ment and the people, the laborer and
the Office holder, the pensioner and the
oliier, the producer and the bond
holder.
Sirth-Economy the administration
of the Government; the reduction Of
the standing army and navy; the abo-
lition of the Freedmen's Bureau, and
all political instrumentalities designed
to secure negro supremacy; simplifica-
ten Of the system and discontinuunce
af inQuisitorial modes of assessing and
collecting internal revenue, SO that the
burden Of taxation may be equalized
and lessencd; the credit of the Govern
mant and the currency made good: the
repeal of all enactments for enrolling
she State militia into National forces
in time af peace, aAd tariff for reve-
nue. upon fOreign imports, and such
equal taxation under the Internal Rev
eulue laws as win afford incidental pro-
tpctiun to domestic manufactures, and
aswell, without impairing the revenue,
impose the least burden upon and best
pronote and encourage the great in
dusuial interests of the country.
Standardization of abuses in the
administration, the expulsion of cor
rupt men from 4ffice; the abrogation o.
useless Offices, the restoration of right
full authority to and the independence
of the Executive and Judicial Depart
ments of the Government. The subor
linatinn of the military to the civi
power, to the end that the usurpations
of Congress aud the despotism of the
sword may cease.
Eighh-Equal rights and protec
ton for naturalized and native borl
citizens at home and abroad; the asser
ton of American nationality, which
shall command the respect of foreigl
powers and furnish an example ant
encouragement to people struggling 70
national integrity, constitutional liber
ty, and individual rights, and the main
tenanoe of ihe rights of naturalized cit
liens against the absolute doctrine o
immutable allegiance and the claims o
foreign powers to punish them for al
legged crime committed beyond thei
jurisdiction. -us
THE BILL OF INDICTMENT AGAINs'
THE RADICAL PARTY.
In demanding these measures an
reforms, we arraign the Radical part
for its disregard Of right and the un
paralleled oppression and tyrann
which have marked its career after th
most solemn and unanimous pledge c
both Houses of Congress to prosecut
the war exclusively for the mainte
nance of the Government, and the pre-
servation Of the Union and the Const
tuition.
1t has repeatedly violated that mo:
sacred pledge, under which was rallie
that noble volunteer army which Cal
ried our flag to victory. Instead I
restoring the Union, it has, SO far q
inits power. dissolved it, and subjecte
ten States, in times Of profound peac
to military despotism and negro 81
premacy.
hhas nullified the right of trial b
jury.
1t has abolished the writ of habet
corpas, that most sacred writ of libert,
1t has overthrown the freedom
speech and press.
Ithas substituted arbitrary seizur,