The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-30
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The National Union Republican party o.
the United states assembled In ENatonA
CSnysntion In the S City OF Chisago on me
declaration OF principles5 II Hss5.;s557 =
i. We Congratulate the country on the as;
sured success OF the IeconBtfuction pol1eyoi
Congress- as evineed by the adoption In a
majority of the States lately In rebellion Of
Consultations securing equal civil and polly.
the Government to sustain these Cons1tu-
lions and prevent thepeople of suelpstates
nom being remitted to q state of anarehy,o
2. The guarantee by Congress OF equal suf-
frage to all loyal men in the South was de-
safety, OF gratitude and OF Justice, and must
be maintained, while the question Of Hnfs
irage In an the loyal states properly belongs
3. We denounce all forms OF reputation
as national crime, and national honor re-
aess IN the Utmost good NTH 10 our efeditolE
at home and abroad, not only according to
the letter, but the spirit of the laws under
1t is due to the labor OF the nation that
faxationRhould be equaIized and lrednced as
rapidly as national ta1lh VIII permit.
been for the preservation of the Union for
all time 10 come should be extended over D
fair period for redemption, and 10 Is the duty
OF Congress to reduce the rate OF interest
thereon whenever 1t can honestly be done.
9. That the best policy to diminish our bur.
den of debt is SO to improve our credit that
capitalists VIII seek to lend us money at low
er rates OF interests Inan We now pay, and
must continue 10 pay SO long as repudtatlon,
partial or TOTAL open or COVERT IS threatened
Z. The Government OF the United States
should be administered with the stricte5t
economy. The conupttonS which have
been so Shamefully nursed and fOstered by
Andrew johnson, call loudly for radical re-
s. We profoundly deplore the untimeIy
and tragic death OF Abraham Lincoln, and
regret the accession of Andrew johnson TO
tho Presidency, who has acted tfe0cherous1y-
TO the people who elected him and the cause
Les and judfciai functions; has re-
fused to execute tha laws; has used his high
ONCE to induce other officers TO violate the
render Insecure the lives, property, peace,
liberty and LIS OF the citi1ens has abused the
Pardoning power mas de en- the Sal9 Isi
emily and habitually resisted bYeYe1y means
In fIs power, every proper attempt 81 the
lion; has perverted the public patronage into
an engine of wholesale corruption, and has
been Justly impeaehed for high crimes ana
guilty thereof by the votes Of thirty-nve
Senators. JHlE o. lg 80 -.
European Powers, that because O man is
once subject he Is always so, must be re-
sisted A. every hs snda ae nos
national honor and Independence. Hatu-
ali their rights OF citizenship, as though they |
we've native born. No citizen OF the United
States, native or nRturaIEZed, must be liable |
to arrest or imprisonment, by any foreign
Power Tor acts done or words spoken IN this
county; and II so arrested and Imprisoned,
1t is the duty of the Government TO Interfere
in his BEHALF. - -.
10. or altwho were faithful In the trials OF
the late war there were none entltlea 70
more especial honor than the brave soldiers
and seamen who endured the hRrdshpS OF
the camp and cruise, and tmpertled their
lives in the service OF the county, The
bounties and pensions appropTlated py law
ObligatiOnS never TO be 1orgottens Ine
widows and orphans Of the galIantdead are
the wards of the peop1e-n sacred legacy be- |
queathed TO the United States protecting |
III. Foreign emigration, which In the past
tlas added so much TO the wealth ana IN
crehge(l the resources OF this natton-the asy-
lutl' of all naffonB-Should be 1ostefed ny
l2 This convention declares Its sympathy
with all oppressed people who are struggling
for their rights. s-,,.,
ReSotped, That We recognize thegEeat P pin,
as the true platform OF demo
cratic government, and We hall with glad.
mes every effort toward making these pr1n. |
ciples a living reality on every Inch OF Amer
ResoIsssl, That we highly commend the |
spirit Of mas raniTnity and forbearance with
which men who have SERVED tn the RebelHon
but who now frankly and honestly cooper
country and reconAtfucting the sout hern
State Goyernn1entB upon the basis OF Impar-
tinl Justice ana Equal Rights, are rece1Yed
back into the com mum lon of the loyal peo-
auaiifcah lions and restric lotions Imposed upon
spIrlt or Loyalty Will direct, and Rs may be
consistent with the safety OF the loyal people.