The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-02
The National Democratic
Platform,

MI, ,,....-,t;o ,,ar.,, IN National C,nver. |
Ing ..c..ahIod a,pes;.g its t,nst in tbe intelIi
.-,a ,,atriotism and discri min stinp iustice of
81 ,,annIe standinp I1non the Constitution as
the peoPIie' npgn S .La ,ovrers of
the HLnL-a. "a a. -,''ar,-tas r. tbe lin.
the uoN s III n;t;,ar I'D -eeoanizny the ones
erlles u i III ncess;on o. Loving baen
tioI I "a s III -; =. 49,, h.. ~ ond The val
set.ieo ao.;an 81 +La Sothar st.tea in consti.
untAi! o, ~ :,,U arhiad ard neI-ar In he
.uIa.ad or re,gitato5 10 With the return of
[ene" u Sa y, Wv
peace uo'
First. The immediate restoration oil all the
States TO their rights in the Union, under tne
Constitution, and OF civil government Tor Inc
American people.
Second. Amnesty for all past poliucai OMEN
ces and the regulation of the elective franchise
in States by their citizens.
Third. Payment OF The public deOt OF the L Ill
ted States az rapidly as practicable; all money
drawn from the people by taxation, except so
much as l. requisite for the necessities OF the
government economically administered, being
honestly applied 10 such payment, and where
the obligations of the Government do not ex-
pressy state upon their face, or the law under
which they were issued does not provide that
they shall be paid in coin, they ought, in right
and Justice, be paid in the lawful money Oh the
United States.
Fourth. Equal taxation of every species OF
property according TO its real value, including
Government bonds and other public securities.
Fifth. One curr ency for the government and
the people, the laborer and the Office holder;
the pensioner and the soldier, the producer and
bond holder.
Sixth. Economy in the administration OF the
government, the reduction OF the standing army
and navy; the abolition OF the freedmen
bureau great cheersl, ana all pOltlcal lnsIlu
mentalities designed 10 secure negro supremacy
simplifcation OF the system and dlscontinuance
of inquisitorial modes OF assessing anu collecting
Internal Revenue; SO that the burden Oh taSauon
may be equalized ana iesssned, the cIeult VI
the government anu cue currency rem Ih1uo H.
the repeai Vi an enie'iheHts tos @ -; vs. -.
State militia INTO tne naIohal lolecs ~ .I.nG Va
peace, ana tirlH ioT revenue upon loLclEn iiii
ports; and such equal taxation under Tue inter
nal Revenue ID" Us WIN aEolu Pin Pm
tectloh 10 uoHies'ic III co. anu a. -,
without lilpalli1 the icN ehuo on,rsl1e
burden upon anu oSst prouio,e anu . "S'
the great ihGustriai interests oi tue coun.S
seventh: heiGlLi " Al Ill ,nio ,"on, nfca
tioR: the expulsion oI cotl uPI ln.h iioi. o.I.,
the aDrogaliou y, use!ess oi' ~ enaudsncn
OF IiGutli !" nT;o;aI aar,artmcnts NJ
OF lne Tha snhnrJ;nat;on of the mil
the 70, q ,ia Ill n,r ~ The end thai the usur
L1iiS " of Congrass and the desnotism of the
Pa.l sI 80, ooasa
pihtL' E"uol rights and nro-ection for nat.
,,aI;,-aL and native horn citizens at home and
"h%nad The assertion of American nationality
",'h!cb shall command the respect of foreign
| and furni sl pyamnie and encourage
- IN nnonIe strugTinr for national integri.
nv constitutiopal liberty and individual rights,
I'll ~, ,ho ,nointennnce of tho rights of paturaliz.
al cti1ens apainst tbe absolute doctrine of i'm.
.S,,,aLIe aIlrgionce and the claims of foreign
.t,,.a :" nnnisL thcm far n crime committed
| Po,'onj tLnir iurisd;rtion
oo ~ Toronding these measures and reforms we
~ ,bo Pa5icaI mart, for TIA DISREGARD for
VI ,I," ,,i,narpIIeiad onnrnssion and tyr
IIsLt' o." h ,taJ 10 carenr after thc
ann; ann, snI,,, nn5 unonimous nledces of both
most aoT . "a y, e. -. noon,oit ha 1ror oxcIn
houses r VI ~ ~, ,a,lnnco Of The Government
slH S St ~, nrotact;nn of the Union under the
| G Snu II hos reneotelly violated that
'is aacroJ n,odga nnder which was rallied
,ho, nohIa vnlnnteer army which carried our
ma. n ';otorT' InsteaI az rastnring tbe Union
iIaE " Wv CO. a. !, i; in 90 newer dissolved IL
IL ,iaS ,,,5iectna tom states in time of profound
anu y n,;i;tar Se.not;sm and NEGRO supre
pa PEA. W 7. has nylI;taJ ,hgre tho right of trial
Luz" ~, II has abolished the Labeas corpus.
~ ~ y! most sacred writ Of liberty II has over.
h: ,Ia rrnado,, of src.,b ind of the Dress
IuIo% II ~ .;,,,.,i orli,o,,, sn;grres ond ar
II h'ts i v. ;I;.ou .;js ana ,hn secr.t star
resi-, anu ~ tinns f"r conS,i+utional fri.
ChainpelS,u w NV " l.; 60 az naace tho
L. g. ,is naonis 20 Ina free from search and
right OF the people 10 DC free IIo!il SSISn anu
seliies' ~ mas entelct tIo Poo. ' '"" - i5;iJ
oilces, anu even the pttNatc loo,hS ~ Io,,r
uals ana selZeu lnen private papers anu mJ
without any specification, OF hotlce' UT aiua,
Wit, as required by the organic El"' II mas
converted tho American capitol INTO DaSti!c;
II has established system Oh spies anu oInciai
espionage to winch no constitutional MONARCHY
in Europe would now dare 10 resort. t.,
1t has abolished the rlSht oi appear On lllI'
portant constitutional questions 10 the su'
preme judicial tribunal and threatens torur'
tail or destroy its original jurisdiction, whlcnis
irrevocably vested by the Constitution, whle
the learned Chief Justice has been suble cteu 10
great and atrocous caurnnics, merely because
he would not prostitute his high office TO the
support of the false and partisan charges pre-
fcrred against the President. Its corruption
and extravaganza have exceeded anything
known III history, ana ny us ir"uus anu Iii'IuP
olies il has nearly doubled the burden oil DEBT
created during TIE war: II mas stripped tne
President of his constitutional power vi hP
pOintment, even OF his ewn CABINET. Ihder lts
repeated assaults the pillars OF the Government
are rocking on their bases, and should IL snc
coed in November next ana inaugurate lt'
President, We will meet, as subjects and n coh
oucred people. amid the ruins of libesty and
the scattered fragments ofthc Constitution.
And we do declare and resolve, Ihat ever
since the people of the United States threw of
all subsection TO the British crown, the prlvl
lege aud trust of suffrage have belonged TO tht
several States and have been granted, regulated
and controlled exclusively by the political pow
or OF each State respectively; and any attemp,
by Congress on any pretext whatever 10 de
pIive any State OF TINS rlgit or interfere VIII
this exercise is Migrant nsuTpatlon Oh power
which can lind no warrant in the constitution,
and If sanctioned by the people VIII suDvert oui
form OF government and can only emu IN SIN
gle. centralized consolidated government ~
which the separate existence oil the STATES VII
De entireIS aosoroeu, anu an uiqgiliI leu ucs
potlsm be estaolslleh IN place Oh fe9eIa
union OF coeqnal states; ana that " We regard tht
acts SO taea OF SuTT
usulpatioh' anu -. '''' \ IL -