The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-21
Adopted July a, 1858.

Adopted July q, 1903.
The Democratic party, In national convention
assembled, repoeing its trust 10 the intelligence,
patriotism and discrimin atng justice Of the peo-
pie, standing upon the Constitution the founda-
ton and limitation Of the powers Of the govern
zen, and recognizing the questions Of slavery and
secession 90 having been settled for all time to
come by the war or the voluntary action of tho
Southern States in constitutional conventions as
sembled, and never to be renewed or reagitateds
| do, with the return of peace, demand:
First-Immedate restoration of all the Statec TO
their rights in the Union under the Constitution,
second-Amnesty for ell the past political
ofenses, and the regulation of the elective fran
| chise In the States by their citizens.
| Third-Psymentof the public debt Of the United
l States as rapidly as practicable, all money drawn
| from the people by taxation, except so much aa
is requisite for the necessities of the government,
economically administered red Icing applied 70 such
eminent do not expressly state, upen their face,
l or where the Law under which they were issued
does not provide that they shall be paid in coins
p taey a9ys so IN rGns ed III auae
government bonds and other public securities.
Fifth-One currency for the government ana
the people, the laborer and the office holder the
| pensloner and the soldier. the producer ana inc
| bondholder.
| government; the reduction Of the standing army
| and payy; the abolition of the treedmen's
| bureau and all political instrumentaues de-
signed to a pssfS
rial modes of assessing and collecting the internal
| revenue, so that the burden OF taxation may Do
equalized and lessened; the credit OF the govern
| ment and the currency made good; the repeal OK
| all enactments for enrolling the State militia INTO
| national forces in time Of peace; and tarif Tor
revenue upon foreign imports, and such equal tax,
alton under the internal revenue laws as VIII
| lures: and as will, without impairing the revenue,
| impose the least burden upon, and best promote
and encourage the great industrial interest oil tne
seyeuth-Reform of abuses in the adminstra-
ton the expulsion of corrupt men from office, tho
| abroeation of useless Offices, the restoration or
rghtu authority to and the naepenqthce OIL S
ment: the subordination of the military 10 the
| civil power, to the end that the usurpauons or
Congress and the despotism of the sword may
EiShth-Eoual rights and protection for natu.
| raiized and native born citizens at home and
abroad, the assertion of American nauoaality,
which shall command the respect OF Tor
| eiru powers and furnish an example and encour-
aeemept to people struggling for national integ-
riy. constitutional liberty and individual rights
and the maintenance OF tne rgnts o. - ,,a
table allegiance and the claims OF foreign powers
to punish them for alleged crimes committed be-
yond their jurisdiction. go.
Il
arraign the radical party for It's disregard OF right
and the unparalleled oppression andtyranny when
have marked its career, after the most solemn and
| unanimous pledge of both houses OF congress 10
prosecute the war exclusively for the maintenance
; | Of the government and the preservation OF the
! | Union and Constitution. 1t has repeatedly vio-
lated that most sacred pledge, under when was
rallied that noble volunteer army which carried
our flag to victory instead Of restoring the Union
Il hss 30 far as nits power dissolved 1t, and sub
jecied ten States, in time Of profound peace to
| military despotsm and negro supremacy. IL mas
nullifed the right of trial by jury; it has abol.
ished the habeas corpus. that most sacred writ OF
= liberty Il has overthrow the freedom OF speech
: ard press; it has substituted arbitrary seizures
Z and arrests and military trials and secret star
. chamber inqusitions for constitutional tribunals
IL has dsregarded in times OF peace the right OF
j the people to be free from searches and seizures
II has entered the post and telegraph offices, and
even the private rooms of individuals and seized
their private papers and letters without any speci
. fca,ion or notice of affidavit as required by the
: | organic law; ii has converted the American capt
= toi into bsstile; it has established system Of
s spies and official espionage TO which no consttu
d tiopal monarchy of Europe would dare to resort
4 it has abolished the right of appeal on i'm
J. preme judicial tribunals, and threatens tc
y curtail or destroy its original jurisdiction
which Is irrevocably vested by the Con
stitution while the learned chief justice has been
subjected to great and arocious cslumnies, merely
d because be would not prostitute his high Office tC
the support Of the false and partisan charges pre-
Of ferred against the president; It's corruption anc
extravaganza have exceeded anything known II
a history and by its frauds and monopolies 1t hal
nearly doubled the burden Of the debt created
during the war. 1t has stripped the president O.
his constitutional power OF appointment. even o.
| his own cabinet; under its repeated assaults tAe
!, pillars of the government are rocking on then
ID base. and should II succeed in November next
:. and inaugurate its president, we VIII meet as
subjected and conquered people, amid the rum
OF liberty and the scattered fragments OF th'
Constitution. And we do declare and resolve
i. that ever since the people OF the United State
= threw of all subjugaon to the British crown, thu
v privilege and trust of suffrage have belonged u
ID the several States, and have been granted regu
u lated and controlled exclusively by the politica
bv on any
to deprive any State OF thisright, or interfer
with this exercise. is fragrant usurpaton o
s power, which can find no warrant 10 the Consutu
" tion and il sanctioned by the people viii subver
our form of government, and can only end IN
single, centralized consolidated government, u
which the se parate existence Of the States will
I'd entirely absorbed, and am unqualified despotsr
he established in place Of federal Union Q
r. equal States; that we regard the reconstrncuo
II acts Of Congress, so.called, as usurpationi
EFT unconstitutional. revolutionary and void: ths
y" our soldiers and sailors who carried the nag {
DOR country to victory against O most ga
liant and determined foe must ever be graf.
fully remembered and all the guarantees given
ton; that the public lands should be distribute
among the people, and should be disposed
either under the presumption Of Homestead law
an or sold in reasonable quantities, end 10 none D.
or actual occupants at the minimum price Is estal
md lished by the government; when grants OF u
tor public lands may be allowed necessarily Tor u
ly. encouragement of important public improv
ments the proceeds Of the sale Of such lands. an
10 not the lands themselves should be 80 apple
vhe That the president Of the United states Andre
Johnson, In exercising the power Of his high oft
IN resisting the aggressions Of Congress- on q
constitutional rights of the States and the peopl
IA entitled to the gratitude OF the VINO
suer;can people: and on behalf of the Dem
cratic party we tender him our thanks for his
- trotic efforts in that regard.
Upon this platform the Democratic party sppe
- element and ell who desire to support the Cons
ID. t,tiou and restore the Union, forgetting all pa
differences of opinion, to unite with rs In u
ple and that TO ali such, to whatever party tn,
nav have heretofore belonged, We extend q
-inkt hand Of fellow hin and hail all such c