The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-08-13
PLA1tCkM Of THE DEhOCRACY OF THE
UNl1L0 MATES.



The Democratic party in National Con
ventiou assembled, reposing its trust in h,
intelligence, patriotism and discriminating
instinct of the people, standing upon IA,
C0n'litutiOu as the foundation and limita
ti0n ofthc powers OF Government and IN,
guarantee " the liberties Of the citizen and
recognizing the questions of slavery md sc.
cetsiou ~ having boon settled for all time
10 come, by the war aud voluntary action o
The Southern stutss In constitutional con.
Vention assembled, aud never 10 be renew.
sd or rc-aEitat9d, do, with the return o.
peace, demand
Eirst. Tho immediate restoration fall
states !n the Uniou under me Constitution
sfciVii Government.
Second Amnesty for all past political Of.
fsnscs, aud tho regulation OF tho elective
franchise in the states by their citizens.
Third. Tho payment Of the public debt
sf the United States ne rapidly as possible
all money drawn from the people by taxa
tion, except so much rs is requisite for the
necessities of the government economically
Efmini.tcred, being honestly applied to
such payment; and where the obligations
Of the government do OF expressly state
upon thcii lace, or the law under which
they were issued does not provide that
they shall be paid in coin. they ought, in
right aud Justice, to he paid in the lawful
mOua oi he United States.
Fourth. The equal taxation Of every
spcrie8 Of property according to value, in
clud'ng government bonds and other public
securities.
Fifth. One currency for the government
and people the laborcr and office-holdcr
the prr,ioner and soldier the producer
and The boudholder.
Sixth. Reform in tho administration Of
the Government the reduction of the stan-
ding army and navy the abolition Of the
Frccdmen's Bureau(grcOt cAeersl, and all
political nStrumentalties designed to Sc
cure negro supremacy simplication Of the
system aud dscontinuance ofthe inquisilor-
ial modes Of assessing and collecting revc-
nue., that the burden oftaXation be equnlized
and lesscncd, the credit of the Government
made good the abolition of ell enHctmcnls
for the enrolling of state militia into nation
al forces in time Of peace, aud tariff for
revenue upon foreign imports, and such
equal taxation under the internal revenue
laws as will afford incidental protection TO
dom .stic manufactures, aud without I'M
pairing tho revenue impose the leHst bur
den uponthe rest promote and encourage the
great industrial interests of the country.
Seventh. Reform ot the nbuses of the
Administration; the expulsion Of corrupt
men from Office the abroghtiun Of useless
offices the restoration of the rightiul au.
tive aud judicial departments Of the Gov
erTmenti the subOrdination Of the civil
power, TO the end that tho usurpatiou of
Congress ana the desl O.ism ot tho sword
may cease
Eight. Equal rights and protection for
naturHlizrd aud native born citikcn. at home
aud abroad the restoration of American ma
tionality, which shs u conn and. the respect
of foreign powers aud furnish an example
aud encouragement TO people struggling for
national integrity, constitutional liberty
and individual rights Of uaturaliI Ied citizens
against the obsolete doctrine Of lmmutable
allegiance aud claims Of foreign powers to
puulsh the alleged crime committed beyond
their jurisdiction.
In demanding these measures and reforms
we Grraign the Radical party for the disrc-
gard OF right and UNI aralleled opposition
and tyrany which have marked its career.
After the most solemn and unanimous
pledges OF both houses of Congress 10 prose-
cute the war exclusively for the maintsn-
aDce Of the Government and the preserNa-
tion of the Union under the Constitution, il
has repeatedly violated the most sacred
pledge under which was rallied that n ,ble
volunteer army which carried our flag 10
victory. Instead OF restoring the Union, il
has, so far a. IN It's power dissolved and sub
Jugated ten States IA the tlmo OF profound
peace I" military despOtisn and negro SUI
premacy. IL has nulified the rigHt of trinl
BY Juryj it has abolished the habeas corpus
that most sacred writ of liberty II has
overthrown the freedom oispeech auG oft
press il has substituted arbitrary seizures
aud arrests, and military trials, and secret
stor chamber inqu sitions for constitutional
trtbunalsi IL has disregarded in time Of
peace the right Of people 10 be free from
search and sie2ures it has entered the post
and telegraph Offices, aud even in the pr.
vate rooms Of individuals, and seized their
private papers aud letters without any spec
ihcations o. affidavit rs required.by orAlic
law; It has converted the American ea1ilol
into bastile il has established system
Of spies and official espionag to which no
constitutional monarchy Of Europe would
now dare TO resort it has abolished tho
right of appeal on important constitutional
questions to the supreme ludlcinls tribunals
and threatens 10 cprtail or destroy its Origi-
nal jurisdiction, which is iTrcvocably vos'-
ed by the Constitution. while the learned
Chief Justice has been subjected to the great
Hnd atrocOus calumnies merely because he
would not prostitute his Office 10 the support
OF the fulse and partizan charges preferred
against the President; its corruption aud
eStfavagance have exceeded anything
known IN history, and by its frauds and
inonopolles Il has nearly doubled the bur-
deh OF the debt created during the war ii
has stripped the President OF his consiitu-
tlonal power OF appO ntment of his own cab
met Under its repeated astaults the pil.
lars OF the Government are rocking on their
base, ana should II succeed in November
next and inaugurate its Presdent wa will
meet as subjected and conquered oeople,
amid the ruins OF Llbert and the scattered
fragments OF the Constitution.
Aud We do declare and Fsselvs thst svsE