The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-07-10
THE PLATFORM.

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yention assembled, rspOsing its trust in the
intelligence, patriotism and discriminating
justice Of the people, standing upon the
OOnstitution as the foundation and Limitation
of the Government and the guarantee of
the liberties of the citizen, aud recognizing
the question of slavery and secession as
having been settled for all time to come by
the war and voluntary action of the South
ern States in constitutional conventions as
sembled, and never to be renewed or re.
agitated, do, with the return Of peace, de-
mand-- n
First-Immediaie restoration of all the
States to their rights in the Union under The
constitution and civil government of the
American people. ..-. q
Second-Amnesty for all past political
offences and the regulation Of the elective
franchise in the states by their citizens.
Fhird-Payment of the public debt of
the United States as rapidly as practicable,
all moneys drawn from the people by tax
alton, except so much as is requisite for the
necessi les Of the government economiclly
administered, being honestly applied TO such
payment; and where the obligations of the
| government do not expressly state npon 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 in Justice to
statss' . 'r' 'ui'SO
Fourth-Equal taxation Of every species
Of property according to its real value, in
eluding government bonds and other public
securities. a5
Fifth-One currency for the government
and the people, the laborer and the Office
holder, Pensioner and soldier, the producer
and the bondholder.
Sixth-EcOnomy in the administration of
the government, the reduction Of the stand :
ing army and navy, the abolition of the
| freedmen's bureau Great cheersI and all
political instrumentalities designed to secure
negro supremacy, the simplihcation Of the
system of taxation and the discontinuanee
of inquisitOrial modes of assessing and col.
lecting internal revenue, so that tie burden
of taxation Wsy be equalized and le,sened.
and the credit Of the government and the
currency made good, the repealof allenact-
ments for enrolling state MALTA into the
national forces in time of peace, and tariff
for revenue upon foreign imports, and such
equal taxation under the internal revenue
laws as viii afford incidental protection to
domestic manufactures and as will, without
impsiriDg the revenue impose the least bur-
den upon and best promote and encourage
al the great industrial interests of the coun=
try. r- r. "
Sevenih--Reform of abuses in the admin
\ istratiOn; the expulsion of corrupt men
from office; the abrogation of useless Offices.
the restoration of rightfuI authority to. snd
the Independence OF, the executive and Incl
cial departments Of the government the
subordination of the military to the ciyfi
power, to the end that the usurpatiops of
Congress and the despotism Of the sword
may cease. Hs- f. A8u- +.
Eighth--Equal rights and protection for
naturalized and native born citizens at home
and abroad; the assertion of American nation
ality which shall command the respect of
foreign powers and furnish an example and
encouragement to peoples struggling for ma
tiOnal integrity, constitutional liberty and
individual rights; and the maintenance of
the rights Of naturalized citizens against the
obsolete doctrine OF illimitable allegiance
aud the claims of foreign powers to punish
them for crimes committed beyond their
jurisdiction.
Mr.. Bigler Of Penn, offered a resolution
that the Convention do now proceed to nom
mate candidate for President of the United
States Gohesrs. --
Some confusion ensued here, but the
Chair put the question at once, and it was
decided in the affirmative.
Mr.. Seymour said it was important that
the Convention, before proceeding to ballot,
should clearly understand what the two
thirds rule is. He was very anxious that no
misapprehenson shall arise after a ballot
shall have been taken. He would announce
that twO-thirds of the entire number of dele
gates shall be necessary to nomination,