Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-10-01
National Republican Platform.


The National Union Republican party Of the
/ United states, asselnbiedl III National ConNen-
ton city OF Chicago ON the Ut Gay OF May,
1865, made the following declaration oi Prih-
! ciples: 80. ,,,.. o..
suTed success oI Ine reconstruction poIlcy oItoA-
/ gress as evInced by the adoption III a majority
OF the states lately in rebellion of constitutions
securing equal civil and political rights 10 All,
/ and regard IL as the duty oi the government 20
/ sustain these constitutions and 10 prevent the
a people OF such States from beng reunited 10 a
state of anarchy or military rule.
lSecond-The guarantee by Congress OF equal
suffrage 10 all loyal men in the oouthi was oe-
| manded by every consideration OF public safety.
OF gratitude, and OF justice, ana must De mann
| tanned while the question ofsufffage IN all the
loyal States properly belongs TO the people OF
/ those States
T1hrri~We denounce all forms of reputation
| as q national crime, and national honor requlr-
| es the payment OF the Indebtedness IN the ut
most good faith to all creditors, at home and
abroad, not only according to the letter but the
| spirit Of the laws under which it was contrac-
Forvth-It is due to the labor OF he nation that
taxation should be equalized and reduced
rapidly as the national faith will permit
FULt-The national debt, CONTRACTED as II has
been. for the preservation OF the Union for all
time 10 come, should be extended over far
period for redemption. and II is theduty OF Con-
5ress To reduce he rate OF Ierest thereon when
ever il can honestly be done.
&rth-That the best policy to diminish our
capitalists will seek to lend US money at lower
rates OF interest than We now pay, and must
50 tOilS az ltpOuAdNiOtis l1ti1
or total, open or covert, is threatened or sus-
pected- +
should be administered with the strIctest econo-
N.Y. The corruptions which have been SO
shamefully nursed and fostered by Andrew
johnson, call loudly for radical REFORM
ESqlut-We profoundly deplore the untimeIy
and tragic death OF Abraham Lincoln; and re-
gret the accession of Andrew johnson TO the
Presidency, who has acted treacherously to the
people who elected him, and The cause he WAS
pledged TO support; has usurped high legislative
the laws; has used his high office TO induce
other officers to violate the laws; has en-
ployed his Executive power TO render tlse-
cure the property, peace, liberty and LIE oI the
citizen; has abused the pardonlng power; has
denounced the National Legislature Uncon-
sttutional; has persistently and haottual-
ly resisted by every means in his power,
every proper attempt at the reconstruc-
tfon of the States lately in rebellion; has per-
verted the public patronage into an engine
of wholesale corruption, and mas been justly i'm
peached for high crimes and misdemeanors and
properly pronounced guilty thereon by hevoteof
thirty-nVe Senators.
NiJsllt-The doctrine of Great Britain and other
European powers, that because wan is once a
subject he is always SO, must be resisted at every
hazard by the United States q relic of the feu-
dal times not authorized by the law OF nations
and at war with our natioual honor and inde-
pendence. NaturaliZed citizens areentitled to be
protected in all their rights of citizenship as
though they were native born. No citizen of
the United States native or naturaliZed must
be liable to arrest and Imprisonment by any for
eign power for acts done or words spoken in this
country, and il so arrested and imprisoned, il is
the duty of the government to interfere in his
behalf :.
IentIi-Of all who were faithful in the trials OF
the late war, there were mono entitled to more
especial honor than the brave soldiers and sea-
men who endured the hardships of the camp
and the cruise, and imperilled their lives in the
service of the country. The bounties and pen
sions provided by law for these brave defenders
OF the union are obligations never to be forgot
ton The widows and orphans of the gallant
dead are theiwards of the people-a sacred legacy
bequeathed to the nations protecting care.
bteUenth-Foreign emigration which in The
past has added so much to the wealth, and in |
creased the resources of this nation-the asy
lum of all nationS-Should be fostefed and en- ]
couraged by a liberal and just policy.
ItCetUGt-This Convention declares its SYM
pathy with all oppressed people which are |
struggling for their rights
ResOiued, That we recognize the great princi- |
pies laid down in the Declaration OF Indepen- !
dence the true platform of democratic gov |
eminent, and we hail with gladness every effort !
toward making these principles q living reality |
on every inch of American soil.
HesoEUed, That we highly commend the spirit |
of magnanimity and forbearance, With which |
men who have served in the Rebellion but who /
now frankly and honesty cooperate with us in /
restoring the peace OF the country and recon- |
structing the Southern State governments upon |
the basis of Impartial Justice and Equal Rights, 4
are received back into the communion Of the |
loyal people; and we fspeF removal of the
and restrictions imposed upon I
the late Rebels in the same measure their
spirit of loyalty will direct and as may be con-
sistent with the safety OF the loyal people.