The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-14
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Presidenl,
Ho6RATIo sEYMoU OF. N, Y.
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GEN. F. P. BLAIR, OF MISSOURI.
80 THE PLATFORM
OF THE
Democratic National Convention.

Ine Oemocratlc party, In National Con-
vention assembled; reppsing it's trust in
the intelligence, patriotism and discrimi-
mating justice OF the people-standing
upon the Constitution as the foundation
and limitation OF the powers of the Go
vernment, and the guarantee Of the liber-
ties Of tho citizen, and recognizing the
questions Of slavery and secession as
having been settled, for all time to come,
by the war, or the voluntary action of the
Southern States, in Constitutional Con-
ventions assembled. and never &c be &c
newed or re-agitated, do, with the return
of peace, demand:
1st. Immediate restoration of all the
States to their rights in the Union, un der
the Constitution, and Of civil government
to the American people.
"a. Amnesty for all past political
offences, and the regulation of the elective
franchise in the States by their citizens.
Sd. Payment of the public debt OF the
United States AZ rapidly as practicable;
oil moneys drawn from the people by tax
alton, except so much as is requisite for
the neoessitios of the Government, econo-
mically administered, being honestly ap-
piled to such payment; and, where the
obligations OF the Government do not
expressly state upon their face, or the
law under which they we're issued does
not provide that they shau be paid in
coin, they ought, in right and in justice,
be paid in the lawful money of the United
States.
4th. Equal taxation of every species of
property, according to its real value, in
Guiding Government bonds and other pub
lie securities.
5th. One currency for the Govern
and the people, the laborer aud the office
holder, the pensioner and the soldier, the
producer and the bond-holder. ~:
9th. Economy in the administration OF
the Government; the reduction of the
standing army and navy; the abolition of
the Preedmen's Bureau, and all political
instramentalities designed to secure
negro supremacy; simplification of the
system and discontinuance of inquisitori-
oil modes of assessing and collecting inter-
nal revenue, so that the burden of taxa
ton may be equalized and lesseued, the
credit of the Government and the curren-
cy made good the repeal of all enact
ments for enrolling the State militia into
national forces in time of peace; and a
tariff for revenue upon foreign imports,
and such equal taxation, under the inter-
nal revenue laws, as will afford incidental
protection to domestic manufactures. and
as will, without impairing the revenue,
impose the least burden upon and best
promote and encourage the great indus
trial interests of the country.
7th. Reform of abuses in the administra-
tlon, the expulsion OF corrupt men from
the restoration of rightful authority to
and the Independence Of the executive
and judiciary departments of the Govern
ment, the subOrdination OF the military to
the civil power, to the end that the
usurpations Of Congress and tho despot-
ism of the sword may cease.
Sth. Equal rights and protection for
naturaiized and native-boIn citizens, at
homo and abroad; the assertion Of Ameri-
can nationality which shall command the
respect OF foreign powers, and furnish an
example and encouragement to people
struggling for national integrity, consti-
tutional liberty and individual rights; and
the maintenance of the rights OF natural
lied citizens against tho ho,absolute doctrine
of immutable allegiance and the claims of
foreign pc vers to punish them for alleged
crime com nitted beyond their jurisdic-
ton. ..i
In demanding these measures and re-
forms, we arraign the radical party for its
disregard Of right, and the unparalleled
oppression and tyranny which have mark
ed it's career. After the most solemn and
unanimous pledge of both Houses of Con-
gress to prosecute the war exclusively for
the maintenance of the Government and
the preservation Of the Union, under the
Constitution, it has repeatedly violated
that most sacred pledge, under which
alone was rallied that noble volunteer
army, which carried our flag to victory.
Instead of restoring the Union, it has.
so far as is in its power, dissolved it, and
subjected ten States, in times OF profound
peace, to military despotism and negro
supremacy.
1t has nullifed there the right of trial
by jury; it has abolished the Ha6eas cor
puS, that most sacred writ of liberty; it
has overthrown the freedom of speech and
the press; it has substituted arbitrary
seizures and arrests, and military trials
and secret star-chambcr inuusitions for
the cons stitutional tribunals; it has disre-
Garded, III time OF peace, the right of the
people to be free from searches and seiz-
urea; it has entered the post and telegraph
oiiices, aud even tho private rooms of in
GiViduals, and seized their private papers
and letters, without any specific charge or
notice OF affidavit, as required by the or
game law; 1T has converted the American
capitol into bastile; it has established n
system Of spies and official espionage to
which no constitutional monarchy OF Eu-
rope would now dare to resort; it has abe
llshed the right of appeal on important
co.istitntional questions to tho supreme
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