Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-11-12


Tho following is the test az lhl
resolutions adopted by tho Demo
cratic Convention a. Rochester
New York, on tho 2lsl, which ar
u general in,eresl;
RssolraI, That tie present FEEDER
! al Administration las como shor
Of tho expectations OF lis OWL
friends ani of It's obligations 10 lh
people, aud fails 10 command pub
lio confidence. Its inability 10 dc
viso an intelligent financial Pollel
and tho restoration Of sound cur
rency Us failure TO relieve the IN
ternal revenue system OF oppressive
and complicated features; ils neg
leol Ia reform the larih 30 as Il
avoid favoritlsm 10 the few at the
expense Of the many; It's enormous
gifts To capitalists OF the pnblit
lands, wasting the common proper
~ Of tho people its retention in OF
hee Of unworthy men its main
lerafve of taxes 10 IN extent large
ly in excess of the amount neocssa,
~ to pas the interest on the public
debt aud the expenses of the Gov
crnment; its feeble aud underlined
lcrcign policy aud tho undisgniscd
want ofhprmony between tho Exc
cutivc and Congress, are proofs OF
lis incapacity 10 manage our public
affairs Tor the pnblic good, while its
efforts to Interfere improperly with
dictiDn in the States. aud 10 hinder
immigrants from other lands from
assuming the obligations of citizens,
and its use ofmili,ary forao in many
instances for the purpose of over.
awing voters is an evidence of its
willingness to disgrace tho rights of
tho people and to violate the sound
principles of free government.
ReS0lred, That our tariff of du-
ties, like all taxes. should have the
one only lawful purpose of obtain
ing necessary revenue, and that the
present system of favoritism, mis-
called protection, laying taxes for
the special benefit Of u few capital
lists, is simply robbery OF the rest of
the peoplc, and that, except so far
as the legitimate expenses of tho
Government may require, free trade
is the true policy of the country.
Rcs6,Dei, That we demand the
simplifcation of our system Of Ill
tcrnal revenue, the abolition ofiusc-
less aud inquistorial taxes, and the
reduction Of the whole volume of
taxation now in excess ofthc wants
oflhc Government and the exigen-
cies of the public credit.
Resolrcd, That a well regulated
license system has been demonstra-
ted TO DC IN the interest of temper
ancc and good morals. and that pro
hibiiion, whether by State or local
legislation, is in violation of per-
sonnl rights. .
RcSolved, That tic past history
of the Radical party warrants us in
dcnouncing the recent acts OF Coa-
gross interfering with State clcc-
tions and intimidating foreigners
seeking citizenship as part of II vast
scheme of usurpntioiijand tyranny
intended to sapprcss the right of
free elections and to pcrpctuate the
corrupt rulers at Washington
against thc will Of the people.
ReSolued, That I'VE rejoice at the
downfall ofthc Imperial dynasty Of
France, and trust that on it's ruin Il
republic will be firmly established;
and wG express the earnest hope
that the ooplo of Germany, having
by heroic bravery and brilliant
achievements of arms, shown their
Overwhelming power ability to
resist and rvpol the assaults Of their
enemies, will establish, on an en-
during basis, their own unity under
ono nationality, maintaining, in
Central Europe, the cause of civili-
zation and progress.
Resolred, That our sympathics
and our hopes are with Ireland, Gu
ba, and with all subject dopenden-
cies everywhere which seek ,te,bo
relieved from Il domination alien TO
their soil and hostile to the inter-
csts of their people; and that we
condemn the action of tho Federal
Government in withholding from
Cuba all moral support and active
ly aiding its enemies.
Resolred. That the importa ion
into the United States OF bodies of
Asiatics, held in bondage by con-
tractors accustomed to .abiect obe-
dience and a low rate and scale of
personal comfort, is detrimental to
the dignity and happiness of the
labofiRg classes, and dangerous to
the peace and prosperity of the
State.
~ ,ReSolred, Thatinthe case of those
American citizens recently convict
ed ola violation Of our neutrality
laws aud now. suffering ~imprison-
ment therefor the laws of Justice
and the important objects ofthe law
baying. been attained we believe
that at lhis time an extension of
clemency would be consistent with
the dignity of our Government and
its regard forsinternational obliga-
tons. - rr-rfe aufrtr.-r "a
ResolUed, That us many of the is
sues which have divided good citi-
zcns in the past are now settled, we
invite all conservative citizens, ir-
respective of former political differ
enccs, 10 unite with as in securing
the asccndaney 10 the Government
of the principles on which il was
established, and which, while sus-
tanned by the majority Of the
American people, secured peace and
prosperity for all. i--usrs Clt
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