The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-06-08

Inc National hepupllcan party Oh INC uniteu
States, assembled in National Convention in the city
of Chicago, on the 2lst day of May, 1856, make the
following declaration of principles:
l. We congratulate the country ON the assured
success of the reconstruction policy of Congress-
evinced by the adoption, in the majority of the
equal civil and political rights to ALI and it is the
duty of the Government to sustain those institutions
and to prevent the people of such States from being
RENTED to state of anarchy.
2. The guaranty by Congress OF equal suffrage to
all loyal men at the South was demanded by every
consideration of public safety, of gratitude, and of
JUSTICE and must be maintained while the question
of suffrage in all the loyal States properly belongs
to the people of those States.
3. We denounce all forms of reputation as ma
tional crime; and the national honor requires the
payment of the public indebtedness in the utter
good faith to all creditors at home and abroad
not only according to letter. but the spirit of the
laws under which it was contracted.
A. 1t is due to the labor of the nation that taxa
ton should be equalized, and reduced rapidly
the national faith will permit
g. The national debt, contracted it has been for
the preservation of the Union for all time to come
should be extended over fair period for redempton
and ia the duty of Congress to reduce the rate
interest thereon, whenever 1t can be honestly done.
6. That the best policy to diminish burden of
debt is to improve credit that capitalists will
seek to loan money at lower rates of interest than
we pay, and must continue TO pay SO long as re-
7. The Government of the United States should be
administered with the strictest economy; and the
corruptions which have been so shamefully nursed
and fostered by Andrew johnson call loudly for radi
cal reform.
g. We profoundly deplore the untimely and tragic
death of Abraham Lincoln and regret the accession
to the Presidency of Andrew johnson, who has acted
treacherousy to the people who elected him and the
cause he was pledged to support; who has usurpsd
high Legislative and judicial functions who has
fused to execute the laws; who has used his tigh
Office to induce other officers TO ignore and violate
the laws who has employed his executive powers
to render insecure the property the peace liberty
and life of the citzen who has abused the pardon
ing power; who has denounced the national legisa-
ture as unconstitutional who has persstently and
corruptly resisted, by every means in his power,
every proper attempt at the reconstruction of the
States lately i'll rebellion; who has perverted thy
public patronage into an engine of Wholesale cer-
| ruption; and who has been justly impeached for
| high crimes and misdemeanors, and properly pro-
nounced guilty thereof by the vote of thirty five
| Senators.
| o. The doctrine of Great Britain and other Eu.
ropean powers, that because man is once subject
he il always 80, must be resisted at every hazard by
the United States relic of feudal times, not
thorized by the laws of nations, and at with
| national honor aud independence. Naturalzed cit
entitled to protection in all their rights OF
citizenship, as though they were native-born and
| no citizen of the United States native natural
| lied must be liable to arrest and imprisonment by
any foreign power for acts done or words spoken in
this country; and if arrested and imprisoned, ii
i'd the duty OF the Government TO interfere IN MS be-
| half.
| TO- OF all who we're faithful in the trials of the
late war; there were entitled to more especial
| honor than the brave soldiers and seamen who en-
dured the hardships OF campaign and cruise, and I'M
perilled their lives in the service OF the country
the boantes and pensions provided by the laws for
these brave defenders of the nation obligations
| never to be forgotten the widows and orphans of
the gallant dead are the wards Of the people-a sa-
cred legacy bequeaihed to the nations protecting
| care.
| H. Foreign immigration, which in the past has
added much to the wealth, developement, and re
Sources and increase of power to this republic the
| asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be
fostered and encouraged by liberal and just policy
| 10. This convention declares itself in sympathy
with all oppressed peoples struggling for their rights
| 10. That we highly commend the spirit of mag
nanimity and forbearance with which men who have
| served in the rebellion, but who now frankly and
| honestly cooperate with in restoring the peace
| of the country and reconstructng the eouth.
| ern State governments upon the basis OF impartial
Justice aud equal rights received back into the
| communion of the loyal people; and we favor the
| removal of the disquafcations and restrictions I'M
| posed upon the late rebels in the same measure as
the spirit of dsloyalty will die out ana as may be con
sistent with the safety of the loyal people.
IA. That we recognize the great principles iaic
| down in the immortal Declaration OF Independence
| as the true foundation of democratic government
and we hail with gladncss every effort toward max
ing these principles living reality on every inch o
American coil.