The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-29

Specie Payments, Governmeo&~a
simplicity and no federai in'e
ference south.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-DurIng the
recent differences among the Repuoll'
cans in Congress, the tendency OF which
is to weaken the party and lessen Its In
fiuence throughout the country, the
Democrats have pursued the sagacious
policy Of keeping quiet counsellng
unity and harmony among themselves
and letting the Republicans quarrel as
they pleased. The spectacle Of Repub-
licans fighting each other suggests to
the Democrats the story Of the Kilken-
nv cats. The Democrats are carefully
watching the progress and the tenden-
cies of events. Being numerically in
the minority, they have not deemed 1t
wise to inaugurate any positive policy
concerning the important questions In
which the interests of the country are
involved, seeing that the course the OPP
position is pursuing furnishes them 30
much to criticise They have been In
clned to coufine themselves principally
to antagonism to what they consider
from their standpoint to be wrong on
the part oil the Administration and the
Republican party. They begin to have
some doubts, however, as to whether
the Democracy Of the country will be
satisfied with continuance OF this
passive policy. They think it is not
necessary that the people should
know wherein the policy Of the party
in power is erroneous, but that they
should know what course the other
party would pursue should it succeed to
power. They do not consider it sound
craftsmanship to confine themselves ex-
clusively to critical opposition, but, on
the contrary, they believe they should
enunciate certain great measures OF pub
lie policy which would govern the Dem
ocratic party should it be called upon
to resume the administration OF national
affairs. The leading Democrats in Con-
gress are well aware Of the fears ex-
pressed in certain quarters that the adj
vent Of q Democratic administration
and q ruling majority in the House Of
Representatives might restore to great
extent the supremacy Of the South and
involve the country in host Of compli-
Gated aud internal troubles. They in
disnantly disclaim the possibility Of
any such result, and maintain that the
Democratic party Of to-day is truly
national party. Upon many Of the
public questions of the day they enter
tain opinions Numerically opposed
to those of the administration and the
Republican party, and they think it is
time the position they assume among
themselves should be communicated to
the country. With this view it is
understood that, at the earliest favor
able opportunity, Fernando Wood,
who has carefully considered the matter,
will present a resolution in the House
of Representatives declaring that it is
the duty Of Congress ........
FTra-To provide for the immediate
reduction of direct taxation and OF M
port duties to a strictly revenue stan
dard.'
iSscond-To provide for the immediate
reduction OF public expenditures in all
the departments of the government.
=, Third-To abolish all sinecure offices
and the system OF collecting the revenue
by secret informers and spies. =.
Fomth-To restore to the people Of
the States and their local governments
the rights originally possessed by them
under the constitution.
Fyftk-To abolish governmental pa
per money and to restore the only con-
stitutional currency-gold and silver.
iSirth-To reduce the army to peace
footing and abolish system recently
established of employing military Off
GERS in the discharge OF civil duties.
iSeventh-To provide against the &C
emulation and retention Of large sums
Of money in the public Treasury, by
which the interests OF the people are
subordinated to governmental influence
and made dependent upon the caprice
and personal views Of the head of that
department.
Eighh-To prevent the purchase and
sale of the public credit by the Secretary
of the Treasury, at his own option, with
no other control than his individual and
personal will.
NinM-To bring the President and
his Cabinet advisers under the authority
OF law, making them obedient to its pro-
visions and alike with others subject to
its penalties.
1snth-To restore to the Southern
States aed people peace, prosperity and
contentment, which can only be accom-
plished by cessation of vindictive leg
islation and military interference and
recognition Of their equal rights, includ-
ing selEgovernment and political equali-
ty with the other States and peoples Of
the Union.
Elevenh-To revive American COM
merce.,
TucJth-To restore American credit.
TRirteenth-To reinaugurate Ameri-
can republican simplicity in the admin
istration Of public affairs, and .
Fourteenth-To aid, bv all proper
legal and constitutional authority, in
the full development Of the agricultural,
mineral and commercial resources Of
the country.
The Daily Evening Times. spirited
Democratic journal Of Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, furnishes this account