The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-06-12

1he National Republican party of the United
States, assembled in National Convention in the city
of Chicago, on the 2lst day of May, 1865, make tie
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
States lately in rebellion Of constitutions securing
equal civil and political rights to all; and 1t is the
duty of the Government to sustain those institutions
and to prevent the people of sach 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
tionsl crime; and the national honor requires the
payment of the public Indebtedness in the utter
most good faith to all creditors home and abroad
not only according to letter, but the spirit of the
laws under which it was contracted.
L. 1t ia due to the labor of the nation that taxa
ton should be equazed, and reduced as rapidly us
the national faith will permit.
g. The national debt, contracted as it has been for
the preservation of the Union for ell time to eome
should be extended over fair period for redemption;
and it is the duty of Congress to reduce tho rate Of
interest thereon, whenever it be honestly done.
6. That the best policy to diminish our burden of
debt il to improve our credit that capitalists viii
seek loan money at lower rates OF interest than
we now pay, and must continue 10 pay so long re-
pudaton partial or total open or covert, ia threat
ened or suspected.
7. The Government of the United States should be
administered with the strictest economy; and the
corruptions which have been 30 shanefully nursed
and fstered by Andrew johnson call loucly for radi-
cal reform.
5. We profoundly deplore the un.mely and tragic
death of Abraham LINCOLN aud 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 usurped
high legislative aud judicial functions; who has re-
fused to execute the laws; who has used his ligh
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 citizen; who has abused the pardon
ing power; who has denounced the national legisa.
ture as unconstitutional who has persstently and
corruptly resieted, by every means in his power,
every proper attempt at the reconstruction Of the
States lately in rebellion; who has perverted the
| public patronage into an engine of Wholesale cor
| ruption; and who has been justly impeached FOL
| high crimes aud msdemeanors, and properly pro-
nounced guilty thereof by the vote of thirtY.five
| Senator's
| o The doctrine of Great Britain and other Eu
| ropean powers, that because man is once subject
he is ways So must be resisted at every hazard by
the United States relic of feudsl times, not au
thoized by the laws OF Lations and atwar with oui
national honor and Independence. Naturalized cit
liens are entitled to protection in all their rights
citizenship, as though they were netive-born anG
no citizen of the United States, native natural
lied must be liable to arrest and imprisonment bj
any foreign power for acts done or words spoken u
this and, IL 60 arreBi6u Gnu imprisoned, II
is the duty OF the Government to Interfere in his be
| half.
TO- Of all who were faithful in the trials of thu
| late war there were none entitled to more e5peoia
/ honor than the brave soldiers and seameu who en-
dured the hardsips Of campaign and cruise, and i'm
periled their lives in the service of the country
| the bounties aud pensions provided by the laws TO
these brave defenders of the nation are obligation
| never to be forgotten; the widows and orphans o
the gallant dead ere the wards Of the people-a SO
| cred legacy bequealed to the nations protecting
care.
IL. Foreign immigration, which in the past he
| added SO much to tho wealth, deyelopement, and n
Sources and increase of power to this republic To
asylum of the oppressed OF all nations, shonld b
fostered and encouraged by liberal and Just policy
II This convention declares itseli In sympath
with all oppressed peoples struggling for their right
49, That we highly commend the spirit OF nj &
naninity and forbearance with which men who hay
served in the rebellion, but who now frankly an
honestly cooperate with Us in restoring the peac
of tho country aud reconstructDg tue soutt
ern State governments upon tho basis OF impartls
justice and equal rights are received BACK lnto "a
communion OF the loyal people; and we favor I'd
removal of the disquahcations and restr1ctions III
| posed upon the late rebels in the same measure
the spirit Of disloyalty will die out and as may be col
sistent with the safety of the loyal people.
IA That we recognize the great principles isi
| down in the immortal Declaration of lndependeuc
as the true foundation of democratic governInc ni
and we hail with gladness every effort toward nal
ing these principles living reality en- every inch
American soil.