The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-15

The National Republican party Of the United
States, assembled in National Convention in the cit,
of Chicago, on the 2lst day of May, 1866, make tn.
following declaration of principles:
1. We congratulate the country on the assured
success of the reconstruction policy of Congress-
eyinced by the adoption, in the majority of the
States lately In rebellion, OF constitutions securing
equal civil and political rights to all; and it is the
duty of the Government to sustanthose institutions
and to prevent the people of such States from being
remitted to q state of anarchy
q 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 belong
to the people of those States.
3. We denounce all forms of reputation as a ma
tionsl crime; and the national honor requires the
payment of the public Indebtedness in the utter.
most good faith to all creditors at home aud abroad
not only according to letter, but the spirit of the
laws under which it was contracted.
A. 1t 10 due to the labor of the nation that taxa
ton should be equalized and reduced az RAPIDLY as
the national faith will permit.
s. The national debi contracted it has been for
the preservation of the Union for all time to come
should be extended over fair period for redemption
and it is the duty of Congress to reduce the rate
interest thereon, whenever it be honestly DONE
6. That the best policy to diminish our burden of
debt Is to so improve credit that capitalists will
seek to loan money at lower rates interest than
we now pay, and must continue pay 80 long as re-
pudaton, partial or total, open or covert is threat
ened or suspected.
7. The Government of the United States shouId be
administered with the strictest economy; and the
corruptions which have been SO shamefnlly nursed
and f,stered by Andrew johnson call loudly for radi
cal reform.
g. We profoundly deplore the untimey and tragic
death of Abraham Lincoln, and regret the accession
to the Presidency OF Andrew Johnson, who has acted
treacherorsy 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 Ugh
Office to induce other officers to ignore and violate
the laws; who has employed his executive powers
to render insecure the properly the peace, liberty
and life OF the citizen; who has abused the pardon
ing power; who has denounced the national Iegisla-
ture as unconstitutional who has persistently and
corrupty resisted, 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 engine of Who'll, sale cor
ruption; and who has been justly impeached- for
high crimes and misdemeanors, and properly pro-
nounced guilty thereof by the vote Of thirty i've
Senator's
9. The doctrine Of Great Britain aud other Eu.
ropean powers that because man is once a subject
he is al ways so must be resisted at every hazard by
the United States, relic of feudal times not au-
thoiized by the laws OF iations aud atwar with our
national honor and independence. Naturalized cit.
zens entitled to protection in all their rights OF
citizenship, as though they were Dative-born; and
no citizen of the United States native or natural.
zed, must be liable to arrest aud imprisonment by
spy foreign power for acts done words spoken ia
mis- country and, II 80 arrested and imprisoned it
the duty OF the Government to interfere in his be-
lalf.
10. OF all who were faithful In the trials of the
ate war, there were mono entitled to more especial
lonor than the brave soldiers and seamen who en-.
ured the hardships Of campaign and cruise and i'm
,erilled their lives in the service of the country.
he bouDtes and pensions provided by the laws for
hese brave defenders of the nation are Obligations
lever to be forgotten the widows and orphans of |
he gallant dead are the wards Of the peoplea sa-
red legacy bequeaihed to the nations protecting |
are.
IL. Foreign immigration. which in the past has |
dded so much to the wealth, deyelopement and re- |
ources, and increase Of power to this republic tho
sylum Of the oppressed of all nations should be I
Dstered aud encouraged by liberal and lust poicy.
II This convention declares itself in s,mpathy
nth all oppressed peoples struggling for their rights
ID. That we highly commend the spirit of mag
animity and forbearance with which men who have
srved in the rebellion, but who now frankly and
onestly cooperate with us in restoring the peace
the country and reconstructing the South
IN State governments upon the basis of impartial
lstice and equal rights received back into the
ommunion OF the loyal pc pie; aud we favor the
-moval of the disqua c.tions aud restrictions i'm
used upon the late rebels in the same measure as
spirit Of disloyalty will die oft aud as may be CON
stent with the safety of the loyal people
IA That we recognize the great principles laid
Dwn In the immortal Declaration of Independence
thu true foundation of democratic government
nd we bail with gladness every effort toward max.
g these principles living reality on every inch of
mersSan soil. \