The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-08
PRINCIPLES ENUNCIATED BY THE RE-
.e PUBLICANS OF VIRGINIA.

The Republicans of Virginia, in Convention
assembled, about to enter upon the canvass for
the election of a President and Nice-President
oil the United States, now formally announce
their principles to the voters of tins Common
wealth.
From 1865 to 1872 they have continually and
unwaveringly held and proclaimed the same
principles !; and they hereby reiterate and
affirm the resolutions of their State Conventions
held in 1866, 1867, 1865 1869, 1870, and 1871.
These principles have been embodied in the
l3th l4th, and 18th amendments of the national
constitution and in the civil rights act of April
g. 1866 the enforcement act of May 80, 1870, and
the amended enforcement act of April 20, 1871 !;
which principles in brief are
l. That slavery shall never exist in this Union !;
That all native and naturaliZed inhabitants of
these states shall be citizens of the Union, enti
tied to absolutely equal rights, civil and poiiti
cal;
That the elective franchise and the right of of
fceholding shall belong to all citizens of proper
| age, not guilty of crime, irrespective of race
color, OF any other proscfiptlve quallfcation;
2: That the laws of Congress passed for the
| enforcement of these rights should be diligently
executed; and that if, in practice, these laws
! should be found inadequate for this purpose,
other laws should be enacted by Congress effect
| aai to that end.
| 3. That these constitutional amendments and
| the laws for their enforcement embody not only
the Just principles of equality and right; but
| those OF true Christian liberation and that we
oppose all prescription for opinion sake, and all
eDdeayors to infuse spirit of hatred and HOSTILE
| ty in the minds of one class of citizens against
|
| f. That we challenge the world to produce
| financial results more successful than have been
| achieved by the national administration. The
national debt has been diminished three hundred
| millions Of dollars, while taxation by the nation
| al government has been largely and steadily re-
duced. Our credit has improved and strength
ened at home and abroad the perpetrators OF
| fraud and embezzlement have been vigorously
pursued and promptly punished the revenues
| have been collected by officers held by the Pres
dent TO the most rigid accountability, all oil
which has produced the present satisfactory
| condition OF the national treasury.
| o. That well conducted and faithfully ad
ministered system of free schools, in pursuance
of the State constitution, whereby the children
of the people shall be universally educated is !
cardinal policy of the Republican party ant
necessary to the well being of society; and al
one means of securing an efficient management
Of the free schools of Virginia, favor the cleo
ton Of sch DOL trustees by the people in sucl
manner that the minority as well as the major
ity may be represented in the school boards.
g. That it is due to the Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction of Virginia, that this Convention
should express their approval of his late able re
port, as giving earnest of his competency AM
hdellty OF intention in the discharge of his i'm
portant duties.
z. That the so-called Conservative party o
this state, by its unjust laws and proscriptiv
|, spirit, by its attempts TO hold the mass of tn
people IN ignorance, by its pernicious fnapcia
iegilation and its oppressive taxation, has fol
1elted all claim 10 the support OF the people G
Virginia and has shown that party is unfit I
exist which, Ike It, Is organized on the prime
pie OF political and social prescription and hel
together by no common bond but that of hatre
towards the national government and its SUI
, porters.
8. That the wise provisions of the homestea
clause in our State constitution have been i,
! nored by the Judiciary or ruled upon In such
, manner as to deny 10 our people its intende
benefits,