The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-06
PRINCIPL ES ,ENDNCIATED BY FILE RE
pUByJCANS OF VIRGINIA.

TIL Republicans of Virginia, in Convention
assembled, about 20 enter upon the canvass Ior
the election of a President and Jis"e-Presldeht
oil the United States, now formally announce
their principles to the voters of this ColI'uioh-
wealth.
From 1860 to 1872 they have continually and
unwaveringly held and proclaimed the same
principles and they hereby reiterate and re-
affirm the resolutions of their State Conventions
held in 1866, 1867, 1865, 1860, 1870, and 1871.
These principles have been embodied in the
18th, nth, and 18th amendments of the national
constitution and in the civil rights act of April
0, 1866, the enforcement act of May 80, 1870, and
the amended enforcement act of April 20, 1871:
which principles in brief are =
/. That slavery shall never exist in this Union
That all native and naturalized inhabitantso of
these states shall be citizens of the Union, enti-
tied TO absolutely equal rights, civil and politi-
cal;
That the elective franchise and the right ofof-
fice-holding shall belong to all citizens of proper
age, not guilty of crime, irrespective of race,
color, or of any other proscriptiye qualification;
2. That the laws of Congress passed for the
enforcement of these rights should be diligently
executed; and that II, in practice, these laws
should be found inadequate for this purpose,
other laws should be enacted by Congress effect
ual to that end.
8. 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
eDdeavors to infuse q spirit of hatred and HOSTILE
ty in the minds of one class of citizens against
another on political grounds.
4, 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
III 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 Presi-
dent to the most rigid accountability, all of
which has produced the present satisfactory
condition of the national treasury. .hs =
8. That u well conducted and faithfully al
ministeTed system of free schools, in pursuance
of the State constitution, whereby the children
of the people shall be universally educated, is IL
cardinal policy of the Republican party, and
necessary to the well being of society and as
one means of securing an efficient management
CT the free schools of Virginia, we favor the cleo
ton of sch DOL trustees by the people in such
manner that the minority as well as the major
ity may be represented in the school boards.
g. That 1t 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 and
fidelity of intention in the discharge of his i'm
dortant duties.