The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-17
PRINCIPLES ENUNCIATED EY THE RE
rUBLICANS OF VIRGINIA.

The Republicans of Virginia, in Convention
assembled, about to enter upon the canvass Tor
the election of a President and Nice-President
oil the United States, now formally announce
their principles to the voters OF this Common
wealth.
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 1869, 1870, and 1871.
These principles have been embodied in the
18TH 18th, and 10th amendments of the national
constitution; and iii the civil rights act of April
9, 1866 the enforcement act of May 80, 1870, and
the amended enforcement act of April TO- 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 andpollti-
cal;
fice-hodng shall belong TO all citizens of proper
age not guilty of crime, irrespective Of race,
color, or of any other proscriptiye qualiticatlon;
Q. 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
ual to that end. 1.
the laws for their enforcement embody not only
the just principles of equality and right; but
those of true Christian toleration and that we
oppose all prescription for opinion sake, and all
endeavors to infuse spirit of hatred and HOSTILE
ty in the minds of one class of citizens against
another on political grounds.
/ A. 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 Presi-
| dent to the most rigid accountability, all OF
which has produced the present satisfactory
condition of the national treasury
| g. That well conducted and faithfully adj
| ministered system of free schools, in pursuance
| of the State constitution whereby the children
| of the people shall be universally educated, is O
| cardinal policy OF the Republican party, and
| necessary to the well being of society and as
| one means of securing an efficient management
of the free schools of Virginia, we favor the eec
| ton of sch DOL trustees by the people in suci
| manner that the minority we'll as the major
| ity may be represented in the school boards.
| 8. That IL 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 ant
fidelity of intention in the discharge Of his i'm
1 portant duties. Ea u
7. That the so-called Conservative party o