The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-02
PRINCIPLES ENUNCIATED by THE RE-
. PUBLICANS OF VIRGINIA.

The Republicans of Virginia, in Convention
assembled about to enter upon the canvass for
the election of President and Vice-President
oil the United States, now formally announce
their principles to the voters of tins Common
wealth. Ets# @s#gttss-a 5G-5sE a4zs-re
From 1865 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. 1868, 1850, 1879, and 1871
These principles have been embodied in the
18TH 14th, and 10th amendments of the national
constitution and in the civil rights act of April
o. 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 naturllized inhabitants of
these states shall be citizens of the Union enti-
tied to absolutely equal rights, civil and politi-
cal; -+ H a~sss 49,
That the elective franchise and the right of Of
fice-holding shall belong to all citizens of proper
age, not guilty of crime, irrespective of race,
color, or ot any other proscriptive qualification
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
ual to that end
3. That these constitutional amendments and
the laws for their enforcement enbody 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 al
endeayors to infuse a spirit of hatred and hostili
ty in the minds of one class of citizens against
another on political grounds
T. That we challenge the world to produce
financial results more successful than have beer
achieved by the national administration The
national debt has been diminished three h,t,,dret
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 O
fraud and embezzlement have been yigorousl,
pursued and promptly punished the revenues
have been collected by officers held by the Presi
dent to the most rigid accountability, all o
which has produced the present satisfactor,
condition of the national treasury
8. That q well conducted and faithfully ad
| ministered system of free schools, in pursuance
of the State constitution, whereby the childrer
| of the people shall be universally educated is ;
cardinal policy of the Republican party, an,
| necessary to The well being of society and a
one means of securing an efficient management
of the free schools of Virginia; we favor the cleo
| ton of sch DOL trustees by the people in suel
manner that the minority as well as the maiol
| ity may be represented in the school boards.
g. That 1t is due to the Superintendent of Pull
| lie Instruction of Virginia, that this Conventio
should express their approval of his late able II
port, as giving earnest of his competency an
fidelity OF intention in the discharge of his in
portant duties, ~ 7