The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-16
VOLUME XXIv--NUMBER 255.

DER SECTIONAL control. Great cheers.
8. The revenue necessary for current
expenses, and the obligations Of the pub
lie debt, must be largely derived from
duties upon importations, which 90 far
as possible should be adjusted to promote
the interest Of American labor, and ad-
vance the prosperity Of the whole coun'
try. [Cheers.
0, We reatirm our application 10 fur
ther grants Of the public lands and cor.
porations and monopolies, and demand
the national domain be donated TO free
homes for the people.
10. Il is the imperative duty Of the
Government so to modify existing treA-
ties with European Governments, that
the same protection shall be afforded to
the adopted American citizen that Is
given to the native.born, and that all
necessary laws should be passed TO pro-
tect emigrauts in the absence Of power in
the States for that purpose.
II. II Is the immediate duty OF Con-
gress to fully investigate the effects Of the
immigration and importation Of Mongo-
lians on the moral and material interests
Of the country.
IL. The Republican party recognizes
with approval the substantial advance re.
Gently made toward the establishment Of
equal rights for women by the many i'm.
portant amendments effected by Republi.
can Legislatures IN their laws, which con.
Germ the personal and properly relations
OF wives, mothers and widows, and by the
appointment and election OF women TO the
superintendent OF education, charities
and other public trusts; the honest de-
mands Of this class Of citizens for addi.
tijnal rights, privileges and inmunities
should be treated with respectful consid.
GRAFTON.
IS. The Constitution confers on Con-
gress sovereign power over the Terrific
ries OF the United States for their govern
ment, and in the exercise Of this power il
is the right and the duty Of Congress to
prohibit and extirpate in the Territories
that relic OF barbarism polygamy, and We
demand such legislation as shall secure
this end and the supremacy Of American
institutions in all the Territories. [Ap-
plause.]
Il. The pledges which the nation has
given to our soldiers and sailors must be
fulfilled. The grateful people will always
hold those who periled their lives for the
c6untry's preservation in the kindest re-
membrance.
10. We sincerely deprecate all Sec
tionalism. We therefore, note with
deep soIicitude that the Democratic party
counts as its chief hope Of success upon
the electoral vote Of united South,
secured through the efforts Of those who
we're recently arrayed against the nation,
and we invoke the earnest attention OF
the country to the grave truth that q
success thus achieved would reopen sec
tional strife and imperil national honor
and human rights.
&C. We charge the Democratic party
as being the same in character and spirit
as when it tsympathired with treason; with
making its control OF the House,o Of Rep
resentatives the triumph and the op-
portunity OF the nations recent foes; with
reasserting and applauding in the
national capitol the sentiments OF un-
repented rebellion; with sending union
soldiers to the wall and promoting con-
federate soldiers TO the front; with de-
liberately proposing to repudiate the
plighted faith Of the government; with
being equally false and imbecile on the
over shadowing financial question; with
thwarting the ends Of Justice by its parti-
san mismanagement and obstruction OF
investigation; with proving itself
through the period Of It's ascendancy in
the lower House Of Congress utterly in
competent TO administer the government.
We warn the country against trusting q
party thus alike unworthy, recreant and
incapable. Cheers.
IL. This national administration merits
commendation for its honorable work in
the management Of domestic and foreign
affairs, and President Grant deserves the
continued and hearty gratitute Of Amer
ian people for his patriotism and his I'M
mense services in war and in peace.
[Cheers.
Mr.. Pierce, OF Massachusetts-Mr
President and gentlemen Of the Conven-
toni desire TO move an amendment 10
the platform which has been offered, and
to make few remarks for the support
Of that amendment. lmove TO amend by
striking out what appears upon the llth
page in relation to the Mongolian inves-
[Applause. The Republican
party in this Centennial year is twenty
years old and meets to-day for the pixth
time in the National Convention, and this
is the first time in all that long time that
any attempt had ever been made to put in
It's platform determination against race.
[Cheers.1 In 1858 on the praries OF llli-
nois, Abraham Lincoln met his great an.
tagonist. on this ground that no where in
the Declaration Of Independence had
that dOctrine been confined to Caucasian
10 the exclusion Of African, Mongolian or
other races. denounce therefore, that
resolution as adeparture from the life and
memory Of Abraham Lincoln, l dsnOunce
Ihatit is.a departure from every repub.
lican platform adopted, by every Repub.
licsd National Convention. l denounce
It us violation Of the principles Of the
Declaration Of Independence. l denonnoe
il as contrary 10 the great law Of Chris
tian life which strictly proclaims that
there Ia no distinction between Jews and
GentileS. l therefore move this amend
ment. will not accept this resolution.
1t is not my doctrine, Il is not the doctrine
OF New England, not q member from New
England voted for Il and the onl- African
in our committee recorded his vote
against it.
Gov. Axtell, OF New Mexico--In rela.
ton 10 the proposed amendment desire
the patience OF the convention for but
ono or two words. The republicans Of
the Pacific S.ates--in fact, all persons,
irrespective OF party-desire that Con.
gress should investigate the question Of
Mongolian or Chinese immigration.
There ia no other action called for by
the resolution than simply to investigate
that question. It Is claimed by those
who are best informed on this subject
that this immigration Is not In good
faith; that It Is, in fact, an importation
OF coolies and slaves; that it Is an i'm.
portation Of labor hired in China at the
prices paid there I've will suppose at
four dollars u month, with contracts run.
ming three or four years under the coolie
SYSTEM; that they come under the pre-.
tense OF immigration to this country, and
by their presence, by their customs, by
their pagan and filthy habits, degrade
American labor. [Cheers.l We have