The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-06-29


esrea 1as- governments g ttc hga.
efcf . snairersary ctihe naiioa hsrtb,
"a they are sew embo3imcnt - sAe
great irusbs spoken II sis cradle. nai
III meh arc created cqaal that they
aro endowed by their Creator With 5cf.
tain inAlieuabls rights, amoaE which
AZ iife. liberty, add ibe psrsu.s q hap.
piatss that 81 ibo attainment 81
those cads govcrumeals have been TO-.
stitgio8 among men. 3cnviagthcir a.
powers from tbc c0nseut 81 the COY.
cred Until these truihsaro ohccffally
obcyei, and, II need be. vigorously su.
forced. iho work q tie Republican
party i gaGuisbcd
50 The permanent paei6caton 81
The souihern section q the Unioa. aud
tho eompletc protection q al its citl.
zens 10 she free enjoyment Of al their
ughts. are auucs 70 which the Repub-
licaa party Is saercdly pledged The
power 10 provide for the enforcement
u tho principles embodied 10 the re-
cent constitutional amendments isyest.
ca BY those amendments 10 the con
gress o. the United States, and we De.
clare il 10 tie the solemn obligation Of
The Legislative and executive depart.
mcuts Of the government 10 put iato
Immediate aud vigorous exercise all
their constitutional powers for remoy.
ing any Just causes Of discomfort on
the part Of any class aud securing to
every American citizen complete lib
erty aud exact equality in the exercise
Of all civil, political aud public rights
To this end we imperatively demand a
Congress aud chief executive whose
courage and fidelity to these duties
shall not falter until these results are
are placed beyond dispute or recall
lth--ln the first act Of Congress
signed by President Grant, the Nation
al Government assumed TO remove any
doubt Of its purpose to discharge all
just obligations to public creditors, and
sole.nnly pledged its faith TO make
provision at the earliest practical Pc
Rod for the redemption Of the United
States notes in coin. Commercial
prosperity, public morals aud national
credit demand that this promise be full
filed by continuous and steady pro.
gress TO specie payment
9Th ~ Under the Constitution the
Presidents and heads Of departments
are TO make nominations for office, the
Senate ID to advise and consent to ap.
pointments, and the House of Repre-
sentatives is to accuse and prosecute
faithless officers. The best interests Of
the public service demand that these
distinctions be respected that senator's
and representatives who may be judges
aud accusers should not dictate APP.
poitments to Office. The invariable
rule for appointments should have ref
erence TO the honesty, fidelity and ca
pacity of appointees, giving to the
party in power those places where har-
mony and vigor Of administration re-
quire its policy to be represented, but
permitting all others to be filled by
persons selected with sole reference to
the iliciency of the public service and
the right OF citizens to share in the hon
or of faithful service to their country.
6th--We rejoice in the quickened
conscience Of the people concerning
political affairs. We will hold all pub
lie officers to arigid responsibility, and
engage that the prosecution and pun
ishment Of all who betray official trusts
shall be speedy, thorough and unspar-
ling.
7th-Tbe public school system Of
the several States is the bulwark Of the
American Republic, and with view TO
it's security and permanence we re-
commend an amendment TO the Con-
stitutiou Of the United States forbid
ding the application ofany public funds
or property for the benefit Of any school
or institution under sectarian control
sth-- The revenue necessary for cur,
rent expenditures and the obligations
Of the public debt must be largely de-
rived from duties upon importations,
which so far as possible should be so
adjusted as to promote the interests of
American labor and advance the whole
country.
9th We reafirm our opposition to
further grants OF the public lands TO
corporations and monopolies. and de-
mand that the national domain be de-
voted TO free homes for the people.
l0th-It is the imperative duty Of
the government TO so modify existing
reaties with European governmental
that the same protection shall be af-
iorded TO adopted American citizens
that is given TO native born, and all
necessary laws be passed 10 protect
emigrauts in the absence Of power 10
the States for that purpose.
In IL u lie i'm rnnhiaIn hnfN AZ