The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-10-06

debt, must be largely derived from duties
J upon ifnportatiOHS. which. so far as possi-
hle, should be adjusted to promote the in
terests OF American labor, and advance the
prosperity of the whole country.
8. We reafffrnl our opposition to further
grants of the public lands to corporations
aud mon0poiieS. and demand that fhe ma
fioDat domain be devoted TO the free uses oi
the people. ts 81 Es=tr4
10. 1t Is the imperative duty of the gov
erninent so to modify existing treaties with
European governments that the same pro-
lection shall be afforded to the adoi,ted
American citizetl that IL given to the native
Ooril, and that all necessary laws should be
passea 70 protect immigrants, in the alb
seHee OF power ffi the States for that Drr.
| pose. p"'
IL. 1t is the Immediate .lutv of Compress
to fully invest fgate the effect of the ffnmi
grafton and importation of Monsolians M
| OH tile moral and material interests of the
II. The Republican party recognizes with
approval the substantial advances recently
| made toward the establishment of eotlsa
rights for woman by the many important
| amendments effected by Republican leois.
latures. i'll the laws which concern the per.
sonal and property relations of wives
mothers aud widows, and by the appoint
ment and election of women to the slperin-
tetraence of education. OF charities, and
other public trlSts. The honest demands
OF this Glass of citizens for additional rights.
privileges. and immunities, shonld be treat.
Ell with respectful consideration.
13. The Constitution confers unon CON
SresS sovereign power over the Territories
OF the United States for their government.
and IN the exercise Of this power it Is right
and the duty of Congress to prohibit and
Eextirpate i'm the Territories that relic OF
baroa risn. polygamy !; and we demand
such legislation as shall secure this end and
the supremacy of American institutions i'm
all the Territories.
a., The pledges which the nation has
gwen 70 her soldiers and sailors must be
fulfilled. and a grateful neoi,le will aIwavs
hold those who imperiied their lives for
their country preservation IN the kindest
remembrance.
10. We sincerely deprecate all sectional
feelings and tendencies. We, therefore
note with deep solieitude, that the Demo
cratic party counts. as its chief hone of suc-
cess. upon the electoral vote of a united
aSonth secured through the efforts of those
who were recently arrayed against the ma
tion. and we invoke the earnest attention
OF the country TO the grave truth that
success thus achieved would reopen section
al strife, imperil national honor and human
rights.
l6. We charge the Democratic party
with oeiug the same in character and spirit
as when itsympathise.l it with TREASON: with
making itS control of the House of Repre-
"sasC9 ttiC triumph ililOs opportunity OF
fhe nation : recent foes !; with ,reassertino
and applan'ling in the National Capital the
seiitinehtS of unrepentant rebellion with
sending Union soldiers to the rear. and
promoting Confederate soldiers tothe front:
with deliberately proposing to repudiate
the plighted fairh ofthe government; with
being false and imoeeile upon the overshaCl-
owing financial questions with thwartire
the ends of Justice by its partisan mfsman-
agemene and obstruction of investigation !;
with proving itself through the period of
its ascei,dancy III the Lower House of Con-
gress. utterly incompetent to administer
the government, and we warn the country
against trusting a party thus alike unwor-
thy. reereaht and incapable y
IL The National Administration merits
commeftlation for its honorable wor6 i'm
the management of domestic and foreign
affairs. and President Grant deserves the
continued hearty gratitude of the American
people for his patriotism and his eminent
services in war and in peace