The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-09-22

yerzary of the Nation BIRTH and they are
now eraboaliments Of the great tFHfh spoken
at It's cradle, THAT Gill men aTe GFeMss4 saessa
equal that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unaiienable rights
aI,,o.,g which arr. life. liberty and the ptlr<
suit Of happiness; that tor The aftalnmeaN
nf flstse ends governments have Deen AnsSl~
tuted among men, deriving their Jn&E PQ%s
ers from tile consent OF the goveFneu
Until These truths are eheerfNllX Grey &e1s9sl
ii need be. vigorously enforefu. .he "osA
OF the ReDuhiican party is unfinished.
3. The permanent pacihcation q kne
Sotft hern section Of the Uiii0lis And ihe AKEs
pratpc.ios, of all its citizens ln the Sree err
iovneut Of all their rights and duties 70
which the Republican party stands saefe1ly
pledged The power to provide FOR ne en-s
fs,rcemert of the principles eFlnauleu ~
the recent Constitutional Atneu0Meug ~
vested by flFnse amendments lri eFie I0hE
of fhe United States. and we declare " - ":
be the solemn obligation of the Legislative
and executive departments of the governs
nTplit. to put into immediate and vigorous
exercise all their constitutional powers JOE
removing any just cs1tises for dtseohfrnb 1sh
the part of any class. and for securing IU
every American citizen compIete liberty
and exact equality IN the exercise OF AL
civil. political and public rights osthsg
end we inperativey demand Congress
anil a Chief Exeentive, whose courage anM
fidelity TO these daties shall MOI faIter untA
these results are placed beyond dispute cr
recall.
4. In the first act of Congress signed BY
President Grant. the National Government
assumed To remove any doubts Of tfR ptf@
pose to discharge all iuSf obligations w tine
public creditors. aud ..soleHiiily pledged lfs
faith to make provisions ut fiie earliest pfmc-
tic4ible leriod for the redemption Of the
United States notes In cxiin. C0nimeretN5
prosperity. public morals and national cred%
il demand that the promise he fsilfilled hy
II continuous and steady progress 90 specie
payment.
and heads of departments are TO make nOnl-
nations for office, the Senate Is 10 advise
aud consent to appOinfmeiits.a and the House
of Representatives, Is 70 accuse and prose-
cute faithless officers. The hest Interest Of
the public service demands that these dis
tinctions be respected that Senators aud
Representatives who may be jHssges anu nc
cuSers. should moi Acfnte appointments to
office. The invariable rnle III appointments
should have reference to the honesty Hsiels-
ty and capacity of fiie appoinfees. giving
10 the party in power those places where
harmony and vigor of administration re-
qnire IT'S policy to be represented. but per
| mitting all others 10 lie filed by persons
selected with sole reference to the efficiency
| 10 the public service. and fhe right OF all
citizens to share III the honor Of rendering
faithful service to the country
6. We jaice in the quickened conscience
of the people concerning political AtIsiiES.
and will hold all public officers TO N rl&td
responsibility. and engaga that the prose-
ension aud punishment of all WIN betrHy
official trusts shall be swift, thorough, ansl
un-paring.
| z. Tie pnblic school system of the several
StiteS Is the buIwaris of the American RE-
pnbIic. and with view TO its secnrify mid
| permaneuce. we recommend M ar;sendmetsE
| to tile Constitution of the United States for
hi l1ftu inf of r4F4Taftfe
| funds or property for the benefit OF Mny
schools or institutions under sectariau con-
troll.
8. The rerenue necessary for current ex-
penaiinreS and the obligations ofthe public
debt. must be largely derived from dntiVs
upob inpnrfations. which, so FIR as p0ssi-
bile. should be adin-teti to promote The iil-
teresfs of American labor. and advance tile
prosperity of the Whole country.
8. We raffirrl orr opposition tn further
grants of the pnillic .aiIds tn corporations
and monopolies. and demand that the ma
tional domain be devoted 10 the free uses OR
the people,
III ii + the imperative dufy OF the gov
ernInent to modify existing tre.fis.s with
Europeans governments that the same pro-
tertion shall lie afforded 10 the ad 7I,fed
American CITIZEN flat is given to fl'e native
born. and thaf all necessary laws should he
passed To protect Immigrants. IN the AlD-
sence OF power III the States for that pur-
pose.
IL. II is the Immediate slntv nf Congress
to fully iAveStiga he effect Of fhe iSnmi~
grafton ami importation of MnngOliaals mp
un the moral and material Interests OF the
country.
II. The Republican party recognizes with
approval the substantial advances recently
made toward the establishment Of eqrlE
rights tor wninan BY the many fmpnMame
amendments effected by Rrpnhlican legis-
laturtS. in the laws which concern IRE per-
snnal AMI property relations OF wives
matiiefS alid willows. and hy The appoint@
nleft aDek election of women Il, fhs supeF1n-.
teIidenee of trlncitf0ii. of charities. Hufl
other public trusts. The honest demandS
of this class of citizens for additional rights
privileges. aud imnuniIies. shonld be treat
ed viii, respectful consideration.
13. The Constitution confers upon Con-
gresS sovereign power over the Territories
of the United States for their govprnlneiit4
and in the exercise of this power II u right
aid the duty of Congress TO prohibit aud
exiirpate IN the Territories that relic %
barba risln. poiygalny aud we demand
such legislation as shall SECURE this end and
the supremacy of American institutions iiA
all the Territories.
a. The pledges which the nation las
given to her soldiers and sailors miiet he
untitled. and q grateful people viii always
hold those who ifnperiled their lives fDr
their c0nnfry preservation In fIle kinfA@Nk
remembrance.
l5. we sincerely deprecnte al sectional
feelings aud tendencies. We. fherpf0r<
note with deep solicitnde. that the Demo
cratic party counts. as its chief hope OF kE1c-
cess upon the electoral vote Mt united
South secured through The efforts of tIlnHe
who were recently array Oh against sae nm
ton. and we invoke the earnest atfebffon
of the country 70 the grave trnth that 8
success TINS achieved weHlsf reopen <peli0nss
al strife, inperii national honor and hmman
rights.
49, We charge the Democratic rnrtY
with being the same hi characfFf and etiFif
as whem it synpathisesi with tresa0n; WITH
making lis coniri of the House OF Repre-
senfatiyes the sriunph and opportunity dc
the natieil : recent fees with rpas@GFtsmR
AMI applauding iii the National tsuI lfMI xtSS
sentiments of unrepeIiaut rebellion wItk
sending Union soldiers g the rs;lr. Nlsst
with deliberately proposing to rfs5ndiaA6
the plighted Erisi Of the goxefnsncssi wifk
being false and imnecile npnn the 0xssrMFsNsF@
owing financial questions with afkirM
the ends of justice by its partisan ri l<unfiS