The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-17

! its corner.st stone. 1t transformed 4,O09OOO
/ human beings from the likeness OF
r eE oCongTess from " the ei''f Infamous
work of hunting fugitive slaves, and charged
! it to see that slavery did not exist; it has
raised the value OF our paper currency from
/ thrty-eight per cent. to the par of gold. 1t has
restored, upon solid basis, payment in coin
! of all National obligations, and has given us a
part Of our extended country. 1t has lifted
I the credit of the Nation from the point where
I siX-ptr-Ccht bonds sold AT So to where four
! percent bonds are eagerly sought at pre-
Under its administration railways have in
I creased from BLOOD miles in 1861 to more than
( 5000 miles in 1873. our foreign trade has in
creased from S1UOOJJ,OO0 to Sl,ljJ,0OO,UOJ in the
same time, and our exports, which were $50,
OOUJOO less than our imports in le6O, were S264,-
/ UUJ,UUU more than our imports IN loIg. without
resOrting TO loans 1t has since the war closed,
i betrayed the ordinary expenses of Government
I besides the acCruing interest on the public
/ debt, and has diSbursed annually more than
! S30,0UOOOO for soldiers and sailors pensions. 1t
has paid SNs0,000,0O0 of the public debt, and, by
refnnding the balance at lover rates, bus re-
/ ducgd the nnual interest CHI rge from nearly
Sl500OJ.UOO t. less than SSi,OUOU 100. All the in
/ dustrles Of the country have revived la or IS
in demand, wages have increased and
I throughout the entire country there is evil
I dence Of coming D. osperity grea er than we
have ever eniOyed. Upon this reco d the
Be Jubl can party asks tor the continues con-
tdence and support of the people and this
! Convention submits for their approval the fol-
I lowing statement of the principles and pur-
poses which VII continue to guide and inspire
i. We afHrm that the work of the Republi-
! canpaTty FOR the last twenty years has been
] such ms to commend it to the favor of the Ma
ton: that the fruits of the costly victories
which we have achieved through immense diff
ticulties should be preserved; that the peace
[ regained should be cherished; that the
Union :, should be perpetuated. and that
| the llpertfes secured to this genera
ton should be transmitted undiIDin-
1 10 cd futnrp hat he prda
tablished and the credit acquired should never
be impaired; that the pensions promised
should be paid; thatthe debt so much reduced
should be extmguished by the full payment of
every dollar thereof; that the reYiVlng indus
tries should be further promoted, and that the
commerce already so great should be steadily
2. Tine Constitution Of the United States is a
supreme law, and not mere contract Out
of cOnfederated states IL made q sovereign
Nation. Some powers are denied to the Ma
ton, while others are denied to the States but
the boundary between the powers delegated
and those reserved is to be determined by the
National, and not by the State, tribunals.
3. The work OF popular education is one left
to the care Of the several States, but it is the
duty of the National Government to aid that
work to the extent of its constitutional ability.
The intelligence of the Nation is but the
aggregate of the intelligence in the several
States, and the destiny of the Nation
must be guided not by the genius of any one
State, but bv the average genius of all. ...
4. The constitution wisely forDids Congress
" uldht any INV respecting All eSldDuSHlAtsAS
OF religion, but it is idle to hope that the Ma
ton can ne protected against the influence OF
sectarlanism while each state is exposed TO
ltS domination. We, therefore, recommend
that the Constitution be so amended as to lay
the same prohibition upon the Legislature of
eacn state, and to forbid the appropriation OF
schools
5. We reaffirm the belief avowed in 1876 that
the duties levied for the purpose of revenue
should so discriminate as TO favor American
labor; that no further ants of the public do
main should be made to any railway or other
corporation; that slavery having persisted in
must die in the Territories; that every
where the protection accorded to a citi-
zen or American birth must be secured to
citizens by American adoption. That we deem
it the duty of Congress to develop and i'm
prove our water-courses and harbDrs, but in
siSt that further subsidies to private persons
or corporations must cease; that the Obliga-
lions of the Republic to the men who pre-
served It's integrity III the hour of battle are
since their final victory. 10 do them hon or is
and shall forever be the grateful privilege and
sac ed duty of tn American people
8. Since the authority 10 regulate Immlgra-
ton and intercourse between the United
States and foreign Nations rests with the Con-
gresS of the United states and the treaty-mak-
ing power. the Republican party, regarding
the unrestricted immigration OF Chinese as a
matter OF grave cOuCernment under the eXer-
else of both these powers would limit and re-
strict that immigration by the enactment of
such Just, humane and reasonable laws and
treaties us will produce that result.
Z. That the purity and patriotism when cnaI-
acterlZed the earlier career of Rutherford b.
Hayes in peace and war, and which guided the
thoughts of our immediate predecessors TO
him for Presidential candidate have contin-
ued TO inspire him in his career as Chief Exec
utive; and that history will accord to his Nd
ministration the hOnors which are due to an
efficient, Just and courteous discharge Of the
public business, and will honor his vetOes in
terposed between the people and attempted
the habitual sacrifice of patriotism and jus
tice to a supreme and Unsuitable lust for Of
flee and patronage; that to obtain possession
OF the National and state Governments and
the control of place and position they have
obstructed all efforts to promote the purity
and to conserve the freedom of suffrage, and
have devised fraudulent ballots, and invented
fraudulent certihcanOn of returns; have la
bored to unseat lawfully-elected members of
Congress to secure at all hazards the vote of
majority of States in the House of Represents
atives; have endeavOred to OCCUPY by
force and fraud the places Of trust given to
Others nv the people of Maine, rescued by the
courage in action of Names patriotic sons:
have, by methods vicious in principle and
tyTannicaI in practice. attached partisan legis-
iatlOn 10 appropriation bills upon whose pas
sage the vey movement OF the Government
depended: have crushed the rights o. the in I
diyidual; have advOc tied the principles and
sought the favor of the rebellion against
the Nation, and have endeavored to ob.iter-
ate the s5Cred memories OF the war and to
overcome its inestimab y valuable results of
Nationality personal freedom AMI Individual {
o The equal, and steady, and complete en-
forcement of the laws, and the protection of
all our citizens in the enjoyment of all privi- I
leges and immunity guaranteed by the Consti- /
tutiOn are the first duties of the Nation. +
TO- The dangers Of SOLID South can only
be averted by a faithful performance OF every
promise which the Nation has made 10 the
citizen. The execution of the laws, and the
punishment of all those who viOiate them, are
the only safe methods by which an enduring
peace can be secured and genuine pros perity T
established throughout the South. hatever
promises the Nation makes the Nation must
perform. A Nation cannot with safety rec-
gate this duty to the States. The "SOlif
South must be divided by the peaceful Rrsl,- .
cieS of the ballot, and all honest opinions m fss
there find free. expression. 10 this end The ?
honest voter must be protected against ter
rur SIN violence or fraud. Fgdf ,fTae1. ~ Sc
I IL And we affirm it to be the duty and tn
purpose of the Republican party t. use alt z
legitimate means TO restore all the states OF /
this Union TO the most perfect harm ony which 7
may be possible, and we submit 70 the
States TO say whether It would not be danger 4
GUS to the dearest interests of our country at I
this time to surrender the administration of 7
the NatiOaa! Government 10 a party which I
which we are so pros perous. and thus bring 4
distrust and confusion where there Is now
order, confidence and hope.
II. The Republican party, adhering to the |
principles affirmed by its last National Con- /
Vention OF respect for the constitutional rules 7
governing appointments to oihce, adopts the .
declaration of President Hayes that the re-
form of the Civil Service should be thorough.
radical, and complete. To this end it demands .
The cooperation of the Legislative with the.
Executive Departments of the Government,
and that Congress shall. so legislate that fit
ness, ascertained by proper practical tests
shall admit TO the public service.