Year: 1868

The Democratic party, in National Con
vention assembled, reposing its trust IN the
intelligence, patriotism and discriminating
justice Of the people; standing upon the
Constitution as the foundation and limita-
ton Of the powers Of the Government and
the guarantee of the liberties of the citizen
and recognizing the questions Of slavery and
secession as having been settled for all time
to come by the war or the voluntary action
of the Southern States in Constitutional
Conventions assembled, and never to be re
newed or reagitated do, with the return Of
peace, demand,


l. Immediate restoration Of all the States
to their rights in the Union under the Con-
stitution and civil government Of the Ameri-
can people.


2 Amnesty for all past political offenses,
and the regulation of the elective franchise
in the States by their citizens, and the pay
ment Of the public debt Of the United States
as rapidly as practicable.


3. All money drawn from the people by
taxation, except so much as is requisite for
the necessities Of the Government, ~economi-
cally administered, should be honestly ap-
piled to such payment, and where the obiga-
tions of the Government do not expressly
state upon their face, or the law under
which they were issued does not provide
that they shall be paid in coin, they ought
IN right and justice be paid IN the lawful
money of the United States.


l. Equal taxation of every species of
property according to its real value, in
eluding Government bonds, and other public
securities.


s. One currency for the Government and
the people, the laborer and the ofice-holder,
the pensiOner and the soldier, the producer
and the bondhoIder.


e EcCppTnv in tho oTT, nj trofiOD Of tho
Government; the reduction Of the standing
army and navy; the adjustment Of the
freedmen's bureau, and all political instru-
mentalities designated to secure negro su-
premacy; simpliication Of the system and
the discOntinuance of inquisitOrial boards
for assessing and collecting internal revenue,
so that the burden of taxation may he
equalized and lessened the credit Of the
Government and the currency made good !;
the repeal of all enactments for enrolling
the State militia into National forces In time
of peace; a tariff for revenue upon foreign
imports, and such equal taxation under the
internal revenue laws as will afford incl
dental protection to domestic manufactures,
and as will, without impairing the revenue,
impose the least burden upon and best pro-
mote and encourage the great industrial IN
terests of the country.


T. Reform of abuses in the Administra-
ton, the expulsion of corrupt men from
Offices, the obrogation of useless Offices, the
restoration of rightfuT authority to, and the
independence of the Executive and Judicial
departments of the Government, the sub
ordination of the military to the civil power
to the end that the usurpations Of Congress
and the despotism of the sword may cease.


s. Equal rights and protection for natural
lied aud native-born citizens at home and
abroad, an assertion of American nationality,
which shall command the respect of foreign
powers, and furnish an example and encour-
agement to people struggling for national in
tegrity, constitutional liberty and individual
rights, and the maintenance of the rights Of
naturalized citizens against the absolute doc
trine OF immutabie allegiance, and the
claims of foreign powers to punish them for
alleged crime committed beyond their juris-
diction.


Ia demanding these measures and reforms
we arraign the radical party for its disregard
of right, unparalleled oppression and tyranny
which have marked its career, after the most
solemn and unanimous pledge Of both
| Houses of Congress to prosecute the war ex-