Year: 1870

The following are the resolutions ADOPT
ed by the recent Democratic State Con-
vention of Indiana:


That the Democracy of Indiana, in Delegate Con-
vention assembled, declare that the Federal Union,
with ali the rights and dignity Of the several States
should be preserved, and to secure that national
blessing the Constitution must be respected and OBJ
served, and every approach to centralized despot-
tive; that recent events have more than ever con-
vinced Of the infamous and revolutionary charac
YER OF the reconstruction measures Of Congress, and
we denOunce these measures as an invasion of the
sovereign and sacred rights Of the people and Of
all the States


That the independence Of the Supreme Court Of
curty of the States and the people, and we declare
that the measures Of Congress having in view the
destruction Of the powers Of that court to adjudi-
cate on the enactments Of Congress are dangerous
evidences of the usurpatons Of the Legislative over
the judicial department Of the government.


That we are In favor of q tariff for revenue only,
and we demand that the burdens of taxation shall
be fairly and equally adjusted and that such an ad


ustment cannot be made without striking from the
statute book the present unjust and odious tariff
laws, system Of taxation based upon favoritism,
commerce; oppressed the people of the asricultur-
al regions which compels the many to pay triD-
ute to the few, and which has built up monopo-
lies which control not only S every american nd mar "a.
demand that prominent articles OF necessity, such
as tea, coffee sugar and SALT shall be placed upon
the free E4t,


/ That we are willing to pay our national debt in


strict compliance with oar contracu, whRehl IT


was made payable in gold or greenbacks; but we


are unwilling to do more than that; and we de-
clare that the fve-twenty bonds are payable in


gresnbacks or their equivalent, and we condemn


the policy of the administration, which is squander


ing millions Of money BY buying such bonds at a
high rate OF premium, when the government has


the clear right to redeem them at par
That the National Banking system, an organiza


ton in the interest Of the bondhOder- ought to be
bank paper, thus saving millions annually to the
people, and giving to the whole people, instead OF
the few, the benefits Of issuing paper currency.
That the business Interests OF the country @ de.
currency, and the burden of the public debt, tho


high rate of interest and taxation imperatvely for


bid the contraction Of the currency in the interest
q bondholdsrs.


That the shares of stock in the National Bank


ought to be subjected to school and municipal tax
alton on the eame conditions other property


shares Of such bonds shall be subjected to equal
taxation with other property Of the State.
That the bonds OF the Untitled States ought to


be taxed by Congress for national purposes to such


an extent % will substantially squa'ize the taxa


ton OF such bonds with other property subject to
local taxation.


That we denounce the action OF our last Legisla
ture In attempting to force upon the people the
proposed Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitu


tion Of the United States As in pspable violation
OF our State Constitution, and we solemnly pro


test against InQland Oelng counted lor edlo dtuenu
ment, and We hereby declare our unalterable 0p
position to its ratification.


That any attempt to regulate the moral ideas


appetites or innocent amusement Of the people, By
| legislation, is unwise and deepotic.
That we are opposed to any change in the natu
ralzation law of the United States whereby admis
sion to citizenship will be made more difficult o.
| expensive. and we especially denounce the pro
| posed plan Of transferring the naturalization o
aliens to the courts Of the United States, anf
abridging the powers Of State courts in that re
spect, rs q hardship and expense to the poor ant
friendless candidate for American citizenship. W.
| recognize the proposed change As the offshoot o
Knownothingism, the twin relic Of Radical 81
| itsalf