Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-03-11
a. T.. BERRY. Editor.
FOR GOVERNOR,
GEN. LIlI. TRlIIEnlIE.
Democratic State Convention.

1NdollS AIlc American, was numerous
~ attended, convened inthe Hall Of
the House of Representatives On the
18th inst. Ex-Governor A. V.
Brown was appointed President w.
T.Helm, is Dawsonand CD. George
Elliott were the Vice Presidents.
r. G. Eastman, ". II. Carroll and
II. NJ Watterson were appointed
Secretaries Coy. Brown, on taking
> the Chair, delivered alshort and an-
imated address. The following pre-
ambl3 and re51r1H fioHs were adopted,
viz:
The Democratic party having
again assembled in Convention.
agreeably4ancient usage; feel it to be
an imperative duty, to DECLARE the
great principles by which tlIey intend
to be guided in the approaching
election.
They desire 10 toncealments, and
would scor n any and every device
by which an acknowledgement
be wen. They have learned in the
past history Of their adversary party
that no su ccess can be lasting and
no triumph is worth achieving, which
is moi founded on an open at6wdl Of
principles. Such ayowals have al
w2ys been made BY the Democratic
party from its earliest organization
in the ciyil revolutions Of l79S and
1901 and constitute the civil bass of
It's exfraofdinary success in com
manfing the confidence and apnro-
baton Of the American people. 1t
hat made it an invarible rule Of ac-
tioa to unfirl is banner and proclaim
its doctrines, in the darkest as 81 ell
as the brightest periods CT its ca
reer1 T.
In conformityINith this time-hon-
ored custom, Democracy again comes
forward will undated confidence in
the soundness, purity and sufficiently
Of her principles, TO bear the coun-
try triumphaptly and successfully
through the present crisis,
She comes, bringing with her qll
her ancient doctrines, so often and 80
plainly recorded in the days Of Jd +
ferson and Jackson and Polk. Shy
comes, invoking The demonstrations
Of time, Of experience and the actual
knowledge Of things to prove that
4ho was right in her opposition to
the National Bank Right in her
opposition to vast and corrupting
system Of Internal Improvements BY
the General Government, not purely |
national in their objects. Right iii
her opposition to a distribution of
the proceeds Of the sales of the pub
lie lands, among the States, tempting
them from the ways Of a just and
prudent economy in.the administra-
ton Of their affairs. Right in herI
strenuous and untiring efforts to es-
tablish an independent Treasury, H
holding her own resources, at ALL
times subject to her own control.
But regarding these subjects as
now settled and disposed Of or 50 \
nearly Sc as not to be seriously re-
viyed in. The coming election, this
convention desires to approach amore
recent period and in the most dis
tinet and emphatic manner to re-af-
firm the principles and sentiments
set forth in tie resolutions of the
last democratic Convention, held in
Nashville, in 1919. Every thing
that has occurred since their adop-
ton, has but deepened the conviction
that they breathe nothing bat that /
loyalty to the rights of the South I
which is in perfect harmony with all s
the guarantees Of the Constitution S
and the most devoted attachment to a
he Union Of the States. 5
70 NIKE known our opinions on c
he great ana exciting incidents t
which have occurred since those res a
buttons were adopted, this C0nven- n
ion resolves as follows: a
lst. Resolved, That although the
cts lately passed BY Congress, com /