The Jasper weekly courier., 1864-11-05
Ben. ocral Platform.


adhessnes 10 q line Of policy alike dsstfuc-
hive 10 The Iiber,i~s Of the people. the 'ntsg :
NV of the .Sls,ss, cd she rlsy.fs reserved
~ them. and csicuhfed not os.sy to impei
ihe seeuo,ss Ncrsh aud South - inltrmi"s.
lble war. 10 bring, haare,al ruin upon all
,ni hss provedits wsas of dsposl,ion aud
In,ter Insbility 10 adnlinis.er The government
lia The sairis o. it, founders; md
Mheress. I, 10 ineatnbent. upos q Al 40
hiorsi administrations. aud als d-Ifgaiss and
gphucsl parties, 20 respect the wirhes o.
llhs people snt ce'sad Their tirh'r. aun
Nhe,eaA. vse have his day assembled ~ \
lgAuonnl Canyssison for drbrrs'svn aud
l-uch seton - will m8st tend r. unite me
conservative clements IN opposition 70 the
lfs e, ciisn o. Dir L.accin ond the eoIsinu'
lance of his policy; and
Whereas 1hr people u the ~hoe coon
Inv have az nnd,sna attachments 70 the Vd
lUnisn. sud JOINT ,nsere~i 10 Blnkr- Iiiii.
snJ Mount Vernon which They vii never
surre0d~r. ih~refore
Resolved. Tha, viii maintaln the Cn
On nd the institution.
R.sulyru, That t- Only pesceful 80
liuion ii -xis,ing evils lie~ through the vi
lre-srained exercise b s,ur elective rights
lal .ne coming elecs,cn. ,hr d-piacemen' oi
HE psesen, administration aad lis policy,
snd shs cusssn,se n eil The people 81 The
states ~ their cons,i'usionsi rights, by ,he
election o. President npon ~hose ntsgtl'
ty. patriotism aid ability the coun,ry car
lssfsiy rsiy
Res lived. Thar she declarations o. South
l.ro i-sdesr snJ he recent aHnonnceme Of
Inv. Lincoln o, the oniy conditions upon
sols I-sa ~ far
oi peace are alike impr bic and derog-
s,ory to ,he inle !Igenrf 0. The American
aeo 3le. and that. in opposition thereto. We
lare ia fsyor 81 ihr earliest peace atsinb nle on
The oass ~ The Constitution and the Union.
Rssoly 3D. That We concrr ia Ihe action
loG The UDiun nsefv.ive Na'ionai Con.
lyention. bold a indspendence Iisll, IN the
lciv ol Pn.i-dsphis On the 23d day of De
Icemoer, 1863 ard reiferaie the nomina,iou
Ioy he peoplr Of Geo George Il. Mcclellan
lnelieving that his uiusnphspt election y
lcertain. aud ~il. result in lnrnedl peace
siin The resiorssion NJ the Governmsn.i
land, 10 crse VI his nomination " that body
I've place the cordisl and united support O
aSe conservative men Of the county 10 thei
State electoral tickets. .a9n
Resllvta, Thss ihssPrsices Of our soldiers
In The kflt, sra he suffering o. those Ian
gushing ~ prsson. csn only oe eompensa
ted ior by tba sysnpsihy o. our people an'
esrly terminAtlon ot their mutual efforts Il
and hororabls pracs. and The reuniun Of ou
leopfrderscy, mish hout . star blptted "
stripe erased from our nssionai eosien.
Resolved That the ConservsGse UnoI
Nstionsi Committee 10 hereby cnntinue
and empowered 40 take such further scto
az may be necessary for The purposes OF tnl
VI vrgsnisasion. with reference 20 The Iuture-
tths maintenance Of the Union sad the pre-,
iervsti1n oi cons tiin ionai liberty.
Resolved. That ia ths future ~ in th
issss, we will adhere with unswerving idel
Nv " the Union under the Constitution 4
ine only solid Foundation Of our strengt
securisy and happiness as people. aud I
framework Of cover ameat equally cond'
Give 10 ,he vel ere and prosperlty OF all Ii
S,ates. both Northern and Southern.
Resolved, Taatih Cons entun does E.
iv.city de.irr. as the srnse o. the America
people. thst attrr four years oi failure 10 r
-cre The Union BY the experiment of W.
dus6g which. sndrr the pres-ncs ot milita'
lneees-i,y os war power higher than a
lCsn-ptv,,on, the Constitution 'ueli has bee
ldlxsgarcsd in every part, aud public lb n
land private right alike tsodden down 81
,he msr-fisl prosperity of The Country c
sen,isliy impsIred-ju-,ics. humsnity, libe
tv snd toe public welfare d~snaad that if
nedls,e sf ,rt be adr tor cessation
lhu.flulies. with view to an ultimate co
lyenuon oi the States, OF other peacsb
meaLs. 10 the end that ~ The earliest pfA
!l,csble moment peace NAV be restored I
llhe bsss o. The Federal S'ases
Resolved, That the direct interference
.he military authorities u the United STAT
liz she recent elections held IN kentuck
Msryland. Mis-s,uri and. Delaware. was
lshsmsfui violation ~ the Constitution. al
Ia repetition oi such sc's Ia The spp,osc
election will be- held - revolutionary, al
resisted With all ,hs uaeons and power und
our control.
r sulrd, That The aim and object o. Il
Democrsiic party is 20 preserve the Fed
lrsl Union and the rights % the States o
n,psirad; and they hereby declare tina, III,
corsider the Administrative usurpstio
lexraoriiDary and dangerous powers q
granted BY the Cons,ivlion--the subvs
ion of the civil BY military law in Stat
not il insurrecgion; the arbitrary militia
lsrres, imprson mtnt, rial aud sentence
American cilizens ia States where civil u
lexisis In full force; The suppression Of I
freedom 81 speech and ot the press; |
denial oi The right OF asylum; the open .
7. avowed Disregard Of State rights: the e