Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-10-23
Address Of l.ze Constitutional
Union Parry, CGHYencd at
jackson, Miss. Oct. 10, 1867.

Union Parry SGuYeuc0 at
jackson, Miss, Oct. l5, 1867.
To the People Of Mississippi:
The State Convention of the COnstitu-
tional Union Party, held in the city of
jackson, on the 18Th Of October, adopted
and published resolutions expressive Of
the opinions and policy Of that party, to
which we invite special attention.
Bya unanimous vote the Convention
advised the people net TO vote, either
upon the Convention question or for
Delegates, at the ensuing election under
the military. bid, ss lDeseJy we might
inSoluntsrtiy AID in enforcing the pro-
visions OF the said bill.U A brief consid-
Grafton will show the wisdom of this
policy. By the terins Of the bill, two
things are required 70 be done before q
Convention ua2 be called. First, a ma
iorlty of al tfe psFsS,ns who have regis
tered must vote So the election. And,
second, msjority Of those who
do vote must cast their vote for a Con-
vention. To illustrate the working Of
the Congressional plan, suppose that
100, 600 persons are registered As voters,
and that all who oppose a Convention
decline to vote. In that case the Con-
vention would fGii II even $1,000 voted
for it. But if 81, ,0Ji votcd Atthr election,
some for and sous against il, then s5 90
votes would secure the Convention. Thus
if We decline TO vote twill require one
vote more than halt the entire number
OF registered persons to carry the Con-
ventiOn but II we vote, then one vote
over one quarter Of the registered votes
may secure It. Tt Is thus seen bow nom
voting may be mastery" If the dele
gates had been appOrtioned, IS the bill
requires, according to the law Of the
State. we might have elected a msjority
Of delegates. The manner Of the appor-
tiOnmeut presents snotker, and q strong
resson, for not voting at all Some may
desire to vote al least for delegates, but
such votes nioV be eOuuted rs votes given
for a Convention and we regard the
policy a. most unwise, If not fatal
But this policy Of nOn-votingi does
not imply aOR-GctiOn. On the contrary,
the Convention urges the people 20 or
gaDize JoTth,oith, ta ereTy precinct, and
70 'UoTk zealously for our principles.
Upon our success depends the supremacy
Of the Constitution and the perpetWty OF
the Union, civil government, liberty and
peace. The success OF the Radical plan
involves the destruction of the Constitu-
tlOu anu ALb OuADu lAit oHGEAlIbW Oh
civil order and the prostratiOn Of indus
try. II presents no hope of peace or
good 70 either populalion-white or
black; but threatens uumiXed evil 10
both. Looking TO the results Of the reg
istrstioB, it may be truly said that Con-
gress is unable 10 cOntrige against us
evils so nlODstTous as those which Hay
be imposed upon Us if this plan OF recon-
struetiOn is adopted.
The results Of the late elections should
inspire all TO earnest efforts to support
the Constitution and secure the restora-
ton of Constitutional peace and order.
The Conservatives OF Ohio went into the
canvass against triumphant majority
Of over 1900 votesi and their opponents
had al that talent, skill and wealth.
could give t., aid them. You have heard
the glorious result Some OF us had
hoped for q Re action IN TIE North, and
10! q dstuge sweeps over the lgnd.
Hundreds Of thousands Of Cohsti tuition
Union m en-, their numbers now swelling
Into millions, exhort Us to be firm and
patient and law abiding and to work
and wait in hope, soon 70 be realized, for
perfect restoration of The Constitutional
Government of our Fathers. OUR ALL