Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-06
THE PLATFORM.

Tie Democratic party, IN National t9nVen-
tIOu Assem- bled TepOsing us trust IN the inbeill-
,san--s parriotism and discriminating justice OF
Ihe people standing upon the SonsiltuLloh a.
the foundation and limitation o. tus PONeIss OsS %
M. Government, and tue guar2ntte % ths lib-
critics OF the citizen ana recognizing Lne ques-
Ifans OF slaVeIy and secession as having Deen
.ssffIsd for Al time 10 come by the war or the
voluntary action OF The HoulheLn 8 81 O9Oes = ~ Z
constitutional conventions assem- Dleu- Anu
never % be rsneyyed OF reagitated DO, with the
s1i,fe reSt ration or aIT the states TO
their rights ~ the Union under the IOnstllu-
ton aud civil government OF the American
3 Amnesty for all PAST political ofenses, and
the regulation Of the elective lranchlse II lhe
states pv Their eIli zens and the pay Hlz nj OF the
pubic uebt OF the Unitet states IS rapidly as
PT''slii Il I.,S;,-v drawn nom ths people BY tax,
alton. except 80 much rs Is requ lor tRe ne
.essilies OF The Government, economically ad-
rufuistrrsti. should be hone silly applled 10 sucA
paynlesJ, ana y here theo oilsatlo ns o. we '1ON
.-rrn7rt q not expressly stttte upon their lace.
or Lhss law unIer which they WeIe lsshs y oOeA
not prov8Ls hat they ~hsH be pald ID COZ A. they
Ough., in right ailf Justice, o. pali ~ the LAY
fuI suo.sey OF The niied States
F5TIei ,axstiOu Of evsTy species OF prop
srty aooO-dIsg 10 IL real FaiGe lIc na ias SroN-
erlmeut B,T'l1-. and other pub lc sG-uf iues.
s. one eurrrnCg Tor the Cover meat Anl me
people the lab0rer anu he olic5-hOldef' tle
pen-l0n-r and the soldier, me pfOducer ahd Lhe
s. Economy ia the administration OF The
Government; the IeuuEil p OF LIE standing
army and navy the adjustment % lie freed
mems Jureau. and al political lnsiT2 ms al
ties designed to secure negIo supremacy sim
I,lireatigu Of the system and the ulscOnLlAu-
ance Of inQuIsI UOrlal Doarus Tor assessing s44u
collecting Internal revenue, 50 thaJ Tue Duruen
oT taNaiUn lay y e LallLse 80 -, lss9sa -5 -
the credit OF the q = NM e3t illd me cuTIehcJ
made lold the repeal OF All Enactnents IoT
enrolling ibs state militia into NaLpnal iorees
10 time Of peace tariff for, revenue uRon
the Internal reVenls laws AS VII aHJFu Alcl-
deaJal protection 70 dosassilc lnanuid ctufes'
ana IS vii. Without lmp&+lnE lhe revenue
tu5Dose the least buIJen ul5Jn and best promote
and encourage The great industrlaI lnasEesis OF
the cauntrJ. -. ,--.s-..s,.,i,r,
El7s exclusion OF corrupt men from oIhces, the
abrugatlOu Of useless Offices. lhS Jester aLlOh Oi
right.ul authority 10, AID The lndepsEssence o.
the Executive and JUClcial departments o. me
C0vernm ent, the subcrdiuation Of Tue nj ltaty
10 the civil power 70 the enc JhAt tns Isus % "a, "a
lions Of Congress ana the Oesi'Sl.AlA % eAS
) Equai rights aud protection FOR natural.
ized aud native-bOfn e tlZens 81 nome dnu
abroad an assertion OI a I4ef-cth Has olLaItsyt
which shan command the rer peft OF foreign
powers. aud furnish an example lnt 6ncOuE-
agensuG 10 people struggling iOf naltoAsA IN
rights and The maintenance OF the rshts Oi
uAIurAlIzed c1lZei4s against tne ausotu1 uOe-
Lrine Of InnmuJslsla allegiance, and the claims
Uf foreign psWsrs 20 punlsl them Tor az geo
crime committed beyond tLsir jurisdiction
We srraigu the Radical Paris Agf llt Il-LesAII
OF right, and the unparalleled rpPIeslcn ana
tyranny which have marked It's C reeT, aflsr
Ene m 81 solemn aud unanimous pledge OF Dos.
u ousss of Congress 20 prosecute the war eN
cilsiFeIY FOR the maintenance OF Lne GoNern-
meat and the prsseI va-iOn Of The nton nnder
II ~ repeats tIy violated that most sacred
pLsdgs under which was raj led LnaL noble
Volunteer army, which carried our nag 10 VIC
Iy;tea,, Of restoring the Union, il has, 20 far
~ In us power, Dissolved ~, and suiSs sLs4 Ten
States IN IiHIS OF peace 70 military uelPOtlsn
an fgFsyrrF EuuFEulacN.
n ed tLer the right OF trial by jury
Il has abolished The habeas corpus, thai most
sacred writ OF liberty.
Il has oyerthrUvn the freedom Of speech and
the press.
II has substituted arbitrary seizures R2d
arrests, and military trials and secret Ssss
Chamber tnGEisiilons, foF eonsiitullonal III
II has Gisrsg garded in time OF peace The right
OF the people 70 be free from search and SELF
It has entered the post and telegraph offices,
snd even the prIva rooms OF lndlViCuAls,
and seized their private papers anu letters
without any specification or notice OF amdaFlL,
ss required by the Organic law.
II has converted the American capitol into
bastiis-
claI espionage 10 which no constitutional mon
aTchy of Europe wCuld now dare 70 resort
Il has abolished the right Of appeal on Ina
BoIsant constitutional q q1estiOns 10 the su-
I5reI.Ir Judiciary t1iBunEI. and threatens TO
cGEtall Ur destroy It's original jurisdiction,
winch j. irTeFOcably vested % lAe Constttu-
Z
~ INJECTED 10 The most dtFOciOus cslG Inles,
merely because he would not prostitute Ia
Ash B S S @ obarss zee TSeRI y against @ T lie
President.
rs corruption and extrayagauce have ez-
&c, ded anything known in history, snI % = -
fran Is and monOpolies % has Ledrly dOahied
I h. 3, rden Of debt createi during ths W5rs q
IN has striped the President Uf hls eonstttu-
tionsl % yer O. appointment, even Of his owl
Under is Z, ,Dsated assaults the pillars Of the
Government sie roek ing On their b Sc anc
should iL succeed H. NoVeInDer next and inA0-
guraUs lis president NC will meet as 4 subject
aud conc qutred people amid the ruins OF liberty
sud the scattered frinezsLs OF the COnstltu lon5
snd We DO Gee lare and Ies0iye that ever since
the people OF the L nitec states threw on AL
TO The BRUSH 1roEhs We PrlNuese
and trust OF suffrage have belonged 70 the sew
eral States, and have been granted, regulated
and CONTROLLED exclusively Dy the poluchi
power OF each Stale fseptetlNsIy, anu any ys ~
1empt by Congress, on hus pitOeAS NIotSNsIf
70 deprive any State OF thia rshI, or interfere
with this exercise. Is a uagrant spfpstlon OF
power which can dnd DO warrant ~ me ton-
.siflltfqu and II sauc, iOued 10y the people. VIII
"a bvert our tOrIn Of goyernment, and can only
md IN a single centralized, consolidated gov
eminent IN which the separate existence OF
the states viii be entirely sp urbed, ana an
unq ualifed desPOJsIn be established IA place OF
q Federal Union " equal states i
That We regard tue reconstruetiO0 acts Of !
Iot, gress sO-calied as usurpstlons, unconstlAus
tional, Revolutionary and void ana Ihat cur cur
soIdfe-s and sailors who carried the nag oi our |
Country 70 victory sgsinsJ mos gallant and
llefertni ried Zoe. must ever b. gratefully re-
,nsTo Tered and all the guarantees gwen IN
rheiT favor must be faithfully carried INTO exc
fhat The public lands should be distributed
widely among the people, ana should % uls-
posed Of either uBdar tbe pre- -efnP "a q LONE
'ssad Laws. and sold Ia reasOnable q quahbisles'
t % none bat actual occupants at the mlnl-
nd ice a. estaDlished BY the Gov ernm |
u ~ N m p It's Of the public lands Ha9 ~ Al !
= ne1 3 a %ry Tor the encouragement o. lftt
ONeo. heeeSa- ~lprOgemsnts, the process OF 1
~'OtIant ~ Puo-lc a; - and not the lanos theln-
he sale Of such la ~tiCd
slyes should De 50 apt 'he UultSd states, An /
That The President OF q. t1s uoEeF OF bis /
rev Johnson, ia exercising lions Of Con-
Ugh office 10 resisting the aggI, = The states /
ress on the constitutional rights -tituds Og /
nd the people. is entitled 10 the q. ~SiI OF /
be whole american people, and on be- Ia
be Democratic party We tender him our thA4-
pr bis patriotic efiorls IN that rega-a. l.
Upon this platform the Democratic party ap-
cal 10 every p2ITiOi, includiaE Ali The consefV-
tive element and all who ce-ire 70 support the
0nstitutiOn and restore the Union, foIgettIng
a past diderences OF opinion, 20 unite with US
q the present great struggle for the liberties OF
be people, and that 70 &l sucn, TO Whatever
arty they may have heretofore belonged, We
Xtend the right hand Of fellowship and hail
n such cooperating with US as friends and
rothers.
KOPTC