The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-07-14

forth. and with view of waging war on the part
OF the Northern States in any spirit of oppression
against their brethren of the South for any pur
pose OF conquest subugation nor purpose OF over
throwing or interfering with the rights of esta
institutions of those States but TO defend and main
tain the supremacy of the constitution, end to pre-
serve the Union with all the dignity, equality and
rights of the several States unmpaired The subiu-
cation of these States holding them as conquered
territory would be- in the Judgment of this Conven-
tion, the destruction of the Union itself
Resolved, That the highest need of patriotism il
due and should ever be extended all those who in
the recent war perled life fortune for the main
| tenance Of the Union and the benefcent system of
American government hereby established upon the
| fundamental principles set forth in the foregoing
resolutions; but we have neither thanks nor sympa-
thy for those who entered and carried the contest
for the subugaton of States and for the subsection
by federal authority of the white in any of the
States to the domination of the black the right of
suffrage or who shall exercise political power, is
matter that rests under the constitution exclusively
with the several States; there it properly belongs,
and there it should continue ever to remain
Resolved, That the President of the United States
Andrew johnson, in exercising the power of his
high office in resisting the aggressons of Congress
upon the constitutional lights of the States and the
people, is entitled to the gratitude of the whole
American people, and in behalf of the Democratic
party we tender him our thanks for his patriotic
efforts in that regard.
to every patriot including all the Conservative ee-
ment, and all who desire to support the Constitution
and restore the Union, forgetting all past differences
OF opinion, to unite with in the present great
struggle for the liberties of the people, and that
all such, TO whatever party they may have hereto
fore belonged extend the right hand of fellowship
and hail all such cooperating with US as friends and
brethren.
[since putting the above in type we discover that
it is not full and perfect. Next week we will re-
publish the Platform corrected
The Committee on Platform was composed of
the following persons:
Charles G Langdon, Alabama; A FL Garland,
Arkansas; A Ell Rose, California; Triton Doc
little, Connecticut; James II Bayard, Delaware;
Wilkinson Call, Florida; Henry S Fitch. Geor-
gia; William j Allen, Illinois; j E Mcdonald,
Indiana; John II O'Neil, Iowa; Colonel G w
Click, Kansas; William Preston, Kentucky; Jas
B Eustis, Louisiana; r ID Rice, Maine Steven
son Archer, Maryland; Edward Avery, Massa-
chusetts; Charles Stewart, Michigan; E A
Mcmahon, Minnesota; Charles Manson, Missouri;
NJ Barksdale, Mississippi; G + Porter Ne
braska; j A St Clair, Nevada; r Wortendyke
New jersey; Henry G Murphy, New York;
Robert Strange, North Carolina; w J Gilmore,
Ohio A D Fitch, Oregon; Francis W Hughes
Pennsylvania; Thomas Steere, Rhode Island
Wade Hampton: South Carolina; Edmund Coop
err, Tennessee; George w Smith, Texas; Chas
n Davenport, Vermont; Thomas S Bocock, Vir-
ginia; John j Davis, West Virginia; Jas A
Mallory, Wisconsin