The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-25
EXECUTIVE CENTRAL CoMMITTEE.
PLATFORM
OF THE
OF THE
DahOCrNtKC White Mems Party
of Mississippi.

WHEREAS, The people Of the ten
seeding States, through their Consti,
tutioual Conventions, have declared
their Ordinances of secession to be
null and void;
AND WHEREAS, The Constitutional
Conventions of said States reorgauized
the abolition of slavery IS previously
declared by the federal government
conceded to freedmen the protection
Of life, liberty and property, common
To- ell citizens, and conformed their
organic law in all respects to the
Constitution of the United States;
AND WHEREAS, Said States have
elected Representatives and chosen
Senators in Congress, in accordance
with the laws of the United States,
who have presented their lawful
eredentisls to Congress only to be
denied their constitutional righ;s of
representation inthat body;
AND, WHEREAS, The Republican
majority now controlling tho Lvgisla-
tive power Of Congress, have estab-
lished a Military Despotism over ter
states of the Union, in violation of
the federal Constitution, in defiance
of the executive aud judicial depart
meuts of the government, threatening
'he executive with impeachment, and
the Supreme Court with an abroga>
tom of its Constitutional powers, and
showing a bold and persistent design
to maintain their partizau pswer, by
the entire overthrow Of constitutional
liberty
AND WHEREAS, The popularstrug,
gle upon these great questions has
resulted in union of all conservative
men, without regard to former party
ties, and in the establishment Of a
powerful and successful opposition to
this hateful despotism under the lead
Of the NATIONAL DENocRATIC party
whOs0 principles aud policy on these
questions are in strict accordance with
the political views of this Convention
Therefore,
Resolved, That we hereby adopt the
name of and the principles which the
said DEMoCRATIo party are now con,
tending, and that we will do battle
under that banner until the Union is
restored to Constitutional basis, and
all the States are recognized as equal,
in the great confederation Of American
eoyereignties. -
ResolUed, That the Military bill'
of Congress for the reconstruction o.
the so.called rebel States, are uncon
stitutioRal and oppressive in all tkei
particulars, and should be resisted b,
the unanimous vote Of the people a
the ballot box.
ResolUed, That for the purpose o
accomplishing this result, the peopl
of Mississippi are hereby recommend
ed to organize a Central Democrati
Association, with similar Association
in every county, and in all the prin
cipal cities and towns in the State, an
to this end, this Convention will ap
point Central Committee of nine
resident at the Capital of the State
with power to complete this party OF
ganization, in all respects. @
ResoEUed, That the nefarious de8ig
of the Republican party in Congres
to place the white men Of the South
ern States under the governments
control Of their late slaves, and t
degrade the Caucasian race as tn
interiors Of tho African negro; is
crime against the civilization of th
age, which needs only to be mentione
TO be seorned by allintelligeut mind
and we therefore call upon the peopI
of Mississippi to vindicate alike IL
superiority of their race over the 1
gro, and their political power
maintain constitutional liberty.
ResolOed, That The proceedings
this meeting be published in the Clt
yioa, and thatsall papers in the Sta
friendly to the objects of this Coz
yention be requested to copy the sam
After which, the Convention az
iourned, subject to the call Of Il
Executive Committee.