Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-07
THE PLATFORM.

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gen oe, patriotism an -, fbe Ilonsiitutiou q.
me fupdaIion ana Iinil NsSn % @ stie y rs, IN y
rhe Government, and the . s--SDizinS f1e "a -
critics of The citizen and rec - Rayinp beel
llsns OF slavery and secession = var or IN,
settled for 81 time 10 come by Il - -fates IL
voluntary action OF the Southei- SIsf.~ AM
Constitutional Conventions assem- -siTh tht
never 10 be renewed or neagitated do,
return Ot peace, demand, e
l. Immediate restJratiOn OF ali the Statea :
their rights IN the Union under the COnsiliL
ton ana civil government OF the American
people. -,
the reguI alton Of the elective nanchlse in The
states by their citizens, and the payment OF the
public GebJ Of the Uni.ej states ss rapidly AS
J. All money drawn from the people by tax
alton, except much as Is req Hlsite Tor The ne
csssiIies OF the Government, economically ad-
miuister-u, should DO honestly applied 10 such
paymeht and where The ObIgat. OILS OF the Gov
triluseut do not expressly siaJs upon their lace.
or the law unuer which they were issued does
not provide that they shall be paid II coin, they
ought, IN right and Justice, be- paid IN the law
ful money Of the United States.
: Equal iaXattlon o. every species OF prop
erty aCcordisg 70 It's real vaIue, Inc uIing Gov
ernmenL bonds. and olher pub lc sc -uriIles.
5. one currency for the 6oNeI nluent ana the
people the lab0rer and the Offce-nOlder, the
pensionrrand the soldier, The producer ami the
DOndholder.
O. Economy in the administration Of The
Government; the Ueduc,lCn Of the standing
army and navy the abOlishnent Oi the freed
lies designed u secure negro supremacy; sim
plircaLlOn OF the Ey stem and the ulScOnttnu-
ance OF inQuisltOrial boards for assessing ana
collecting Internal revenue so tnAl tlle DaIusu
Of taxation may be equallzsu ana lesseneG
the credit OF the Government and the cure ency
made kOou5 the. repeal OF al enactnenlA lof
enrolling tue state militia into National forces
10 time Of peace 1ar.H fOr revenue upon
foreign imports, and such equal taxation under
the internal revenus laws as Will anJrd Incl
dental protection 70 domestic msnuf 'ctures
and as viii, without impairing the revenue,
I'M pose the least burden up N and best promote
and encourage The great Industrial interests OF
the cOuntr
: Reform OF abuses in tine Administration,
the expulsion OF corrupt men nom Onlces, the
abrOgalIOu OF useless CitCes, the rest 3ratlOn OF
right.Ul authority 10, aEd the Independence Of
the EEecu i've and Ju0iclal departments OF the
Government, tue subUruination Of the mi itary
10 the civil power ~ Inc end thai the usurpa-
LiOus OF Congress and the despotlsm OF the
sword may cease.
5 Equal rights and protection for natural
iZed aud nEiIve-JyIn q tzeus al home and
abroad an assertion Of American nationality,
which SHAH command the respect OF foreign
pOwers and Iurnish an example and encOur-
agemenJ 20 people struggling IOr national IN
teg ltyr constitutional liberty anu Individual
rights ana the maintenance o. the rights OF
naIural.zed citizens against the absolute doc
trtne Of ImmutabIe allegiance, and the claims
OF foreign pc Jgers 70 puniNn them for al eyed
crime committed beyond their jurisdiction
In demanding these me -surts and reforms
we aTIaign the Radical party Tor its disregard
OF right, sud the uB Bparalleled oppression and
tyranny which have marked It's C.reer, aIteF
Houses Of Congress 70 prosecute the war ex'
clusIvey FOR the maintenance OF the Govern
ment and the presei va.iOD Of the Union under
T. has repeatedly violated that most sacred
pledge under which was rallied that noble
volunteer army, which carried our Tag TO vic
tory.
I.stead Of restoring the Union, Il has, so lar
In lis power, dissolved 10, and subj tCted ten
States IN time OF peace to military despOtiBm
II la, nuIliAed there the right or trial by jury.
u has abolished the h8beas corpus, that most
sacred writ Of liberty.
IJh4s overtnrOwn the freedom OF speech and
the press.
arrests, anC military trials anu secret SJaT
Chamber inquisiLions, for eonsiitu iOnaI tTi-
bunaiE.
IT has disregartied iu time Of peace the right
OI the people 70 be free from search and seiz-
uIes.
II hss entered the post and telegraph offices,
and even the prva rooms OF indiVlduals,
auG seized their private papers and letters,
without any specification OF notice Of afhdaviti
required by the oI ganic law.
lt has converted the American capitol into a
Gastils.
eial espionage 10 which no constitutional mon
Archy Of Europe wCuld nov dare 10 resort
Il has abolished The right Of appeal on i'm
pOItant cCnt ututiOnal q-eALlons 70 the su-
preUe judiciary tIlbunaI, and threatens 10
curtsil or destroy its original jurisdiction,
lion, willie he learned Chief Justice has beeu ]
subjected 70 the utOst atrociOus calumnies, |
merely because he would not prostitute mis- |
nigh ONCE 70 the sapport Of the false /
aud partisan charges preferred against the |
President
ITS corruption and extravagance have ex.
ceedsd anything known IN history, snd by lIs |
frauds and monOpones 10 has ue5Ily doubled |
the buruen OF debt created during the war.
II bas stsippcd the President Of his cOnsutu. |
tODal power O. appointment even OF his own 1
cabinet
Under its repeated assaults the pillars Of the i
Government are rocking on their lse, and /
should h. succt ed IN November next and inau-
gurate lis PRESIDENT We will meet rs a subject /
Rnd conquered people bmid the ruins OF liberty /
and we do oeciREe and esOlye that ever since
the people of the United States threw OF AL |
sublectlOn 70 the British Crown, the privilege
and trust VI s0ffrage have belonged 70 the sew
eral States, ana have been granted, regulated |
power Of each Stale respectively, and any 81
Tempt by Congress, on any pIeJsXt whatever,
TO deprive any state o. this right, or interfere
with this exercise, Is a nagranJ HhurpstiOn Of
power which can fad no warrant IN the Con-
sLitution. and, II sanctioned by the people, Will
81 Overt our form o. government, aud can only
end in a single centralized, consolidated gov
eminent N which the separate existence Of
The States viii be entirely absorbed, and an
an ualined despoJism be established ia place of
3 Federal Union Of equal Sla-es. !
That We regard tie reconstruction acts OF
Lioual, revolutionary and void, and that our
soldiers and sailors who carried The nsg OF our
country TO yict ~ against a most gallant and
determined Zoe, must ever De grateIuliy re-
ne M bered. and all the guarantees given in
heir favor must be faithfully carried into exc
utiOn.
That the public lands should be distributed
widely among The people, and should % dis
posed Of either under the pre- empt on OF home
tead laws, and sold in reasonable Quantities, !
md 70 none bat actual occupants at the mini
mum price as established by the Government
VI men x ants OF tne public lands may be al
owed. necessary Tor the encouragement or i'm
DOrtant pu ol'c improvements, the proceeds OF
he sale OF such lands and not the lands them
elves should be so applied.
That the President Of the United States, An
rev Johnson, IN exercising the power Of his
Ugh office In resisting the aggressions Of Con-
ress on the constitutional rights OF the States
nd the people. j. entitled 70 the gratitude Of
he whole American people, and on behalf Of ,
he Democratic party we tender him our thanks
" his patriotic enorlS In that reRa q.
Upon this platform the Democratic party ap- /
gal 20 every patriot, lncuding AL the cOIzseIV-
rive element md all who de Ire to support the !
constitution and restore the Union, forgetting
al past differences Of opinion, 10 unite with US
the pI Iesent great struggle Tor the libsr les Of
he people, and that TO AL such, 20 whatever
arty they may have heretofore belonged, we
Xtend the right hand Of fello ship and hail
II such cooperating with Us as friends and Z
TOthers.
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