The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-08-08

1t has repeatedly violated that most
sacred pledge under which was rail-
lied that noble volunteer army, which
carried our flag to victory.
Instead ofrestoring the Union, it'll
has, so far as its power, dissolved it,
and subjected ten States in time of
peace to military despotism and negro
1t has nullitied there the right of
trial by jury.
1t has abolished the habeas corpus,
that most sacred writ of liberty.
1t has overthrown the freedom of
speech and the press.
1t has substituted%arbitrary seig,
ures and arrests, and military trials
and secret Star Chamber Inquisitious,
for constitutional tribunals,
1t has disregarded in time of peace
the right of the people to be free
from search and seizures.
1t has entered the post and teIe>
graph Offices, aud even the private
rooms Of individuals, and seized their
private. papers and letters, without
any specification OF notice Of affidavit
as required by the organic law.
1t has converted the American cap
itol into a bastile,
1t has established system of spies
and official espionage to which no
constitutional monarchy Of Europe
would now dare to resort.
1t has abolished the right of ap>
peal on important constitutional ques-
tions to the supreme Judiciary tribu.
nal, and threatens to curtail or des,
troy its original Jurisdiction, which is
irreyocably vested by the Constitu
tion, while the learned Chief Justice
has been subjected to the most
atrocious calumnies, merely because
he would not prostitute his high Of
fee to the support Of the false and
partisan charges preferred against the
President.
Its corruption and extravaganza
have exceeded anything known in
history, and by its frauds and monop-
oljes it has nearly doubled the bur.
den of debt created during the war.
1t ha: stripped the President Of
his constitutional power Of appoints
ment, even of his own cabinet
Under its repeated assaults the pill,
lars Of the Government are rocking
ON their base, and should it succeed
in November next and inaugurato its
President, we will meet it as a subject
and conquered people amid the ruin.
Of liberty and the scattered fragments
Of the Constitution and we do de,
clare and resolve that ever since the
people Of the United States threw of
all subjection to the British Grown
the privilege and trust Of suffrage
have belonged to the several States
aud have been granted, regulated and
controlled exclusively by the politi,
cal power of each State respectively
and any attempt by Congress, on any
Ipretext whatever, to deprive any
State Of this right, or interfere with
this exercise, is fragrant usurpatior
Of power which can fnd no warrant
! in the Constitution, and, if sanctioned
by the people, will subyert our form
of government, and can only end in t
single centralized, consolidated gov.
ernmeBt in which the separate exis
tence of the States will be entirely
absorbed, and an unqualified despo.
tism be established in place of
Federal Union of equal States.
That we regard the reconstruction
acts Of Congress, so,called, as usurpa
tons unconstitutional, revolutionary
and void, and that cur soldiers anC
sailors who carried the hag of ou
country to victory against a mos
gallant and determined foe, must eve.
be gratefully remembered, aud all thr
guarantees given in their favor mus
be faithfully carried into execution.
That the public lands should b,
distributed widely among the peopl
and should be disposed Of either un
der the prescription or homestea,
laws, and sold in reasonable quaint
ties, and to none but actual occupant
lat the minimum price as e2tablishe,
by the Government. When grants 0
the public lands may be allowed
necessary for the encouragement Q
important public improvements, tn
proceeds of the sale of such land.
and not the lands themselves shoul
be 50 applied.
That the President of the Unite
States, Andrew johnson, in exercis
ing the power of his high office
resisting the aggressious Of Copgres
on the constitutional rights Of tn
States and the people, is entitled t
the gratitude OF the whole America
people, and on behalf Of the Dem,
E cratic party we tender him our thank
for his patriotic efforts ia that re
gard.
Upon this platform the Democrat
; party appeal to every patriot, inclu,
ing all the conservative. element al
all who desire to support the Const
tuition aud restore the Union, forge
ting all past differences Of opinion,
! unite with us in the present gre
struggle for the liberties Of the po
! pie, and that to all such, to whatoy
party they may have heretofore b
! longed, we extend the right hand
fellowship and hail all such cooper
ting with us as friends and brother
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