The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-03-07
GRENADA SENTINEL.
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WHEREAs, The people Of the ten
seeding States, through their Gonsti,
tutional Conventions, have declared
their Ordinances Of secession to be
null and void; E,-
AND WHEREAs, The Constitutional
Conventions ofsaid States reorganized
the abolition of slavery as previously
declared by the federal government
conceded to freedmen the protection
of life, liberty and property, common
to all citizens, and conformed their.
organic law in all respects to the
Constitutional the United States;
AND WHEREAS, Said States have.
elected Representatives and chosen
Scnatorsin Congress, in accordance
with the laws of the United States,
who have presented their lawful
credentials to Congress only to be
denied their constitutional rights of
representation in that body
AND, WHEREAS, The Republican.
| majority now controlling the hegisla-
tive power Of Congress, have estabg
Elished a Military Despotism over ter.
States Of the Union, in violation Of
the federal Constitution, in defiance
of the executive and judicial DEPART
ments Of the government, threatening
,he executive with impeachment, and
the Supreme Court with an abroga>
| ton Of its Constitutional powers, and
showinga bold and persistent design,
| to maintain their partizan power, by
the entire overthrow Of constitutional |
liberty;
AND WHEREAS, Thepopularstrugr.
| Gle upon these great questions has
resulted in a 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 DEMOCRATIC party
whose principles and policy on these
questions are in strict accordance with
the political views Of this Convention.
Therefore, ' AaSs
Resotced, That we hereby adopt the
name Of and the principles which the
said DEMOCRATIC party are now con-
tending, and that we viii do battle
under that banner until the Union is
restored to a Constitutional basis, and
all the States are recognized as equals
| inthe great confederation Of American
Isovereignties.
| ResolUed, That the Military bills
Of Congress for the reconstruction Of
| the so.called rebel States, are unconl
stitutional and oppressive in all their
particulars, and should be resisted by
the unanimous vote of the people at
the ballot box,
Resolved, That for the purpose Of
accomplishing this result, the people
Of Mississippi are hereby recommend
ed to organize Central Democratic
/ Association, with similar Associations
| in every county, and in all the prin-
cipal cities and towns 10 the State, and
| to this end, tits Convention will ap-
point a Central Committee Of nine
resident at the Capital of the State
with power to complete this party Or.
ganization, in all respects.
Resolved, That the nefarious desigr
Of the Republican party in Congress
to place the white men Of the South
ern States under the governments
control Of their late slaves, and Il
degrade the Caucasian race as tfv
Interiors of the African negro; is
7 crime against the civilization Of tn,
! age, which needs only to be mentione,
! to be scorned by all intelligent minds
/ and we therefore call upon the, peopl
I Of Mississippi to gindicate alike tn
superiority Of their race over TIE Il
gro, and their political power T
maintain constitutional liberty
ResolUed, That the proceedings Q
this meeting be published inthe ca
!, ron, and that all papers in the Stat
friendly TO the objects of this Con
= lyentiol bereauestea to copy the SAM
a a After which, the Convention ad
Ijourned subject to the call Of th