Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-01
THE PLATFORM.

The n, ,aOcrslic party, in National Conven
tion asse1a1leds Ieposlng It's trust IN ne lnteill
gzn-e rsTrl.l slsIn and Discriminating Justice U
Tue pe,5pIs- a42nctEg upon the constitution a
M f.undaLi1sI and limitation OF the powers o
the Government, ana tAe guaIanCte o. ~ ne LD
4-fisS of The citiZstf ana recognizing the qIles
siaus OF slavery ana secession as having peei
1-zftIed TOR All time TO come by the war or tn'
voluntary action Of Jhs southern taJes II
constitutional Conventions assehioleu' a, al
never to be renewed or reaglllleo 90 Win lh'
n f1,Ipgsii 'Efe restoration Of ell the States e
their rights in tile Union under the Constltu'
lion and civil government OF lAe ALieileaD
Amnesty fer ali Psst political oftsnses, and
The regulatiun OF the elective uaucALse N We
states py Their citizens, anu The pay ilt n OI liie
puoIc oebt 0f tle Z nlte1 slAles a EaP1uly a.
practicable.
B An 1nogey drawn rron the peoPle by tass
alton except 50 much as Is reqUisi 70 ior the ne
.,assiLfe= of The Government economically HQ-
mI-tstersd should be hone tStly zppiied TO such
payuleHl and where the obhS8t lOns O me gov
ernneut do not expressly state a HoA lelf l.lee'
0r the law Uuuer which they were lSsutd dOes
not prov ide that they snail oe pat ~ com, thsy
ought, in right and justice, be paid IN ne law
fuI muuey- OI the uite1 states.
Equal taxation OF every Kpeeles OF prop
rsrUy Eec0rdiBg 10 Us real value, Inc ulA ug Coy
-erument boIds. sad other pun nc sscnrlules,
5. one currency for TIE Government &nd lne
pee pie, The laDOrsF aud the Cnlce-holcrr, nf
pensjoner ana the soldier. the producer and the
d Fr0UouIv in the administration or The
Government the reductioB OF the stanclng
army and navy the abollshInsut Ol The reed
mems bureau, AID al political -ustT inshtsll-
Ties designed - secure LsgIp soPttI1lisss Sill
Publications. q the system and the dlsconunu-
7aucs OF Inguil JOrlal boarJiS IOr assessing a}u
collecting internal reyeaus, 80 lhal me p1rasn
of taNst4Un may De equaliEsd and les-eneo Z;
The credit o. Inc GOvelnnent aAd me cHFls sneg
made good; the repeal OF al ensetlnenIs tof
enrolling toe State militia INTO NllonaL lorce7
IN time Of peace q tstrH LOT rev euue upon
IOrsigu imports. and such equal "a zltLOn under
the internal revenue laws a. viii ahoro mel
dental urDTpgTfrl domestic manu- 4tI Afes,
aud win, without lulpair1ng the Tevenpe,
Impose III lesst burden usJn and best promote
s.aa enconr'lge The great Industrial interests o.
:. IefoFm OF abuses In the Administration,
tne expulsion Of corrupt men from oulces' the
sbrOgaIlOu DI useless offices, the resi5TaICu OF
TightIuI authority 10, anu The Independence Of
The Executive aud Judicial departments OF the
10 The civil power 70 the end that the usurps-
lions Of Congress and the despOtsm OF the
s Equal rights and protection Tor natural
tied aud nsLlY e-bOln '..tizeIs ~ none anu
ai'Voad an assertion Of American pationGitty,
yrI,t Ii shall command the respect OF forei9n
lgower- and IurIiish an eXaInple and encour-
sgelnent - people siruggnns lor nsllon9i M,
1Eg-ffZ- rgU NsluLiOEal Lbruy and 1uQilN uai
nights ana the maintenance Ol lne rlBhts Oi
uaGuralized ciJizs - agalLst LAs a4soluLs uoc-
Irins of imnuJa1.e NIegianee, ana L1e tidliils
- 1[,rsisy5, 7.-g.yg ~ D. -uisn them for alleged
crime.c9nnnIItted bsyOna lnsif nfls1tc.loA
IN demanding these Lne Nslitss = luu , ii tS... -
of rigtlf and the uUpsraiieied oppression and
I1yraSny which have marked its -reef' SllsI
Inc tn lsJ 50 enn and una niInOus pleaSe OF ool4
Houses OF Congress 70 prosecute the A HsL eA-
.clusIvcly for the maintenance oi tne Govern
Inent and tue preservation Of the naSa 1Lioei
II has repeatedly violated that most sacred
pledge under which was rallied that nob.s
volunteer army, which carried our nag 70 VIC
fSstead o. restoring the Union. It has, 50 far
8s In It's power, d4ssOlyed IL, and subjected Ten
= ates IN time OF peace 70 military aespotlsn 4
EHu negro supremacy.
IL has nulided LheIs the right Of trial ~ jury.
10 has abolished the habs.ts corpus, tDas most
sacred writ OF liberty.
II has oyertnrown The freedom Of speech and
IL has substituted arbitrary seizures and |
arrests. ana military trials ami secret star /
Chamber iuquisljlons, Tor cOnstitut tiOual III |
il has disre garJed in time OF peace the right
of the people 70 DO free rom search and sIiz-
ures.
II has entered the post and telegraph offices, |
aud even the pTIva'e rooms OF Individuals, |
and seized their private papers and letters, |
without any specification OF notice OF afndavit, |
as required 10y the organic law.
10 has converted the American capitol into a /
Dastile.
Il has established a system OF spies aud OH |
aClal espionage 10 which no CONSTITUTIONAL mon
s1rcby of Europe would now dare 10 esort-
IL has abolished The right Of appeal on i'm /
pOrJant constitutional questions 10 the su- ]
pHeue jullclaIy uiDaDal. anu threatens 10 /
curtau ~ destroy It's original JurlsdlctioDs i
which Is Irrcs OCably vested by the COnstltu- ]
lion, while the learned Chief JusUce has been /
merely because he would not prostitute bis i
high Office 70 tie sappOrJ Of the false j
aud partisan charges preIerred against the I
lis corruption and extravsganee nave ex.
ceeded anything known IN bast0ry, and by Us 4
frauds and mOnOpO4les II has LeaTly doubled
Ihe buruen Of debt created during the Wars
Il has stripped the Presideut OF ms c0nstitu.
1iODal power Ol appointment, even oi his own
Under It's repeated assaults tbe pillars Of the
Government are rocking On thelr bsse, and
s-U rate It's PRESIDENT We will meet a subject /
and conquered people amid the ruins OF liberty
aud The scattered ffagB enLs Of the COnhtltu ion;
and We do declare ana resolve lhal ever since
The seOye Of the United States threw OF al
- lecil0n 20 the BflLR1h lroHns me privilege
amC lrust % Suffrage have belonged 10 the sew
eral Btales, and have been granted, regulated
sl.f cOntrOllsd exclusively by the political
10 EeT Of each state respectively and any al
feuq 1t b. Congress, On amy pTeLsXL Whatever,
~ r,.p~fVe any state Of This right, or interfere
,ssIfb fftIs exercise iE "a Ia gram usuTpstiOu OF
5,o,Eer y dich can fiud no warrant iu the Con-
ttItution aud, il fsGncJoued by Tie people, Will
stIbveft cur arm Of government, AID can only
sTnufeut in which the separate existence Of
fba states Vii be entirely AFFORDED, and al
unq ualifed despGtsill ge eslaDIlShed ia place OF
= Federal Union OF eqGa4 STATES.
1Thar We regard the recOHsHl uctoa acis q
Congress- s0-eslled, as usurpsltfi nlconstliu-
tiOual revolutionary ana Fo4c5 ans Lnal our
ssnldIers and salIolH who carried the nag oi or
country TO victory against most gallant and
deteE1l1sd ioe' i1i n ~ &c gi.s5snises gwen in
u fSvor must be faithfully carried into exc
.heil
.utiOn. public lands should be distributed
That The q The people, and should De dis
widely an1CL- rBder The PIE eDpt on or nome
posed OF either Id Ia IeasoHa0le Z quanlitles,
stead LAWS anu > a OecupRais az NE nAnl-
and 70 2 one out act1. d 5y The Government
nuH price ~ = lands may Se al
owed. necessary foT The enc Se proceeds Of
portant puDllc improvements, a. 6auds them /
ne sale Of such lands and not the
.elves should be 50 applied. ~ = An
Toaf the President OF the United state dig
rev johnson, in exercising The power o. -
ligh offce 10 resisting the aggressions OF pm
-reSs on the constitutional ugnts Oi Tue SlaUss |
and the people. Is entitled 20 the gfaiituoe Ol |
he whole American people, and on behai OF
me Democratic party We tender hlIn our thahAS
FOR his patriotic efforts In that regaId. d.
Upon this platform The DemGcratlc PAL " stp- ,
peal 70 every patriot, iuciudipg Al the cOnhefN-
.tiye element and az who de-lne 20 support me
constitution and restope the Union, forgetting ,
All past differences Of opinion, % unate VITO rs
'u the present great struggle for the liberties OF
he people, and that 10 all such, 20 whatever
party flley may have heretofore belongedf We
sxtend Tie right hand Of fellowship AID hail
ali such cooperating with as as Hiencs ana
urqfhers.