Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-24
For TIE CAMPAIGN.
tbs PLATFORM.

The PLATFORM.
The Democratic parry, in National CONVEX
ton assembled, Teposlug lis trust IN The inteill
gen e. patriotism and discriminating Justiee Of
Tue esple: stanu.ug upon the COCsutu,iou as
The foundation and Limitation OF the powers OF
fbe Government and tue guarantee "a the lib
critics OF the ciJizsn ; Ruc reQognIzlug the Ques-
Liens OF slavery and secession as having Deen
settlad for ali time 10 come by the wa OF TIE
voluntary action OF the southern ctaJes IN
Constitutional Conventions assembled, and
never to be r-uswe, OF reagitated do, with The
returu OF peace, demand,
4. Immediate restoration Of ali The states 70
their rights IN the Union under tie Consiliu-
ton and civil government OF the American
z. amnesty for all past political olTeuses, and
the relu Iati8E of the elective franchise IN Tie
States by tEeIr citizens, and the pay l-eht ~ NE
pub ic Cebt OF the tEllel states IS rap-uly as
5, All money drawn from thu people by tax
alton except So much as Is REG niite ior the NJ
ceSsiIies of the GOV 10 et ecoio al
lniuisJsred. should be honesty applied 10 SCrn
payne AT, and " here the oolgaJ ous OF tl-e gov
eminent do not expressly slass upon thelt i'tce'
or the Law uu4er which they We're lsSu- IL Gce5
not provide that they shan Ice paid ID coin, lAs
oUghG, in right aDd justice BE- PAID II the Law
fuI money u the L liied 1La-es.
Equal taxation OF every species OF prop
erty according % It's real Na4Ue- ii-c C4.is S~N-
erlmeuL bones ana other pub Ic st-u Lliies.
q. one currency for the yTOvei unleuJ anu the
people the labgrer and the CIlce-no-Cef- Tue
peusiousr ana the soldier, tle producer ana the
s Economy in the administration Of The
Government, the reluc in OF the stanalns
army and navy the lD9LsAmeu0 q tA- LIee1-
mems bureau, a-G al political instTunle aliill-
ties designed @ secure negro supremacy SIM
pIidcatI0u OF the system ana the ClscUEllna-
aucs OF iuaLLsl.Oria- boards Tor assessing anu
collecting Internal revenue, so mai ILe Ouiuen
OF taxation may CE tI uaIlLsC ana i@AaTAel ;
the credit o. the CO -InllellL ana the euIle
-14a,- coed the repeal Of all EudcLmeuIs Tor
enroIIiu-, the state militia into National forces
IN time Of peace a lar II Tor revenue op S
foreign imports, aud SUN % la4 b4AtiLLCl u-iueA
rhe internal revenue las as wi j auJTu tlci-
dental protection 70 domestic manu- fcJuies'
auu as vii, without lmpalfl-s she 4eseuu'
~, 1sa flla Iassf burden q % d and best promote
and encourage the great industrial interests OF
the cOuutr 49,, ,r;.-.,,--+s,
the expulsion OF CoIIupJ men rom clilces' me
aBrOgatIOl OF useless Oilces, lle ieAl9L .itlYA %
rizut.ul authority 10, aud me independence On
the Executive AMI ulleal uepaI SL-eL- - p. -
q lVeru snt the suDurulnaLl0n OF TIE ID itIy
TO the civil pDwe- 20 the end JlaI Jhe usLLpa-
tons OF Congress auu the u5spul-sla u the
sword may cease. ,
fra1 and natiye-b8m e. tlzeas at homo ana
lbr1aa an assertion uf American uatlOuallt y,
yylIgir shall command the respect o. foreign
powers. am furnish an example anu eAlouI-
ssreulept - l,aOple struggling lOr national IN
~. nv. constitutional uDeriy ana individual
rfElls ans the EglJenaucs OF tGe rights or
uaUur.liZed cllz-us agalls. the apso,uIe doe
urlne Of lEImut1De Gll-z-2Icsr anu me SiallLls
OF foreign pswrrs 20 punish lnrn L9t a -tseo
crime committed beyond ile-T jurisdiction
IN Ia.nsuaruz these me .survs uuu reforms
we srraieu Tie Radical party for It's disregard
uf right. end tie uBEaFu-lyleu cpkLeeelu4 ana
ty-ra1nv winch have msrded Us c .reer, after
Ire Ia - solemn and unanimous pledge OF both
Houses OF Congress 20 prosecute Lls war OK
ciusIvesy for il-s maintenance OF gne HyFe- u
meat and the art-e, FaIOu % the CLloh unoe-
4. la regealIei : violated that most sacred
pledge under which was saileu JnAt node
Volunteer army, which carried our nag 10 VIC
F.sfsad Of restoring The Union, IT, has, so far
as Ia rs power. c.s.o.gel b. and subj cJeu Ten
s ates IN time Cf peace to military uespot-sm
III FgIuullifisd there the right Of trial by jury.
IL has abULsseL the haDeas corpus, that most
j. b as oveFlErown Jhe freedom Of speech and
In has substituted arbitrary SEIZURES and !
arrests and military Uiais anu secret Slsr Z
Chamber luqUlsiilonsi for cOnsilJu lonaL lrl-
n has disrr gsrdsd in time Of peace the right
OF the people 10 be tree from search and s~lz- (
m mas entered the post and Telegraph Offices /
and even TIE priyae r1cIus Of individual /
and seized their private papers aud letters, /
without any SPECIFICATION or nOuce q alldaNlt, /
as req uired by the organic law.
10 has converted the American capitol into q 1
bastile.
ii has established a system OF spies and Oil
ciaI espionage 10 Which no constitutional mon
archy OF Europe would nov JaIe 20 resort
% has abolished the right OF appeal on i'm
pgrEa1t constitutional g-esuoDs u the SUI
yreine judiciary LuUlna4. and ttrfa-eus 70
curtai or de>iroy itg original jurisdiction
" hieh is lrrevocably vested ~ the Conslilu-
lion. While he learned Chief Justice has been I
81 objected 70 the lHDst atrOclOu5 calumnies,
merely because he would not prostitute ms
high olLce 10 lLe seaport % Toe Ldl-e
aud partisan charges preferred against the
President
rs corruption and extravaganza have eZ-
reedGd any Thing known ia history and by is /
frauds and mCuoPOiltS Do hss LeaTly doubled
lns- LurUpn OF debt created during the W.T..
sH# j.
.io1al power o. appointment, even OF his own
cabinet.
sic rocking ca lnelr Sc, and
should ft succeed III November next and luau-
yulate ls Sresident We VIII meet as q subject
zuG cJug uerel people amid INC runs OF ADelll
and The altered fra.f "a o. Of The COuslltu ION
and We q o dec axe ana IEaolNe That ever since
Iire Bsop e Of the tutted cl8tss threw on al
aud IrUst Of SlfIruRe have belonged 10 lie seF-
eral SJalsg, and have been sranisd' fesQt.trea
81 yer OF each State respectively, and any st-
-rIgIE b. LUuaresi, on any peek Whatever,
% deprive any safe CT L1,s IsaL, OF interiors
with his eNelclsc. is q A-4fa+J esuiP 1uOA OF
power which can ind no warrant ~ the Con
tiiution, and, u sanctioned ny lAe FeQplHl Wiil
tl bS erL Uur form OF govern meuL, aLu can culy
nj in a single centralized, consolidated gov
.Tumemt IN which the separate existence Of
be states viii be entirely alb orbed, and sn
InquHlidsd despOlisuu be established IA place Of
Federal uion OF equal s-a-es.
ina W regard Tie reconstruction acts OF ,
ionzsI. revOlutiOuzrF 2pd No-ds and that our I
oIdiers and sailors WhO carried the dag OF our
3uuIry 20 vict ~ against q mos "a liant and ,
Iet=rnined Zoe, must ever be grat =fuily re- !
mem bsssd and ALI the guarantees given in /
t.efr fayOr IGpRt be faithfully carried INTO eNg-
UTICA 4
4 uat the public isDda gbOuld be distributed :
yidaly among the people aEd should Dc dis ]
o.eiDl either under the pre- err - on or home &
fead Laws and sold ID reasonable Z 1aaL ltleg
Al 10 uoLE BAT actual occupants at The mini !
mum price as estaElisLed oy The Government
When q ants O. the public lanos may be al Z
owed Necessary iOT Inc enGoS rftgerneEt OF i'm
orIant pUulic improvements, The proceeds OF
be sale VI such lauGs sDd not the lands them G
elves should be so applied. 3
Taat the President OF tie United States, an | .
rev johnson, iu exercising The power Of ms y
igk Office in resisting the aggressiOns Of Csn- :
IS on tha constitutional r3ghts o. The States v
"a the people. Is entitled % the gratitude Of J.
le whole American plGple, and Ga behalf OF
le Democratic party We lender him our thanks
y his patriotic eiiOrls Ia that regard,
ITpon this platform the Democratic party Gp-
cal 10 every patriot, iucludil 9 All the conseIv-
i've eseTnenL and all " no de lie % support the
institution and TesJSTe the Union, forgetting
n pasi d trereaces Of opinion 10 unite with Us n
the present great struggle fOf the iDeT les Of r
&c people, and that 10 81 such, 70 wHstDyeT Il
arty they may hsye hsIetOfOre belonged, We d
Ctend the right hand OF fellowship and hail n
4 such cooperating with ~ as friends and =