The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-08-07

been subjected 90 great and asrocious calUmnirs
merely because he would 10. prostitute his LisA
Office 90 the support ofthe false and pay,izau char
ge~ preferred against The President.
It, co. ugtion and extravaganza haye exceeded
-iy taiug SHOWN 8, ai.toryyand by q e frsads and
n.oHopalIes- &c has nearly doubled the burdens Of
debScreeted during the war. It has stripped the
President Of Is cons tilutional power Of appoint
mcEt even Of his own cabinet.
Under It's Topqatcd assaults the pillars Of the Gov
eminent are rockiugo on tLeir base and, should it
succeed in November next and inaugurate its Pres
ideut, we wiz meet as a subject and conquered peo-
pie amid tile ruins Of liberty sd the scattered frag
ments Of the Constitution and We do declare and
resolve, that, since the people Of The United
States thew Of all subsection to the British Crown
the privilege and trust Of suffrage have belonged to
the several States, and have been granted, regulat
ed, andscoutrocd exclusively by The political pow
er Of each State, and any attempt by Congress, OF
any preteX. whatever, TO deprive any State Of this
right, or interfere with this exercise is g fragrant
UsurPation Of ? over v Eich can find no warrant in
the Constitution, and Il sanctioned by the people.
will subver5 oar form Of Government, and can only
end in single, centralized, consolidated Govern
ncn5 in which the separate existence Of the States
VIII be entirely absorbed and au unqualified des-
Potism be established in place of Federal Union
of equal States
That we regard the reconstruction acts Of Con
gress, so-caned, as usurpltons, unconstitutional,
revolutionary and void.
That our soldiers and sailors, who carried the
flag Of our country to victory against most gallant
and determined foe, must ever be gratefully renem-
bered and all the guarantees given in Their favor
must be faithfully carried into execution.
That the public land should be distributed as
widely among the people as possible and should be
disposed Of either under the presumption or the
homestead law. and sold IN reasonable quantities.
and to none but actual occupants, and at minimum
prices as established by the Government. When
grants Of public lands may be deemed necessary Tor
the eucour agenent Of important public improve
ments, the proceeds ofthe sales Of such lands, and
not the lands themselves, should be 50 applied.
That the President of the United States Andrew
johnson, in exercising the power Of his high Office
in resisting the aggresons Of Congress on the const
tutional rights Of the States and the people, is en-
titled to the gratitude Of the whole American peo-
pie, and behalf of the Democratic party we ten
der him our thanks for hispatriotic efforts in that
regard [Great applausel
Upon this platform, the Democratic party appeal
to every patriot, including ali the conservative ele
meut and all who desire TO support the Constitution
and restore the Union, forgetting all past differences
Of opinion, to unite with us in the present great
struggle for the liberties of the people, and that to
all such, to whatever arty they may have hereto
fore belonged, we extend the right hand of fellow
ship, ana hail all such cooperating with Us as
friends and brothers.