Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-16
dEMPHES APPEAL.
THE PLATFORM.

The Democratic party, in National Conven-
ton assembled, Ieposiug Its trust In the intelli-
Z Renae. patriotism and discriminating justice OF
the people standing upon the CONSTITUTION as
Z the Government and the guarant1e OF the lib
critics OF the eitiz IN and recognizing the ques-
( liens OF slavery and secession Is having oeen
I settled for all time to come by the war or the
I voluntary action of the southern states IN
itOnstituttonaI NoANeLttOAa asSehl loisU' ~ =
never to be renewed or reagltated; 40, with the
! return OF peace, demand,
T. Immediate restoration Of all the states to
their rights in the Union under the COn>iltu-
tion and civil government of The American
p amnesty for all past political offenses. and
the regulation OF the elective franchise IN The
. states BY their citizens, and the payment OF the
pubic oebt ofthe United States IS rapidly Es
. practicable.
5. An money drawn from the people by tax
alton, except 50 much as Is requisite lOF lne Ne
I cossiiies OF the Govtrnm ent, economically ad-
I ministered, should De mons stly appltu 70 , SucL
payment, and where the Obligations OF the Gov
I ernment do not eNp preSsiy staJe upon their lace
or the law unGsr which they were issued Goes
I not provide that they shall pe paid in eoln they
! ought. 10 right and Justice hs paid IN the law
/ fol money 0f the United States.
I 4 Equaf'aNation OF every species OF prop
erty sGcordisg TO its real value, inc ud ng Gov
I ernment bonds. and other pub &c secuIllles-
( 5. one currency for the Government and the
I people the laborer and The ofiice-ho!cer, the
/ psnsdontr ana the soldier, the producer ana the
8. Feonomy in the administration OF The
I Government; the reduc len of the standing
army and navy; the abJlishmeDt Of the lree'l-
mems bureau, aud al political Instru meatai i
I ties designed 10 secure negro supremacy sim
I plificatiun OF The system and the di di-contlnu-
/ apce OF iuQuiSitOrial boards for aEEe sing and
/ collecting Internal revenue, so that the burden
2 Of taXst.On may be equalizsd and iessenel
the credit of the Government and the currency
I made aOpd the repeal Of ali eLactments Tor
: enrolling toe state militia into National forces
Z in time OF peace n tariff ier rev. nue. upon
( foreign imports, and such equal taxation uuder
/ the internal reyenus laws as vi aHoIo lbcl-
I dental protection 10 domestic mAnut -etuIeS,
ana viii, without impairing the leNenu-,
impose the ieast burden up IN and best promote
/ and encourage the great industrial interests OF
I : RsforIn Of aliases in the Administration,
I the expulsion of coTIuDt men from offices, the
abrogat.ou OF useless Offices, the restoration OF
rightlul authority 10, and The independence OF
7 The Executive and Juciclal departments OF lhe
Government, the sHbOrdinatlon OF the III lIary
/ 10 the civil power to tue end that the usurpa-
{ tions Of Congress and the desPot sm of the
s EQUAL rights and protection for natural
lied aud native born tizens at home ana
abroad an assertion of American nationality,
which snail command the respect o. foreign
pouyers. aud furnish an example aud encOur
agement to people struggling or national iu-
teg.ity, constitutional uberly ard individual
rights ana the maintenancs OF the rights OF
naUurHlized eiIizsns against the atso ute doc
trtne Of immutab e ALLEGIANCE ana the ciainis
OF fore go % wers 70 punish tn IN for alleged
crime committed beyond their jurisdiction
In demanding these me surts aud reforms
we srIaigu the Radical party for Its disregard
OF right and the unparalleled oppression and
tyranny which have mArEed Us c reer, aitei
the m 81 sOltmn and unanimous pledge OF Doih
Houses OF Congress 10 prosecute the war eN
cusively for ths maintenance OF the Govern
ment and tie preses vaiOn Of the Union under
T. 6as repeatedly violated that most sacred
p. edge under which was rallied that noble
volunteer army which carlled our nag 10 VIC
tory.
IaStead Of restoring the Union, il has, so far
as in It's power, dissolved it, and subj cted ten
) ates in time Of peace TO military desPotsm
and negro supremacy.
II snullified there the right OF tiial by jury.
Il has abohsn5d the habeaS corpus, that most
sacred writ Of hbt riy.
Il has Overthrown the freedom OF speech and
the press.
arrests, and military trials anu secret Star
Chamber inquisiJions, for consiitu iUnal ui-
Tt has disrs gar,ied in time OF peace the right
Of the people to be free from search and IL
Ii has entered the post and telegraph offices,
and even the priva e roOms OF individuals,
and seized their private papers and letters,
as required by the OI ganic law.
Il has converted the American capitol into
bastile.
cial espionage 10 which no constitutional mon |
archy Of Europe would now dare TO lesOrt
1t has abolished The right OF appesl on i'm |
pOitant con utnuonal q-eStlons 10 me Au
preue judiciary uib~nal, ana trrea-ens TO |
curtsil " destroy its original jurisdiction, |
which is irrevocaoly vested by the Const tu- 1
tion, while The learned Chief Justice has been |
subjected to the most atrOIiOus calumuieS /
merely because he would not prostitute his /
high office to the support Of the Ell'e /
aud partisan charges preferred against the /
President.
cecdtd anything known IN history, md by H. /
frauds and muuOpOies 10 has Le-rly doubled /
the buruen OF debt crta ale during the VT.
It has stripped the President Of his ccEsutu- I
uOnal power o. appointment, even OF MS own 1
cabinet
Under its repeated assaults Il e pillars of the |
Government are rOcI ing On their Sc, AID /
shou d L. succ ed IN November next ami iuau-
gurate is resident We will meet rs a subject 4
and Conquered p,Ople amid the ruins oG liberty /
aud the scattered fragments OF The CCnstltu ION;
and we do declare ana esOlve that ever since
the peop c Of the I JulJed stat threw OF al
Eu bjCCtiOu 10 the Brit SD Crown, the privilege
and trust Of suffrage have be O1ged TO the sew
eTai SJates, and have been granted, regulated
and CONTROL exclusively by the political
power Of each Stale resp, cJvely, and any st-
tempt by Congress- on any p.etrZt whatever,
70 deprive any STATE OF this right, or interfere !
power which can 0ud no warrant in the Con- ]
ltituticu and N sanctioned I,v the people will
subs our form OF government, ard can only
end IN q single central Zed, consolidated gov
ernment IN which tue separate existence OF
the states viii be entirely SD Orbei, and Sn
unqualified deSI oliEm be sSiablshedIn IA place OF
a Federal Union OF equal states.
ThaJ W. regard tCe reconstruction acts Of
Congress so called, As usurpalouS, uuCgnStItu-
tiOusl, Revolutionary and VOID, and that our
soldiers and sailors who carried the flsg of our
C ..uuLry to wet ~ against a mOs- gallant and
In-mbered, ard all the guarantees given IN
their favor must be faithfully carried INTO exc.
cutiOu.
That the public landg shQ1ld be distributed
wild siy among the ptOple, and should be dis !
! Useg Of either under the pre- eWpt on or home /
stead laws, ana sold IN reasonable quantities,
and 10 nose bat actual occupants At me MIMI
mum price as established b. the Government.
When z aats Cf the public lanes May he al
lowed. neeess aTy Ior the encouragement Of inn
portsnt puohc lmpr- Yen sntS The ptocet ds OF
the sale OF such lands and rot the laEds them
selves shOuid be so applied.
Tuat the President OF the United States. An
drew Johnson, in exercising The power OF D 5
high Office in resisting The sggresslOns Of t..u-
cress On the constitutional rights OF the States !
and the people, IS entitled 10 the gratitude OF
the whole American people and on behalf Of
the Demncratic parry we tender him cur thanks
for his patriotic eiioFss In that rega. d.
Upon this platform The Democratic pErty ap- /
peal TO every patriot, iucludiug all ths conserY-
atIve element and all who de ( e 10 81, port the
Constitution and T store the Uni0n, forgetting
all past differences OF opinion, 10 unite with US
in the present grsat struggle for the iOer les Of
The people, ana that to all such, TO whatever
party they may have heretofore bel nged, we
txfena the right hand Cf Fellowship and hail
all such cooperating with Us as friends and