Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-05
THE PLATFORM.

The paulu1rs tic party, in National tOnYeI
ton assembled, ePOsing lis trust IN the lnteIl'
tTs1-, psGr8otism a1d discriminating justice Of
me people; standing nPon The SUBSTITUTION a,
the fJundaJiOn and iltL1tIauon % tHe PCWeis ~
The Government. and ste gLIarantee o. the I'D
critics Of the citizen /; and TscOgllAi1s lAe CUES
liens OF slavery and secession a. having Desu
I-oIi1 1f7ry- acficu OF the Sonth6rn states IN
Coaslituiional Conventions assembled and
never to be renewed or rsag ltaten 90 Win me
return OF peace, demand, ~
j. Immediate restoration CT eli the states TO
their rights IA the Union nader ne Oohsll III
ZION and civil gOgernment OF Inc American
y Amnesty for all past political Ofsnses, and
The regulation Of the elective franchise IN The
STATES ~ their citizens. and the pay ne NJ OF the
pUBiic GebL Of the Unite1 states as rapidly as
An money drawn from the people by tax
alton. except 50 much as isrequistte Tor ne ne
cesslties oi Tie GOSernEaeiii, =-vl AGaliS a.
ulInisrered, shoHiu De hOL tsJly apptieQ 70 such
payment, and where Tie ooisaItoLs % " ~! AIoF
eminent 40 not * preSsy STATE upon Atislf H.
or the law uuueT sEnlcl iLey We're i sSusu ~
not prOEltts insI they hllati % paS ~ csi ne
ougllt ia light and lustice be paid IN the law
ful money u the L nlier State
Equal taxation OF every sPeeaes OF prop
erfv accord rs to its real yalue, iuc III ng Gov
ernInenI BONDS and other pub AZ eur ltles.
: 1Ts en- rr-llcv Tor the tTOVernllent and the
s,tOple lhe labOTsr and the Otice-no.deT, the
-peBsiontr6nd the soldier, the producer ana the
bOndhoideg. .-,
Government: the reduction OF the standlIlg
army and navy the Adjustment OF me 4tee-4-
AID al bDllLlcll lL1LAAAAL4E1
lies designed 10 secure negro supremacy sim
plincatiUu OF The system aud the ulscohuhu-
-ance OF inQUisiJorLvl boards for assessing ana
scOllecling Internal tegenll $50 mat t1e boIush
~ tayat.I,u may be equaitzsd and lessened
the credit OF the GovsIuLnsnI Gnl TIE currency
made co1d the repeal o. All enlactnnents for
enrolling he state militia into National tsFcts
IN time OF peace talln Ior revenue upon
foreign imports, snd such equal q NaLlOn uhueE
the internal reFeuE- laws IS VIII du0Fd Incl
dental protection To domestic manui3etufess
anu As wiz, without impa-Ting ihe IeNeAus,
impose the leaet burden up u aad best promote
aud encourage lie slsat Industrial interests q
the rOuntE..
:. Reform OF abuses in the Administration,
Tire expulsion OF c0rruI,t men IRON oIllees, iiie
abrOgailOu OF useless Offices, the restoration OF
FightiuI authority 10. EEd The independence OF
the Executive and Judicial departments OF the
rrllueut. the su DOrdiuaticl Of the mi ltaEy
u the civil power fo-tbe end thar tus uSurpa-
tons OF Congress and the despot-sIn % the
5 Equal rights and protection for natural
lied anu natiNe-DOIn e uZens a. AoIae ana
abroad an assertion u American Hstionshty,
powers. aEd furnish example and el1eollr-
agsment % people stIusglng ioE hst,9nsi M
teg. lJy, constitutional h1ery and lndit la0i-L
rights, ami The I,Eintenancc OF the rights Of /
n;.IurallZed citizens a5Elrs5 the assg;uts uoc-
triue OF iumutab'e allegiance. ana tns Grains
OF foreign powers 70 punish them for alleged
crime committed beyond their JuFisdtotIpp
Ia demanding these lle -sures aud reforms
OF right, and the unparalleled spPresslo0 and
tyranny which have marked iis Greer, after
Il ouSes OF Congress 10 prosecute the war tE-
clusIveiy for the maintenance OF the G0Vern-
Inent ana the preservation OF the Union under
j. has repeatedly violated that most sacred |
pledge under which wa3 rallied that noble (
Volunteer army, which carried our nag TO VIC |
tory.
Instead Of restoring Tie Union, it has, so far |
az in its power, dissolved 10, and subjected ten
States Ia time Of peace 20 military uespOtiEn /
and negro supremacy.
II hss nuIlided Jheie the right Of trial by Jury
70 "a n hpT hs hgltnas flE4st /
sacred wit OF liberty.
Il has overthrOwn the freedom OF speech and |
II has substituted arbitrary seizures and \
arreSts, and military trials ana secret Star /
Chamber inquisiuOus, for constitutional tn |
II has disrsgsr,led in time Of peace the right |
OF the people 10 be free from seGrch and SKI /
Ii has entered the post and telegraph onices, |
anu even the prlyGe EOOlus OF lndlvlduAls, !
and seized their private papers and Letters, |
s required by Tie Organic law
It has converted the American capitol into !
bastile.
II has established = system Of spies ami Off
Cial espionage 10 which no constitutional mCn-
archy Of Europe would now dare to lesOrt
il has abolished Tue faght o. appel On IN
po.tant constitutional Q-esiions 10 The su-
preu1e judiciary ulb maj, and tGrt a,ens to
curtail or destroy Its original Jurisdiction,
which il irreE OcaDly vested by the CDustlJu-
tiUu, while the learned Chief JusIlcs has been 4
subjected 20 the most atroCiUus calulunlEs,
merely because he would not prostitute MS
Iish ofiioe 10 The support OF The falses
and partisan charges preferred against The
President
rs corruption and extravRga2ce have ex.
ceeded any hing known IN history, sud by ~
frauds and niOnOp0iies IL has Learly uoubled
the buruen or debl created during fhe War.
II has St. pped the President Of BIS cOusti-u-
tional power o. appointment. even OF his own
Under It's repeated assaults tic pillars of the
are rocking IN their Sc AID
should IL succeed III November next ani inag-
guratH iIE president viii meet as 4 subject
and cOnque red people amid the ruins or liberty
and the scattered fragments OF the CUnStitu ion;
and We do declare and resolve that ever since
lhe people Of the United States threw on all
subsection tOihe British Crown. the privilege
and tYusf Of suffrage hsge belonged 10 the sew |
sral stat e., and have been granted, regulated ,
and controlled exclusively by The political
power Of each State respectively, and any at
Tempt By Congress. On any preie1I WE4isyer,
70 deprive any State Of this right or interfere .
with this exercise, Is q nsgrans 9suIPstlo on OF
power which can find no warrant IN the Con-
stituticn and II sanctioned by the people, Will
-ubvert our form OF government aud can only ,
snd in single centralized, consolidated gov /
srnment IN which the separate existence Of
HE States VIII be entirely al .Orh5d. ai4q an (
Inouaii fsf despotiern be established IN place %
l Federal Union Of equal states. Ii,
That regard the reconstruction acts OF
gress sO-called, a. usurpauouss unc0nstitn-
.oleie, 5 and sailors who carried ihe az OF our
,ountry 70 Wet ~ against 2 most Ealiant ana
determined Zoe must ever DC grateI1Hy re
mem bered, aud all the guarantees gwen IN !
heir favor must DO faithfully carried INTO exc
ution. ,., ,
That the public lands should be distributed
widely among the people, aud should be dis 4
,osed Of either under the pre- empi on or home
Jead laws and sold in reasonable Y Quantities, I
nd 70 noLs but actual occupants at The mimi s
num price as established by The GoVeTnmept ! n
When gsautE OF the public LANDS may be a4- !
owed. necessary foT the encOu IageInsnt OF I'M
q -tant puDllc mprCvements, the proceeds Of / j
he Asle OF such lauSs end not the lands them
Ives should BE- so applied m
That the President Of the United States An =
rev, johnson, in exercising the power OF bis q
igh Office IN resisting the aggTessions OF Con- n
rsss on ule constitutional rights OF the states -
nj the psopls,is entitled % the gr4iitnsisiSt !
~ whole AmeTieap people, and on beaalf Of y
he Democratic party we Tender him our thanks 2,
n MS patriotic effJris in that regs q.
u pon this platform the Democratic psrty APP a
cal 10 every patriot iuciuainE sil the consery- q
1--we element and all who de-h 70 support The m
anstltution and restore The Dnlons toTgstting =
ii pasLtI derences OF opinion, 10 unite WITH us II
the present great struggle tOt the liberlsA OF q
Ie people and thai 90 ali sueh, % whatever ir
arty they may have heretofore beiongeda We
gtend the right hand az fellowship and hail u
u such cooperating with q - friends and q
ro9hers. Ia