The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-18

Da ROCr0tlC white Mems Party
Of M IasiSslPpl.
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Of MhaBhasAPpl. M
WHEREAS, The people of the ten
seeding States, through their Consti,
tutional Conventions, have declared
their Ordinances Of secession to be
null and void;
AXD WHEREAS, The Constitutional
Conventions Of said States reorgapized
the abolition of slavery as previously
declared 10y the federal government
conceded to freedmen the protection
Of life, liberty and property, common
to all citizens, and cOnformed their
organic law in all respects to the.
Constitution Of the United States;
AND WHEREAS, Said States have
elected Representatives and chosen
Senators in Congress, in accordance
with the laws of the United States,
who have presented their lawful
credentials to Congress only to be
denied their constitutional rights of
representation in that body;
ANp, WHEREAS, The Republican
naiority now controlling the Lcgisla.
tive power OF Congress, have estab.
lished Military Despotism over ter
states Of the Union, III violation of
the federal Constitution, in defiance
of the executive and judicial depart
mcnts of the government, threatening
,he executive with impeachment, and
ahc Supreme Court with an abrog;t>
ai6n Of its Constitutional powers. and
showing build and persistent. design
40 maintain their partizn power, by
'ahe entire overthrow of constitutional
liberty; ....
AND WHEREAS, Thepopular strug-
vie upon these great questions ha,
resulted in union of all conservative
men, without regard to former party
lies. aud in the establishment of 4
rowerful and successful opposition tG
this hateful dcspotism under the leat
pf the NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC party
whose principles aud policy on thes'
questions are in strict accordance viii
tie political yiewsOf this Convention
Therefore, et a.. .....
Rssolccd, That We hereby adopt tn
name Of aud the principles which tn
said DEMOCRATIC party are now con
tending, and that we will do battl
under thai banner until the Union j
restored to Constitutiousl basis, ali
all the States are recognized as equal
in the great confederation Of America
sovereigntiCs.
Resoised, That the Military bill
of Congress for the reconstruction c
the so.caIled rebel States, are uncOr
stitutional and oppressive in all tfei
particulars, and should Be resisted b
the unanimous vote Of tue people I
the ballot box.
Resolred, That for the purpose
accomplishing this result, the peop
of Mississippi are hereby rccommen,
cd to organize a Central Democrat
Association, with similar Association
in every county, and in all the pri
cipal cities and towns Ia the State, al
to this end, this Convention will a
point q Central Committee of min
resident at the Capital Of the Stat
With powertO complete this party Q
gauiBation, in all respects.
4 Resolved, That the nefarious desiI
of the Republican party in Congre
TO place the white men Of the Sout
ern States under the government
control Of their late, slaves, and
degrade the Caucasian race as
interiors of the African negro; is
criuie against the civilization of I
age, which needs only to be mention
to ba sc0rned by all intelligent min
aud we therefore call upon the peo
Of Mississippi to vindicate alike
superiority Of their race over the
gro, and their political power
maintain constitutional liberty
Resoleed, That the proceedings
this meetisg be publishediu the G
ron, aud that all papers in the ST
friendly to the objects of this G
vention be requested to copy the sa
After which, the Convention
iourped, subject 10 the call Of
Exeeutiva Committee,