Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-21
THE PLATFORM.

fIon as embed. IepOsns as trust ~ tiie
49, ,sfriofISun and discriminating justice Ol
10 re6Dla. Standing upon The tonstitulloh a.
tbe .undatIOn and limitation OF me pow ~
the Government, and the glarahL2 t ., ~, W 4.
erties OF the citiZ=n ana reGIgnlIibe tne 4ues,
liens OF slavery and secession As having oe f
settled for ali time TO come by the wa. % ~
Voiunferv sction OF the Southern StaLes IN
UNCONSTITUTIONAL conventions assem- bleUs ato
never 10 be renewed OF reagitaied; 90, Millt Tue
return o. peIe' rt-Tstion OF all the states 20
rbsi, rfshts in the Union under the SoAAiltu-
Iioa aud civil government Of me -Alhe iLos'n
q amnesty for all past political ole nses and
the regulation of the elective !Iahcnlse IN "
states Dy their citizens, ana tue pay ms NJ q, me
pub lie Cebt of the Uni.e1 states as rapidly a
An money drawn from the people by tax
alton except 80 much as is requisite iCr ne Ne
cessities OF The Government, econcniieaily adj
InfDtstered should be honestly apphsu 10 sueh
payment and whore the ooiigaitoLs OF the 1'oE-
er1ment do not expressly staUe upon thelr lace
or the law uuCer when they were ISSUED uoeN
nor provide that they SHAH De paid IA com, tnSy
Ought, in right and Justice, De p4l1 III the Ia"
fol money Of the L nil ed states. -
4 EuusI taxation Of every species OF prop
erty accOrd iBg to its real NalUer nc uu5he uOf-
er1ment bOnds and other pub le se-uriueS.
3 Une currency Tor the Government anu tLe
r,eODle the Ia borer anu The Cfhce-ho3oer, the
TepsioT sr ana the soldier, the producer ana the
s. Economy in the administration of The
Government; the redUc i'm Of the slaLllliis
army and navy: the adjustment OF the freed
mems bureau. AID al political lnsu ulne al
tiesdesigned u secure hegro solIeni.ilcy S.ui-
plideau0u Of the system ana the ulscoLtlhu5I
anca Of fuQuisitOriat boards Tor asse sung SAu
collecting i1Iernal Ieyenue, so lhaI i1e buIuen
OF taxation may be equalizsu anu lsssyslLel,
the credit OF the G5veInLnent and The currency
made coed the repeal OF III epacinSnts IOi
enroIIing the state militia into National forces
IN time Of peace; o iar.h Tor refvn Upon
foreign imports, and sus h equal IsZallon uLueE
the internal IeVeuus laws as va oEJtu ne
dental protection 10 domestic mshoI 'eluLes'
ana ~ will without impairIug the leNeuu-s
i'm pose the Iea>I burden Z , N ana best p ouote
and encourage this great Industrial interests VI
:. Rgfodn Of abuses in the Administration,
the expulsion OF corrupt men from oflces, the
abrOgat4Ol OF useless offices, the resi- aallou OL
ri-ht.uI authority 10. AID the independence OF
the Execu i've anu JUDICIAL departments OF Inc
q ,vern u-ur the sub. rliuaIion OF The lnl lLary
10 the civil p0wec 10 lie cuu that toe usurPa-
lions Of Congress AID the despOi-sm OF the
sword may cease. go,
lied aud uaLiVs-bDIn C tZenS al nome ana
abroad an assertion Il American nationality
which shan command TIE resPlcl OF loLslgh
powers, aud furnish an example anu enCotL-
agement TO people strugg ing or nail9hal m
teg ity, constitutional nberly and lnolVluual
rights, AM the ma nlelHnce o. tLe IlsAIs VI
nauIraiiZed citizens agalus. the ats ute doc
trine of Immutab.e sIlt glance, ana the claims
OF foreign powers 20 puni-n them Tor alleged
crime committed beyond their jurisdiction
In dcm sud.u= these me suTys aud reforms
we aIIaign the Radical party Tor us disregard
OF right. and tue ID paralleleu oppression ana
tyranny which have InarSed It's recrr alter
tie m s. solemn EnG unanimous pledge OF DOlh
II DustS OF congress 40 HloscNhbc tAAC m-A4 "a
clusVcly for HE Inalntebance OF lts cove u
ment and toe pTese- Va ion 81 the Union under
the C5usIi -ution.
pledge under which Was rallied that noble |
Volunteer amy, which carIied our nag TO VIC
T.stead Of restoring the Union, il has so far
as in its pow er, dissolved a., ami subj cieu Ten
= a.es IN time OF peace 10 m-Ai2ry utspOJsh
m n1Ilfed Ihefe the right Of trial by jury
II has aDonsued the haBeas corpus, that most
sacred writ Of liberty.
il has OvertnrOwh The freedom OF speech ana
the press.
arrest, ana military ulals ami secret o.sr
Chamber iuqUisiuous, for coustltu lond tn
II mas garded iu time Of peace the right |
OF the people TO be free from seasch and sir |
II mas entered the post ard telegraph offices, |
ami evea the pTiva rooms OF individuals, |
and seized their private papers and letters, |
without any specification or notice Of afduavi5
as required by the Igauic law.
1t has converted the American capitol INTO a /
II has esiabli he'd a system Of spies aud Off |
ciaI espionage Ia which no constitutional mon /
archy Of Europe would now care TO resort
Il has abolished The right Ci apresi on inn /
p1rtaut constitutional qreStiCus To the su. /
pre-1e judiciary nib mai, ana turea. ems 10 |
curtsil ~ de.troy IFS original jurisdiction,
which Is lrTeNoCauly Ne,teu p3 lLe JOhst-tu-
ton, while he learned Chief Justice has been
Subjected to the most atroJlpus calu mules,
merely because be would not prostitute ms
IlEn once 10 TIE NubpDlt Al inc AalANF
uud partisan charges preIeIIed against the
President.
Its corruption at d extravaganza have ex.
ceeded any thing known in history, and by IL
frauds and mOnopoiiss u has LeHrly doubled
the buruen Of debt created during the WI.
Il has stripped the President OF ms cpnStltu-
1iOnal power O. appointment, even OF bis own
Under its repeated assaults the pillars Of the
Government are rocking ON their brse, and
should i- succeed IN November next and Inau- /
guTate las PRESIDENT We Will meet as subject
and conquered people amid the ruins oI liberty
and the scattered Fragments 81 tue OOnstltu ION;
aud We do declare ana resolve that ever since !
the poop OF the United stat. S threw on al
subsection to the British crown, The privilege
ana trust 81 suffrage have belonged 10 the sew
eraI States, ana have been granted, regulated
and controlled exclusively by tie political /
po.ger or each Stale r-sug cJlyeIV. aud auN al |
Tempt by Congress. Oh any pIeJrNL Whaieyer,
Ia ot.nriye any STATE OF this right or Interfere I
with this exercise. is "a diagram. GsuTp- ton OF
power which can fuu no warrant In the Con-
Etitutiou. and, il sanctioned by The PEG pie viii
subverI our form Of government, ard can only
END ID a single crtltitl. Lsu' collsoli4attu gov
eminent III which tire separate existence OF
lie States wil be entirely alb orbei, sud an
unqualified despOuEm be established ~ pace OF
"A Federal Union OF equal STATES.
Thai We regard tie reconstruction a1iS of
Congress, SO called, as usurpscons, uucunsJltu-
tIonaI revolutionary anu VOID, ana that our /
soldiers and sailors who carried the nag OF cur !
country ~ Wet ~ against mosj gallant and
determined Zoe, must ever be gratefully re-
Inembersd, aud all the guarantees gwen IN
their favor must be faithfully carried INTO exc
CuAlOus
That the public lands shoDld be distributed |
widely among The people, and should be dis
POSED OF either under the pre- elnpt on or home
stead laws, and sid IN reasonable quantities
and 70 none Uut actual occupants at the mini
mum price as established b. the Government. /
When g1auis Of the public Iancs may be al !
lowed. Necessary EOT the encouragement OF inn
p0rIant Buui.c improvements, The prOcotds OF
the sale Ot such laLSs and not the lands them
sci YES should be 50 applied.
That the President OF the United states, An
drew Johnson IN exercising the power OF ms
nigh office in resisting the aggressiOms OF tJn-
Eress on the constitutional rights O. the States
and the p-Cple, is entitled To the gratitude Of
the whole american people, and on behalf Of
the democratic parry " - .cn der nun our hanks
for ms patriotic erforls in that rega q.
UpOn this platform The Democratic party ap-
peal 10 every patriOi, ilc.udil ali the cOnse.V-
aIlVe element anu ali who de lfe 70 su port the
Constitution and restore the Union, ioI getting
al past difielcuces OF opinion, to unite with us
IN tn- present great struggle for the HDer les OF
The people, ana that to al such, 10 whatever
party they may have heretofore beli ngeu, we
extend Tie right hand Cf iellO Sship aud han
All such cooperating with Us a friends and
brothers.