Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-30
THE PLATFORh.

Y,,,-,,or-sfic rarfv in National COnVeI
tion ssSe N bled. Ieposlng ~ W. ~ " 5, -
- vl,-itv,Ia : Standing upon the Ionstltutlon
IN TuSGafi0ri anc lLnltaalon OF the Se41 - !
the Government, s.bd tle e,,.-i ei ~ y ~ l-na.
critics OF the citizen sli,l ls;'s 1,S, r.s
Sis+,g 81 e,r,-fTv sud secession sls having oeS
settled for all time 20 co.'s ~ .1 - t,5ts i
Voluntary action OF the = 0NNlnelA t51Ss 4
-C-s9i anal f-aUyenIioI.s a SSsf,- DieoI al
never TO be renewed or reegttateu; W. " "''-- "a
return Oi peace, demand ,-, ,s.,loa 2,
l. immediate restoration or ali lhe s9t1eSIss :, =
their rights IN thC Union under the JohAillG ~
zion ana civil government OI the "a
p Amnesty for all rast political oiTsEses, an'
the regulation OF toe elective tTancDlse IN N N
states by their citizens, ami the pay lheit .! "a
public uebt Of the Jut.el states 6s iap'uiy d
3 All money drawn nom the people 10y tax
alton, except 50 much as ls requisite Iot tils lS
ceSsiIieS Of The GOyeruEIe euI, economically "a
miniStered. should be hone SHY Gpplleu 70 HuCL
Baynt At. and where the OOilsattCus OF Lne 1oN
ernmeat DO not expressly state upon llelt @ ~ ~
or the law uuser Whlcl tneE Ntis iSs'.tN t - -
not provide that they shan he paQ III CON- me
ought, in night and Justice, be PAID IN ihe Ia"
fui mouey OT the nlfed states
Equal taxation OF every species OF prop
erty Heco-diEg 70 its real galue, Inc uding GOV
ernInent bonas. and other pub &c seeuIltles.
). one currency fOr the GoNernlhehl anu ut
people the Iaborsr and The Ctbce-hOioer, tht
pensiOner ana the soldier, The producer anu 1A'
a FconoIny IN the administration OF lht
Government: the reduction OF the sIanulhs
mems bureau, aAd al political lnsLI lleh a e.
lies desi-n,d & secure negro supremacy SIN
nliricatiUn OF he system and ine Cl>ooAbul,'
eszce OF ingulsltOr1al bGaluH loi ASSESSING 80
[sGfIe,Iiug Internal revenue, so that LIE Dufoen
OF q Natson may be equallzsd ana ies9eAH1
go greylff Of the L. .y-InmeuJ and the currency
made GOOD the repeal Of aii euactneuls Iof
enrolling rue state militia into Natiohan ioLcea
lu tune Uf peace a tar II Ior revenue upon
.forsign imports and such equal IS1ailon uGdeF
.lhs internal IeNenus laws ts WI stLsiu A. =
dental protection 10 domestic mHnul ittu -
and as viii, without in pairing me IeEet-u ,l +,
impose the least burden up N anu DSst - loA.lo'
and encourage The great industrial interests u
Rr,ofTn OF abuses in the Administrst on,
s1ts emulsion Of corrupt men from offices, the
abr1gsition oT useless Offices, the rtstsratlOI o
riEhttEI authority 10, sLd me lndepehtehce oI
glle Executive am1 JuGlclal oepaIl Dts - t--e
a. ty4rnfDtur. the suburdluatlBu OF The ihl SEJ
10 The civil power 70 tho end lnai Tue usUI "a
tions Of Congress and The despot sm % the
: Fansf rights aud protection for natural,
fzs44Esia.u natiye-DOIu e. LZens al nome anu
slbrOaf5 an assertion Cf American nalloIali -
Wbich shall Command the respzct o. foreign
powers, and furnish an example anG thcout'
agement 70 people sirugglng .or hfsI311L IN lll1
1.1grtty const5Iu -lUnsl uberIy ard laClNldu~l
TIEhfs ana the maintenance OF the Tlgnts OF
~ 7ruraIized cluzeus agaILss the absolute doc
ITin . of inmutaBs e allegiance, ana Tie Claims
F,f fore gu pswsrS 10 punish LlglA Loi a4.esou
crime ca. united beyond their jurisdiction
In dam aiding these me SurtS ana reforms
we arlalgu the ha.4cai party lOt -t2 Qt,Ie6tiS
- .ybr and Rue IN parallyleu spfTeSslOl Aud
fyrsLny which have marReu us c IeeI' altJI
sne m 81 sOleInu and unanimous pis,sse ol Dotn @
,.lnsIyeiy for the maintenance OF the GONel n
saept and the prgsel va ion OF the Union under
~, =, 6ss ,srsi ilv violated that most sacred
,,Iasira ilydeF which was rallied thal nome
f5It lteer s-Iuy, ~h.ch carried our nag 70 VIC
stead Of reztoris,g the Union, iL has, 50 lar
o. in ~, u.r,gar dissolved IL, aud Eu-ii cIvu le1
= ates IN time of peace - military ue-POsl'Ni
''iII ed iefe te rigLt g ;s!ai by jury.
u mas abolished the hUDeas corpos' lAAs lhOS'
sacred writ Of liberty. -,. IA
lL As OgertnrUNu u llle liSeuoii4 VI ef''t y - '
''is n Ras substituted arbstrary seizures and
arrest, and military trials and secret StaF
tshdm6sr inqul lsitions, 1OT cOnsiltu ioual III
n has disragarded lu time Of peace the right
og tue people 10 be frss from search ana sSll-
IN mas entered the post and telegraph offices,
snI even the priya IOoms Of iul}Vlduals'
an seized their private papers and iel.eTs'
VIM, NJ any specification or nouee OF HnnaaNlt'
IS rs.lul. ed by the organic law ,.
a. bas converted the American cap,Loi Anl9 a
M ~, estaBli,hed system OF spies ana OIL
cial espionage Ia which NO copstil lutlonal mon
.,-.i,v "a !5nToue would now dare 10 lesOrt
m has abolished tie right OF appeal on nn-
oortant gouEfitpti0uA q-eauohs 20 tLe nc So y,
preme juGies'E LIlRln@.2 ,2,ISl s1i inTisSirtion,
mich Is irTevOcsDly Fe5t4 ~ lLe Sollf' IN ~ W
fif,n while the learned Chiel 4usllfc mas Deeh
subiseted 20 the most atroeiogs caig ne, -,
-,.-.s,sIy bas.use he would not BrosistUis l+s
hInR once 20 the sopport OF tne lSt-E
aud partisan Cha<sss preferred against Ihe
Iis CORRUPTION and exueyagance have eE-
ceeded anything known IN MLosE shq o{{ ~ ~
frauds and mOuupOiies u MS LesIIy 42uDlod
Tbe Burueu Of debI created during the Wei.
n has stripped the President OF hle c2nSttu-
I100sl power o. appointment, even Oh ms own
CO U,.S r it yspeaied assaults the pillars Of The
Goyerument are cking On Their ID 'ser anu
should il succeed ~ November feAt anu luau' @
1,Tsfa lgg president we VIII meet as subject
sDd CONQUERED people amid tie ruins OF Apsfty
9Ud me scattered fragments % tho COnsllu lohi
ana We do declare and Iesotts tLSL eHe5 siiioI ~
I b,s pope Of the United stats thfeN " ~
.nbIectt8a 10 the British crown, lEe ptisnese
and trust of sulTage have belonged 10 lle ssl
aral States, and have been granted leeutatsu
- contr,,lI- a exclusively by the poiiuc6l
y,o,ger gf each Siale respectively, ana any al
Tempt b. congress on any PLsusA' v HiltsSt 80 81,
Win ms eKetcLse. l. a hagrans ushfg anon OF
-,oSgsr which Ca1 t1d 10 warrant IN llle en-
,sfitution and, ifsaE.cQOned by me Peolle' VII
.5ubyert cur form OfgoserD ehl' az - oll.y @
Ind in q single centralized e'hsoll1aeeN sos
erntasnt IN which the ssPatE&- Aia,e.iSo ~ -, %
ne Etateg will be entirely tD,QiDs 5ir - q
"a dsspOIisIn be esiablisheu "a p-Hte 81
: k,sderal nlOl OF equal states
TEat We regard tue TeconstIae'lou nols ~ -
C1refs=S. so-called, o. eSFrpHuons, uncohstlIu-
tioul.! revolutionary anu +pld' au1 @ tuat o-L @
soldiers and sallOIs who carried si4e se OF Oui
10 NlEi - dEaAlAnt n LAAN'r
,tefaTuiined Zoe, Eust ever be grateiully -
mem tlared, aud ali tEe guarantees gwen IN
Teir favor ~ ust be faithfUilg carried lhto eAe'
MAJ The public lands should be distributed
ugideiy among Iae people, and shou1a [F W.
reed Cf either under Li4e pre- einpt on oI nol.ao
Efead laws and sold IN le8sOnaUle quahJltess
znd 10 noUs but actual OccR p us AZ lne hllA!-
-o1pl prios IS established By The SOTerntneut'
yFf.f.u sIauts o. the public lanus mag % ti-
~VVed Necessary lOr Lle encoGl agemeht % lists
j. ssuf ID ole impr pr0Eemsnis, The pfoceeos OF
20. 20 = 81 such lands and NOS the lanos then-
- g I'D be 20 applied,
y, - 4 -ssldeLT OF the Dnit4u STATES x u
- It, ,,sor, III exercising The power % A.s
t,b rfii-g ip RESIST * tue aIgrs-aloLs % . = -
Is on HE c0nstItutlGaal rishts o. lliy 49,,
55td rh4 ratple Is euIitlea 70 lne sA%s1I-FS ~ /
~ whole American people "a Cii .-a.L - - /
~. Democratic parry we tender III S'ta 'A--
s,,r MS r,a trf cite efforts in that rega q.
Irpon mi. platform the Democratic pal hP- |
nesi to every patriot ilciudiIg AL the couse V
nv. element and all who de he TO su tporL lhe
15uslilutiDn and restore the Union IOig, Jung /
an past differences Of opinion 70 unite Win u
n the present great struggle loE thb ILDfI M -
Ihe people. and that 70 ali suchs u NpelefeI
party they may have heretofore oeiohss1l ~ |
.xtend the right hand Of fellOTsmp anu h49
All such cooperating with as rs Hiehu7 ~HN
brothers.
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