Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-29
THE PLATFORM.

Tho Ternocrstic party, in National OonNe3-
fion assembled, Teposiug its trust IN the lhtelll-
s 80 - ,S1trIofiSn, and discriminating justice OF
Ine people standing upon the SHus'La @ .lNJl . 81
the foundation snd itnitalon ~ si.S ~ ~ in
5he Government, and tie SoilaLISe e Ol Il, liis & -
ssrties of the citiz IA 1il1 lecosllziLs ne tL-e 49, 49,
lfaus of slavery and s3t'sSSio ~ llAs -
sslTIfd Tor an time 10 come by the war Or tile
voInDfar,r arfian Of The SOUiAsTn Et4tes IN
G'ougIIiutiJnaI conventions assem- lLIeus anu ~ u
never 10 he renew Ell ur Ieisllstieu' w. WIN ~
return OF peace, denlaIti' srr 81. e.,,..e %,
their rights ia the Union uhGet me i I'm ~
lion and civil government OF 'hs alHeii0oH
people. -.,, ., ,,y,,;,f,.sl or,-,,sas and
the reeul alton Of the elective llailchlse IN ~
sSfsras r their citizens. ana the pay Iiir nt OF lhe
public Cebt OF the Unilei states as Eaplulg as
Sfi money drawn from the people by tax
atfon except - slGgI as IS requisite icI tiie Ne
sssssir5zs ,r sbe Government, economically adj
rlIDigtar,t. should be hons Stly applltH 10 such
paymeEt, and where the OJlls,l ions ol tiie nc Wv
tsrument 30 not expressly sjltoe upon 'let 80 80
not de that they shah he PAID l coin, lleA
ought Ia right and Justice, De paid lu tLe law
fui lnouey Of the L nlled &iates
Egual taxation OF ever epee-es epee- %, uL itoL ~
srTy- .gri4Ev q 10 its zeal EaIue, Inc uu ng N1ON-
ernmeut bonds and other puo lc - se-s.+ "a l,.sS' So,
). one currency Tor Inc GOFeihli-sll- @ ttlu t ttle
YeCple the labOTer and the ofhce-ho-uer, Ihe
6enSiouer and the soldier. tDe irOdueeI ana Ia"
y f4oIomv ia the administration OF the
Government; the reGUc,ten oI lHe aLalIIiis
army and EaBy' The ahetiS4IhSllt o. ne iiSei-
mems bllrean .aII al political lustluneoihll-
lies designed ts secure negro 90 pLelnaeg SIM
pliheaIUu o. lie 50 tieiia alid lng ~
aDrs "a IpqufsitOriaI boards for assessing ana
,~ti!e,.iiug internal revenue, 50 tha- Inc burden
of tsvaf.5u luaN be eguallZeu ana -e-seueNi5
7he credit o. tnc t3N7lnL15 5siL au & ti-S : ~ - -
made tolu tue JFittli ut 81 ,e'7 rC1r -
enrolling ne state militia luto l'atiols-t lOLces
in tme OF peace; q liiA l'l -S, i ,,1iial
flrai4n imports, and suau ~ aat -l--atto uLue4
fbe ifts rual Ievenu la"s bs VII aAoIu lLcl-
dental protection tO doine-ile u anu laeinlss'
aud as VIII, without impalnAg li-s ItNtutsi /
~ l,.s titl l-ssI burden up and best promote /
and aucoUrgge Lss great Industrial interests OF /
the colnty .--,- .r.. ,sr,t,fstrst-op |
the expulsion OF corrupt men fron oinces, the /
Rbrugat on Uf useless ulllces iite "
TigIlf5r. authority To- and The ludept ndence OF /
Tits Executive ana Jucicl8l departments OF tliF I
Govern eur tire suuUrdI nation OF lIle ll lt'aI-
10 the civil power 20 tue cad thai tue HsuI "a
fions OF congress and The Oelisoi-sn OF uIe 4
sword may ce.,-e. 49, ..,7 /
5 Equal rights and protection Ios nallIsi, ls,5
fEed and mHtiye-bOrn e. ilHens at h"Llo 81 g.
st,r,,gd an assertion Of American h'iLlohailtys /
witch Sllal command jhE respect q. IoItlBu
mowers, AID -uTnIsn an example anu @ @tilNovut- v
s5gsu,sTr Ia faegrla Struggling sgE i-' iDhAl IL
g.ltv. CONSTITUTIONAL uuerty anu -ho'sio''',-
,.itStfs ana the ma InLeuancs OF TIE rights OF
rrtlfuralfzed citizens against the alSotute uot-
Lrine OF lmmutaiI-e slie2lanee' ana me Sl-iLl
OF foreign pswers 70 punl.n ihg5n 3. I1I aL.s geo
,,Tinie commit ted beyond their JURISDICTION
In demanding these me .surts 4uG reforms
=, } srrafgu the Radical party for as disregard
~ rigilt and the unparalleled spFleselOA@ @ aLl1
tT-rIy1I-v WI ch have marked It's G reerr alLeI
me nlrsl solemn ana unanimous please ul DOll
.grlErHss 10 Dft2ta'itt1 tt4C MtAA
rIuslyely for tiss maintenance Di tu9 uoNSiH- uoN,-
Inent and t8e preservation OF the Union uAusr
lit ls rt,ily violated that most sacred
,,refig- uuder which was rallied thai noble
voluuIesr amy, which earned oui nag 10 VIZ
gsste,6 Of restoring the Union, It hes, so FAR
a. in Ifs p9uger dissolved il, and suUJ GJe-l ten
States IA uiae OF peace 10 millIaty uesPOl'sun
Ii a,nulIikec Jhefs The right Of trial by jury.
II has abolished the habeas corpus, that most
S7fi IN Sss oyeTihrowh the freedom OF speech and
the preAs. , -,.,.- .-.,,ra- aud
Errtsls, and military ulals anu secret HL4I
Chambsr inquisllions, iOr cons'ltu lohAl ui-
~ 5ss Qarled IN time Of peace the right
OF tbe people TO be NEE nom seaich ana s-l~-
hi mas entered tie post and telegraph Offices,
90 sv.u me priya-e looms Oi lnu;Fidnals'
and seized their private papers anu iett-.ls.
without any speEihea.lot; on; ~ ~ Io'-00 VI
II has converted the American capitoi mo "
Oastils- -.. ~ ,,s.s and off
risI ,5sDi1uaze 10 which no ConsuLlihullat mon
srrnv al rstr0pe would now care 10 i@sOTL
II has abolished the right OF appel On iut-
pOftanL cOnsfll1tsoHal 9-eetloAS ~ ~ .l-S a., (
Bretre judiciary utbgn-lr aud ttIt.tseL5 ttI. ~ 70
curtssl Or destroy us piiEtnal Ju'isaLe.lol' !s.
which is irrcyOcabiy FeNtsA ~ tIe SoLs. - ~
ton While The learned Chiei Jusllee Els beth
subjected 10 the most atFocious csilu -, -,
merely because he would moi FIosts tuts IL IL
6Igb office 70 the sHppOrt OF the iei-b
sud partisan charges preferred against The
h corruption and extrayag9ncs have ex.
ceFsied any yihiBg known ia history, ond by ~
frauds and InonoPoiies ~ has besIly a0uDleu
ftie iurcen OF debt created during the WI
It has stripped the President OF bis eOnsltu'
tionsl power o. appointment even oi ms own
Under its repeated assaults the pillars OF the
CiOyerument are rocking ~ Their % tse' anu
should it succeed IN NoEeinDel 4ls1. an - 49,,
ellrate as president We will meet ~ a subject
and CONQUERED people amid the ruins OF merry
and the scattered rag ehls OI t-e Collstltu -
ard we 10 declare and resolve ttat ever stucS /
Sf-s peopIe OF the Enited Stat $ threw on All
sIffe,.tion 70 the British Crgwp, tle privilege
sr5 fTrtt OF suffrage have Delougea 70 lhe sew
80 ssfaies ana have been granted, resulAted
eud eontF1iftd d exclusively hy lhe pol4lAcal /
,,l,I,eT "a q - SAFE respectively, aDd aay si-
fan1slf bv 'oIgresz. any pieteXt WiiaieEefi
10 deprive any slate oi J.is flsht, or interfere
with this exercise As h@srsl-s ,St ~ b., 5' %
sf1iution and, II sanctioned W tAe peoPie, W.
sii ~ ert our form OF government ana eA9 on,s
e,.,esf 80 fn which the separate existence OF
a. lfsfes SllII be entirely ABSORBED, s!ln an
nnonaiiae ed despotEm be esLaoLlsheolh lh pace Oi
= h.sJeral t1nioD Of equal Slales- II
fsi-ef " regard tile recOnstrnciol acts o.
Con gress so-ealled Is usuF ptL's&' & ~ IN,
fionl.I Revolutionary ana Noi9' az! ina ina @ ~
s,i5isTs and sailors whO carried ihe Aag .. s vi
.onntrv 70 victory against mos KallsiHit 9no %
5efermined ZOE, must ever y giateLHt.s 4sT s
49,, ilsrsd and an the guarantees gwen IN
fheIr favor must be ftithiuiiy caiileo in'" oAo-
cutiOn. . -, ,.g,,,,,id he lisfrIbuted |
rs
widely among The people, and should ps & gls-
,,ssd of either under the pre- enpt on " Vtle .1s
ft1..sd Avs aud sold Ia Jeasonavle Ia 49,
and 70 nOle bat actual ogoppahts = ~ llle @ @LaisDt
1,r,r,1 Drira As established % the uONoI
1ly1,sti gtaTlts of the public lanes may ee ~ ~
,,Ved neees.arg lcI the enc1u raselnsDt ~ -
,,.s11f - M Ullr improvements The processes %
tbe ssJe OF such lauss sud not tns iauus 'Aslo
81 ves should be 20 applied, .,.. A..
Toat fhe President Of the nilso 9lates, ~
drsSv Jobfson. in exercising the power ~ nis
I,igh ofiice 10 resisting the 2gsressions o. 80 -
t-fess on the constitutional TgliA % ~ ~
sud tbe people l. entitled 10 the gf@tit 1Se ~
tl,e whole american people, and on ehalI %, ol
me Democratic parry Ee tender MN o'll ii1L4'
fs,r blg patriotic ofiorls in that feGa y. -
IfDou thlg platform The democratic parry ap-
neal 10 every patriot, incudiu All the eolseLy-
tfv. element and all " no De Ire 70 su poft tne
snd restore the Un4ons iofgstllns
Al i,aef al fnerences Of opinion % unite WIN Us
IN tas nfesent great struggle iOr the ioel les o.
; ne f,e5ple. and that 20 all sucn, 70 Whatever
riariv ffey may have heretofore bsl' nged, We
.E-gtsnd TIE rlgnf hand Of fellowship and hall
Al sueh cooperating with US as irenos ana
brothers-
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