Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-17
THE PLATFORM,


re government and the gdaTah Is o. t.lS ~
critics OF the citiz anu letos ,i, i,.n
80 0f slavery and secession a having 49,
sJtisf for All tlsne to come by the wAE or li as,
voiuntary action OF The SJGtheIh t5'eS ~
C58siiIuiionaI Conventions aSSehDlzU, u, an ~.
,s,1-~ -, he renewed ct regulated 90 WIN tAS
return OF pc ace, Dc manu-, al. st,tae ~
tt,tr rishfs In the Union under the ConSil,u-
ion and civil government Of me American
people. -ur, ,ast 7,olitical ofrnses. and
- @tir,n of tue elective franchise IN me
Is+s M fEgr citizens and the pay IN IA Ol tlLe
NH h Ce5f OF the Uni.e1 states IS raploly ~
m money drawn fTom The people oy tax
ail1u except 50 much As II rsqnlslte lei ~ "a
rsSStIie, OF lhs Government, ecoho iSails ~
Ce2tt,--,,y sbou.t De- hont silly applied 10 >uch
tyrneHt and where the oollgas,oAs % ~ -,
,.rnneaJ do not expressly slAte uIlo - q -
C-tbe law mn ,er which they were lsSu, q Goes
-, ,,,y,i,1e maj they shan be paid IA CON- ltS
opgft in right and Justice De pau Al 'tio Al"
fuI iuOaey Of the L nlied s9's1ees. .rss Of pr5p.
Euu.l taxation OF every sPe'.Sn - =
srtv a. cortipg TO its real value nc Cuils o'
arImeut bonus and other pun &c st-eti - - -, =.
= one currency Tor the cover LLil,l-t .; - -
- r. ia bOi.-r and the Ctlce-hotCtT' Tue
nensioer anu the soldier, Inc pFOu'OeI anu 'i-'
ponq 1.,.7I,,, in the administration of The
gorerDI1arf. the redUc i'm OF the sIanuLlls
army and navy; the ab9llsnlhS ~ =
mems bureau, and al polLllOe- ,.r,,ary SIM
lies designed secure negro 81 -, =
nIi1Icati0u Of the system ana INT ~ -, "a
ance OF fnQuiSitOriaI boards lOL - ~ ID -.
collecting Internal leYenOe 80 Ia J. -, !. 4 =
- 'eS5rSn NAV be eQualiZ=d anu lee'Si-eL /,
me credit OF the GOV~l nuenJ anu ~ - -,
made 30 d the repeat Of ali enact ~
LIo4S - - It, militia into National forces
IA tune Of peace; a lar II lof ISNsi i -, le1
fDrzi.n imports, and "a. IA qlldl "a - -. -.
the internal le emu Laws as WI ~ ,tiI-es
sa1iSJ T,rDrfcFioa 10 domestic maltl 'cIu,es'
anu as will, without iupGlfing tlle 1870
impose the leBst burden up IN anu D' .isfs ~
aud encourage The great Industrial lL'e'e7''
The gDUUfT.. .--.-.,-
Recon- Of aliases in the Admin strsi-o Q,
the expulsion of corrupt men from .iLLSS, ei 81
1La1,r17, ~ useless CfiiceS, the resi- 1rSiOn o.
rigutluI authority o. aLd me lAuepelL.senSSST ~,
The Executive AM Juciclai depi mems mems u - -,
q 1yerngnunt tue sub.riinaiioh OF me M 80
10 the civil power 10 tie end that JIe "sLi "a
lions OF C-ngress and the desPoi 81 VI 'liS
sword may cease. .-.,4.-, e,, potural-
lied aud nstive-bOIn C t.zeus al nome a.; az
abroad an assertion Of AmeT-cth @ , /,
which shaI command the Fe-pt'b ~ 1880
,1oEer- aud urulsh an example anu eLCogL-
s4gement to peOl lie struggling OF natl2L ~
Tsg-iry couet,tu.funal IIberiy ard Individual
ess,!.S a., me maintenance OF tie rights OF
glstural!Zsd uitiZsuS ag2lEs5 Inc az 50 ulS -
rrIua Of immuIab ailegia2cei ana the Claims
oTforeigu pswers TO pUnl-n them I0r aLtgeo
cTirne committed beyond their jurisdiction
Ia dem ending these me tufes aiu ieLOI Ins :
we arralgn The Radical party ioI - nislegaI9
Of right and the unparalleled oppression ana
tyranny which have marked It's c reer, a,lSf
the m 81 solemn and unanimous pteaSs OF polil
n 1uses OF Congress to prosecute the war tA-
clus.veiy for the maintenance OF Ihe cove n
Tnent and the presei va ion Of the Union unueI
the e lnsti utiOn. -,..,. ---. .,or,s
r,ledg. under which was rallied Jnat hOoie
Volunteer amy, which carried our nag 70 VIC
tory. .,.-.,., 1-,,to,, -, hos so Gar
as in it, pow er, dissolved it, and subj cted ten
: ates in time Of peace 20 military dtspoIlan
ana n,I9iIed Ihere the rig at Of trial by jury.
II has abOl. sued the habeas corpus, thal most
sacred writ % liberty. --.,, "A
M n rs substituted arbitrary seizures and
arrests, and military Iiais ana secret 9,s 80
Chamb II inquisiuons' for cons'ltu lohal III
IL has iisr, garded in time OF peace tie right
of the people TO be Tree from aeaiCn anu S-i1
N mas entered the post and telegraph offices
ana even the pTiya foolEs OF ll,i i ~ -
and sgizei their private papers anu letters
wiIhout any specification OF u0uce OF aii"d'I H.
~ required by the o. game law. ..,,.. -
It has converted the American clplDol ln'o d
m Tsls estalli. he'd sy stem Of spies and Off
ciaI espionage 10 which No constitution mon
srrn, Of Europe wCuid now uare TO resort
II has abolished the right Of aplesi on I'M
rorraut con titutiUnal esuOns 10 We y.
prea.e judiciary tll0 nal anu - i 80 -
which is irreyOcaUly vested ly lhe SonsL lu'
ZION wi lie he learned Chief justice mas betI
,nbieeted TO the most GtrOcluus chlu llhlea
nicely because he WOuld not prostitute nle
hjgb office TO the support OF ths ldi-t
ana par isan charges preferred against the
IL corruption AID extravaganza have ex.
.eadtd ANYTHING known IN ElstJry, tnd hy IT,
frauds and monOpOlies II has Le.T GoaD'el
II haG stripped the PRESIDENT OF Ms e 'uHll,l,
tional power O. appointment even OF ms o"n
Under its re psafed assaults the pillars OF the
C,ov,rnmebt are rOcL ing IN their Sc ana
should succeed IN Novenlbei heAL aLl ne ne,
guTats It's . resident We will meet as SnIJecI
md congu sred people amid the ruins oi merry
and he scattered IragGnen . OF lEe COnslltu ilb
ana we 0 declare ana esoiNt lLat ever :, ~ y i
IT, rsor, q Of tie United states Threw on al
s,1I,i-.firln TO the British Gro Ens The prlNueBe
snd trust 81 guffrage have belonged 70 the seN,
80 stat1s and have been granted, regulated
and CONTROL exclusively oy lhe poLllio'a
roper OF each SAFE respectively, ana any ~
Iansf BY Congress. Oh any preteNb Nntieset
- ,T.pTiye any state OF this rEht, or lnleFlelt
win fhfg exercise. Is nagrdn- usulp llon o
power which can tiud no warrant IN We on
sfftutiCn. and, 81 sanctioned oy lue peolle' " 4.
gubvert cor form OF government anu can oill9
en- IA a single cEn.ral zed, cOnsoIlualeu gov
grumeHt IN which the separate eAialehSe .
- s5fores ,yil be entirely al -Orbed, and al
T1DuuaIlhed despOLiEm be established IN piaee q
= Federal Union OF equal S-ates- -. -
ma W regard tie recopsirucilon ac.s y
Oougrsss sO.c4lled. as usurptuons, uncohslltu
10 - yuIuJiouary ana VOID ana Lhat pu
soldiers ana sailols who eaarleo tie ny ~ an,
country % Fici ~ against a mos saisslt a.
S.termined zoe, nnsf ever be graz SluHy Ls
nm barsd, aud all The guarantees e gwen -
their favor mus % '"''Ii'''-'
rat the public lands should be distributes
Lily among the people, and should DC dls
,,1se1 of either under the pre- ewpJ on OF nome
800 laws and = Id in REASONABLE quantities
and "a uo,e Dot actual occupants az me MINI
Tnum price as established by me GoS W u
When gsauts Of the public lanes may De -
loved necessary Ior the enc2ui GEM ~ ~,
,,o-tarlt pu Jl.c I'm prOyenepis, the proeee7,is :
ne sale Of such lauas ana MOI Tue lai-uS liiS ~
selves should be SO applicc, 49, .,...,
Tesr the PresideuI Of the United siales; an M
drsV Johnson, IA exercising Inc power % u,
6igt Sfice ia resisting the uggresslols OF = ~
--ssss an the constitutional CUTS o. me Ntalt
90 tlle people.Is entitled 70 me grahIoue :
Inc whole american people, and on neii ' |, :
fbs democratic party Ne tender nm our 'liSn II
(or MS patriotic efteF5s Ia that rega a. -
IToon this platform The Democratic paIty az
peal 10 every patrioil lnclu9li ~. t.S -. t !,
49, eleTaeut and all who de lie 70 SUI PORT W
Constitution and restore the Union, ioIgettln ?
nj ra ~ differences OF opinion 10 unite Win
- ~ I ptesent great struggle Tor tie iiber les
me De0ple, ana that 70 All such, 70 WhateEt
U.rt, fIiey may have heTetoiOfe Del needt
FfTfsyd tie right hand q fellO@sAlP ana IA
All sven cooperating with Us as Hienos an
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