Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-27
THE PLATF0RM.

The Democratic party, in National Conven'
fion as EN- bled rep0sing lis trust IN the lteil'
fau "a parri0tlsIu and discriminating JuslLce ol
IN F.Ifdaiion and ii limitation Of the powers OF
the Government, and the gaarantte e OF tte @ NJ
critics OF the citiz n ana reeos llle gs.s
Mans OF slavery Gud sccessrOn-as having Deeh
settled for ali time to come by The war OF we we
voluntary EctiCn OF The SoulheIn : ta0es 10
CONSTITUTIONAL Conventions assembled, ano
never TO be renewed CT regulated; 40, WIN the
return of peace, demand, ,.... u
4 Immediate TestJraiIOu OF ell the states 70
their rights IN the Union under the COnsiIlu-
lion and civil government OF lhe AIheflcan
y Amnesty for all rast political otienses, and
The regulation Of the elective franchise IN me
states iy their citizens, anC the pay lileHt OF lne
pubic uebt ofthe Uni.e1 states as rapidly a.
kIi money drawn from the people by tax
alton. except 50 much as Is reqnlslle iCi me ne
SseSSlies OF the Govern eut JCOnOInicaliy az
uiuistersd. should be hOnt SLY applied 10 sucIi
uayrnt Nj. nd = here the igat Ons OF the GOV
ernmeut do not expressly STATE upon men - ~.
or the Law uu Ief Nncn lhel Neis We. ls.fu 49, -
not provide that they shah be paid n coin, they
ought, in right and justice DE PAD IN the law
ful money OF the niied states. .., -.
4 EquHi taxation OF every species OF prop
ertv a-co7dizg to It's real vaIue, Inc nding HoN-
srumeut bUuus. and other pub lc setuIiLles.
D,is cIlrT.rc- Tor the CiovsI nmenJ and the
Eeopie the labUreT and the cinc5-Eo-uef' Tue
pen-iOner ana the soldier. the pTOouoeI anu the
d ECONOMY in the administration Of the
Government: the reduc ion OF the standlLg
and navy the aL1ylAslilleAtA VI " 10
meus bureau, AID al polltleitl IhstI y .
lies designed % secure negro supremacy SIM
pIiicatiOn OF The system and the dlscuhtln a.
auce OF Inuuisijorial boards Tor assessing ana
cUIlecTIng Internal revenue, so that tue burden
of taxation may he equallzed ana lesseheu ;
fb,l credit OF the O. JvTnmeuJ and the currency
made good; the repeal OF All Sractllehts IoL
enrolling he State militia into Nalloh.si 4oIces
IN time Of peace a IaIsU ioF revenue uAon
f,lr-i zp Imports and such equal taxation under
ne iIlferUlI rsgraun LAWS as wi afford Incl
dental protection 10 domestic mshuIsctuies
ana as wiz, without impalrng the revenue
impose the Leaf burden UP lu anu Desu
and encourage The great Industrial interests u
the cOuntr.. ,,s-....
the expulsion al corrupt men rom Onices, the
sbr0zati0n OF useless Offices, The resi- TitlOu o.
Tightiul authority 90, and The Independence OF
I6s- F,rt-cufiye aud JuG icial departments OF the
JflvernIl enL, the suborllnalion OF tlle lhl lLIy
10 the civil pJwef TO TIE clld LhaI IHe ustL pa "a
iiOus Of Congress and lhe oesi'oI's+l Oi 'iiS
: EqUai rights and protection for natural
lied alG natlve-hpIn e izens az nome @ @eno
abroad an assertion % american hS.ioLgli,y, az S
which shall command the respscl OF loIelsn
powers, aud furnish an example anu , eLicOut- "
agement 10 people sluggihs toI - IL ~
fsg,lty. couststl IOu8l lDerty and Individual
rights. ana the maintenance Of toe nights OF
uaLuraliZsd CiuZens against TIE anso ute uOc-
time Of lmruuJaB.e allegiance, and the claims
of foreign % 8ers 10 punish ih-ln iOr al'tBeo
crime committed beyond Their jurisdiction
In demanding these me sures and reforms
we arraigu the Radical party Tor It's disregard
OF right. and the unparalleled spPTessiod ana
the ru 81 solemn and unanimous pledge OF bOth
Houses Of Congress 70 prosecute the war eA-
clusiveIy for the maintenance OF tue Govern
ment and TIE pre- Sc. Na-lon OF the UNION un''ei
!. 6as repeatedly violated that most sacred
pledgs under which was rallied tnht nob4e
OlunLeer amy, which carried our Tag 10 VIC
tory. .. 49,. q. - ., ,,-
As in its power dissolved it, and subj -cted ten
States IN time OF peace TO military despotism
and negro supremacy. ,
Il has nullifed there the right OF tIlsll by jury
n has ABOLISHED the habeas corpus, that most
II has overtnrOwn the freedom Of speech and
N has substituted arbitrary seizures and
arrests and military ulais ana secret star
Chamber inquisiuOnE, for cohsiltu lOnal Tn
n has disrsgarded in time Of peace the right
Of the people 10 be free from search and sslz-
fI has entered the post aud telegraph offices
and even the prfya looms ot mdlVlduslA,
and seized their private papers ana letters letters
without any specification or notice OF arloaNlt'
f.s required BY the o. igauiC law.
ID has converted the American capitol into a
It Hes established 8 system Of spies and ON
Cisl espionage 10 which no CONSTITUTIONAL mon
srclty Oi Europe would now dare 10 resort
II has abolished the right OF appeal on inn
Dorf3ut cons titulOual q eslDns 10 lAe su
pretne judiciary uib maj, ana Jnrsa.ens 70
salrtau or destroy IFS original Jurisolcuon,
which Is irTeyOcaDly Fesieu by lle IoEhlttu-
ton while The learned Chief usIlce has been
gnf
merely because he wonld noi fIostliute ms
NIGH Office 10 lie suppOrJ Oi the faiFe
and partisan charges preferred against the
n corruption and extravaganza have ex-
ce.ttsd anything known IN history, end by il
frauds and EnouOpOiies lt has nearly doubled
me bur rden OF debt created during the VIZ
IL hEs stripped the President Of his c1nEiltu-
tIoual power OF appointment, even Of his own
Under its repeated assaults the pillars Of the
Government are rocking On lneir Sc ara
shouId il succeed ia November next and inau-
gurate its PRESIDENT We VIII meet a. sunJect
aud CONQUERED people amid the ruins OF liDerly
and the Scattered friigin inenJs ol lne Consttu "h,
and We do declare and It-sotNe thlt ever since
Tie people Of the United Stats turew OF al
El1iIieefiou 20 the British crown. iae privilege
and trust Of suffrage have belonged 70 the sew
a-sI ~ fsi.s7 and have been grauted, regulated
ana controlled exclusively by the pollucal
pOwer Of each StaIe respectively aud any st-
femnt by CongTeA' on any pEsteXt whatever,
20 deprive any 5tas2 o. TINS nghl, or interfere
with this exercise, J a hagrahs osurP ttsolDi
r,oWer which can ~ no warrant IL the Con-
.fIfutI,tl and II san atigued BY the people, VIII
,aubvert our form OF rsOyernment, ana can only
end IN a single Ger al.Zeds cOnsoldaIeo gov
eminent IN Wblc tae separate iS eAiA,ellSe W ol
ne states viii y entirely ab 5orDeui ana an
uuguali fed despC Sln be established IN place OF
q Federal Union II equal states,
That We Tegaf i the reconstruction acts OF
Congress, so-eaJ ed, as usnrpstons uncotlsll~tu- ~
tiousl revoiut' onary ami VOC, ana that ouI @
soldiefs and 3 .lloIs who carried the nag OF our
cpuutTy 70 .ct.ry against most gallant ana
,Feferuiined Toe, must ever be gr0bsfuuy re
n, m bereg and al A1e BudEAutbtH slFNh ~
iIelI favor must be faithfully carried into exc
cuti0u. a., ,f-.-s....,. -
ThsT The public lands should be distributed
widely among the people, and should be dis
I.o,.a Of either under the pre- empt on OF home
Ete.s laws and sold In reasonable quantities,
ard 10 none bat actual occupants at the mini
Ilufl price as established by The GoYernlnent.
7,Vh,-n grants OF the public lancs may be al
love d. necessary Tor Che encouragement OF I'M
Tort mi puulic improvements, the proceeds OF
me 1, ale OF such iauSs and not the lands them
SEW, 8 should be 50 applied.
II a. the President OF the United states, An
dre,g Johnson. IN exercising the power Of his
higl. office in resisting the aggressions OF CJn-
ere $ on the constitutional rights % the states
AM. the psople. is entitled 10 the gratitude Of
In, whole American people, and ON behalf OF
10 Democratic parry we tender him our thanks
10 MS patriotic efforts in that regn-d.
Tuon this platform the Democratic party ap-
aal 30 every patriot, including all the conserv-
: i've element and all who de ite 20 support the
Constitution end restore the Union, forgetting
all past differences OF opinion, 10 unite with US
in tns present great struggle for the liber les Of
the people, and that TO all such, to whatever
p4rty they may have heretofore belonged We
extend the right band Of fellowship and hau
ali such cooperating with Us as friends and
brothers.