Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-12

! MI r OOl6 hiluutu 70 tu5 AU5oANtiNA
( compIlmenting President johnson, snc
indicating q preference Tor him, II bis
name should be brought before the New
/ York Convention, for which Uery hatteT
ing compliment, it was promised that
: the President would gracefully decline
7 the proGered honor, and impsrt sucl
information as would be sdvantageOu.
/ to the party. The motion did not pre-
vail, and Col. Turney's molten was ia
bled, there being an indisposition tC
spring any question of dispute, for which
; the Convention with many discOrdanI
materials appeared cooked and primed
and only waited for q starter.
The President of the Convention
Edmond Cooper, Of Bedford, quick and
expert as q presiding officer, could not
be induced TO understand that o large
portion of the Convention could not hear
the resolutions read, did not know
the question before the body, and were
exceedingly anxious to vote understand
ingly. Col Burch, who was nearer than
the writer of this, explained that be
could hea- nothing, and repeated the
points to which he desired to call the at
tentiOn OF the presiding officer, but
could make no impression, being en-
tirely ignored or UNDECIDED. The Chair
decided that the resolutions had been
adopted, although but one was under
stood to be properly before the Conven-
ton.
Gen. w. B. Bates moved a reconsider
alton Of the vote on the resolution.
Judge Guild seconded the motion, and
spoke strongly in favor of the Greenback
principle as in aDtagOnism to the pay
ment Of bonds IN gold. He also was
averse to any display Of appreciation OF
and admiration for the course Of Presi-
dent johnson, which was not warranted
by the facts.
On motion Of Gov. Brown, the Con-
vention took a recess till o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention reassembled promptly
at the hour appointed. The question
being stated by the Chair, Col. Bailey
said it would be well to have the resolu-
tons read again, as there seemed to be
some Misunderstanding about them. 1t
was suggested that they were in the
hands Of the printer, and until they
could be had in printed form, it would
be well to pass over TO other business be-
fore the Convention. The resolutions
reported were as follows:
WHEREAS, The people Of Tennessee,
irrespective Of former party affiliations,
or differences of opinion arising out OF
the recent civil war, in convention as
sembled, for the purpose of appointing
delegates to represent them in the Ma.
tiopaI Democratic Convention, to meet
iu the city Of New York on the 4Ih day
of July next, are profoundly sensible OF
the troubled condition OF public affairs,
and regard the approaching election of
a CHIEF Magistrate as the most impor-
tsnt ever held since the establishment of
the Government. I 2 its result 10 the ma
ton at large, they conceive is involved
the preservation Of the Constitution, and
its guarantees of equal and exact justice,
individual liberty, the general welfare
and domestic tranquility. To them
selves, in great part labGring under dis
Enlightenment and unjust dispOssessiOn
Of the primary and essential rights of
citizens of the republic, they esteem it to
be 8 crisis on which depends their per-
sonal freedom and future prosperity as 3
community. Thus deeply impressed,
they have convened 10 a spirit Oblivious
Of past misunderstanding, and resolved
among themselves to exclude from their
deliberations for the common good all
questions decided by the war, and to
Danish from their breasts all unkind feel
ing they may have excited; and to take
counsel only how best they msy re-es-
tsblish political intercourse aud sssCcia-
ton with that portion of their fellow
citizens of other States who coincide il
opinion with them, and desire to assist
in the administration Of the Federal
Government principles and measures
which will restore it TO its integrity. In
this step they deem it proper 10 adopt
the name and designation borne by the
only political organization with which
they can associate, aud in thus formally
uniting themselves with the Democratic
party as Il ROIU eriStS, they herewith de-
clare the principles they maintain, and
the measures they hold necessary for a
wise and safe administration of the pub
lie interests:
ResOlUed, That, as in the course of
events, the question whether 8 State Of
the American Union could, uader the
compact, secede, was submitted to con-
test Of arms, and decided in the mega
tive and as il is wise that theories IN
Government should be abandoned when
found impracticable, therefore, the
American people, North and South,
should accept such decision as final and
conclusive; nevertheless, we assert and
maintain that the Constitution created
the Federal Government supreme under
well defined limitations and restrictions,
leaVing the States large macs of residu-
ary rights and powers over their domes-
tic concerns, and making the States
cOequal in respect of such rights; and
that the result of the war has not and
should not in any manner be construed
to impair these rights, or aggrandise the
power Of the General Government to the
enlargement Of public liberty.
Resolved, That We recognize the sys.
tenn Of African slavery formerly existing
ia a portion Of this country as extin-
guished by the result Of the war, and
that fact is ratified by binding coDsd.
tutiOnsl amendment; but that we regard
the measures Of the Federal Congress be.
slowing the elective franchise on the
black race in ten States, and withhold
ing it from large numbers Of the white
TRce-the owners Of the soil and payers
Of the Government taXes-as q gross
usuTpatiOn OF power, and that such sub
lection of these States to the political and
social control of negroes, is policy I'M
just, unwise and oppressive, and tending
TO excite q war OF races and that any
measure which seeks to deprive the
white men Of America of their rightful
position Of superiority and supremacy in
the administration of the Governments,
both Federal and State, or to divide or
impair 1t, is fraught with great danger
to the perpetuity Of free Republican in
situations.
Resolved, That Notwithstanding the
enormous frauds in the creation OF the
public debt, and the corrupt and ruinous
extravaganza by which II is being in
creased, the faith of the nation is pledged
to its payment, principal and interest, in
the terms of the acts Of Congress issuing
the bonds which represent it but not
otherwise and we are opposed to eX-