The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-09-22
The Mashvillo Convention.

pIeaulule duu IcSulullouS auOpteu, ana
hope that all of our readers willgiye them
careful attention.
PREAMBLE AMI RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ny
THE STATE CONVENTION, AT NASHVILLE,
TUESDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1870,
We, the representatives of the Demo-
cratic party Of the State of Tennessee,
here in Convention assembled, forgetting
all past differences and depreeating all at
tempts to engender old animosities, meet
ing on terms of perfect equality, and AMI
mated by common hopes and purposes, do
heartily unite for the support and yindica-
ton Of the principles aud policy proclaim
ed By the great National Democracy.
Resolved, That the Southern States
should be immediately restored to their
rights under the Constitution the United
States as sovereign States of the American
Union.
Resolved that the citizens of the United
States under political disabilities, be i'm
mediately relieved therefrom,
Resolved hat we denounce the present
tariff as we'll as the substitute lately intro
tucej in the House Of Representatives,
from the Committee on Ways and Means,
as a gigantic robbery Of the labor and iu-
duStry of the country; that they are solely
designed to advance the interests of a few
m]onopoliSts, and that this should nc Ion
ger exist; and that no candidate is worthy
Of support who is not in favor Of a low
revenue tariff which closely approximates
to free trade; that in the arrangement of
any revenue tariff, the neccSSaries Of life
should be free Of duty.
Resolved, That the Internal Revenue
system Of the United States is oppressive
in its exactions: that it should be RENE.
died, that its annoyances of stamp, license
and taxes upon sales and income should be
abolished; that the TX itself should be
collected by State and county officers; and
that the multiplication of Federal officers
is unnecessary, and eats out the substance
of the people; and that we pledge our
selves to labor for a thorough reform in
this particular.
Resolved, That the practice ofth3 Gov
eminent in the enforcement Of the revenue
laws, which authorizes the seizure and con-
fscation of the property of the citizens,
and their Imprisonment, aided by the bay
onet, without trial by jury or conviction,
is subscrvient to the rights of the people
and is contrary to the Constitution, and
should, therefore, be abandoned.
Resolved, That we denounce the profit
gacy in the administration Of the Federal
Governments; the corruption which has en-
tered all its official stations; the f0voritism
which, overlooking fitness for office, has
appointed to positions of public trust
friends or tools of those who control pub
lie patronage, and the imbecility which
directs the destinies of the Republic, with
ont an apparent purpose, and manages its
affairs with such embarrassment and disaS-
ter to the national interests Of its people
at home, and with such disregard of the
rights and liberties Of its citizens abroad.
Resolved, That we regard the act re-
Gently passed by the Congress to enforce
the Fifteenth Amendment, as unconstitu-
%tional, unjust and oppressive; an invasion
of the rights of the States; subyersive of
the best interests Of the people, and, there
fore, urge its unconditional repeal.
Resolved, That the power of the Feder-
al Government to assess and collect taxes,
on the bonds of the United States, is clear
and unQuestioned; and we demand of Con-
gresS hat a share Of taxation equal to a
fair average of the amount levied in each
State, on money loaned, shall be assessed
and collected from all investments in
bonds.
Resolved, That we are opposed to the
system of National Banks, and urge the
immediate repeal of the law creating them;
that in the place of the notes of such banks,
the Treasury notes Of the United States
shall be substituted.
Resolved, That the Democracy here as
sembled sympathize with the efforts of all
people, struggling for elf -government, and
we denounce the policy Of the party in
power, to reduce whole States, in our I'm
ion, to a condition of vassalage to the
General Government.
Resolved, That the present Admins
t~ration of the Federal Government has
been persistently subversive o; the rights
Of the States invasive of the Federal Con-
situations necessarily tending to centrali-
cation and the humiliation Of local self
government, and unless repudiated will
inevitably result in the destruction of re-
publican liberty.
Resolved, That this Convention tenders
its thanks to the National Democracy OF
the North, who have so nobly indicated
the great principles herein announced, and
that the people of Tennessee, will cordial
ly unite with that party in the maintain
ance of the Government.
ONE of the young Rothschilds has
shOuldered a chassepot and is daily doing
duty on the ramparts. If, with all his
money, he uses it when the rub comes,
we shall vote for him for the first regular
President of the new republic.
The War News.
The Prussian army has surrounded Par.
is, which is said to be defended by $780,.
900 men under arms. Several enoaOe.