The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-09-16
following resolutions, and asked for

following resolutions, and asked for
their adoption by the Convention:
We, the representative of the De-
mocfatic party of the State of Tennes-
Zee here in Convention assembled, for
getting all past differences and de-
precating all attempts to engendcrold
animosities, meeting OIL terms Of nor
feet equality and animated by common
hopes and purposes, do heartily unite
for the support and vindication of the
principles and policy proclaimed by
the great National Democracy.
REsroBATIoN orJsrATEs. ia =
L. Resolved, That the Southern
States should be Immediately -resored
to their rights under the Constitution
Of the United States as sovereign
States of the American Uuion.
POLITICAL DISABILITIES. f..
2. Resolved, That all citizens Of the
United States, under political disabil-
ties, should be Immediately relieved
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coon, al THE TARIFF. yaf4 ..rT
3. Resolved, That we .denounce the,
preseht tariff, as well as the substitute
lately introduced in the House of Re-
representatives., from the Committee on
Ways and Means, as "a gigantic rob-
berry Of the labor and industry of the
country: that they are solely design
ed to advance the interest of few
monopolists, and that this should no
longer exist; and that no candidate is
worthy of support who is not in favor
OF low revenue tariff, which closely
approximates to free trade; that in
the arrangement of any revenue tariff,
the necessaries of life should be free
of duty. ~, - IT,. 49,. :5a eaT
-cias- INTERNAL REVENUES. 4
4. Resolved, That the internal reyen-
ne system of the United States is OPP
pressive in its exactions that it should
be remedied; that its annoyance of
stamps, licenses and taxes upon sales
and income should be abolished; that
the tax itself should be collected by
State and county officers; and that
tile multiplication of Federal officers
is wholly unnecessary and eats out
the substance of the people, and that
we pledge ourselves to labor for a
thorough reform in this particular.
WHISKY AND TOBACCO SEIZURE.
5. Resolved, That the practice of
the Government in the enforcement
of the revenue laws which authorizes
the seizure and confiscation of the
property of the citizens and their i'm
prisonnent, aided by the bayonet,
without tried by jury and conviction,
is subversive Of the rights of the peo-
pie and in coEtrayention of the Con-
stitutiOu and should therefore be aban-
dOned. ali gui-ra
GRANTS ADMINISTRATION.
g., Resolved, That we denounce the
pro1igacy in the present administra-
ton of the Federal Government; the
corruption which has entered all its
official stations the favorilism which,
o 'erlooking fitness for Office, has APP
pointed to positions of public trust
friends or tools of those who control
public patronage and the imbecility
which directs the destinies of the Re-
public without an apparent purpose,
and manages its affairs with such en-
barrassment and disaster to the mu-
tual interest of its people a. home, and
with such disregard of the rights and
liberties of its citizens abroad.
ENFORCEMENT ACT.
Z. Resolved, That we regard the act
recently passed by Congress TO enforce
the fifteenth amendment as unconsti-
tutiOnal, unjust and oppressive, an
invasion of the rights Of the States,
subversive of the best interests of the
people, and therefore urge it's uncon-
ditional repeal. NH hu
TAXATION OF BONDS.
S Resolved, That the power, of the
Federal Government to assess and
collect taxes Oh the bonds of the Uni
ted States is clear and .unquestioned,
and we demand of Congress that a
share of taxation equal to fair aver
age of the amount levied i'm each State
on money loaned, shall be assessed
and COLLECTED from all investments i'm
bonds. '.'-' ibrca-iai-,.f
% r. NATIONAL BANKS. H..
SResolved, That are opposed to
the system of National Banks, and
urge the immediate repeal of the law
eating them; and that i'm place of the
notes of such banks, the tresuary notes
of the United States shall be substi-
tuted, .H'1ft -. .'-- '-'Ela Biz .''.
REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT. s-i'
10. Resolved, That the Democracy
here assembled sympathize with the
efforts of all people struggling for self
government; and we denounce the
policy of the party in power to reduce
whole State in our Union to a condi-
ton of vassalage to the General
Government. d.. .,..,.,
.rrI. ., GENERALIZATION. I'll ..--......
IL. Resolved, That the present adj
ministration of the Federal Govern
ment, has been persistently subversive
of the rights of the State, invasive of
the Federal Constitution, necessarily
tending to Capitalization and the an
inhalation rof local self-government,
and unless repudiated by the country
will inevitably result in the destruc-
tion of republican liberty. ait -.'.
ir THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.
r.. Resolved, That this Conven-
ton tenders its thanks to the Nation
al Democracy of the North who have
| so nobly vidicated the great principles
herein announced, and the people OF
| Tennessee will cordially unite with
this party in the mainte larcc of free