Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-10-05
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.


The Republicans of Tennessee in Convention
assembled, have met to counsel as to the best in
tercsts of our State and in a spirit Of mutual
forbearaace, do declare the principles and meas
ures which wo deem necessary to safe, wise
and polite administration of the affairs Of the
State.
ResoLrcd, The Union of the States, making
them a Nation, was intended to be- and shall be,
perpetual and the Republican party (having
already maintained 1t against armed rebellion
and attempted revolution hereby pledges its
maintenance against the heresy of State Sover-
eighty and Secession, taught and practiced by
our Democratic opponents, the former of which
was reasserted, and the latter not disavowed, in
the platform of the recent Democratic State Con-
vention.
Resolved The Administration of President
Grant, and the policy of the Republican Con-
gress, in increasing the revenues, by faithful
and impartial collection, while at tho same time
reducing the rates and objects of taxation in
diminishing expenditures and thereby improy
ing the public credit assimilating the national
currency to the coin standard, and largely de-
creasing the public debt; in securing to all citi
zens their Just rights and equality before the
law in restoring civil government and unex-
ampled prosperity to the States torn and DESC
lated by rebellion and civil war; by an honest
and wise enforcement of the laws; by maintain
ing rigidly the demands of international law so
as to secure the respect and good will of all for
egn nations, yet sympathizng with all peoples
struggling for free government, have secured
the confidence and are entitled to the support of
the American people.
ResoLred, One of the specified objects of
the American Union is to maintain domestic
tranquility, and one of it, express powers to
protect against domestic violence, and any State
Government which culpably fails to guarantee
to the citizens of all classes, colors, and opin-
ions, life liberty, property, the free expression
and enjoyment of their opinions and the I'M
trameled exercise of all their civil and political
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the Government of tho United States.
ResolUcd, That the honor and credit of the
United States, and of the State of Tennessee
must and shall be faithfully upheld in the pay
ment Of every dollar of the State and National
Indebtedness, and that we view, with adherence
every proposition, directly or indirectly, to re-
pudiate any portion ofthe just obligations ofthe
State or Nation
ResoIred, That knowledge learning and vir-
tue being essential to the preservation of Repub-
lean institutions, and the diffusion of the oppor-
tunities and advantages of education through
out the different portions of the State being
highly conducive to the promotion of this end
it should be the duty of the General Assembly
in all future periods of this Government to
cherish literature and science. That it is the
duty of the State to see that facilities for educa-
ton are provided for the children of the poor
as well as for the rich and that well regulated
system of common schools is essential to the
welfare and prosperity of the State.
ReSotred While We deplore the evils of the
unPrONOked anu CauSelcSs war now r0Yaglng
some of the fairest portions of Europe we con-
graduate the educated and intelligent people of
Germany and the friends of civilization and
| progress upon the results alike honorable to
| the former and encouraging to the latter.
| Resolved, migration having been great source
of prosperity to those parts Of the country which
have received it, the Legislature, the admins
| trative policy and the public sentiment of our
| State should combine to invite settlers from
every part of our country and from foreign
lands to participate with us in the great natural
advantages possessed by our State.
ResoLUed, That We utterly disapprove of the
| course of the present Legislature in repeating
the liberal common school system adopted by
the Republican party in depreciating the credit
| Of the State by failing to provide for the pay
| ment of the interest on hor public debt thereby
adding annually and largely thereto in repeal
ing all Republican legislation in behalf of the la
| boring classes, including the law cXempting a
| given amount of wages from garnishment; in
their hostility. to immigration; in repeal of laws
for the protection of the colored man, and in re-
| fusing in bad faith to ratify the 10th Amend
ment TO the Constitution of tho United States
| and we appeal to the people of the State to elect
| a Legislature that will remedy these evils and
| legislate in the interest of humanity and JUS
tice.
Resolved, That we oppose as unwisc and as an
unwarranted restriction of the elective franchise
1.-The law requiring every voter to vote in his
civil district--and We demand its prompt and
| unconditional repeal. .l. '-
| Resotred, That the 18th and 18th amendments
10 the Constitution of the United States being a
part and parcel of that instrument the law
passed by Congress to enforce the provisions
thereof should beexecuted, and we call upon
the Administration for rigid and, faithful ex-
lecution OF the same. ""t
| Resolced, That it Is the opinion of. this Con-
1 yention that the Congress Of the United States
! should grant material aid to what + known as
| the Southern Pacific Railroad ~
l. ResoLced, That the National Republican
Party Of the United States is the great party.oi
progress IN the country and ignoring HI past
! political differences, we herebycordialH invite
all good citizens, whatever they may have been
or have done in the past, to unite WITH a. upon
/ the broad and liberal platform Of that partyt
| Just before the adjournment OF the Con-
yentioIa the following resolution was Of
fered ana adopted: 'r~ f7'
Resoired, That committee Of rtffse, he
from each Of the grand divisions Of tho State,
be appointed By the chair 70 receive subscrp-
tons, aud to establish and conduct Newspaper
/ in the city Qf Nashville as tho organ oftH Re-
| publican party OF the State Of 1onnessec
THE KINGS OBJECT IN THE WAR
| German accounts state that Bismarck was