The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-09-17

duced in the House of Reprasentatioes from
the Committee on Ways and Means, as a
gigantic robbery of the labor and industry
OF the country that they are solely design
ed to advance the interest of few monoDo.
lists, and that this should no longer exist
and that no candidate is worthy of support
Who is not in favor of allow 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.
Internal Revenues.
4 Resolved, That the internal revenue
| system of the United States is oppressive in
| its exactions; that it should be remedied :;
that its annoyances of stamps, licenses and
| taxes upon sales and income sh ould be aboI
| ished that the tax itself should be collected
| by State and county officers and that the
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 particu.
| lar.
Whisky and Tobacco Seizzure.
5. Resolved, That the practice of the
! Government in the enforcement of the reve-
nue. laws which authorizes the seizure and
| confscatiOn of the property of the citizens
and their imprisonment, aided by the bayo-
net, without trial by jury and conviction, is
subversive of the rights of the people and in
! cOntraventiOn ofthe Constitution and should
| therefore be abandoned
Grants administration.
| 6. Resolved, That we denounce the profit
| gaey in the present administration of the
! Federal Government the corruption which
| has entered all its official stations; the
| faVoritism which, overlooking fitness for
| Office, has appointed to positions of public
! trust friends or tools of those who control
| public patronage and the imbecility which
directs the destinies of the Republic with
out an apparent purpose; and manages i5s
affairs with such embarrassment and disas 7
| to the mutual interests of it's people at no e
and with such disregard of the rights and
| liberties of its citizens abroad.
enforcement Act
| Z. Resolved, That we regard the act recent
| ly PASSED by Congress to enforce the fifteenth
| amendment as unconstitutional unjust and
| oppressive, an invasion of the rights Of the
States, subversive of the best interests of the
| people, and therefore urge its unconditional
repeal
| Taxation Of Bonds.
| 8. Resolved, That the power of the Federal
Government to assess and collect taxes on
the bonds OF the United States is clear and
| unquesClOned, and we demand OF Congress
that share of tavation equal to q fail
average of the amount levied in each State
on meney loaned, shall be assessed anC
| collected from investmets in bonds.
National Banks
Resolved That we are opposed to the
system of National Banks, and urge the
Immediate repeal of the law creating them
aud that in place of the notes of such banks
the treasury notes of the United States shall
be substituted.
Republican Government
| TO- Resolved, That the Democracy here
assembled sympathize with the efforts of al
people struggling for selfgovernment; and
we denOunce the policy of the party il
power to reduce whole States in our Union
to condition of vassalage to the Genera
Government
Capitalization.
II. Resolved, That the present admins
tration of the Federal Government, ha,
been persistently subversive of the right
of the states, invasive of the Fedora
| Constitution, necessarily tending to cen
| tralizOtion and the humiliation of loca
selEgovernment, and unless repudiated by
the country will inevitably result in tn
destruction of the republican liberty.
The National Democracy
r. Resolved, 1 hat this Convention tend
ers its thanks to the National Democrat,
of the North who has so nnbly vindicateC
the great principles herein announced, AM
that the people of Tennessee will cordial,
unite with this party in the maintenance O
free government