Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1870-10-20
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.

The Republicans of Tennessee, in Convention
assembled, have met to counsel as to the best in
terests of our State, and in a spirit of mutual
forbearance do declare the principles and meas
ures which we deem necessary to safe, wise
and polite administration of the affairs of the
State.
RcsoLred, The Union of the States, making
them a Nation, was intended to be- and shall be,
perpetual; and the Republican party (hsving
already maintained it 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.
Resolred, The Administration of President
Grant, and the policy of the Republican Con-
gress in increasing the revenues, by faithful
and impartial collection, while at the same time
reducing the rates and objects of taxation; IN
diminishing expenditures and thereby improv-
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 une1-
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
elgn nations yet sympathizing with all peoples
struggling for free government, have secured
the confidence and are entitled to the support of
the American people.
Resolved, One of the specified objects of
the American Union is to maintain domestic
tranquility, and one of its express powers to
protect against domestic violence, and any State
Government which culpably fails to guarantee
10 the citizens of all classes, cOlors, and opin-
ions, life, liberty, property, the free expression
and enjoyment of their opinions and the UNI
trameled exercise of all their civil and political
rights, is unworthy to be recognized as valid by
the Government Of the United States
Resolved, That the honor and credit of the
United States, and of the State of Tennessee
must and shall be fsahfully upheld in the pay
nlent of every dollar of the State and National
every proposition, directly OF
pudiate any portion ofthe just obligations OF the
State or Nation.
ResoLued, That knowledge, learning and VIZ
tue being essential to the preservation OF Hepuo-
lean Institutions and the diffusion of the oppor-
tunities and advantages of education through
out the different portions OF the oeate oe,ns
highly conducive to the promotion of this ena
it Should be the duty of the General Assembly,
in all future periods of this Government 10
cherish literature and science. mat IL Is tne
duty of the State to sec that facilities LOT educa
ton are provided for the children Of the poor,
as we'll as for the rich and that well regulated
system of common schools IS essential 10 the
welfare and prosperity OF the State. :,
Resolved While we deplore the evils OF the
unproyoked and causeless war now ravaging
some of the fairest portions of Europe, we con-
graduate the educated and intelligent people s1d
progress upon the results, alike honorable to
the former, and encouraging to the latter.
ResolUcd, migration having been great source
of prosperity to those parts Of the country which
have received it, the Legislature, the admins
tave policy and the public sentiment snfaTs q r S@p
every mart of our country and from foreign
lands 10 participate with us in the great natural
advantages possessed by our State.
RcsoEred. 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 her public debt thereby
inc aIf Republican legislation in behalf of the la
boring classes, including the law exempting q
given amount of wages from gsrnishmenti IN
their hostility to immigration; in repeal of laws
for the projection of the colored man, and in re-
fusing in bad faith to ratify the 10Th Amend