Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-23

z. Inc ADMINISTRATOR OF HreSl0en
} Grant and the policy of the Republican
Congress in increasing the revenue by
faithful and impartial collection, while q
the same time reducing the rates and OBJ
jects of taxation; in diminishing expendi
lures and thereby improving the public
credit; assimllating the national curren.
cy to the coin standard, aud largely de.
creaslng the public debt in securing to al
citizens their just rights and equality before
the law; In restoring civil government and
unexampled prosperity to the States torn
and desolated by rebellion and civil war,
Il bylan honest and wise enforcement of the
laws, by maintaining rigidly the demands
OF international law, so as to secure the
respect and good will of all foreign nations,
yet sympsthizing with all people struggling
for free government, have secured the
confidence and ali entitled to the support
Of the American people
4 3. One of the specified objects of the
American Union is to maintain domestic
tranquility, and one of its express powers
toiptotect against domestic violence, and
; any State government which culpably fails
to. guarantee to the citizens, of all classes,
colors and opinions, life, liberty, property,
the free expression and enjoyment of their
opinions, and the untranmsled exercise of
all their civil and political rights, is un~
worthy to be recognized as valid by the
/ Government of the United States.
H. 4 That the honor and credit of the Uni
ted States, and Of ths State of Tennessee,
must and shall be faithfully upheld in the
payment of every dollar of the State and
national indebtedness, and that we view
with abhoFrence every proposition, directly
or indirectly, to repudiate any portion of
the obligations of the State or nation.
8. That knowledge, learning and virtue
being essential to the preservation of the
Republican institutions, and the diffusion
Of the opportunities and advantages of
education throughout the State being high
ly conducive to the promotion of this end,
it should be the duty of the General As
Gembly, In all future periods of this Gov
eminent to cherish literature and science.
That 1t Is the duty of the State to see that
facilities for education are provided for the
children of the poor as well as for the rich,
and that well regulated system of com
mon schools is essential to the welfare and
prosperity of the State.
6. While we deplore the evils of the i'm
poverished and consider the war now rayae-
ing some of the fairest portions Of Europe,
we congratulate the educated and intelG-
gent people of Germany and the friends of
| civilization and progress upon the re-
suits alike honorable to the former
and encouraging to the latter.
z. immigration has been great source
of prosperity to those parts of the country
which have received it, and the Leeisla-
ture, the administrative policy, and the
public sentiment of the State should com
bine to invite settlers from every country,
and from foreign lands, to participate in
the great natural advantages possessed by
our State. ..-. = ..-..
s. Resolved that we utterly disapprove
OF the course of the present Legislature
IN repeating the common school system
adopted by the Republican party; in de-
preciating the credit of the State by failing
to provide for the payment of the interest
on her public debt, thereby adding annu-
ally and largely thereto; in repeating all
Republican legislation in behalf of the la
boring classes, including the law eIempting
given amount of wages from garnish-
ment; in their hostility to immigration; in
repeal OF laws for the protection OF the
colored man, and in refusing in bad faith
to ratify the 18th amendment to the Con-
stltutiOn of the United States; and we ap-
peal to the people of the State to elect a
Legislature that will remedy these evils,
and legislate in the interest of humanity
and Justice.
Q. Resolved, That we oppose, as unwise
and as an unwarranted restriction of the
elective franchise, the law requiring every
voter to vote in his civil district, and we
demand its prompt and unconditional re-
peal.
10. Resolved, That the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments TO the Constitution of
the United States being part and parcel
OF that instrument, the law passed by Con-
gress to enforce the provisions thereof
should be executed, and we call upon the
administration for rigid and faithful exc
cution of the same.
II. Resolved, That it is the opini IN of
this Convention that the Congress of the
United States should grant material aid to
what is known as the Southern Pacific
Railroad
u. Resolved, That the national Repub-
lican party of the United States is the great
party of progress in the country, and
ignoring all past Jlitical differences, we
hereby cordially invite all good citizens,
whatever they may have been or done in
the past, to unite with US upon the broad
and liberal platform of that party.
The foregoing resolutions we're unani-
mously adopted amid considerable ap-
plause:
A. S. Bradley offered the following reso-
luton: ....
Resolved, That it is the duty Of Con-
gress to devise system by which the hon
esty and competency OF applicants shall be
made the first and highest consideration in
their appointment to Office
The President explained that under the
rulings all resolutions should be re4
ferred to the committee, the resolution
could not be entertained. I'D
Mr.. Bradley appealed from the decision
of the chair. .-...--.. ....-..-...
The appeal was laid on the table.
Nominations being in order, Mr.. Null
Inns nominated Hon. W II Wisener, of
Bedford; James Sumner (colored) nomi-
mated John Trimble of Davidson; Keno
phOn Wheeler nominated Andrew McClain,
of Smith; Hon. Horace Maynard was also
nominated; Thos n Caldwell was Iomina-
ted; d W Peabody nominated David E
Mum.
MeSSrs. Maynard, Caldwell and Mum
declined. ..
The friends of McClain and Trimble
withdrew their names. -r-
All other names having been withdrawn,
on motion of Mr. Mullins, w. Fl. Wisener,
of Bedford, was declared the nominee Of
the convention by reclamation, the an
nouncement creating much applause.
On motion of James Sumner (colorec)
committee of three was appointed to wait
on Mr.. Wisener and notify him of his nom
nation. ..r
James Sumner, David E. Num- and
Thomas H. Caldwell were appointed on the
committee. ..H -.
Judge Tillman moved that the subject of
the immediate starting of a Republican
paper in the city of Nashville be consid-
cred The motion was Withdrawn, and the
following resolution presented by D. W.
Peabody looking to that end was adopted:
Resolved, That committee of three,
one from each of the grand divisions of
the State be appointed by the chair, to re-
ceive subseriptionsan and to establish and con-
duct newspaper in the city of Nashville,
as the organ of the Republican party Of
Tennessee -E.
On motion of H Fl Harrison, it was
agreed that committee of three be ap- |
pointed to prepare an address to the people |
Of Tennessee. '.
The following gentlemen were appointed |
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