The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-07

duclivc Of evasion and crinlei therefore
we declare ms y correct prnciple o, govern
mon. that we are in favor of full, a9spl.
,,s FREQ trade with oil nations; that ell
c,i.tn,p-bousa- and federal tqS-ofhcr.
sL,,,9 h.. abolished and that the welfire
or n, county demands that they shou d
~ 6i.psnsed with. and federal taxes. Of
al kind. be collected in the same manner
I'D by the same means rs state and county
take. arc now collected in the several
states and that We favor such amendments
/ to the 81 clause of article of the federal
! constitution as will authorize the general
government to lay direct taxation In
,ropur;irn to the assessed property, in
,e,,d Of according to the population OF
he states MS is now provided.
On motion e j. Thompson, the resolu
ion was referred to the committee on reso
utions.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Hon. Tho. Shirley, from the commi'.
zee on permanent organization, reported
in favor Of the following officers:
President-Judge o. G. skinner.
Vice Presidents--Tbeoiore Schurtz W
Z. Cook, James Downing, John Pierce
y 4. X ,berts NJ. Bond, j. J Phelps, p
ruf, J. ID. Moudy, p. Dolan Cbas. Black
| T. j. Turner.
secrrtaries-J II. Oberly, H. s Clay
md J. II. Coenig.
REMAxs OF THE CHAIRMAN.
The chair appointed committee to in
form Judge skinner Of his election
rhe Judg. was soon introduced aud made
short address saying he b longed to tn,
Id democracy, but was in sympathy with
he y..ung democracy. We lived in ,
IA In, .nt
notion, including the arts and sciences
The great American heart and the mo.
ratio party were also in m, ton. APP
,laus".l We had been taught to rever,
he constitution and law and h I'd Away
stood by the constitution. 1t had been
nir pride and glory 10 acquicsce in tn
,ctirn If the rpajori y, us it was the guard
| 20 the rights of all tie states. Under II
strict construction of the constitution the
..stes were independent governments, a.
'Dwprful within Themselves us the fedora
government, in which are ali the power
Necessary t. maintsin its own author ,ty
md uphold the rights Of the people. We
| re ornized the state governments as equal :
| n all sections, and knew of no power in
| shn federal g)vernment TO d IS roy II stat
n mark line of distinction between III,
tates We were in favor Of mn economi
al administration Of the federal govern
ment, and of equal laws on the collection
IF rev. nues and taxes. and of such tariff
AS shall operate equally on all. When w
behold the universal thievery which wa,
going on, among the officers, not except n =
| hose in New York who are robbing th,
| people of toll and property. 1t was time
| me spirit f the old democracy t~k holu
| AID brought back the government to tn,
standard of Jackson. The young demnc
racv was to run this government TO
the radicals would break down, and ther
the people would cal! upon the young de
mocracy, and SO mote it be. He c osed b.
thanking the convention for the homo
con .erred on him.
SPEECH MAKING.
d. Cameron moved they proceed to tn
Nomination of n congressmar-at-iarge. S
. Ashton wanted TO adopt a platform befor
@ making nomination, 5" that the csndl lat
!. could See the platform on which he was t
stnrd
On motion of Mr.. Braymsn, the motto
y Wa laid on the table.
!. George II. Vending, who was Gale
for, felt that anything he could say wou,
pnlv be n repetition of what mad been sal
| Ns
young democracy he could say tnat the
woIld pledge themsalve. to support tn
), constitution of the United States, and vine
hey got into power he W uld most sacre
~ guard the sup enc court of the y H.,
= Sa'es, and also toe interests Of the Peep
, 1t MI Glasses; and they favored tae abo
u lion of the custom houses.
John II. Oberly thought The young d
nocrncy vas monopnlizng the nttento
g of the convention 10 the execution of tho
= whose wisdom nd counsel should he r,
ga-ded. 1t became ali men who rever
the welfare of the people 10 rise in d.icns
of the rights of the people. The party i
power had swept on from one revolutio
{ to ano her unt,i they disregarded the con
= stitution OF the 70 hers, and tse r-pub'i
ga. ruled by the sword. 1t was time f,
' he people to rise UP to say the constitr
ION ~ 1t i. now shall be sustained Til
J democratic party was in favor Of striC
construction Of tie constitution. CorruJ
ton end dish nes;y should be put dow
wherever found.
4 W J. Onahan felt that he would De tie
!. EASING on tue tine Of the conv cation
I'D ir-ss them. bLi he introd uced Cat I
Harrison This gentleman responded
the loud Gala, ssytrg the deinocr tic part
= "a. somewhat q vi led on the ainendmen
d - the constitution. In tue south IN.
. was prejudice against the cJlored peoy,
at he sgs rnised u syehuld-r, and b
J eyed tina, the eniranchised negro shou
u nave FIRST l,s-nec how o. VIZ. ST. q
- ballot hsG been z ven 10 hiin and hber
=. ever stepped bacs ward, and the De
r. re. couldn't ask hs rish.s u be isky
away He wanted to sc.. the negro e.,
IN eJ and msde equal 10 The dutns put "
' 70 hun The rights Of the black ma
never cHuld be taken away from bin, iC
no uacs ward sup was tssen by liber',
q he wpeli resolve - stand hy the am .nC
u Mt, sB1 20 for n law % make the whit
+. uen "f he south equal 20 tie negro by e
.ug them the rlghl 70 make laws. Tne q.
.,el-''ag GERS were depr,ying the people
her rights under the ku-klux law. w
T. n have free rights 10 every man, bluc
% While.
7 Thomas Shirley was the n xt called on
t. lie felt the heart-throb of democrats nj
- vas enc -. aged. There never was tin
NEen II more nee s.sry for the den
Y crlcy to fight than now, for it had to co
; end with the mach n-ry Of consol,dat
q government, and the des ructinn of u
ov"re,gnity of the states. The priv
yes of the habeas corpus act have bee
N Ies.royed, and the government was
l., War with the Interests Of the workil