Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-08-03
THE rrNNEssEE pLA1ronM.

The Democracy of Tennessee assembled
In General Convention, in pursuance ofthe
call OF the Democratic Executive Commit
mating a candidate for Governor for the
term next ensuing, ana OF taking such
other action rs the interests Of the party
and the public welfare may seem 10 re-
/. Inasmuch as the administration of
Gov. John &. Brown, by its prudence, mod
Grafton and wisdom, by the fidelity dis
played in the discharge OF every trust I'M
posed by the Constitution or by legislative
enactment upon the Executive, and by the
vigilant care with which the rights and m
forests OF the people have been GUARDED
wisdom OF the people of the state in call
ing him to tho Gubernatorial chair; and,
believing that such honesty, fidelity and
capacity in q public trust deserve, in those
times, TO be specially recognized. and that
the welfare OF the State demands the re-
tcntion of dow. brown in the Executive
Office for another term we do, therefore,
unanimously present the name OF Gov.
John &. Brown to the people OF Tennessee
as our candidate for reelection TO the OIL
ce of Governor; anu in so doing, pledge
to him our united and most cheerful sup
.. That for the purpose of maintaining
our organic tlon and the better promoting
the general interests of the party, the Pres
idcnt of this Convention ishereby author
lied and requested, at as early and hour as
practicable. to appoint and make known an
eleven members-five from Middle. three
from East and three from West Tennessee
any six of whom shall constitute n quo
rum to do business under the call OF the
8. That we recognize. among other things,
as cardinal points in ourpolitical faith the
following:
ernments against Federal encroachmcnt.
and Capitalization of power.
The equality of all 'len before the law,
and an equal participation oIall citizens in
Theinviolabllity of the right of habeas
corpus.
The publication ofthe corrupt civil ser.
vice of the government.
A rigid economy in the expenditures OF
the government. and a faithful compli-
ance with it's obligations.
The preservation of the national honor
at home and abroad.
The union Of the states. and all the guar
antees of the Constitution respected.
And, for the purpose of securing the re-
cognition and faithful application of these
principles IN the administration OF our ma
tional government we are ready and will
ing to Cooperate with all good citizens in
the pending Presidential contest. without
regard to other and minor differences of
creed or policy, or past political names or
associations.
4, That inasmuch as the Convention OF
Liberal Republicans. held ut Cincin q att in
the first and succeeding days or the
presentmonth has presented I o the country
the names of Horace Greeley, OF New
York and BENJAMIN Gratz Brown, of Mis-
souri,, as candidates for President and Vice
President of the United states, pledged to
the maintenance and enforcement OF the
doctrines above enunciated, ana nave IN
vitcd the cooperation of all patriotic cit
liens i'll their support, we deem II but the
part OF patriotic duty to declare, that, in
the contest now well nigh upon us, the
said nominees deserve the support of every
patriot in the land, as against Il ticket re-
presenting the principles, policy and prac-
tees OF the present Federal administration
And while re-antring our purpose ana ue-
ocratic party. we do nevertheless declare,
in our behalf and, as We are well satisfied
in behalf of the people we horc represent,
thatin our opinion, with thelights before us
the presentation ofeandidates for the Pres
idency and Vice Presidency, in the APP
preaching contest, by the Democratic par
ty of the nation would be unwise. unnecea-
sary and exceedingly. dangerous to the well
fare of the people at largo.
s, Inasmuch us q National Democratic
Convention has been called by the Nation
al Executive Committee. to meet at Balti
more on the 9th day of July, 1872; and In
asmuch as 1t is desirable that the Democra-
cy of Tenn essee, as well as ofall the states,
shall be fully represented In said ConVcn-
ton, we do hereby appoint and authorize
twenty two delegates of the National De-
mocratic Convention, four from the state
Mt large, and two from each Congressional
District: the delegates from the Congress-
ional Districts to he selected by the repre-
sontatives to this convention from the re-
spective Congressional districts. and the
delegates from the state at large. to be Sc
iected by n committee o two from each
Congressional district to be appointed by
the chair. Said delegates to appear and
act, in behalf of the Democrntic party OF
Tenn essee, in said National Convention,
with special instructions to carry out the
spirit of the foregoing declarations, he
lieving as we do that the election of the
ticket presented by the Liberal Republi-
cans by tho corporations of the Northern
and southern people. would go far toward
n healing of the nation.