Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-11

speeches were made by TX. Gov. Randolph,
of New Jersey, Hon. Samuel F. Carr, of
Ohio, Elk. Gov. j. b. Vance, of North Car
DINA, Hon. 3. Hanna, of Indiana, Hon.
Jno. Goode, of Virginia and Gov. William
Pinney White, of Maryland. After 10
O'Clock the meeting was dispersed by a sud
den and heavy rain storm.
THE s.BOLTERS."
BALTIMORE, July 10.-An anti-Greeley
Democratic Convention met this afternoon
at O'Clock. The following were made the
permanent officers President, Samuel j.
Bayard, of New Jersey; Vice Presidents, z.
T. Stokes, of South Carolina, James Swee-
ny, of Pennsylvania, Ezra Keyser, of Texas,
and Joseph Miller, Of West Virginia; Secre-
taries, James G. Underwood, of Connect
cut and s. j. Chute, of New York.
Mr.. Bayard on taking the chair, said this
convention was here to-day to resist foul
conspiracy formed some time ago for the
destruction of the Democratic party, and
which was now eliminated at the Opera
House. This convention represents the
masses of Democrats whose voice is not
heard there. Those here present will con
nnue to hold up the old flag, and If
the conspiraSors throw it down, we
will take it up and bid de6anca to the
outrage sought to be perpetrated. Politi-
cal coalitions, as the President sought to
show, never succeed. Coalitions are
founded on bargain and sale, but we can
not tell who the buyers and sellers are.
But the faint viii remain. When Greeley
was nominated at Cincinnati howl of
contempt everywhere took place. But
combinations took place. Paper after
paper hOisted the signal and went over to
his support, and now we see the result in
the proceedings at the Opera House in the
nomination of Greeley and Brown.
The committee appointed yesterday to
prepare an address presented the following
In view of the action which has this day
been taken by the Democratic National
Convention sitting at the Opera House in
the adoption Of platform in its main fea-
lures dictinctiVely Republican and nomina-
ting as its candidate for the Presidency
man who for years has been the most bitter
aud implacable enemy of the Democratic
party, this conference of Democrats from
the different States of the Union has been
convened to take such action as the honor
and safety of the Democratic cause and the
interest of the country demand; and as
preliminary to and in justification of our
proposed action; We hereby declare that the
aforesaid proceedings of the said National
Convention are a virtual dissolution of
the hitherto existing organization
of the Democratic party; that they are an
unconstitutional abandonment Of the prin-
ciples Of the Democratic party and the &C
ceptance of such as are conflicting and ir-
reconcilable with them; that by this action
the said Convention, as claiming to repre-
sent the Democratic party, has been false
to its obligations of duty, to principle, to
regard for consistency, and to every sentl-
ment of political honor; and as it can rep
resent the Democratic party only by ad-
herence to its principles, and can make NOM
nations which the democrats are bound to
support only by nominating candidates who
are known and recognized Democrats,
therefore the action which it has taken, so
far from being binding as the action of the
Democratic party, should be spurned by all
true Democrats, and with unyielding
tenacity and to the utmost extremity deny
ing that Democracy is dead or that it
can ever be while the principles of our IA
theirs are cherished by sven a few devoted
hearts, we seize and again fling the breeze
banner so faithlessly lowered, and pledge
our undying devotion to principles, involv-
ing living aud enduring issues; that the sys
tenn of government established by our Ia
theirs was a Federal union of co equal
States; that we hold the doctrine Of States
rights and of a strict construction of the
Federal Constitution as defined by Thomas
Jefferson, believing their effective recogni-
ton to be Indispensable to the maintenance
of free political institutions and the per-
petuation of popular liberty in this country,
and to those essential principles of the Gov
eminent enumerated by him in his first in
augural address, specially applicable to our
time and condition, consisting OF tie
formal, admirable and ever important pro-
positions of equal and exact justice
to ali men, of whatever state or persuasion,
religion or politics; peace, commerce and
honest friendship with all nations, entang-
ling alliances with none; well disciplined
militia our best reliance ii peace and for
the first movements of war till regulars
may relieve them; the supremacy of the
civil over military authority; freedom of re-
igiOn; freedom of the press; freedom Of
person under the protection OF the habeas
corpus: trial by juries impartially selec' ed,
to which should be added what Jeffersoa
defined as the sum of good government, "a
wise frugal government which shall restrain
men from iDjuring one another, which shall
leave them otherwise free to regulate their
own pursuits, industry and improvement,
and shall not take from the mouth of labor
the bread it has earned"-We recommend
that our Democratic fellow-citizens in the
several States form Democratic State Or
CARNATIONS, and do all in their power to
check the growing detection from true DEM
ocratic principles; and we further suggest
and recommend that
Convention
be held at Louisville, KY, on Saturday the
Sd of September, 1872, to take such steps
as may be deemed prudent and essential.
The address was adopted.
Mr.. Bitley, Of New York, said they
should not make a nomination at the pres
ent time. They wanted true Democrat
as a candidate for President.
A resolution was offered and adopted for
the appointment of a committee to secure
the attendance of delegates to the National
Convention at Louisville,
Mr.. Bitley offered a resolution that this
convention now proceed to the nomination
Vi 4OI IGSIucliL dIil ' lSC l 1857
dent. Laid On the table.
Gone Daft.
Rickmore jackson, of Massachusetts, Of
fered resolutions recommending to the
National Convention the following to be
Incorporated in the platform namely, 1.
An act of universal amnesty and the restOr-
alton Of political rights. 2, A repeal of all
acts injuriously affecting Southern States.
3, The extension Of the pension laws to the
soldiers of the south. 4, Payment for ibe:-
ated slaves from the National Treasury.
5, A change in the National Flag to make it
acceptable to the people Of the country.
Judge Flanders remarked tn It this was
mere preliminary convention and therefore
this was not the time and place TO enter
tain the proposition, and on his motion it
was laid on the table.
The Convention adjourned sine die.
More MaIcOntents.
Isabella Hooker of Connecticut, Susan
3. Anthony of New York and Laura De-
force Gordon of California, who have been
in attendance on the Convention hoping to
obtain from the Democratic party a broader
recognition of their rights to vote than was
given by the Republican Convention at
Philadelphia, are very much disappointed
by the utter rejection of their claims by the
baltimore COnvqntiGn, and declare their