Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-16
call Of the chairman.

8. That We recognize, among
other tEings, as cardinal points in
our political faith, The following /:
The preservation OF our local
State Governments against Fed
eral encroachment, aud centrali-
cation of power.
The equality of all men before
the law, and an equal participa.
ton OF all citizens in the rights
and benefits of government.
The subordination of the mill
tary to the civil authority.
The inviolability Of the right
OF habeas corpus.
The publication of the corrupt
civil service Of the government.
A rigid economy in the expen.
ditures of government, and a
faithful compliance with its Ubli-
cations.
The preservation of the nation.
al ho.or at home and abroad.
The union Of the States, and
all the guarantees Of the Cousti.
tuition respected.
And, for the purpose Of secur-
ing the recognition and faithful
application of these principles in
the administration our national
government, we are ready and
willing to cooperate with all
good citizens in the pending Pres
idential contest, without regard
to other and minor differences of
creed or policy, or pas: political
names or associations.
4. That inasmuch as the con.
vention of Liberal Republicans.
held at Cincinnati, in the first and
succeeding days of the present
month, has presented to the coun-
try the names of Horace Greeley,
of New York, and Benjamin Gratz
Brown, Of Missouri, as candidates
for President and Vic. President
of the United States, pledged to
the maintenance and enforce
ment of the doctrines above enun-
ciated, and have invited the CO
operation of all patriotic citizens
in their support, we deem it but
the part of patriotic duty to
declare, that, in the contest now
well nigh upon US, the said nomi-
nees deserve the support of every
patriot in the land, as against a
ticket representing the principles,
policy and practices of the pres
ent Federal administration. And
while re-affirming our purpose and
desire to preserve the integrity OF
the Democratic party, we do aev-
crth eless declare, i'll our behalf
and, as we are we'll satified: in be.
half of the people We here repre-
sent, that in our opin on, with the
lights before US, the presentation
Of candidates for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency, in the ap-
preaching contest, by the Demo
cratic party of the nation would
be unwise, unnecessary and eN-
ceedingly dangerous to the vel
fare of the people at large.
5. Iuasmuch as National Demo-
cratic Convention has been called
by the National Executive Com
mittee, to meet at Baltimore on
the 9th day of July, 1872; and
inasmuch as it is desirable that
the Democracy Of Tennessee, as
well as of all the States, shall be
fully represented in said Conyen-
ton, We do hereby appoint and
authorize twenty-five delegates to
said National Democratic Couven.
lion, four for the State at large,
and two from each Congressional
District; the delegates from the
Congressional Districts to be selec-
ted by the representatives to this
Convention from the respective
Congressional Districts, and the
delegates from the State at large,
to be selected by Committee of
two from each Congressional Dis
trict to be appointed by the chair.
Said delegates to appear aud act,
in behalf of the Democratic par
.ty of Tennessee, in said National
Convention, with special iustruc-
ton to carry out the spirit of the
foregoing declarations, believing as
we do that the election of the
ticket presented by the Liberal
Republicans, the CO operation of
the Northern and Southern peo,
pie, would go far toward q heal
ing of the nation.
Resolred, That this Convention
proceed to elect two electors for
the State at large for President
and Vice President, and that the
different Congressional districts
shall at the present select district
electors.