Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-07-27
THE TENNESSEE PLATFORM.

The Democracy OF Tennessee assembled
| in General Convention, in pursuance 9th,
call OF the Democratic Executive Commit
tee for the state, for the purpose OF nomi'
mating candidate for Governor for tho
term next ensuing, and of taking such
other action rs the interests of the party
and the public welfare may seem TO re.
quire, do declare.
/. Inasmuch as the administration ot
Gov. John &. Brown, by its prudence, mo cd.
Grafton and wisdom, by the fidelity dis.
played in the discharge OF every trust i'm
posed by the Constitution or 10y legislative
enactment upon the Executive, and by tho
vigilant care with which the rights and m
terests of the people have been guarded
and protected, has fully vindicated the
wisdom of the people of the State in call
| ing him to the Guhernatorial chair; and
believing that such honesty, fidelity and
capacity in public trust deserve, in these
times, to be specially recognized. and that
the welfare of the State demands the re-
tention of Coy. Brown in the Executive
Office for another term we do, therefore
unanimously present the name of Gov.
John G.. Brown TO the people of Tennessee
as our candidate for reelection to the Off
ce of Governor; and in so doing, pledge
| TO him our united and most cheerful sup
port.
2. That for the purpose of maintaining
our organization and the better promoting
| the general interests of the party, the Pres
| ident of this Convention Is hereby author
| lied and requested. at as early and hour as
practicable, to appoint and make known an
| t.X
eleven members-,five from Middle, three
| from Fast and three from West Tennessee
ANY six Of whom shall constitute QUO
rum to do business under the call Of the
8. That we recognize, am ong othcr hines
as cardinal points in our political faith the
| following:
crnments against Federal cncroachmcnt
and Capitalization of power.
The equality of all men before the law,
andan equal participation ofali citizens In
| the rights and benefits of government.
Thefnviolability of the right of habeas
corpus.
vice of the government.
| A rigid economy the expenditures OF
| the government. and faithful compli-
ance with Its obligations.
The preservation of the national honor
| at home and abroad.
The union of the States, and all the guar.
ante 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 at Cincinn Att in
the first and succeeding days of the
presentmonth, hos presented to 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 tho
doctrines above enumerated, and have in
vitcd the cooperation of all patriotic cit
| liens in their support, we deem Il but the
part OF patriotic duty to declare, that, in
i the contest now well nigh upon us, the
said nominees deserve the support of every
patriot in the land, as againsta ticket re-
presen ing the principles, policy and prac-
| tices of the present Federal administration
| And while re-afliring our purpose and de-
sire to preserve the integrity of the Dom
ocratic party, we do nevertheless declare,
in our behalf and. as we are well satisfied
| in behalf of the people we here represent
thatin ouropnion; with the Lights before "
idency and Vice Presidency, in the ap.
proaching contest, by the Democratic par
ty of the nation would be unwise. unneces-
sary and exceedingly dangerous TO the well
| fare of the people at large.
| 8, Inasmuch as National Dem ocratic
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 Tennessee, as well as ofall the states
shall be fully represented n said Conveh'
ton, we do hereby appoint and authorize
twenty two delegates OF the National De-
mocratlc Convention, four from the state
ut large, and two from each Congressional
District; the delegates from the Congress
ional Districts to he selected by the repro
sentativcs 10 this convention from the re-
spective Congressional districts, and th6
delegates from the State at large, to be Sc
iected by committee o two from eacl
| Congressional district to be appointed by
the chair. Said delegates to appear AM
act, in behalf of the Democratic party o.
| Tennessee, in said National Convention
with special instructions to carry out the
spirit OF the foregoing declarations, be
| licving as we do that the election of The
| ticket presented by the Liberal Republi
/ ~ ~ II Nnrthprf
and Southern people, would go far toward
| n hpnliu nf the nation