Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-11

known and recognized democrats, therefore the
action which it has taken, 50 far from being
binding as the action OF the democratic party,
should be Spurncd by all true democrats
and resisted with unyiedng tenacity aud to the
utmost extremity; denying that democracy is
dead, or that il can ever die. While the prin-
cIpleS OF our fathers are cherished by even a
few devoted hearts, we seize and again fling TO
the breeze for all true democrats tu rally around
the banner so Iathlessly lowered, and pledge
our undying devotion to the principles which il
represents, decming those principles TO involve
living aud enduring issues; that the system OF
government established by our fathers was a
federal union of cO-equal states that VIC hold To
the doctrines of state rights and of q strict con
sfuctlOn OF the federal constitution as defined
by Thomas Jefferson, believing their effective re-
cO@nltlon TO be indispensable to the maintenance
OF free political institutions and the perpetuation
OF popular liberty in this country, and those
OF the essential principles OF government emu
merated by him in his first inaugural address
specially applicable 10 our time and condition
consisting OF the former admirable and ever-im-
portant Propositions equal and exact Justice
TO all men, of whatever state or persuasion reli-
gion or politics" Peace, commerce and honest
friendship with all nations, changing alliances
with none;" "a wcll-discipliued militia-our
best reliance in peace, and for the first moments
OF war, TILL regulars relieve Them" "rhe SUI
premacy of the civil over the military author
lty;' Freedom of religion;' Freedom of the
PiNnSJ ElGCtloHh VI lHC person uNuef the
protection Of the habeuS corpus" "rral bv
Jnries impartially selected" TO which should he
added what MIR. Jefferson defined as "the SUN of
good government" "a wise and frugal govern
ment, which shall restrain men from inuring
one another; which shall leave them otherwise
Tree to regulate their own pursuits of industry
and Improvement, and shall not fake from the
mouth OF labor the bread it has earned"
we recommend that our democratic fellow
cltllehS IN the several states do form democratic
| state organizations and do all in their power TO
| check the growing detection from true demo-
| cratic principles, and we further suggest and
recommend that convention be held nj f.ouis-
vile, Ky, on Saturday, the 3D. of September,
| loi2, TO take such steps as may be deemed prll-
dent and essential.
Mr.. Bates of Pennsylvania moved that the
| name OF the Louisville Convention lie called
| The Reserved Democratic National Conven-
| uon, but the chair took no notice of the
motion.
The chair was authorized to appoint COM
| mlttee OF one from each state, to make arrange
ments for the Louisville convention, secure the
attendance of delegates etc.
Mr.. Fillmore jackson, who announced himself
us from East SauguS Massachusetts, offered a
| resolution to instruct the Louisville convention
| 10 incorporate in its platform the follow
| ing, among other things, as democratic doc
| trne, viz;
That universal amnesty be declared at once;
mat all laws bearing GENEROUSLY on the south
| be repealed; that the south be restored to the
| condition II was in before the war except as TO
| slavery; that the pension laws be made to apply
| to confederate and union soldiers; and that the
hag OF the country be changed to make it
| more pleasing and acceptable to all sections of
| the country.
| Without acting on Mr. JaclSson's resolutions
the ahti-Greeley convention adjourned sine die.