The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-25

| ucy-"straight-Out" Democracy of
South Carolina. VA
pursuant to the call of the Chairman
; o. the Democratic party of South Caro-
lima. the Democratic Convention met in
the CITY of Columbia, at 8 o'clock p. nj
Friday, August %, 1872. After PRAYER
oy one OF the members, the Convention
was called to order by the Hon. Edward
L. stokes, member of the Executive
Comm1tteo OF the Democratic party Of
the United States, and Chairman of the
state Committee, and on his motion
!hr. James Wardlaw Covor was elected
mporary Chairman, and Mr.. W. r.
wilkins was elected Secretary.
Inc Chairman, on taking tho chair,
stated the object OF convening the party
at This time, and made most patriotic
appear to the Convention to stand by
the ancient principles of the party, de.
bouncing the Baltimore Opera Honse
convention, its platform and its candi-
dates.
"A committee was appointed on perma
nent organization, and after short
whlle, reported as permanent officers of
Inc Convention: President, Mr.. James
Wardlaw Covor; Secretary, MIR. T. Will
klnS, who were unanimously elected.
The President, after thanking the
Convention for the honor conferred.
made an eloquent speech, advocating
the thorough organization of the Demo
cratic party OF the State and the appoint
ment of delegates to the Louisville Con.
vention.
On motion, Committee on Resolu.
tlons and Platform was appointed. with
Mr. Stokes as Chairman. The Commit
tee brought in and reported the follow
ing platform, and recommended that il
De adopted by the Convention as the
platform of the Democratic party of
South Carolina:
Resolced. That South Carolina, as one
OF the thirteen original States of the
American Union, is peer and an equal
OF each of the thirty seven States now
composing the Republic of the United
States, and, as such, should and ought
TO enjoy oil the rights reserved ond qua
ranteed by and under the Constitution
OF q common country.
fesotoed, That the Union established
by the Constitution is O union of States
thereby united, and is incapable of ex-
lstence without the States as its constitu
ent integral parts; that the indestructa-
ollity OF the States OF their rights and
OF their equality with each other, is an
indispensable part of this political sys-
tenn, and therefore the perpetuation of
the Union in it's integrity depends upon
the preservation of the States in their
political integrity; the Government of
the United States being Federal Re.
public, and not consolidation of tho
whole people into one homogeneous ma
ton.
Resolued, That tho right OF local State
government with the subsection of the
military to the civil authority, and the
security of the privilege of the writ of
ha6eas corpus in time of peace. with the
power to enforce the rights aud promote
the well-being OF its inhabitants by such
means as the judgment of its own people
may prescribe, are reserved, secured and
guaranteed, under the Constitution of
the United States; to the several States
OF the Union; and that. too, not subject
to any solemn constitutional obligation
upon the part of the Federal Govern.
ment OF any kind whatever; but, on the
contrary, the Federal Government is
under solemn constitutional obligation
not to interfere in these matters in any
way; and when it does so, it becomes q
asarpes OF power. m oppressive tyrant.
and an enemy to the liberties of the
country.
Resolced. That the perpetuation of the
Union and the maintenance of the Go
vernment, as both were established by
the Constitution, and as both under the
Constitution have been expounded in
the foregoing resolutions in conformity
with the teachings of Jefferson, Madison
and Jackson, have ever been held as
Cardinal doctrines of the Democratic
party; and they are now reiterated with
Increased correctness, under the solemn
conviction that the only sure hope for
the preservation of liberty rests in bring
ing back the administration of the Co
vernment to these principles, and in res
cuing il from the hands of those whose
admitted usnrpntions and revolutionary
measures now threaten the entiro over.
throw OF the whole fabric of our system
OF free Institutions and the erection in
their stead of consolidated empire.
Resolcea That in the approaching
election. the Democratic party of South
Carolina invites everybody to cooperate
with them in q jealous determination to
change the present usurping and corrupt
administration, by placing in power men
who are true to the principles of consti.
tutional government, and to q faithful
and economical administration of public
affairs.
The platform of principles. as embo.