The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-07-18
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The nti-Greeley Democratic Com
vention met this afternoon, 10th inst,
at one o'clock.
Mr.. Bayard, on taking the chair,
said this convention was here to-day
to resist the foul conspiracy, formed
some time ago for the destruction of
the democratic party, and which has
now eliminated at the Opera House.
This convention represents the masses
OF the democratic party whose voice is
not there heard. Those here present
will continue to hold up the old afg !;
and If conspirators throw it down we
will take it up, and bid defiance to the
outrage sought to be perpetrated by
political coalitions, which the Presi-
dent sought to show could never sue
coed. The coalition is founded on 4
bargain and sale, and we cannot tell
who the buyers and sellers are, but the
faint will remain. When Greeley was
nominated at Cincinnati q howl Of con-
tempt everywhere took place but COM
combinations took place, paper after
paper hoisted the signal ofdistress 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 appQiute{litO prepare
an address presented the following:
In view Of the action which has this
day been taken BY the Democratic Ma
tional Convention sitting at the Opera
House, in the adoption Of the platform
in its main feature. distinctly Repub-
lican, and nominating as candidate
for the Presidency a man who for years
has been most bitter and implacable
enemy of the Democratic party, this
conference of democrats from differ
ent states Of the Union has been con-
vencd, to take such action as the hon.
or and safety of the Democratic cause
and the interest Of the country demand
and as preliminary to and in justifica-
ton of our proposed action, we hereby
declare that therefore said proceedings
of said National Convention are vir-
tual dissolution of the hitherto exist
ing organization Of the Democratic
party that they ere an unconditional
abandonment of the principles of the
Democratic party, and the acceptance
Of such as are conflicting and irrecon-
cilable with them that BY this action
the saiclcOnvention, as claiming to rep
resent the Democratic party, has been
false to its obligations to duty to prin-
eiples, to its regard for consistency,
and to every sentiment of political HON
or. And as 1t can represent the Dem
ocratic party only BY adherence to its
principles, and can make nominations
which democrats are bound to support
only by naming candidates who are
known and recognized as 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 to the UNI
most extent, denying that Democ-
racy is dead, or that it can ever die,
while the principles of our fathers are
cherished by even few devoted hearts.
We seize and again fling to the breeze
for all time for all Democrats to rally
around the banner so faithlessly low
cred, and pledge our undying devotion
to the principles, to involve living and
enduring issues, that the system OF
government established by our fathers
was federal union of coequal States
we hold to the doctrine of States
Rights, and of the strict construction
of the Federal, constitution as defined
by Thomas Jefferson, believing their
effective recognition to be indispensa-
BILE to the maintaina9ce Of free polit.
ical institutions and the perpetuation
of populur liberty in this country, and
to those essential principles Of govern
ment enumerated by him in his first
inaugural address, specially applicable
to our time and condition, consisting
of the former admirable and ever inn
portant propositions Of equal and ex-
act justice to all men, of whatever state
or persuasion, religion or politics,
peace, commerce and honest friendship
with all nations, and entangling allf-
ances with none, we'll disciplined
militia our best reliance in peace, and
for the first movement of war, till reg
ulars may relieve them; the suprem-
acy of civil over military authority
freedom Of religion, freedom of the
press. freedom Of persons under pro.
lection OF the writ of habeas corpus,
trial by jury impartially selected, to
which should be added what Jefferson
defined as "the sum Of good govern.
ment," wise and frugal government
which sha,l restrain men from injur-
ing one another; which shall leave
them otherwise free to regulate their
own pursuits, industry and improve
ment, and shall not take from the
mouth of labor the bread it has earn.
ed. We recommend that our Demo-
cratic fellow citizens in the several
States form Democratic organizations
and do all in their power to check the
growing detection from true Demo-
cratic principles, and we further sug-
gest and recommend that a convention
be held at Louisville, Kentucky, on
Saturday, the 3D., of September, 1872,
to take such steps as may be deemed
prudent and essential.
This address was adopted.