The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-05-16
The State Convention.


pronounce It a glsrious success
and we hereby ratify and endorse
their statement. az well as their &C
tion, and we believe the people al
most unanimously endorse the lat +
ter. The proceedings in full are /
too yoluminous for our columns, /
and we can give only brief synop- /
sis. Governor Brown was nomina-
ted for re election by reclamation. /
Never before did a Governor of
Tennessee receive a Eore cordial
and hearty endorsement and never
before was such endorsement more
richly deserved. The resolutions
adopted cordially advise co-opera
ton with the Cincinnati nomina-
tions. We find room only for the
material portion of the resolution
That we recognize, among other
things, as cardinal points in our
political faith the following:
The preservation of our local
State Government against Federal
encroachmeEt and Capitalization OF
power.
The equality of all men before
the law, and an equal participation
of all citizens in the rights and ben
Gifts of government.
The snbordination Of the military
to the civil authority.
The inviolability Of the right Of
kabeGs corpus.
The publication of the corrupt
civil service of the Government
A rigid economy in the eXpend-
itures Of the governments and a
faithful compliance wish its obliga-
tions.
The preservation of the national
honor at home and abroad.
The union of all the States, and
all the guarantees of the Constitu-
ton respected.
And, for the purpose of securing
the recognition and .aithfnl appli-
cation Of these principles in the adj
ministration Of our National Gov
( eminent, We are ready and willing to
cooperate with all good citizens in
the pending Presidential contest
without regard to other and minor
differences of greed or policy, OF
past political names or associations
That inasmuch as the convention
OF Liberal Republicans. held in Gin
) cinnati, in the first and succeeding
days Of the present month, has pre-
sented to the country the names Of
Horace Greeley, of New York, ano
Benjamin Gratz Brown, of Nilsson
ri, as candidates for President anC
I Vice President of the United States
pledged to the maintenance and en-
forcement of tbs doctrines above
enumerated, and have invited the co
J. operation of all patriotic citizens
in their support. We deiTn it but thu
part of patriotic duty to declare
, that in the contest now well nigl
upon us, that said nominees deseTv'
the support Of every patriot ii TIT
land against a ticket representa-
the principles, policy and practices
! of the present Federal Admiaistra
; ton. And while reaf1rming GU
purpose and desire to preserve tn
integrity of the Democratic party
we do nevertheless declare, in GU
behalf and as we are we'll satisfied
in behalf of.the people we here rep
resent, that, in our opinion, wit
j the lights before us, the presenta
Z ton of candidates for the Presiden
! cy and Vice Presidency, in the az
preaching contest, by the Democrat
ic party of the nation would be IN
I I wise, unnecessary, and exceedingl
= dangerous to the welfare of the pee
> pie at large.
Z The National Democratic ExecI
7. tive Committee having called Cor
a vention to meet at Baltimore on tn
/; 9th OF July, delegates were appoin
y ed, with explicit instr lotions to ca
4 ~ out the views expressed in IL
2, foregoing resolutions.
n We think the action of Il
p Convention, both in its nominate
and in its Endorsement fthe liaer
q movement to defeat the present co
5, rupt administration, wise and EN-
If nently patriotic, while we we
4 greatly pleased with the remarkab
= harmony which pervadsd the enti
fe proceedings.