Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-29
MISSISSIPPI.
The Democratic state Convention
PrOnOunces for Greeley.

The Democratic state Convention
PrOnOunces for Greeley.
The Democratic State Convention Of
Mississippi, which met at Jackson on the
10Th Of June, was by far the largest and
mCst intelligent body that has assembled In
that State since the war. Among the dele
gates were twenty-five c0lCred men, two
of whom were among the Vice Presidents.
The proceedings were extraordinary for
their harmony.
BURYING THE PAST
The following dispatch was sent to the
Illinois Liberal Republican Convention IN
session at Springfield:
The Democrats and Conservatives Of
Mississippi, in Convention assembled, send
greetings TO the Democrats and Liberals OF
Illinois, and propose to clasp hands with
the Great West over the bloody chasm
made by the war.
The following reply was received:
Your dispatch is gratefully received. We
will, God giving us the power, join IN the
holy work Of reconciliation.
JNo. NJ. PALMER, President.
Judge J. W. c. Watson, E. Barksdale, J.
HtSharpe and A. q. Horn were elected as
delegates at large to the Baltimore Conyen-
ton. The following resolutions were
adopted, with but three dissenting votes,
amidst the greatest enthusiasm:
TIIE PLATFORM.
Resolved, That to defeat the administra-
tian of President Grant and restore the
government to Ie paths Of peace, freedom,
honesty and economy, we are prepared to
lay down all prejudiceS upon the altar ot
our common country and in obedience to
g rfxra -
CLASH hands with the friends of constitu-
tioral liberty in the North across the bloody
y chasm made by the war and helptO elevate
4 10 the Presidency and Vice Presidency of
uAe United States Horace Greeley and B..
Graiz Brown.
Res, lved, That our policy should aim to
local self-covernment, and not TO centrali-
cation; that the civil authority should be
supreme over the military; that the writ OF
habeas corpus should be ZealOusly upheld
As ne safeguard Of personal freedom; that
the individual citizen should enjoy the
LARGEST liberty consistent with public order,
and that there shall be no Federal super
vision of the internal policy Of the several
,Staies and municipalities, but that each
Shall be Left free to enforce the rights and
and promote the Well-being Of its lnha0lL-
ants by such means as the judgment OF It's
people shall prescribe.
Eesolyed, That it is our solemn conylc-
tiou that the overthrow Of the adm inistra-
fion of President Grant is the one vital ne
cessitv of the hour, and that for the ac-
compiishment Of so necessary an Object
there is DO sacrifice short Of personal dis
honor that we will not cheerfully make.
Resolved, That we declare our delloer-
ate ,ninirD that il 4unwise andinexpedent
f~rtbe Baltimore Convention to nominate
candidates in opposition to the nominees OF
the Cincinnati Convention.
Resolved, that our delegates to the Ma
tional Convention be, and they are hereby
instructed to vote as a unit in favor OF the
nomination Of Greeley and Brown, ou
should the Baltimore Convention, in oppo
sition to these our solemn conUcuons
make other and different nominations, w
pledge ourselves to the4r support