Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-08-10
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A. one N lhfar ieltrttel 10 folfunfhi
Tesaa IN Inc late National tonsehthn Of
.llse l'cmoiraiio tafiy hftlflllmore, I fssl
llnt Ne rrof 10 ph1uh .lh6u fallf 10 49,
loenalD,d ny ooasullniln of mffl FOO ~.
efy parl u lie usi0s,l iie pftrenf sisie
Of Political ei1Nfp,1 AID ne caties that
led 10 ihe cpnfse rnrslwd by that Cnnvsu.
iInn rsSeblnatn no neninhIi1n M lIor.
ace Greeley raiu Uropn,l Tho ooudlaaie. "
tho Llharni sud aniIfmnt ,llcpuihcsu
party I'd rreaitrnt ara Vice. psstlisni. p
/ The isets hppcftainete. ihq Consention
were summed UP as-fcllc~s: 49,
The oulrAgep, dishonesty, enormous tax
alton of the people By tho overthrow OF
ienacorpugznl snb1rlu1;l,n OF clvii 10
military euhorlyp'or Tie past foIr ysars,.
had 80 jusry outraged and 'insnitrd The
Amsricun Democracy that they determine
cd 10 resort 10 any mesns within the
bounds % hotter io,lefeat GRAFT, and his
corrupt administration. aud 10 insiruci
rheir delegates TO accept no chances Of
defeat ; while Tor Tho sanie reason, +, a largo
and respected portion Of Republican par
| iy had cut loose from their corrupt associ.
nies, and, underline name Of Liberal Re-
pub deans, no,iinated Greeley aud Brown
upona plai GGn, the National portion OF
which is good, Democratic doctrine
This platform md those ean,llalrs were
offered 10 The Demperais, and their aid 10
vokcd 10 defe,t The Grant party, mud sitter
mature dciihTalion, they we're accepted
iaslhe cply certain md possible course
existing promSinG tpecrss, -t,-,-s d, 4a
1t will he remembered that The popular
majoflty. for Grart over Seymour IN 1858,
was 800 ,5JS, and Tint * the electoral vote
one hundred and eight. willifhesefncis be-
fore us, and knowing that tho advantage
of 10000 Office hode RS, and all tho in
mense Influence Of Government patronage
was hacking Grant II was impossible for
the Democratic party alone TO defeat him.
andrestore peace and prosperity 10 ihecohn
try. |, wns found that the Liberal Re-
pnbicans could not be carraid for Dem
ocrntic candidate, because they had Offer,
cd rs plat form in. tic main unobiection.
adle, aud covering mainly the grounds Of
national complaint, 3and cminating from
q movemcnts organized in n southern
State, hat had succeeded in repeating the
mosi obnoxious laws heretofore trampling
upon the rights Of Southcrners. / allude
to tho State OF Missouri.)d eatc iaH
+ And here | beg tonimpress upon the
minds Of all Democrats who may yet be
dissatisfied, he fact That the elecliun Of
| Mr. Greeley cerlainis carries to Congress
amajority Of Democrats, whichrehders the
President, be he whom he may, power
less to do anyi harm so long as the action
Tho Of Democracy be pnro, enough. to
check. ,.,.;,....s,i....
But Ind none ofthese facts existed tho
Convention would have been pc werless to
have taken any other course, because their
duty was laid down by the people, four
6fths of the delegates having been instruct
cd by their State Conventions to support
the Cincinnati tickle, and platform.
The only question of any magnitude in
the Convention was that of nomination,
or simply endorsing. The Texas delega.
| ton stood II for nomination and 8 for en-
| dorsement. | was with The minority, be
Loving that The ticket would be stronger
with an endorsement, than with o nom ina.
| tiou. And TINT the views Of the minority
may be fully understood, here insert a
copy Of a msmoran iun, signed by eight of
the minority, intended as Instructions 10
our member on the Committee on Platform,
Hon G.. Smith Hi u
at is the sense Of the Texas delegation,
| from indications on all hands Of the pop
ular mind, that no regular Democratic
noInnntions for President and Vice-presi
| dent shdt,ld be made
I "Thai itis the cniv ofthe Democratic
party. in view Of the expression OF popular
opinion, to support the nominees OF
the Cincinnati Convention.
JThat we are devoted to Democratic
principles and the Democrats organize
lion and are opposed to the diein,egr.
ton ofthe Democratic party. fe,,
"Nevertheless, although We recog izs the
fact that Mr. Greeley is not now nor new
| ar has .hnan n Democrat; yet as his letter
OF acceptance of the Cincinnati nomiaa
ton proves hai TO favor these sound Dem
ocraiic principles he RICH S Of the States
to local self government; the preservation
of the habcas copus; the subor,lnation Of
the military to the civil power; speedy
re,urn to specie payments, economy in
The public expenditures civil service re-
| form anu the 'delhronemeni OF Gran
and the suppression OF Grant, M. We de-
clare it to be the duty Of Democrats 10
| the emehgency of tho condtry, to give
him hearty and energetic support, and
that this by tho Con vsuron shouldl be r.
commended and enjoned upon every
member Of the party, as an Obligation
hiuding upon hem as fully and amply as
Fiji he re nominated MS the regular Domo
cratic nominee, and tbt we do not con,
cede that thereby we give up, 1take back,
or abandon anyrtRrticls, Of Democratic
| faith, or lake any new departure. And
| that in this line we can conquer.
afhat our cohvictionsare TINT a nomiu
alton Of Mr. Greeley as a Democratic can
di,iate might imply an Abandonment Of
| Democratic faith, ami necsssilate q re-
modelling of the Democrats creed and
might result 10 the loss of more Democrat.
1, ic vote chan we would thereby gain from
The Republican party ys
awe submit this statement TO The Com
mittee on Resolutions through our mem :
Der, Hon. G " Smith, and ask their care
| full consideration thereof
Geo ouinan, VIM. H. Tucker,
MD. X Taylor ~ l. Camp,
Geo. W.-Jones, CIV Geers,
Ct. W. 0'Bryan, I. II. Bronghton "
am n vare that II is hard fnr many of
our. Fife long Democrats TO aoqns,e IN ibis
move. To those would cay of a truth,
IT was the best that could be done, and
that tits Abe stern duly ofmil to cheerfui-
" lay asi de their personal feelings, for
the present, and looSing to the Il at good
10 result TO their bleeding country, 20
sternly to work tor the success and relief
from our IL 5. dsugtei Yg d9Jsfin
=, Task them also TO remember that III
great Democratic majority promised by
Texas, does not exist 10 all the other
States were il so we could bid defiance
10 all combinations, and steer our Ship of
State 10 a landing Of peace aud prosperity.
But We are beset by many fears, and the
only hop, Of success lays in the coarse
laid down By more than seven hurstifsd
Democrats, embracing many Of The puresi
and ablest man an the Uuion, any one OF
whom would willingly have tacr:fced
himself, his a u, 10 have secured a better
and more acceptable solution Of the mat
ter ~ ei's -tr.
Iiesire 10 state, for public information,
and to- correct misunderstanding, thai
the men comprising what. has been termed
the .sBoiisrs tonveniion,u which was in
session at The. Maryland Institute. in Bal
timore, AZ the time OF the Democratic Con
vcniion, were none Of them memhers Of the
Demecraticl Convention, ma has been cup
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