Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-05-11
Cincinnati Convention.

Cincinnati Convention that our readers
may lenrr everything Of real lmporIahc'
hppcrtaiblbg 10 II.
IN some way most of ibesiaiea we're rep
resented. Carl Schnrz was made President
Among Tho vice Presidents was Senator
Morgan Hamilton, from this State. Gov,
pcaso cast The vote Of Texas as Chairman
Of It's delegation. We give tho first bal
loiing Adams, 2O3i Greeley, ll-i'Brown,
9s Trumbull, 1903; Chase, 81 Sumner,
J. Gralz Brown was then Withdrawn.
Horace Greeley was nominated on the 9th
ballot for President, ndthrn Gratis Brown
received the nomination for yice-PrCsl-
dent. Adams was ahcsd up to the las,
voting, when n combination Of oil others
defeated him and secured Greeley:
TUE Platform.
The resolutions declare the equality oil
all men before the law; the union oil
States no re-opcning Of questions settled
by the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fiji
tenth Amendments; removal Of disabili,
tea incurred in rebelioni general nmnos
~ seal ahd government supremacy
OF civil over military authority; respect fol-
habeas corpus; return to methods Of peace
maintenance OF constitutional Limitations
OF power; civil service reform single term
for the Presid6ncy;a system OF Federal
taxation which shall not unnecessarily in
terferc with the industry OF the people, and
rs there are honest irrecon cilable ditieren.
ces of opinion as to the inertia, respective
ly, of a system for protection and free
trade, that question is RENTED to the poo
pie in the Congressional Districts, [wild
cheeringl and the decision Of Congress
thereon, wholly free of Executive interior
enc1 or lictation; maintenance OF public
credit against reputation in every form /;
speedy return to specie payments; recogni
ton Of ihe ssry:..:s Az, aao...ss6es Of sold.
iers ard sailors; against further grants oil
land 10 railroads and other corporations
in foreign relations the duty of the Gov
crnment is to cultivate friendship, de-
manding nothing not right aud submit
ting to nothing wrong a voice, "threC
cheers for The friends of the declaration oil
Independently iT
The administration now In power, has
rendered itself guilty of wanton disre
gard OF tho laws of the land and has as
sumed powers not granted by the Consti-
tion. It. has acted as If the laws had bend
ing force only for those who are governed,
aud for ,hose who govern; it has thus
struck blow at the fundamental princi-
pies of Constitutional Government and the
liberties of citizens. The President OF the
United States has openly used the powers
and opportunities Of his high Office for the
promotion of his personal ends. lie has
kept VIGOROUSLY corrupt and unworthy
men in places of power and responsible
IT,, to the dstriment OF the public interests
lie has used the public service of the gov.
eminent as machinery for partisan and
personal influence and interferred with
tyrannical arrogance in the political af-
fairs Of States AID municipalities; he has
rewarded with influential and lucrative
Offices, men who have acquired his favor
by valuable presents, thus stimulating the
decentralization of our political life by
this conspicuous example; he has shown
himself deplorably unequal to the tasks
imposed upon him by the necessity OF tho
country, and oulpably careless of the re-
sponsibilities of his high Office. Tho par
tisans of the Administration assuming to
be the republican party, and controlling
it's organization, have attempted to Justify
such wrongs, and pslliate such abuses to
tho end of maintaining partisan sscenien-
cy they have stood in the way of neccssa-
~ investigation and indispensable re-
forms by pretending that no serious fault
could be found with the present admins
trstion OF public affairs; thus seeking TO
blind the eyes OF the people. They have
kept alive the passions and resentmen,s
OF the lato civil war, and use them for
their own advantage. They have resorted
to arbitrary measures in direct conflict
with the organic law, instead OF appealing
to the instincts and latent patriotism OF
the Southern people by restoring to them
rights, tho enjoyment Of which is indis.
pensible for the successful administration
of their local affairs, and would tend TO
work n patriotic and hopeful national
feeling. They have disgrsced themselves
once justly entitled 10 the confidence of
the nation, by dispensing to base syco,
phancy the Executive power and patron
age, unworthy of Republican freemen.
They have sought to stife the voice of the
President by criticism ITO stile the moral
sense of the people, and to subjugate pub
llc opinion by tyrannical party discip-
line. They are striving to maintain them
selves in authority for selfish ends by an
INSCRIPTIONS use Of power which rightful.
ly belongs to the people, aud should be
employed only in the service of the coun-
try. Believing that an organization thus
led and controlled can no longer he of
service to the best interests Of the public,
wo have resolved to make an Independent
appeal to the sober judgement, conscience
snd patriotism Of the American people.