The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-07-13

Tho atscmblY ~ The national
Democrats convention far the Fur
pose ct nominating candidates t1r
tie pnu dency, was held on We'd
uoslay last, ~ the ciiy of Baltimore,
and the action 81 that convention
may bc seen M flll 10 9urtcIcguph-
&C. columns.
The %eonycbtiou was a large and
enthusiastic bod,, COMPOSED Of the
best mcn in no nation, nnd wa. the
honest rcprc cutaliyo Of Tho great
mass ot the Deuocra'ic party % de
balon.
Tts speech ot August BclnOnt,
tho ehaHmm OF the national execu-
Z rive committee, in calling the CON
yenron togsih,r, was full Of pm
trioiism' and earnest party zeal.
pledaipg hiascIf, although the life
long eutmy u Ilornso Greeley, to
give his unqualified support to him,
ii the convention should see fit TO
adopt the notion OF the Cincinnati
convention.
Mr.. Thomas Jefferson Randolph,
Of Virginia, was elected temporary
chairman, and IN graceful speech
he accepted the position, using the
following language:
! remember freshly every presi.
deu,ial contest from tho election Of
Thomas jefferson TO the present
term, and ! can NY, with truth, that
] remember neither Of which IN
VOWED d higher question OF personal
liberty, local sclt,goyerumcnt, hon>
est administration and constitutional
freedom than tie present, or one
which demanded Of orr people u
call tor moro earnest epdeayors aud
prudential Principles Ii strikes me
as the duty Of this body to wrcstI
the government from the hands Of.
tie present 1espotic and corrupt
folders aud plaoeit IN honest hauds
% restore 70 citizens everywhere the.
proud consciousness Of personal
tights, anl ~ all States perfect in.
tegrity Of local sclkgoyerum6nt.
Tie election Of Senator poolittle,
II Wisconsin, tor permanent Presi.
dent, and the is, fVice.presilant
was ucll fined,
The speech Of Senator Doalittle,
upon. Bis indueiionintn office, Is the
finest effort ii the campaign, and we
viii publish II in tall IN our next
issue. he NEST clea9y laid down
The duty Of 'lc convention ii the
s~cceptiacc 81 dc great liberal moye,
Iaeut tlat Was swcepipg over Tie
country. 7ao
The action Of tho convention IN.
accepting the platform and nomi>.
nees Of the Cincinnati Convention
proved the wonderful power and
magnitude oEthis great reform move
ment, and ~ the language OF 5 na-
ter noolittlc, "What means this
union upon d common platform aud
this proposed union upon the same
candl dates--a uaion go Sudden, SO
compact, 81 earnest as 70 surprise It's
friends ana copfouni its enemies
which Games ~ ihe winds come,
which, TO borrow q fgnre, over
whelms ordinary currants Of public
opinion, rs great storms always run
counter Is the surface currents"
TIE actien Of tie epnyeutlon was in
fact maninoQs, the ~disseutiQn being
so insignificant thatit may not be
called an opposition at AL.
$500 4AH .W.E.stNE I.. H4N M a.
TIE result u this convention viii
give general satisfaction to the peo-
pie of the South, and but few old
sore bend politicians win be found
who will raise any objection TO il,
and these are but the fossils ot a pas
age, who have old personal AMI
party sores that will not heal, ever
under the pahacea 0 fthe solid voic'
Of the entire people in the sttuggl'
for liberty. While VIZ would hav'
preferred the convention simply ac
.epting, Tor thepurposcs Of thlscam
paien, the Cincinnati platform, with
cut pledging the Democracy to It q
an exposition Of principles, bccaus
it is 4 compromise expression Q
principles, yet We most cheerful,
abids tAo action Of the Baltimor
M ~ AA
convention, ard say tllat'their worl
Al been well done, and that th
people ii every s~ectiorof the matte
M aly 5n1i
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