Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-11
Convention Of Democratic OPP
nents Of Greeley and Brown
+ ba -Bayard's Speech.
Bunconabe Address - Convention
Called for the Third of
September Next.


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BALTIMORE, July I0.-The antf-Gre
ley Democratic Convention met this
afternoon at one o'clock.
The following were made permanent
officers: President, Samuel J. Bayard,
of New Jersey. Nice-Presidents. z. E..
Stokes, of South Carolina; James Swee-
NY, of Pennsylvania: Ezra Keyser, of
Texas, and Joseph Miller, of West Vir-
ginia. Secretaries, James G.. Under
wood, of Connecticut, and S. ]. Chute,
of New York.
Mr.. Bayard, on taking the chair, said
this convention was here to-day to re-
sist the foul conspiracy formed some
time ago for the destruction of the Dem
Ocratic party, and which has now euImi-
mated at the operahouse. This conven-
ton represents the masses of the Demo-
Gratis, whose voice is not there heard.
Those here present viii continue to hold
up the old flag, and if the co~nspirators
throw 1t down we will take Il up and
bid defiance to the outrage sought to
be perpetrated. Political coalitions,
the President sought to show, never
succeed. Coalitions are founded on bar
gain and sale, but we cannot tell who
the buyers and sellers are, but the faint
will remain. When Greeley was nomi-
mated at Cincinnati a howl of contempt
everywhere took place, but combiRa-
tons took place, paper after paper
hOisted the signal Of distress and went
over to his support, and now we see the
result in the proceedings at the opera
house in the nomination of Greeley and
Brown.
Address. II
The committee appointed yesterday
to prepare an address, presented the fol-
lowing:
In view of the action which has this
day been taken by the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, sitting at the opera
house, in the adoption of q platform In |
its main features distinctively Republic
can, and nominating as its candidate for
the Presidency a man who for years has
been the most bitter and implacable
enemy of the Democratic party, this
conference Of Democrats from different
States Of the Union has been convened
to take such action as the honor and
safety of the Democratic cause and
the interests of the country demand;
and as preliminary to and In justifi-
cation of our proposed action, we hereby
declare that the aforesaid proceedings
of said National Convention are a virtual
dissolution Of the hitherto existing or
ganization of the Democratic party;
that they are unconditional in the
abandonment of the principles of the
Democratic party and the acceptance of
such as are conflicting and irreconeilabls
with them; that, by this action, said
convention, as claiming to represent the
Democratic party, has been false 20 its
obligation of duty to principle, to regard
for consistency, and to every sentiment
of political honor; and as it can repre-
sent the Democratic party only by sd-
herence to its principles, and can make
nominations which Democrats are bound
to support only by nominating candi-
dates who are known and recognized as
Democrats; therefore, the action which
it has taken, so far from being binding
as the action of the Democratic party,
should be spurned by all true Demo
Gratis, and with u~nyielding tsnscity and
to the utmost extremity denying that
the Democracy is dead, or that 1t can
eve die while the principles of our
fathers are cherished by even q few
devoted hearte, we seize and again
fling to the breeze for all true
Democrats to rally around, the BAN
ner SO faithlessly lowered, and pledge
undying devotion to principles that in
yclve living and enduring issues; that
the system Of government established
by our fathers was federal-a union of
eoequal States; that We hold TO the doc
trine of States Rights and of strict con-
struction of the Federal Constitution as
defined by Thomas Jefferson.
DAHe.--e--s
be indispensable to the maintenance of
free political institutions and the perpet-
uatiOn of popular liberty in this country,
and TO those essential principles Of gov
eminent enumerated by him In his first
inaugural address specially applicable to
our own time and condition, consisting
of former admirable and ever-impoFtant
prOpOsitiOns-equal and exact justice to
all men, whatever state or p~ursuasion,
religion or politics; peace, commerce and
honest friendship with all nations, en-
dangling alliances with none; q we'll
militia our best reliance in
peace and for the first movements Of
war, till regulars may relieve them; the
supremacy Of the civil over military au-
freedom Of religion, freedom Of
the press, freedom Of person under the
protection of ha6eds corpus; trial by
iuries impartiaIly selected, to which
be added what Jefferson defined
As "a sum of good government" and !
government, which shall restrain
men from injuring one another, which
shall leave them otherwise free to regu- {
late their W pursuits of industry and
Improvement, and shall not take from
The mouth of labor the bread it has
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We recommend that u Democratic T,
'ellow-citizens in the several States form
Democratic State organizations, and do
Ill in their power to check the growing ,
detection from true Democratic princi- !
pies. And we further suggest andrecom- j
mend that a convention be held at :
Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday, the ,
bird day of September, 1872, to take 4
such steps as may be deemed prudenti
essential.
The address was adopted.
Mr.. Bitley New York; said they .
not make a nomination at the !
PRESENT time. He wanted a true Demo- I
rat as q candidate for President. 4
a resolution was offered and adopted
or the appointment of a committee to !
iecure the attendance of delegates to the !
National Convention at Louisville. !
Mr.. Bitley Offered a resolution that |
his convention now proceed to the nom- /
of candidates for President and I
yice-President. Laid on the table. !
RiekmOre Jackson Massachusetts, I
a resolution recommending TO \
he National Convention the following, u
o be Incorporated in the platform: Z
First-An act Of universal amnesty
nd the restoration of political rights. =
Second-The repeal Of all acts injuri-
usly affecting the Southern States.
Third-The extension OF the pension q
avs to the soldiers Of the South. Il
Fourth Payment for the liberated G
from the National Treasury. b
Fifth-A change in the national flag [
o as to make it acceptable to the people S
+ the country. 81
Judge Flanders remarked that this n
vas q mere preliminary convention, and c,
therefore, this was not the time and place T
entertain the propositions, and on his b
notion the report was laid ON the table. S
The convention adjourned sine dse. In
PFFEsBURG POsT ron THE *
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