The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-10

| OonS'itution Tor Aan6as divided the
Democratic party in twain, and elected
abraham Lincoln to the Presidency in
1851. 1t is not the question of seces-
SION, nor OF war to put down rebellion.
nor the abolition of slavery in the
oeates. by military order or by constitu-
Iionni u amendment, upon which Mr..
Hincoi1 was reelected in 1864. Nor yet
is IL the question Of reconstruction. or
OF the fourteenth or the fifteenth amend !.
aents; nor the question Of negro suf-
frage; nor the establishment by Federal
power OF universal negro suffrage.
US condition precedent to the States
OF the South having rights, or anv
existence even as States in the Union
IL u none OF these questions that is now
on issue. All these have been issues Of
the past. Great issues, sufficient in
themselves to create and dissolve politi-
Cal parties. because ideas are stronger
than men or parties; but they are ali
past Issues; they have been fought ont.
and fought to the end, in the forum and
IN the field; and they are no more in ia.
sue to- day than the Mexican war. ar the
war OF the rebellion. IApplause. We
could not reopen them If we would. and
they falsely misrepresent our purpose
who say that we would reopen them, il
we could.
This great union, therefore, means no
steps backward; forward is the word.
loud chcering;l and, first of all. it
means to-day for all the other States of
the South what it has already done in
Missouri. Instead of prescription test
oaths, suspension Of habeds corpus. and
military despotism, it means personal
freedom for the individual, and repubii-
can good for all. Loud applause. In-
stead OF negro supremacy, upheld by
presumption and the bayonet, it means
equal rights to oil men, white as we'll as
blacS: Loud applause. Instead of
t1leVing governments, organized to
plunder subiugated States, it means the
dominance of intelligence and integrity,
Instead of strife, hate and robbery. it
means Justice. liberty, peace, loyalty and
good Will; and, gentlemen, for our whole
country East, West, North and South
It means, instead of war President,
trained only in military school, and
whose whole character has been formed
In the Ideas, arts, habits and despotism
of military life; instead of this. IL Sans
the election of peace President. trained
in the ideas. arts, blessings and republi.
can simplicity of peace and universal
freedom; loud cheering;l of peace not
enchained, of liberty not under arrest
awaiting trial, sentence and execution
by drumhead court martial; bnt that of
liberty and pence which the Constitution
secures, by placing the civil law above
the sword; loud applause;l by preserv-
ing in full vigor the sacred writ of habeas
corpus, and by the right of trial by iury.
Applause.
1t means another thing, and perhaps
tue most important of them all. It
means to arrest the Capitalization of
power In the Federal Government.
Loud cheers. It means to assert the
vital principle OF our republican system.
IN which it moves and has its very being
that constitutions are made BY the
people, IN their sovereign capacity, for
the express purpose of defending and
limiting the powers Of government; lap
piause;] the powers OF all governments,
State or national. Il means that we are
determined that Presidents and Govern
ors, Congress and State Legislatures, and
every department of the Government.
shall obey the Constitution. Prolonged
applause.
Gentlemen, have thus briefly stated
the situation. the duties and the purpose
which brings us here. A great resoon.
sibility rests upon this Convention. II
it's action shall be such-and doubt not
1t will be-as to put an end to the mis-.
rule which for the past few years has
afflicted our beloved country, this gene
ration, and generations to come after us.
will remember with pride and gratitude
the Convention ut Baltimore, of the 9th
Of July, 1872.
Amid loud aud long continued ap-
plnuse, Mr.. Doolittle took his seat
The National Executive Committee
is composed as follows: Alabama, Thos.
4. Walker; Arkansas, s. r. Cockrell
Col. Frank McCappn, San Francisco
Connecticut, Wm. II. Barnum; Della
ware, Chas. Beaston; Florida, Chas. E..
Dyke; Georgia, A. II. Wright; illinois,
Cyrus II. Mccormick; Indiana, Thomas
Dcwling; Iowa, NJ. M. Ham; Kansas,
Isaac E. Eaton; Kentucky, Henry D.
McCheny: Louisiana, Henry D. Ogden
Maine, L. d. NJ. Sweitt; Maryland, A.
Leo Knott; Massachusetts, Fred. o.
Prince; Michigan. VIM. A. Moore; Min.
nesota, VIM. Loohrane; Mississippi, J.
H.. Sharp; Missouri. John G. Priest;
Nebraska, George L. Miller; Nevada,
Thomas 81. Williams; New Hamp.
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