Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-09-21
Observation-Disclosures.

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The Democracy OF Tennessce asesmbleti
In General Convention, In pursuance o fthc
call at tho Democratic Executive Commit
tee for the state, for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidate for Governor for the
Term next ensuing, ana OF taking such
other action as the interests OF the party
and the public welfare may seem 10 re-
quifp do declare,
!, Inasmuuh rs tho administration of
dov. John e. brown, by its prudence, IN cd
cration ana WISDOM by the fidelity dis
played In The discharge OF every trust inn
posed by the Constitution or by legislative
enactment upon the Executive. and by the
vigilant care with which the rights and IN
terests OF the, people. have kegn guarded
and protected, has fully vindicatcd the
wisdom Of the people OF IT,, state in cali
ing him to the GubCrnatoria.' chair and,
believing that such honesty, Ldclity and
capacity in public trust deserve, in these
times, to be specially rccognizcd, and that
the welfare OF the State demands the re-
tcntion OF COY Brown in the Executive
office for another term we do, therefore,
unanimously present the name OF Gov
John G. Brown to the people of Tennessee
az our candidate for reelection to the ON
&C of Governor; ana in so doing, pledge
TO him our united and most cheerful sup
polt.
.. That for tho purpose Of maintaining
our organization and the better promoting
the general interests Of party, the Pres
ident of this Convention Is hereby author
lied and requested, At us early and hour as
practicable, to appoint and make known an
Executive state Committee, TO consist OF
eleven meinbers-nvc from Middle. three
from East and three from West Tennessee
ANY six of whom shall constitute quo
rum TO do business under the call of the
Chairman.
3. That we recognize, among other things,
as cardinal points in our political faith the
following:
The preservation of our local state Gov
ernments against Federal encroachment
and Capitalization of power.
The equality of all men before the law,
andan equal participation of all citizens in
the rights and benefits OF government.
Theinviolability of the right OF habeas
corpus.
The publication ofthe corrupt civil SER
vice of the government.
a rigid economyin the expenditures Of
the government. and n faithful compli-
ance with It's obligations.
The preservation of the national honor
| at home and abroad.
The union Of the States. and all the guar
antees Of the Constitution respected.
And, for the purpose Of securing the re-
cognition and faithful application of these
principles In the administration of our ma
tional government we are ready and Will
ing to cooperate with all good citizens in
the pending Presidential contest, without
regard TO other and minor differences OF
creed or policy, or past political names or
associations,
4. That lnasmuch MS the Convention OF
Liberal Republicans, held at Cincinnati in
the first and Succeeding days of the
prcsentmonth, has presented o the country
the names of Horace Greeley, of New
York, and Benjamin Gratz Brown, of Mis-
souri,, as candidates for President and Vice
President of the United states, pledged to
| the maintenance and enforcement of the
doctrines above enunciated, and have in
vitcd the cooperation of all patriotic cit
liens in their support, we deem II but the
part of patriotic duty to declare, that, I'm
the contest now well nigh upon us, the
said nominees deserve the support of every
patriot in the land, rs against u ticket re-
| tees of the present Federal administration.
| And while re-afliring our purpose and de-
sire TO preserve the. integrity Of the DEM
ocratic party, we do nevertheless declare.
In our behalf and, ms we are well satisfied
in behalf OF the people we horc represent,
thattn ouropinion, with theliguts before us
| the presentation of candidates for the Pres
idency and Vice Presidency, in the APP
preaching contest, by the Democratic par
| ty of the nation would be unwise. unneces-
sary and exceedingly dangerous to the well
fare of the people at large.
., Inasmuch rs n National Democratic
Convention has been called by the Nation
al Executive Committee, to meet at Balti-
more on the nth day of July, 1872; and in
asmuch as 1t is desirable that the Democra-
cy of Tennessee, as well as Ofull the States,
shall be fully represented IL said Convcn-
| ton, we do hereby appoint and authorize
twenty two delegates of the National De-
mocrntic Convention, four from the state
at large, and two from each Congressional
District; the delegates from the Congress
lonal Districts to he selected by the repre-
sentativcS to this convention from the re-
spectlVe Congressional districts, ana the
delegates from the State ut large, to be Sc
iected by committee o. two from each
Congressional district to be appointed by
tho chair. Said delegates to appear and
act, In behalf of the Democratic party of
Tennessee, In said National Convention,
with special instructions to carry ont the
spirit of the foregoing declarations, be-
lieving as we do that the election OF the
ticket presented by the Liberal Republic
cars, by the corporations of the Northern
ana Southern people, would go far toward
a healing of the milton