The New York herald., 1874-08-01

The Nominations for State Omcers-
Resolutions Adopted-A Powerful De-
nunciation OF the Civil Rights Bill
Retrenchment and Reform in the State
Admi istratiOn.
MONTGOMERY, July 81, 1874.
The Democratic Convention adjourned at two
O'Clock this morning. George S. Houston, of Lime
stone county, is the nominee Tor Governor. He
was for twenty years member Of Congress and for
several terms Chairman OF the Committee on Ways
and Means. B. D. Lewis aud W. Il. Forney are the
nominees for Congress at large. All the nomina-
tions are satisfactory.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
IN TIE amd scr va psope of Alabama
Firs-That the radical and dominant faction OF the
republican party in this State persisently by false
and preudces of the negroes as race against the he
have 20 sn hs1sy "a ad Is for
and for the preservation % Of white civilization
preserved inyoia,e @ but we deny that Congress can
consttuionay enact laws to force the two races into
TSrd-.That the so-calied Civil Rights bill, recently
passed by the federal Senate and now pending in the
House, IS agrant and dangerous INVASION Of the
government and is palpable violation of the federal
the american people and calls Upon them to deciae az
the ballot box whether they will or will not be coerGed
Of tne me- negro race With thsmssvcs With S4d ab
nc s m the a Of the
hotels railroads. steamboats, theatres ami graveyards
forcing 1T under numerous penalties OF fines damages
ForrthCiv remedies for the projection of civil rights
are adequately provided Tor by the common law TO all
remedies social wrongs which and class
q men are prohsryG G s Tree by the laws avs to ADOPT for
of protecting itself against the invasons OF its civil
called rights and privilege BY the While race that we
nave preserve and protect ourselves and families
the race to which, in the providence OF belong has
to
trust we cannot resign without dishonor We therefore
our and as dsonorng to the genius of our
tereourse to which we indebted the excse nee
Ing penalties our refusal to admit an ignorant and bar
bsrons race to equal participation with our families in
fnrha! extend e all of our race in cline
and settle among and unite their destinies with
sirM-rhat proper laws should be enacted by Tho
ioT the payment 81 their wages .... W. w. ~" 'A -.
hat stats government should that
the
and Ssfs
our State government longer under the control oi
the people has in It's practice and Precep reversed alb
based upon the of the governed
hmeDt the number officers In official
ries and in the tees or commissions OF AGENTS neces
sary and Indispensable to the public welfare
pledge ourselves to reduce every public expenditure.
and abolish and dispense with every office demanded by
an economical administration OF the government
Eighth-the democratic and conservative party OF
Alabama Is pledged, soon as II shall be placed In
power by being nrsted with the State administration
to be made such speedy and thorough nvestga
the United states and to the world our true financial
condition and by its representatives here assembled
be faithfully and fully paid when IL is able to do Al
the time 1t Is firmly determined that the welfare
the people and the interests of its honest creditors shall
not be put jeopardy by the payment OF unlawful OF
fraudulent claims OF any kind.