The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-03
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Tile Alnbana Democratic Pintform-A
Strong Paper Against Invasions
8 of Popular Rights.

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Tile Alabanaa Democratic PLATFORM
Strong Paper Against Invasions
of Popular RIGHTS.
MONTGOMERY, July 31.-The Democratic
State Convention adjourned at 2 O'Clock thi
morning. George s. Houston, OF Lime
store county, il nominated for Governor
He was for twenty years q member Of Con
gress. and for several terms chairman of .tht
Committee OF Was and Means. B. d
Lewis and w. II. Forney are for Congress;
at large. All the nominations are s3;isfac
| tory. The resolutions are as follows:
The Democratic and Conservative people
of Alabama, in Convention assembled, d.
resolve and declare:
First. That the radical and dominant fac
| ton of the Republican party in this State
persisteptly by false and fraudulent repre-
sensations have Influenced the passions ant
prejudices Of the negroes as race against
the white people, and have therefore made il
necessary for the white people to unite ant
act together in self-defence and for the pre-
servstion of white civilization.
Second. That the rights Of all classes o.
men under the Constitution and laws of the
| land must be respected and preserved iDyio
late, but we deny that Congress can conSti
tutionally enact rules to force the two races
| into social union or equality.
Third. That the so.called civil-rights bill
recently passed by the Federal Senate, and
now pending in the House, is fragrant and
dangerous invasion OF the ancient conserva'
| tive principles of personal liberty and free
government, and is palpable violation Of
tue Federal Constitution, and presents an
! issue of vital moment to the American PEG.
pie, and calls upon them to decides at the bal
lot box whether they will or will not be CO.
creed to absolute social as well as political
equality Of the negro race with themselves
We view with adherence The attempt on the
part of the Federal Government to take con.
troll of schools, colleges, hotels, railroads,
steamboats,, theatres, and graveyards. for the
purpose of establishing negro equality, and
enforcing it under numerous penalties OF
fines, damages, and imprisonment.
Fourth. Civil remedies for the protection
of civil rights are adequately provided by
the common law to all faces Of men in this
State, and added to these are social remedies
for social wrongs, which every race and class
of men are perfectly left free, by the laws, to
adopt for themselves, so that the negro race
has the same means Of protecting itself
against the invasion OF its civil rights under
the law and against intrusion upon its So
called rights and privileges by the white race
that we have to preserve and protect our
selves and families against the intrusion Of
the negro race. Under these laws the race to
which. in the providence OF God, we belong,
has achieved an eminence among the people
of the world which is our, proud inher-
lance, and has become to us trust we can
denounce violation of the letter and spirit
of our Constitution, and AS dishonorInS TO
the genius of our race, all legislative enact
ments which attemptto convert into crimes
the rules and maXims OF our SOCIAL inter-
course to which we are indebted for the en-
cellence and glory of our civilization, or to
punish with degrading penalties our refusal
to admit an ignorant and barbarous race to
equal participation with our families In our
social institutions.
Fifth. That we extend to all Our race in
every cline the right band of fellowship and
cordial invitation TO come and settle
amongst us and unite their destiny with us.
Sixth. That proper laws should be enacted
by the Legislature 10 secure to the employees
of railroad corporations liens upon the prop
erty of such corporations for the payment of
wages.
Serenh. The eXigencies of the times and
the impoverished condition of the people
render it imperative that the State govern
ment should return at once to that system
of economy in public expenditures which
cOnduced so much to the successful and
satisfactory administration of the govern.
ment and the prosperity OF the people before
the war. Through radical legislation and
miSgovernment new and unnecessary Offices
and agencies have been created with large
salaries, and every other service conceivable
to our enemies and oppressorS rcsorfed to
until our State government, no longer
under the control Of the people, had in its
practice and preceptS reversed, abrogat cd,
and annuled the democratic maxim that Go
vernments are based upon the consent of the
governed. Retrcnchment in the number Of
Offices, in official salaries, and in the fees or
commissions of agents is necessary and in
dispensable to the public welfare, and we
pledge ourselves to reduce every public eX-
penditure and abolish and dispense with
every office demanded by IN economical adj
ministraticn of the Government.
Eiqhth. The Democratic and Conserva-
tive party of Alabama is pledged, so soon as
it shall be placed in power by being entrust-
ed with the State administration, to cause to
be made such speedy and thorough investi.
CATION as shall by its results make known to
the people Of the State and 10 the world our
true financial condition; and by its repre-
sentatives here assembled it resolves that
every dollarjustly owing by the State shall
be faithfully and fully paid when 1t is able
to do so. AT the same time it is firmly de-
termined that the welfare of the people of
the State and the interests of honest credi.
tors shall not be put in jeopardy by the pay
ment of unlawful or fraudulent claims of
any kind.
GALVESTON, July 31.-The Conservative
Convention at Fort Worth have nominated
J.:W. Throckmorton for Congress from the
Third district.
Wyoming Territory.
CHEYENNE, July 31.-The Republican Con-
vention at Laramie City yesterday nominated
unanimously Hon. j. n. Carey for delegate
to Congress.
A DEcIsIoN.-The Secretary Of the Urea.
sury has decided that lines OF steamers ply
ing between the British Provinces and ports
in the United States upon the Atlantic coast
must conduct their business in all respects
as other foreign-going vessels are required
10 do. This decision will affect several east.