The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-04
CARROLL DEMOCRACY.
The Convention last MOnday-sOund
RESOLUTIONS

bic resolutions expressive Of the sense
Of the convention.
AG Hawkins and L NJ Beckerdite
were called upon to address the Con-
vention while the committed we're out
upon resolutions, and ably responded
to the call. Col " D Cardwell then
addressed the convention in short
and pointed address.
The Committee on resolutions re-
ported the following:
The Democracy Of Carroll county
in Convention assembled on this the
first Monday in May, 1876, for fine
purpose of selecting delegates to at
tend the convention to be holden at
Nashville, on the 31st Inst, at which
time and place delegates VIII be chos-
en- to attend the National Democratic
Convention at St. LOUIS, to nominate
candidates Of our party for President
and Vice President Of the United
States, does announce the following
principles and resolutions:
I. We believe the fundamental
principles of all good governmentsrest
upon the consent of the governed; and
that the Democratic party has ever
been the exponent Of this time honor
ed maxim, the bold and fearless advo-
cate Of retrenchment, and an econom-
ical and honest administration of our
affairs both State aud National, and
we therefore renew our faith to its
principles and teachings believing as
we DO, that upon its Ultimate success
must depend the preservation of those
constitutional rights and privileges
which were won BIZ cur forefathers
upon hard fought battle fields a cen>
fury and more ago, and which were
to be transmitted 70 their
poSteIity as common heritage.
2. We charge that the party which
has been in control Of the National
Government for the past fifteen years
has long since outlivcd its usefulness,
its integrity and itsreputation at home
and abroad, and that the best interests
of the country imperuively demand
that this party Of ( Belknaps and Bah
cocks official corruption and national
thievery should be hurled from pow
er and consigned to the grave of POI
litical oblivion now, heLccforth and
forever.
8. In that broad ana catholic sbir-
it that has ever ignored political pro-
sefiption, bigot;y and finaticism we
extend an invitation to any
and all Of our fellow citizens, whatev-
or may have been their past party af-
to cooperate with us in this
the Centennial year Of our national
eXisteHce, to the end that we may be
again restored to an honest patriotic
and pure government.
/. Believing that the interest ofour
common country can best be SubscrvcH
and protected by an honest, fair and
expression Of the people
through their properly chosen dele
gates at the National Democratic Con
ventioh "t st. Louis, it is therefore
the sensa Of the convention, that our
delegates who ncy lie chuscn to at
tend the Nashville Contention on the
3lst inst. DO favor that poIicr in said
convention that will 90 to the selection
Of delegates who viii be fee and I'M
trammeled in their action alH choice
in the National Convention, and who
will act with sound di,cretic.l' looking
to the best interest OF the Whole coun~
try in selecting honestand capable men
to be our standard bearers in the APP
national contest.
5. For his manly and dignifed
bearing his honest and Upright admin
stration as chief executive of the af-
fails Of our state and for the able dis
,harge uf all official duties, we cordial
y endorse tire course and policy pur~
sued by our Governor, The lion Jas u
Porter.
q We also endorse the course pur-
:utl bH he Hon I ID G Atkins, our
in the present Congress of the
United States, for his patriotic, conseI-
1ative and .tatcslnanlike speech and
bearing Upon the floors Of our Nation
n Capitol;
Z. To the end that dtr rDuntry NAV
be properly represented IN the conven-
-ioh Of the SlSt inst. mt Nashville, we
rec5mmepd that thecliaiIman appoint
* delegates, and that any Of said del |
egates; who may lie iu attendance up
on the 3lst inst, at Nashville, be au-
.horized and requested to represent the
Democracy of this county IN said cons
7ention.
Whereupon tie chair appointed the
blowing named gentlemen to wit:
DIR W VI WRIGHT, Jno B Warren, |
W S Stephens, J 7 Uensly, II c /
rownes, and VIM Johnson.
Upon motion of II. c. Towncs an
Executive Committee Of FIVE fer the /
ear 1916 were appointed by the .
hair; To wit:
JP Wilson; Y T BJhanan, J n
Narlick, William g6lfsuh and I c .
Bell.
Upon motion the secretary &as IN .
tructod to furnish copy of these pro- /
to each Of the following news /
,aperS, requesting them to publish the
ame, 10 wit:
Nashville American, Paris Intelli>
,encer, jackson Sun, Dresden Demo (
rat, Milan EXCHANGT.
Being no other business before the
ii then adjourned, sine 1
lie. T. 4. McNAIL, Chr. /
II. n. SRAyNE, Sec'y.
Huntinglca, May l, 1876, !