The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-07-13
SECOND DAY.

The convention was not called to or
der until little past II O'Clock, the COM
mittcp On resolutions not being prepared
to report.
Mr.. Meredith, from the committee ON
resolutions stated that he was instructed
by the committee to inform the con-
venton that they had agreed upon Il
platform and resolutions, and had re
ferred the resolutions to Il committee for
final revision. He asked leave of the
convention for the committee to sit
longer for that purpose.
On motion of Mr. Herman, of New
York, the convention took recess until
two o'clock,
DURING TIE RECESS,
The vast audience remained in the
hall, and there were loud cries for Pryor,
Doolittlc, Ewing and Others. Meantime
the band played several popular airs
"Dixie," " Yankee Doodle" etc, amid
loud cheers, the following gentlemen
we're called upon, and addressed the
audience briefly: James II. Dooittle,
Mr.. breckenridge Of Kentucky; Il.
Gratz Brown and Mr.. Wallace, of Pa,
REAssEMBLED.
The convention reassemblcd at a quar-
ter past two.
The committee on resolutions having
finally agreed upon their report, 1t,
Gov. Dorsheimer, of New York, pre-
scnted the majority report on platform,
which was adopted after somewhat
vigorous discussion, Gen. Tom Ewing,
of Ohio, EX.GOv. John G. Brown, OF
Tennessee, and other members of the
committee proposing substitute for u
norton of the resolution on finance
which, though demanding the repeal OF
the resumption act, they did not deem
sufficiently explicit
ruE PLATFORM.
| We the delegates Of ln, democratic party ol IN
| United States in national convention aNsrmhlch,h
hereby declare the administration oil 'hS lc"er'
| government to he in urgent need oi ihlhcu'a'' "
form, aud do hereby enloin upon ,n' no,n''''a 1 '
the convention aud of the democratic party III ea'
state Jealous effort and CO-OpClatl IN To thlS enc
and do hereby appeal to our leOw-clti%tns OF ever
former political connection TO unu'il'Ac WI"
this first and most pressing nTNa,c ""'l m 4
FOR the democracy Of the whole country we u
here reaIirn our faith in the permanenceo oi thr ir
eral Union our devotion to the constitution Hl w
United States, with its amendments lhlNeSallS ac
rruted as final settlement Of the controversies INA
pnrcndcr civil war and do here record our seluIas
confidence in the prosperity Ol TepubllChh sen sp'
ernmcnt in absolute aCquicsCencGl III tne VIII oi w
| majority the vital principle OF Tepubics III 'n
supremacy Of the civil over military a!lnor,,l i ~
the total scparation of church and state, for TN
| .okc alike of civil and religious tIcedellli III lh
euunity of all citizens before just laws oi thcir owl
enactment; in the liberty OF Individual CONQUER
unvcXCd by sumpuary laws; III Tue lallhluh t"u," @
iinn of the rising generation, tliat tlcy may pre-
serve eniov and transmit these best conditions q
human haprincss anu hope We behold the n"nle'
products oi a hundred years 0f changeinl history.
But while uphodng the bond OF our UNION an
| the great charter of these our rights II n'honN'S
free reople tn practice also that eternal yigilAi'
which Is the price Of our Liberty. reform Is nee,
| sary to rebuild and establish III the hc'F'S vi ~
whole people the union, eleven years ago h'ppi'
. rescued from the danger Of corrupt centralSll
which ofter inHiCting up0n ten states the ralmcl'
cf Garnet -bag tyranniGs has honey -cOmOtd '"oHic'
Of the federal government itself WIN imcal'ci.
, waste and fraud states and munlcipaltieS WIZ
the CnntagiOn OF misrule, ana locked last Wy ~"
pciity Of an industrious people in the paralysis
ard times. ,.., , ,,,,,,,
Reform is necessary to establish asouhu curIcnt
restore the public credit and MAINTAIN we h"'ion
| honor We den0unCe the failure lor alI thesS ''e'
| wears to make good tlp nTuIllNt VI wv -
D notes which are changing standard o value III u
e | hands of the pc0ple and the non paymentO "hI'
n is disregard Of the plighted lath oi tht ',I''u
4 | We denOtlnce the mprOvldenCe whlch III elg'
! wears OF peace has taken from the peoPe, u,
= ioxes thirteen times the whole amount OF the icy
Il tender notps aud s1uandercd four times thls sum
IS useless expense without accumulatins any ' Ies',
r for their redemption. We denOunce the nhd',,
!. imbecility and immortality oi that party, WIN MMhI
during elcv, II wears Ol peace has made no huNai
c toward resumption and no preparation Tor resuh
IS | ton hut instead has ObstTucted Resumption
IS wasting our resources ami eNnh,iStlns an w
~ | nIus income and while annually processing 10
! lend a spee,Iv return to specie payments, mas ahi
,e aIly enacted fresh ndranceS thereto: as sucl
III bindrance we denOunce the resumption clauS'
lr The act Of 1879 and we here demand It's repeal
& we demand udriOuS system Oi preparation,
ld public economies hv oihcla reliehcIl,tn,' ",'a
.. wise finance which shall enable the nation soon
% assure the whole world Of its perfect ahuly ana
w. narfec readiness to meet any OF lis promises ~
IA call Of the creditor entitled to payment wi wi
ag laye such system, well devised, ana, ahp'e al,
ro trusted to competent hands for execution 'rtu,
A. at no time an artificial 'carcty oI currency, an
U.s. M time alarming the public mind lntoa Wlthu
d3 al Of that vaster machinery OF credlt y! w,
nd pinety-fve per cent. Of all business trahsaetloh
ST. performed system open 10 ne puHI, N. ~
- | snirinp general confidence, would, ltom the ny
vi lis ad0ption bring healing on its wings I" an
II harrassed industries, set IN mOtl"h the wiz,
re- commerce manufactures and the mechanicaI
it, restore employment TO labor, and renew III 81
,bt national sources, the prosperity nl the lToIc'
~, Reform is necessary in the sum and mode Oi
'u- eral taxation to the end that capital may F"
res free from distrust and abor Ii+hily buIue'''p.
ld- denounce the present tariff levied upon nearly
he thousand articles, as a masterpiece 90 inJ'9
nd equality and false prcicnsc. IL yiehS Twin
~ not A yearly rising revenue; II has lmpONrf
me- many Industries to sulsidiZe few II prohlhl'
III ports that might purchase the products oil Ame
m labor it has dtGrPdel American commerce iio