Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-23
Pennsylvania Democracy.

The democratic party OF Pennsylvania az
sembled 10 Stale convention at Harrisburg yea
terday adopted the following platform -
First. That the Induction of Rutherford b
Hayes into the Office OF President, not@ith
standing the election Of Samuel J. Tilden there
to, was high crime against free government
which has not been condonel aud will not b;
forgotten. The same spirit Of patriotism Whlc!
forbore contest upon the first offence will resist
and punish any attempt at a second.
Second. That the immediate happy effect Of
the application by the Federal ADMINISTRATOR
of the democratic policy Of non Intervention 10
the internal affairs of the Southern States amply
vindicates our frequent protest against prevl
Gus violations Of the reserved right Of the se7e
raj States to exercise all power not delegated
to the General Government By express consti
tutiona provision.
Third. That the purpose 10 reform the Giv!
service which has beeo proclaimed by the pres
ent Administration is, like ils adopted South
ern policy, confession Of the failure Of radical
ism and just tribute 10 the democracy, which
has long and earnestly demanded the overthrow
and punishment of corrupt officials.
Fourth. That capital combined 10 corporate
orsanizatiou has been TOO highly favored By
both State and Federal legislation, aud its dc.
mands for large returns are Inconsistent %i!h
the depressed condition. Of the laborlDg and
business interests OF the country. We oppose
further enactments for lis special benefit at the
expense of other Interests. Labor and capital
should have 90 cause OF antagoulsui, and they
should be left free to adj ust their own relations,
The right to contract freely exists lar 10th
| parties.
Fifth. That We accept the a;monlioH OF
Jackson in saying, concerning standing armies
as dangerous TO free governments in time OF
peace 81 shall not seek TO enlarge our pres
eDt establishment nor disregard the salutary
lesson Of political experience which teaches
that the military should be held subordinate TO
Federal army, aud any attempt TO employ it AZ
partisan agent Of Federal authority, or for iu-
ference with The sovereign rights Of the
States will receive the continued earnest oppo.
siton Of the democracy Of Penns5 7auia. That
the deprivation Of employment Of many thou
sands OF Industrious citizens aud abJrrrJ aud
the deep distress of themselves and lanliliea en-,
| list our hearty sympathy, ADD sc declare, 10 tbs
language q Jefferson, tho founder CT our party,
! that "a wise and frugal government which shall
restrain men from lnJurlng ono another, and
shall leave them otherwise tres 10 emulate their
own pursuits Of industry ard Improvement, and
l
| it has earned" is ha hope of The people in ad.
versity. and their security il property, and
| that undor such govern Ulant which It Is thu
| mission of tho democracy to maintain and per.
petuate, any resort to force or 10 the violation OF
law or The Invasion of the rights Of person Cf
property to redress grievance is needless and At
war with free institutions, under which the only
| rightfu remedy is by frequently recurring elec-
tons of representatives Of the people IN Stats
Legislatures and in the FedsFsl Congress to
accomplish the will of the majority, which should
| be accepted as the voice of sill.
| Sixth. That many Of our rich Non have not
| been content with equal protection and equal
| benefits, but have besought Us to make them
| richer by acts Of Congress, and by attempting
to crafty their desires we have in tho results OF
our legislation arrayed section against section,
interest against interest, man against man liz fear
| full commotion. and. therefore, the grant ny Log
islatures Of thu States or by Congress of exclusive
privileges and the establishment of cdious mon
opolies under the preteSt Of public benefit or Of
justice to certain sections ofthe country Rro dirtc
assaults upon the equal ri hts Of tho people and
| as these monopolies have been contrivtd To GU
rich The few whilst q large number Of the people
are reduced TO want, the democracy or Pennsyl-
vania protest aganstsubsdias, land grants, loans
| of the public credit snd appropriations o. the
peoples money to any corporation a5 leGali"sd
plumber Of the taypaylng nduatr!as OF the
country.
It'll. That we look with alarm aud apprehen-
sion upon the pretensions ofthe great Transports,
ton companies 10 be above the fundamental
law ofth!s Commonwealth, which governs oil
else within our borders, and until they acaapt
the Constitution ofl873 in good faith they should
| remain objects Of the utmost vigilance and
jealousy both by the Legislature and tho peoplo.
Resolved That we hereby realrn and adopt
the financial resolutions Of the National domo-
cratic platform adopted al st. Louis in 1876
John Turnkey was nominated for Judge OF
a Sah oil far AM
tor General, and COL O.. G. Noyes for l'toas'r.
DISPOSITION OF $500,00O EsTATI. -
In The Orphans Court yesterday the will Of
Thomas Nj. Smith, recently deceased. vas al
mitted 10 probate.
1t was executed on the 81 of March,
1871, and names John Curlett, German IL.
Hunt AID John NJ. Smith as executors. The
value Of the estate il estimated at $500 900.
The beQuests are az follows: To his nephew,
Thomas NJ. Smith, Jr., his gold watch and
$4,000; to his servants, Ann Mullen, Ann
Riley, and Frederick Moale, each 81 900, if
living at the time of his death; to his brother,
Robert NJ. Smith, $l5.52G27; 10 John Cur
lett, Daniel L. Thomas and his brother, each
So, 500; to German A. Hunt, $50, 500; to the
executors 10 trust, his dwelling house, No. 1913
Park street, with all the plate, furniture, wines,
&C., for the use Of his sisters, Mary NJ. Smith,
and brother. Anthony Nj. Smith, together
with the interest on 100000, az long as they
live or are not married. After their death or
marriage the above property and sum reverts
back to the estate, which is 10 be divided
equally between his brothers aud sisters,
Robert NJ. Smith. Eliza Ann Smith, Hannah
ADD Atkinson, Mary NJ. Smith, John NJ.
Smith, Sarah Rebeoca Tyson, Anthony NJ.
Smith, Ellen Catharine Tyson, and his friend,
j Ohm Curett.
Thomas NJ. Smith, married the sister Of r.
G.. Smith, formerly of this city, but now Of
Baltimore.
THE INDIAN WAR.-A dispatch from Salt |
Lake, U. T., dated August 22], says: A re.
port this morning from Hole in.the Rock stage
station, Idaho. recently occupied by the hos
tiles, says the Indians have all gone 10 the d.
rection of Henry's Lake or Teton Basin. Gen.
Howard was at the head of Camas creek yes.
terday morning. Capt. Bainbridgc, from Fort
Hall, with the friendly Indians, lett the stage