The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-08-22
Meeting ofthe Greenbackers.


for the purpose of electing delegates &c
the State Convention to be held al
Nashville Aug. 29th, 1873, for the pur-
pose of nominating n candidate for
Governor, and also to attic nd the Con-
gressional Convention of this district
&hen called. The permanent chair
man being absent, j. ii. Smith of the
18th district was called to the chat
and w. +. Barrett of the Sth district
elected secretary.
w. l.. Sharp, A. McNabb, W. d
| Mitchell, John Boone and II. Xix WERE
appointed a committee on resolutions
Col. r. NJ. Edwards then addressed thC
convention on the issues Of the day il
an earnest and eloquent manner. Attcl
which the committee reported the FOL
lowing preamble and resolutions which
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, we as private citizens O
this great commonwealth have hitherto
witnessed the great injustice of curren
financial legislation as bearing upon
the vast industrial interests Of ouI
country: and have consoled ourselves
by indulging the hope that our public
servants would apply to the remedy
necessary to emo its bancful iniu
ence, before all our material interest!
were laid under tribute, and prostrateC
before the ever axacting money power
and having become convinced that w
are cherishing only a delusive phan'
tom that has lured us on the very brinl
of financial ruin and is even now men
acing the very citadel of American lib
erty, which every thinking man may
see in the present condition Of or one,
prosperous country. With these facts
before us we have despaired of relic.
from either of relief from either of thu
present parties under their existing
partisan leadership and as the only
means of relief have resolved to hell
ourselves by organizing into what il
known as the National Greenback La.
Dor Party; and by concert of actor
with our fellow citizens of all the
States of this broad Union be enabled t.
make effective our cherished objects Of
liberatiug the people from the Cypress
ion of the bondholder lnjustly imposed
upon them through corrupt legislation
and ''witll malice to zone and charity
TO alp we earnestly invoke the hearty
cooperation and. support of good mer
irrespective Of past past party name
and ms an exponent of of our principles
adopt the follow resolutions.
Resolved, /. That we demand the un'
conditional repeal of the Specie Re
sumption Act" passed Jan'y II, 1873
believing that it will involve the mate
4 rial interests of all our citizens Tex.
cept the monicd power in ruin, degra'
dation ard despair, and may be the be-
ginning of total destruction of our free
Institutions, so dear to every American
heart.
I'd. That the general Government
alone shall insure direct to the people
the g%recnback or national cul rency II
such amount as shall bear a reasonable
and iudicious proportion to the bust
ness transactions and the population Of
the United States, aud that without tho
agency of National banks based OH in
terest bearing bonds, that such nation
al currency be made a legal tender IN
payment Of air debts both public ant
private, including duties on imports
and interest on the public debt.
g.. That. we demand that the whole
Financial policy Of the United States BE-
framed permanently in the interest OF
the great masses of her citizens. Ant
that they shall not be Discriminate
against us in the past; and that tie
whole energies Of the Government b.
employed to place the entire National
debt upon Il new interest bearing bash
E-if not entirely, as nearly rs practica'
bic.
ReS0lued f.. That the coinage of silvel
be placed upon the same footing as thaI
of gold. And as an expression Of oui
views on State policy, we adopt the
following:
RES. 8. Regarding the present large
bonded debt of the State rs a clog up3I
industry and development of
material resources, IN. aIQi1
diate settlement IT,
present markes IN
or such other col
agreed upon by
provided that 81
submitted 10 ny
that purpose
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