The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-07-01

! PIE was set aside under q threat OF military
violence. struck a deadly blow al our system
7 Of rcprU -entatiNe government. The Demo
cratic party. To - cserve the country from the
horrors of civil war, submitted forthe time.
in the .ria and patriotic faith hat the peou q
would p uish tGlS crime in 1881. ] his is e.
pTecc .c5 ana dEarts every other. 1t inspires
/ moe dc!cl Cu'y upon the people oi the
I mon than ever add eSsed the cOnsclences Of
! a NaiiOn of freemen.
9. The resolution Of Samuel J. Tild' not
again 10 be a candidate for the exalted place
TO which he was elected L = a majority OF his
cOuntrymcn. and from which he was excluded
/ 10y The leaders Of the Bepuhiican party. is 70
celyed by the Democrats of the United states
with deep senSlbllity, and they declare III eir
confidence in his wisdom, patriotism and in
tegrity mistaken by the assaults OF The com
mon enemy; and they further assure MN that
he Is followed mo the rel. euent he has
chosen for himself by the sympathy and re-
sptct of his fcllOw-citzeus, who regard him as
one VINO, 10y eievatIng the standard of public
morality, and adjoining and purifying ne pub
lie service, merits he lasting gratitude of his
country and his party.
TO- Free ships and q living chance for Amer
. lean cOmmeI CO upon the seas; and on the land
no discrimination in favor OF trauspO tatOn
lines, corporations or mOuOpulcS: TIE amen l.
mcnt Of the BuTingame Treaty, 50 rs To per-
N no IN re iu migration except for IRA cl,
education and foreign CONNIE, ce, and the Elm
carefully guarded: The publ money and the
pubic credit for public purposes only, and he
public lands for actual settlers. . he Demo
cratic party is the friend If labor and the
laboring man, and pledges Itself to protect
/ him alike against the cormOrants and the
Z Commune.
II. We congratulate the country upon the hon
esty and thrift of a Democratic Congress,
which has reduced the public eNpcL dture
S4y,OlO,U0O "a year; upon the continuation of
prosperity at home and National honor abroad
and, above all, upon the promise of such a
change in the administration OF the Govern
mcnt as shall insure Us genuine and lasting
reform in every department OF thepubhc strv-
ice. ..
The call Of States for the nomination OF
candidates for Nice-Presideut being declared
in order Mr.. Pettis lAla) nominated W. II.
English, OF linda and Mr.. Irish (Iowa)
nominated Ex-Governor r. NJ. Bishop, Of
Ohio. The last nomination was subsequently
withdrawn, and Mr.. English was nominated,
on motion Of Mr.. Villas (Wis.), by acc.ama-
ton.
Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.) moved the ap-
pOintment of q committee of one from each
State to notify The nominees of their nouiua-
ton and request their accer lance. The mo
ton was adopted, and the alfOus delegations
were instructed t. send up TO the Chair the
names Of the committee.
The following were announced as members
of the National Executive Committee:
Alabama, Levi W. Lawlc~; Arkansas, John
J. sumter; California, }. T. Farley; ColoraaO,
7. NJ. Patterson; Connecticut, William H. Bar
mum: Delaware j. c. Grub; Florida, sam cl
Pas,O: GEORGIA George T. Barnes: IlIuO $
Iowa, NJ. n. Ham; Kansas, Charl W.
Blair: Kentucky, Henry ID. Nell nry;
Louisiana. B. F. Jonas; Maine, Edward W.
Thompson; Maryland o. ?, Horsey; MaSsa-
chusetis. Fred o. Prince; Michigan. Edward
Kanter; Minnesota. Z. II. Kelly; Mississippi,
W. u. Mar n Missouri, John G.. PTather: Ne
braska. J. Sterling Morton; Nevada, J. c.
Hagrrmsn; New Hampshire, A. ". subway;
\ W Jersey, DrcstCs tleVeaud; New York,
Abram ;. Hewitt; North Carolina, NJ. w.
Ransom; Ohio 10 be- named hereafter;
Oregon TO be named he. eafteri: PcnnsyIE ania
to be named hereafter; Rhode Island, Abner
5. BaruabE South Carolina, +. W. Dawson;
Tennessee, Thomas OCOnnor; Texas, r. :.
Stocs dale: NcImCnt D. z. Smalley: Virginia,
Robert \. CCghill; West Virginia Alexander
Cumpl ell; " .scuns n, v IN. 4. ' ilIs.
M. Iii-h Iowa) moved that the basis Of
representa- on in the next National Con-
ycutou 5c the same as al the pre- t, and
that the National Comm cc be authorized TO
determine the place and time Of holding the
Convention. Adopted.
Thg presiding officer was, by resolution,
thanked or his courtesy and ability, and on
motion Of Mr. Preston (Ky.) the Convention
adjourned without da'e.