Year: 1872

day was largely attended, and the
most interesting ever held in the State,
and it's course will be endorsed and
carried by the people. The Conven'
ton unanimously endorsed the admin
istration Of Governor John G. Brown,
and by reclamation he was renomina-
ted for Governor. Considerable dis
cussion was engaged in by the leading
members of the Convention as to the
course to be be pursued by the Demo.
cratic party of the State in the Pres-
dental election. The following resolu-
tons were adopted by a vote of 700
to l29:


ReSo'yed, That we recognize, among
other things, as cardinals Of political
faith, the following: The preservation
of our local State government against
federal encroachment and Capitalization
of power; the equality OF men before
the law and equal protection OF all
citizens in the rights and benefits OF
the government the subordinaton OF
military to civil authority; the inviola-
bility Of the right of habeas corpus;
the purification Of corrupt civil service
Of the government; rigid economy in
the expenditure of the government and
faithful compliance with its ob'igao
lions; the preservation of the national
honor at home and abroad the union
OF the States and all guarantees Of
the Constitution respected, and for
the purpose Of securing the recognition
and faithful application of these prin-
ciples in the administration of our
National Government, we are ready
and willing to cooperate with all good
citizens in the pending Presidential
contest without regard to other and
minor differences of creed or policy or
past political views or associations;
that inasmuch as the Convention OF
Liberal Republicans, held at Cincinnati
on the first and succeeding days Of the
present month, has presented to the
country the names of Horace Greeley,
OF New York, and B. Gratz Brown, Of
Missouri as candidates for President
and Vice President Of the United States,
pledged to the maintenance and en-
torcement of the doctrines above cited,
and have invoked the cooperation OF
all patriotic citizens in support, we deem
it but the part OF patriotic duty to
declare in the contest well-nlgh
upon us that the said nominees
deserve the support Of every patriot in
the land against the ticket representing
the principles, policy and practices OF the
present Federal administration, and
while preserving our purpose and desire
10 preserve the integrity of the DEM
ocratic party, do, nevertheless, declare
in our behalf and, as we are well salts
fed in behalf Of the people here repre-
sented, that in our opinion with the
lights before us, the presentation OF
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent in the approaching contest by the
Democratic party OF the nation would
he unwise, unnecessary and exceedingly
dangerous TO the welfare of the people
at large.


Ina>mucn as the National Demo
cratic Convention has been called by
the National Executive Committee TO
meet at Baltimore on the 9th OF July,
1872, and inasmuch as it is desirable
that the Democracy Of Tennessee, "a
well as Of all the States, shall be fully
represented in said Convention, we do
hereby appoint and authorize twenty
two delegates to said National Demo
cratic Convention, four from the State
at large and two from each Congress
sional District, the delegates from the
Congressional Districts TO be selected
by the representatives to the COnven-
ton from their respective Congressional
Districts and the delegates from the
State at large by committee o. two from
each Congressional district 10 be eappoint-
ell by the Chair, and said delegate, shall
appear and act in behalf OF the Demo-
cratic party of Tennessee in said Ma
tional Convention, with special instruc-
tons TO carry out the spirit Of the
foregoing declarations, believing as we
do, that the election of the ticket
presented 10y the Liberal Republicans
with the cooperation Of the Northern
and Southern people would go far
toward the healing OF the nation.


RcSolecd, That this Convention pro.
ceed to select electors for the State at
large for President and Vice President,
and that the different Congressional
districts present shall select local cleo
tors for the same purpose.