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National Democratic Platform
Rend «'iil ndopteil In C.tiircnlloii
i:i New Yoi It .Inly 7, 18U8.
The Democrat io patty, in National (Jon-!
vuntion ametnbled, reposing its trust in!
the intelligence, patriotism, and ilweriiii
mating justice of the people, standing
, upon tin- Clnimtitiitiun us this (mind it inn
and limitation of the powers of the Gov
eminent and the guarantee of the liber
ties of tile citizen, and recognizing tin
questions o! slavery and secession a
having been settled for all time to cone
by (lie war or the voluntary action of tin
Southern Slates in cun titnlional Con
VCntions asserr bled, and never to be n
lie wed or reagitated, do, with the retui
of peace demand.
Ist. The immediate rentoratfoiiuf a!i
the States to fhoir rights in nUsxf'nion
under the Const ittition and of civil gov
ernment, to the American people.
2d. A nines y for all past pnbtiertl of
fences, and the regulation of the elective
franchise in the States l»y their citizens,
and the payment of the public, debt o(
the United States as rapidly as practiea
Ide.
3d. All money drawn from the people
by taxation, except, ho much as is requi
site for tlio necessities of the Govern
ment economically administered, to he
honestly applied to such payment, and
.where the obligations of the Government
and - not expressly state upon their face or
the law under which they were issued
does not provide that 111 y shall he paid
in coin, they ought-, in right and justice,
to he paid in the lawful money of the
United Stales.
■ilh. Equal luxation of every species
of properly, according to its real value,
including government bonds and other
public securities,
6th. One currency for the government
ami the people, the laborer ami (lie office
holder, the pensioner and soldier, the
producer and the bond-holder.
6th. Economy in the administration of
the government; tlm reduction of the
standing army mid navy; the abolish
ment of the frpedinen’s Bureau and all
political instrumentalities designed to se
cure negro supremacy; the simplification
of the system and discontinuance of the
inquisitorial boards of
collecting internal revenue, so thaWhc
burden of taxation may be equalized and
lessened, tlio credit of the govern
rneiit and tlm currency made good; the
repeal of all enactments for enrolling the
State militia into national forces in time
of peace, and a tnrrifV for revenue upon
foreign imports, and such taxujjjm
under the internal revennffjLws ns will
afford incidental protectijfi w domestic
manufacturers, and as t*|l, Jotltout im
pairing the revenue irnpoimme least bin
der upon and best proinoto'and encourage
the great industrial interest oi tlm cotiu
try. Bg
Ith. Tlm reform of in tlm ad
ministration. the expulsion of corrupt
men from office, tlm abrogation of useless
ollicers, tlm] restoration of rightful -hi
lliority to and the independence of the
Executive and Judicial departments of
the government, the subordination of the
military to the civil power, to the end
that, tlm usurpations Of’Congress and
tlm despotism of the sword may cease.
Bth. Equal rights and protection for
naturalized and native-born citizens at
lioine and abroad. Tlio assertion of A-,
nmfican nationality, wliiyli shall com
mand tlm respect of loidßfii powers,
furnish an exampin and
■to people struggling for national integ
rity, constitutional liberty, ami iudivid-,
mil rights, and maintenance of tlm fights
of naturalized citizens against tlm abso -
lute doctriuo of immutable allegiance,
and the claims of foreign powers to pnn
nisli them for alleged crime committed
heyound llmir juriseictien.
In demanding these measures anil re
forms, we arraign tlio Radical party for
its disregard of right, and the unparallel
ed oppression and tyranny which have
marked its career.
After the most solemn and unanimous
pledge ot both Houses of Congress to
prosecute the war exclusively for the
maintenance of the Government, and the
preservation of the Union under the (’< i»
stitution, ir, has rcpcatodlyf iolated that
most sacred pledge under which was ral
lied that noble volunteer army which car
ried our ll.tg to victory.
Instead of restoring the Union, it has,
so lar as was in its power, dissolved it,
and subjected ten States in a time ol
profound peace to military despotism and
negro supremacy.
It. lias nullified there the right of tiial
by jury.
'it. Inis abolished the writ of habeas
corpus—that most sacred writ of liber
ty
It lias overthrown the freedom of
speech and of the press.
It has substituted arbitrary seizures
and arrests and military trials and secret
Ktarchsmber inquisitions for constitution
al tribunals.
It lias disregarded in time of peace
tlio right of the people to be free from
search and seizure.
It has entered the post and telegraph
offices, and even the private rooms of in
dividuals, and seized their private pa
pers and letters, without any specifica
tion or notice or affidavit as rodjtired by
the organic law.
, It has converted the American Capital
to a hastilc.
It has established a system of spies'
and official espionage to which no con- i
stitutioiial monarchy of Europe would
now dare to resort.
It lias abolished the the right of appeal
on important constitutional questions t>
the supreme judicial tribunal, and threat
. ens to curtail or destroy its original ju
risdiction, which is irrevocably vested
, by the Constitution, while the learned
Chief Justice t as been subject to great
and atrocious calumnies merely because
lie would not prostitute his high office to
the support of the false and partisan
charges preferred against the Presi
dent.
Its conniption and extravagance have
exceeded anything known in history, and
by its frauds and monopolies it has
nearly doubled the burden'ef debt created
during the war. It has stripped the
Fr<tident of his constitiilktnaJ j» or o'
appointment even of his own cabinet.
Under repealed assaults, th- pillars
of (ho government «•« rocking on their
base, and, should it. succeed i-' Xirvem-j
her next, and inaugurate its President,i
we. will meet an an object Hiffi conquered
.ample amid tlm ruins of lilieny and lhe*
scattered fragments us the Gonstitutioii; >
md we do declare and resolve, that ever |
-ince (he people of the United States
brew oil' all subjection to the British
rown, the privilege and trust of suffrage i
iuve belonged to the Reveal •Slates, and
iavc In-eu granted, regulated, and con-!
rolled exclnaive by tlm political power !
if each State, and any attempt by Oun—]
res*, on any pretext whatever, to de j
rive any State of this right, or interfere !
vitli this exercise, is a flagrant jpurfw-* !
Don of power w hich can find no warrant in j
tlm Constitution, and, if suctioned by the!
people, Will subvert our form of govern-!
iiieiit, and can only end in a single, cen
tralized,'* consolidated government, in
which (he separate existence of tlm States
will he entirely absorbed and an unqual
ified despotism he established in place of;
a Federal Union of equal States.
That we regard the reconstruction acts j
ol Congress, so called, as usurpations,!
nneons.tititti«MM|(Mevol ntionury undvoid. j
That our iTiyprand sailors, who car
ried the (lag oMiur country to victory a
gainst a most gallant, determined ton,
must ever he gr.t efully remembered, and j
all the guarantees given in their favor I
must be faithfully carried into exeeu- j
t inn.
public lands slicuhi be dis
li ibpterraEs widely among the poopic as
should be disposed of, eith
er under tlm pie -eruption nr tlm home
stead law, and sold in reasonable quan
tities, and to none but actual occupants-'
at the minimum price established try the ,
Government. When grants of lands |
may he deemed necessary for the enciiur- ;
agement of important public improve-!
manta, the proceeds of the sale of such ;
lands, and not lands themselves, should j
he so applied.
That tin! President of the United States,
Andrew Johnson, in exercising tlm pow
er of his high office in roasting the ag
gressions of Congress on the constitu
tional rightsjof the States and the people,
is entitled to tlm gratitude of the who'o
American people, and on behalf of the
Democratic party we tender him our
thanks for his patriotic efforts in that re
gard.
Upon this platform, the Democratic
party appeal to every patriot, including
all the conservative element and all who
desire to support the Constitution and
restore the Union, forgetting .all past
differences of opinion, to unite wtili us
in the present great struggle for the lib
erties of the people, and that to all slick,
to whatever party they may have here
tofore belonged, we extend tlm right
hand oi fellowship, and hail all such co
operating with us as friends and brotli
i era-
MISCELLANEOUS.
1868.
THE SOUTHERN FAVORITE.
' BURKE'S TOLY FBR BOYS AND GIRLS.
; [’renounced by the Sou thorn Press to ho the most
elegant, and talented young people's
paper pi in tod in this country.
1 QWc are now publishing J farooner s Inland-, a
Sequel to the Young Mavooners, and Tack Dobell ,
or a Boy's Adventures in Texan, by one of Fan
nin's men---pronounced “equal to the best of
j Mayiio Reid’s stories.” We shall begin, in the
j iirsi number of 1868, a thrilling story by a lady
!of Virginia, entitled “Ki.lkn IU xteh: A tale •
, the War,” which will run lor several months.
| Among tlio regular contributors to lU'KKLF
| WFFKLY are IL v. F. U. Gouuhno, author o
j /The oung Marooncr’s: 1 Mrs. .1 a.vk T. 11. GiiOiss;
; Mrs. Folio, ol Rome Ga.; Miss Mary J. Ursuiß, ol
j Norfolk, Vie, and many others.
Tkrms a year in advance ; Three copies
j h'rjjso. Five copies for $8 ; Ten copies for sls,
j and Twenty-one copies for S2B.
! and Toacherefurnished at $1.50 per
| annum.
j The volume begins with the July number.
Hack numbers can be supplied from the first,
! and all yearly subscribers may receive the nmu
j hers for the first six months, stitched in an ele
j gnat illuminated cover,
j Address, J W. 1U T RKE A CO.,
Publisher’s Macon Oa.
I “Darke's Weekly” and Quitman Banner
will la* furnished for one year for $5,00 cash.
T II E
DECKER &CO.
IVORY AIIRAFFK BAR
Pi A 18 0 FOR TIS
VUE celebrated throughout the country, and
. are distinguished for their Singing Quality;
j Volume anti purity of tone ; Sympathetic Elastic
even touch. Durability of construction, ami beau
j ty of finish !
i First Premiums awarded at, the Xew York
j State Fair in 1858, and whenever and wherever
1 exhibited.
| The Decker k Company Pianos hare always
i received the First Premium whenever and tcherc
; ever they have competed with the most celebra
j ted makers in this country.
; The ivory AgraffeTiar is an invention beauti
ful in its simplicity, and wonderful in its practi
| cal effect. It is the most compact Agra fie ever
J invented, and its influence upon the tone is to
! render it mellower, rounder, and more clearly
! brilliant, while it utterly overcomes that sharp.
! metalie quality which disfigures the instrument
of all other makers.
The unanimous opinion of the best artists and
the most reliable erities, is that the Decker A*
I Company Ivory Agraffe Bar Piano Forte, which
in voluminously sonority, and positive solidity of
tone, can stand comparison with the best grand
Piano Fortes made. *
No. •2 U nion Square,
Cor. of 14 111 St. and -I th avenue, NEW YORK
January 317-ts
Savannah News & Fenildj
DAILY AND TRI-WEKKLY,
Is the best advertising medium in its section, f
having the Largest Circulation. It is the Official;
Paper of the city.
Its General News, Commercial, Marine and Lo- 1
cal Departments are carefully edited, and no!
pains are spared in procuring the
L 4 TEST INTELLIGENCE
From all quarters, but always from reliable j
sources. The News and Herald Staff includes j
Col. \V\ T. Thompson’, (well known as the author
of “Major Jones’ Courtship) long Editor of the j
Morning News, and Dr. J. 8. Jones, former Editor j
of the Tallahassee Floridian and Journal ; with i
an able corps of Reporters and correspondents
at all important points.
Terns: Daily, $10; Trt-weekly. $6 per year
£&TosiaMters are authorized t > act as agents j
J- 11. ESTILL. j
tt Ed For and Proprietor, j
. (Jail man Advertisements..
€&TJirTTi/ZJ*CN, C3rEO-
Medlock & Sparks
Having Received their New and well selected .Stock of
©&IDEIS MB 80GMS0 ©U)®DB*
J Respectfully Invite the pnhlic to rail and examine them Before purehe-itig eIM-wheve. l-K-ni onr
h-it" experience in the Mercantile business, our thorough nr>|tt*intanci- with bu«ine«« men nmi 1 1 -
-lass hnutwta. we flatter onrtwlvea that we can make it very matere.tly to your mti-rwt to give a
call. We know that our Stock hat been bought LOW, and therefore cat. be twhl < HLAI.
We have all Net r Goads and all Low Prices !
NO OLD GOODS AND NO HIGH BRICES! 1
And having secured the services of an experienced Buyer in New York city, we .expect at all time
lto keep our stock perfect >in 1 complete ; mid as “an active, penny i* l worth more than an idle ship
; liug, ,; our motto is, Quick Muloh and .rimall Profits.
• out STOOK CONRISTB CF
GROCERIES, STAPLE & DOMESTIC GOODS, BOOTS & SHOES,
HATS, CAPS, CLOTHING,
Hardware, Crockery, Glass and Queens-ware.
Alw, a Fine Assortment of
Ladies’ Dress Goods, Trimmings, Bcc.
j All of which we propose to sell on the most libera) terms.
j KINDS OF COI.-XTBY PRODFCF will be taken in exchange for goods, and for which
the highest market price will be paid. Please call and examine our stock.
I Quitman, January 10th, 18G8. (35-tt) MEDLOCK k .SPARKS.
PATMiZE HOME INSTITUTIONS.
PIEDMONT
Ei m. . a « nef • •
a® 2" £ *W j
raiWiat j 5 WmiiHfiM / w, f
* J J
FOR LGFE INSURANCE ONLY.
Authorized Capital, - - $1,000, 000 \
Capital Paid in, : : : : : SIOOOOO !
87 1-2 percent, of Profits paid to Policy Holders.
Jttui- S3 - .-Rh r a- Bit.Tß B-C ' B
THE PIEDMONT REAL ESTATE INSURANCE COMPANY OP VIRGINIA,
i)EOE>iitKii arm, isor.
Capital Stock paid in, - -- -- -- -- SI 00,000 00
Premiums since Organization, ------ 3,5,99481*
S 13.5,994 8 1
W. V. CAUKINt.'I 0-N t rn.i-t-nt,
•I. .1. 11 OP KIN 8, Secretary.
Stale, of Virginia, Nelson County, to-u-it :
This day. VV. B. Carrington, and J. J. llopkina, (President and Secretary) of the Piedmont
Peal Estate Insurance Company, personally appeared before me; a justice of the peace, in mid for
said county, and made oath that the above statement is correct.
I further certify, that I have no interest in affairs of said Company, and that I made personal
1 • >’aminatibn of its affairs and a rival ex-, mi no tier of its books, and ilr.it from that inspection, i find
above statement correct- the Company having cm hundred thousand dollars of paid up capital
safely secured or invested, anti its premium* t amed, have b u thirty-five thousand nine hundred
and ninety-four dollars and eigh y-four cents, lis officers arc well known to me, and are men ot
good character and business qualification, in whose administration the public can rely for faithful
discharge of duty.
Given under my hand this 27th day of December, 18G7.
JOHNS. FiWKKS, J. P.
* January l. Receipts now over, $42,000 00
Would you leave a support to your helpless family ?
Would you at vonr death release u\ encumbered estate?
Would you secure your endorsers from loss?
M ould you be sure to educate your children ?
Would you make a profitable and safe investment?
If so. apply to the agent of the Company and secure a policy, for this is the best Life Insu-1
ranee Company in existence.
MEDLOCK & SPARKS, AGENTS.
DR. J. H. M’CALL, MED. EX.
Clias. Whitehead,
General Agent, Atlanta, Georgia.
jpO-Reliable energetic canvassers wanted. J-Iy
wsm SBiuaaara
JOB P 1 11111 N 6
ESTABLISHMENT
Is Complete in almost every particular, and we guarantee to Execute as
OrOOD
As can be done Anywhere,
WITH THE SAME FACILITSES AT HAND.
«übb t bb_ nflcrßssßw.awiap
Are Strictly
CASH ON DELIVERY,
And our Rates
Fully as JLoiv~as those of any Establishment
In this Section of the Country.
Saruit nu Si 1 1 dvertisemtm («.
1868a SPRING less.
SUMMEETEADE.
JOHN G. MAKER & GO.,
IMPORTERS AMD JOBBERS OF
DRY GOODS,
Notions, Millinery,
. nv xz
SSTBEfc-A.-'W' GOODS,
Cornei* of Brouoiiton and Wiiitaker Streets,
SAVAPJftAH, GA.
./w/;.nw roit
moVtU & &AK£R’fl
Elastic Stitch Sewing Machines.
August 2, aisir. ly
BOLSHAW & SILVA,
Importers and Dealers in
EHBiIKMY, EMMA,
GLASSWARE, CUTLERY,
KEROSENE LAMPS, KEROSENE,
jfz vx am
HOI Si: ITB \ISOI.\«.«eODS GENERALLY.
CROCKERY, Assorted in Ciatos, or Repacked, to Suit Purchaser*.
AY>. (JS ,Vs. •! si fi(t is and 101 IS rya n Streets,
XEA It TH E MAItK E T ANARUS,
Savannali, Geo.
October 25, ldii7, Iy
1860. 1868.
DEWITT & MORGAN,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
GS'toifaaaSj# a Etl eaciEE* e Mb sodai/ill tda « a
137 Congress Street,
C3roo>2?£U*±o,,
Have Just Opened their
StfllMli Hill
STOCK.
•>V*r (nowls by Urrry Steamer.
| Radios* Dre<s Good? in all the Newest >' vl»-s : Sheeting, Shirtings, Linens, nnd everything wanted
in housekeeping; White Goods, Hosiery, and small wares in endless variety.
Goods for Gentlemen and Bovs’ Wear.
ALL OUR STOCK IS NEW AND JUST BOUGHT AT
REDUCED PRICES.
HEWITT & MORGAN
April 17. lHlift. Cm
Lovell & Lai lime n\
manufacturers of
PLAIN TIN WAKE,
AND DEALERS IN
Japanned, Planished and Stamped Tin Wares,
DOUSE ITKNISfIIXG GOODS,
■iloves, Sheet Iron, Tin Plates.
Lead, Brooms, Wood«n Ware,
Pocket and Table Cutlery.
Hollow ware, &0., &g.
Crockery and Glassware
Alsr>, Wafer Coolers and Fillers, j
IOE PITCHERS AND REFRIGERATORS. ;
And iu connection with the above, we have in
Store every variety of
ceoEiHs snm
VXD RANGES,
With all the fixtures ready for immediale use.—
1 hose Stores are neat and simple in appearance
with large fines of extra ihiekness and weight!
" til be sold at reasonable prices. Orders foi
Stoves promptly attended to.
No. 100 and 1.,? Confess St..
SAVANNAH, GEO. '*
May 4th. 1857. Iv
F. CONSTANT,
Bull Ft., near Bay Street,
Savannah, Geo.,
HEALER IN—
Jaiporleb anb Domtslic Cigars,
TOBACCO, PIPES, &0.
With a long established reputation as an Im
porter. be endeavors to keep as goi>d a stork,
i in quantity and assortment, as can be found in
i the State.
I
“ The Recess.”
C CONNECTED with the Cigar and Tobacco Es
/ tablhhment, is a
SALOON
for the accommodation of regular patrons aid
j the public generally, where the
Best of Imported Liquors
are served, with a LUNCH each day. StrawP*
j will find it a quiet resort, with no Wines or la-jm
cjnors that are not choice . ang*Z3-29-Iyj^B
T. SKELTON JONES,
BookseUer and Stationer,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
. Theological. Classical, School and Miscellaneous
Publications kept on hand.
1 .reorders received for any Work. Foreign
or American. aug73 Iy
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