M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-08-23

quantities. within the reach OF actual
settlers att price not exceeding the ne.
cessary expences Of acquisition and sur
vey.
2. Economy in public expenditures;
the investment. of public revenue for the
redemption of the national debI: and
rigid enforcement of the Independent
Treasury act
Resolped, That the Democracy Of Ohio
are attached TO the Union Of the States,
aud 10 the Constitution, ia which are
expressed the principles and the com
promises upon the faith of which the
Union was originally established. and by
a strict adherence to which alone that
Union can be preserved; and they de
nvunce, as dangerous to the peace and
liberties Of the country, all attempts to
organize political parties with reference
10 geographical or sectional disIinc
tiOns.
Resolpsd, That this Convention, in
behalf of the Democracy of Ohio, here.
by Sffirm the platform Of resolutions
adopted at the National Democrats
Convention hich assemblep at Balti
more in June, 1852 as a clear and dis,
tinct declaration Of our political princi
Piles.
Resolvtd, That the people of Ohio,
now. as they have always done, look up
on slavery as an evil, aud unfavorabe to
the development OF the spirit and prac.
tical bens FITS OF free institutions; aud
that, entertaining these sentiments, they
will at oil times feel il TO be their duty
TO use oil power clearly given by the
terms os the national compact, to pre-.
vent its increase, TO mitigate, and final.
ly TO eradicate the evil; but be it fur
iher
ReSolued, That the Democracy Of Ohio
do al the same time fully recognize the
doctrine held By the fathers of the Re
public, and still maintained by the De
mocratic party in all the States, tha; to
each State belongs the right 10 adopt
and modify its own municlpa laws, to
regulate its own internal officers, TO
hold and maintain an equal and indie
pendent sovereignty with each and eve
ny State, and that upon these rights the
National Legislature can neither legis.
late Lor encroach.
RcsOlucd, In the language OF the Con
linental Congress, adopted forty days
after the Declaration of independence
that "it is wise policy to extend the
protection Of our laws to all who shall
settle among us, OF whatever nation or
religion they may be, and to admit
them TO participation of the benefits
of civil aud religious freedom;" that we
the erefore proclaim the language OF JeI
lerson as our party creed, 10 wit
"Equal aud exact justice to all men. ol
hutever state or pursuasion, religious
or PoliticaI;' and we hereby rei,erate
the declaration Of successive Democrat.
ic National Conventions, from 1886 10
1852. namely: That the beral princi-
Piles embodied by Jefferson in the Dec.
lara:iOn Of independence and sanctioned
by the Constitution, which makes ours
the land of liberty and the asylum Of
the oppressed Of every mutton, have ev
er been cardinal principles in the Dem
ocratic faith; and every attempt to
ab:idge the privilege of becoming Citi
zens ald the owners OF soil among US,
ought 10 be resisted with the same Spir-
IL which swept the alien and sedition
laws from our statute bOoks."
RESOLVED, That we will labor for :he
election of a Democratic majority in the
General Assembly Of Ohio, pledged to
the following measures:
/. a law Withholding the remidies OF
our State courts from such banks or
bankers as refuse TO pay their taxes ac-
cording to the Constitution aud laws OF
Ohio: and forbidding the State Tteasur.
er or County Treusurers from receiving
the notes Of such banks or bankers in
payment of taxes.
2. An exercise by the General Assem-.
bl, of the power granted by the Consti.
tuition, TO restrict the taxation by the
authorities Of cities and incorporated
villages, as we'll us Of county commits.
siOners. thereby preventing the buss ol
such power.
ResOlusd, Tha! we recognize in the
Democratic Administration State and
National, fearful. consistent and patri.
olic auxiIiaries in the above and kiud.
red measures Of Democratic policy, and
therefore worthy Of confidence and sup.
port Of every Democrat.
On motion, the thanks Of the Con.
venlion were returned 10 Messrs. Shear.
Ter and DUNCAN, Tor their interest man.
iles'ed in responding to the call uf the
Democracy Of Vlnion in addresses,
&c.
On motion, it was Seguested that
the proceedings of this Convention be
published in the Macarthur Democrat
When, on motion, Convention ad-
Ijourned.
S. s. MURRY, Prest.
E. A. BRATroN, Sec'y.
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Keep IL Before the People!
That Salmon p. Chase is
@ In favor OF Negro Suffrage!