Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-25
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Letter from Columbus.
TAe Dsmooralle s.ale Oonvon.lon,
WEDNESDAY, Mon.

, WEDNESDAY, NIGHT.
This body met to save the Union. 1t had
no other business TO do, and>devoted itself
exclusively to that. The ceremonies con-
sisted ofsinging the "Stsr-spangled Banner"
much and long speaking, and resolutions!
The first is fanatical hymn, prohibited in
the South, where the singing Of it would
have bought any OF the Delegates suit Of
:ss ,,s and feathers and perhaps tight craS:ctt.
| The only rational object in singing it was
either to sggravate the Southern people, or
] TO insult the national air by the villainous
way it was sung. 1t was impossible for me
TO find out, for nobody seemed to understand
themselves in the Convention. ,. %
The resolutions declare, first: That the
Democratic Party in Ohio has always shown
devotion to the Union, allegiance to the
Constitution, obedience to the Federal laws,
and regard for the constitutional rights of
other States, and they feel so now. Hl'.
1t is of no consequence, but in point of
fact this is not true, for the Democratic Party
has passed Acts expressly to nullify Federal
laws and judicial decisions on the Bsnk-tsx
question. These are the only nullifying
Acts now on the Ohio Statute books. a' "a
Second: They are willing to accept the
Critteuden Compromise, the propositions of
Senator Bigler or Douglas, or the Border
State proposition, or any thing else that may
be asked, but they do not think the South
would be satisfied with any of them now,
therefore they go for a Convention to amend
the Constitution, so as to give all they can
ask.
Third and fourth: They ask the Legis.
lature to initiate the movement for this new
shuttle and cut. The fifth and last give
entire; or. a
! "Resolred: That the 100000 Democrats of
| Ohio send to the people of the United States
! both North and South, greeting; and when
the people of the North shall have fulfilled
their duties to the Constitution and the
! Soutb-thep, and not until then, will 1t be
| proper for them to take into consideration
the doctrine of the right of coercion of a
State. and then, and not until then, should
they attempt TO put down the alleged right
of Secession by thealleged right of coercion
This is gem, "The doctrine of coercion
of State" The right of Government to
enforce its laws against the persons who re-
sist them, has come to be in Democratic
platform parlsnce, the right of coercion of a
State. Then before the Government must
enforce its laws it must stop to inquire if
every person in the North has fulfilled his
constitutional obligations, and if there is one
who has not, the power of the Government
ceases. And the Democratic Convention
proposes to lift up its voice aud bear testi-
mony sgainst the people of the North con-
tiuualy, that they habitually violate their
constitutional obligations.
What pice Government Why, accord
ing TO this, the Democratic nullifying bank
tax law in Ohio, deprives it of the right to
collect its revenue in South Carolina.
Furthermore the Government can not even
''take into consideration" whether it may
execute the law, until it has instituted this
examination, to see if Everybody iu the
North has fulfilled his duties to the Consti-
tuition and TO the South.
Judge Ranney drew that. He used to be
man till he iran for Governor" The Con-
I vention was prepared with stomach like
an ostrich, but it couldn't bolt this without
nausea. Judge Key pitched in and denied
the right of Secession, or that there was any
question about it in the Democratic mind at
the North. He said the party held that
Government had power to enforce the laws.
He offered an amendmentrdeclaring that
there is no right of Secession, and that there
is constitutional power to enforce the laws,
but counselling the exhausting of peaceable
means.
Judge Ranney explained that it was not
meant to recognize the right of Secession
f although it did-but that the North must dc
[ right before they went in to subjugate the
| South. Other Democrats mixed in, and
E some of them expressed very decidedly that
the Democratic Party had been slaughtered
byItoo much humiliation, and there was ne.
cessity for something more manly. But
after much speaking, the opposition gave
, way to the following compromise;
"Resolved: That the 100000 Democrats o
Ohio send to the people of the United States
A both North and South, greeting; and wher
? the people of the North shall have fulfilled
their duties to the Constitution and thi
South;-then, and not till then, will it b
j proper for them to take into consideration
e the equestion of the right and propriety of co
: eTcion."
o Thus having declared that the right O
r Government to execute its laws is an OpeI
v question, which can not be considered unit
g the people of the North have relieved them
d selves from general charge of violation G
d the Constitution, they resolved to send
o copy to the Governor of each State.
n The campaign in Flanders has usually bee
a quoted as having achieved something brill
Is liant in the way of hard swearing, but til
IL Democratic performance after this ConYer
e ton could have discounted Flanders. Th
! Convention proposed to lay aside the pre-
vious principles of the party, to save th
/ country, and it now stands before the peopI
', of the State on this platform, which amount
!. to Just this: that there is no GovernmeI
sr and no law, and can not be until the peop
4. of the North relieve themselves from Il
Z vague charges Of the Democratic Party. I'll
n Republicans, fear, care little for the mat
ea | rial which this furnishes the Secessionists
a justify their rebellion, and rather exult oV'
If it as putting the tombstone over DemocraS
b. in the State. Soto use the daily classic
to simile of your Democratic eotemporary Il
L. Enquirer -"Nero iddled while Ron
n Ined.o STICKS.
TX PEACE FoR WHILE AT LKAsr.-Au da