M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-09-26
DEM0CRATIC-UNIck COUNTY
PLATFORM,

1st. Resolved, That we regard the
present condition of the country, the
civil war in which the people are en-.
gagged, the effort to, dismember the
Union and all the concomitant evils
which aflict US as a nation, as the legis-
innate result of the successful teach.
ings Of the doctrine and l.olicy of the
"lrrepressible Conflict :" a doctrine
and q policy which arrayed Northern
sentiment in antagouism to the con-
stitutiOnal rights OF the people of the
slave States and which proclaim an
"irepressible" and unceasing hostili.
ty to the domestic institutions OF our
brethren ofthe South.
2ud. Resolved, That notwirbstanG.
ing the provocatiou given to tho peo
pie Of the South by the manifestation
ofhostility towards their institutions
by a majority of the people Of the
North, We nnequivocally condemn the
course they have pursued to obtain a
redress Of their grievances, believing,
as We do, that aided by the coDserya.
tive people OF the Northern States, ol
all parties, their grievances would
have been redressed and their rights
and interests respected and secured in
constitutional manner and by con.
stitutional means.
Sd. Resolved, That we are heartily
opposed to the doctrine Of secession, 8
political heresy, unwarranted by the
Constitution; detrimental to the bes
interests of the whole country, anC
destructive of the Union and that glo
rious heritage Of liberty bequeathet
to us by our fathers.
4th.Resolyed. That our obligation
TO thegovernment, tho duty we owe T.
posterity and the advancement of 20
litical freedom throughout the world
alike command of US the preseryalio
and perpetuity of our Federal Unior
and we hereby PLEDGE the whole powe
Of the Democratic Party Of Vinto
county to every just and constitutions
means to maintain The same, whethe
its destruction be attempted by th
insiduous teachings Of the higher lav
doctrine Of the Abolition Republica
party; or by the open attack Of me
in armed rebellion against it.
5th. Resolved, That we are taugl
and admonished by tue experience {
every free people whose political exis
tence was extinguished by the as
sumption of arbitrary power and tn
violation Of fundamental principles, t
resist the enroacbment OF ExecutiV
Prorogatives, we, therefore, emphaIi
cally and unequivocalIy condemn tn
assumption of unauthorized power b
the Executive OF the United States, o
by any officer Of the Government
civil or military.
9Th. Resolved, That we are in ia
vor OF and stand upon the platform 0
tie Democratic Union Convention 0
Ohio on the Tin Of August, 1861
and hereby endorse the position o
Hon. II. j. Jewett, our candidate fo
Governor, in his letter oil acceptance
ard that we give to the Democratic
Union Ticket our hearty support.
7th, Resolved. That we are in favol
ofeconony in all public expenditure
and strict accountability Of all pub
lie officers, civil and military.
Sth. Resolved, That in view of tn,
great depression o: all kinds Of prop
erty, caused by the civil war we arr
engaged in, and the increased diff
cu!:;es encountered in gaining The
ability to pay taxes, justice demands
that the State Government should bC
economically administered, and tt
this end we favor a reduction Of al
salaries Of State and County Oficer
to the lowest point compatible will
the public interests.
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