M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-10-03
DEMOCRATIC-IM ch COUNTY
PLATFORM,

1st Resolved, That VIC regard the
present condition or'ths Countrywide
civil war in which the people are zen;
gagged, the effort to Nsmcmbr 1he
Union and all the conSomitant evils
which aflict us as a nation, as the legit,
innate result Of the.sVceessrul tcaci.
ings Of the doctrine and lolicy Of the
"lrrepressiblo Conflict :" a doctrine
and Il policy which aMyed Northern
sentiment in Rntagonism to the cen
stitutional rights OF the pcople-ef- the
slave States and which proclaim ala
"irrcprcs5ible" and unccasing hostili I.
~ to the domestic institutions of our
brethren Of the South.
2nd, Resolved. That notwihStanc
ing the rroyocatiOn given to The peo
Ii.o Of the South by the manifestation
Iorhostility towards tlIcir institutions
Iby majority of the people Of the
North, we unequivocally condemn the
; course they have pursued to obtain a
redress Of their grievances, believing,
as we do, that aided by the conSerya.
tive people OF the Northern States, OF
! all parties, their grievances would
: have been rcdressed and their rights
I and interests respected and secured in
: a constitutional manner and by con-
! stitutioha means.
. 81. Resolved, That We arc heartily
opposed to the doctrine Of socession, {
r. political heresy, uuwarranted by the
? Constitution; detrimental to TIE bcs
interests of the whole country, anC
~ destructive Of the Union and that glo
:, rious heritage Of liberty bequeatlrel
- to us by our fathers.
d 4th. Resolved. That our obligation
r to the government, the duty we owe t
10 postcriiy and The advancement Of po
10 litical freedom throughout the world
d alike comm and Of us the preservation
I. and perpetnity of our Federal Union
;r and we hereby PLEDGE the whole powe
Il of the Democratic Party Of Vintol
J. county to every just aud constitutions
l. means to maintain the same, whethe
= its destruction be attempted by III
r insiduous teachings Of the higher lav
n doctrine of the Abolition Republican
>. party or by the open attack Of Incl
~ in armed rebellion against it.
IS 5th. Resolved, That we are taugl
4. and admonished by the experience {
ID every free people whose political ex;s
" tence was oxtinguished by the as
n. sumption of arbitrary power and til
violation of fundamental principles,
| resist The enroacbment of Executiy
n, Prorogatives, we, therefore, emphat
cally and uncquiyOcaiIy condemn I'll
n. assumption OF unauthorized powerb
g. the Executive OF the limited States, {
to by any officer of the Government
ly civil or military.
or 9th. Resolved, That we are in Fl
u vor Of and stand upon the platform
is TIE Democratic Union Convection
y OHIO on the 7til Of August, 1861
IN and hereby endorse the position
It. Hon. II. j. Jewctt, our candidate fC
he Governor IN his letter oil acceptance
Id aii that we give to the Democrats
OF Union Ticket our hearty support.
~ ~ 7th. Resolved. That We arc in fayc
az az Of economy in all public expenditure
~ ~ and a strict accountability OF all puI
y. lie officers, civil and military.
SO Sth. Resolved, That in view of Il
great depression oc all kinds of pro-
Ilrty, caused b. The civil war we al