Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-22
5tlis&tllautons.
An Important Document.
Address Of Democratic Members
OF Congress tO the Democracy
Of f7sc United states.

a elGfetS Ca kbchshOcEaltC UlthDtES
OF Congress tO the Democracy
of fhc United states
FErLow CITlzENs: The pcrilous con
dition Of the country demands that we
should reason together. Party organiza-
ton, restricted within proper limits is
positive good, and indeed essential to the
preservation of public liberty. Without
1t the best government would soon dcgeh-
crate into the worst OF tyIannIes' In
oesPotl''hS 'I'e chle' use .! power i" III
crushing out party opPoSl'lonc ~, iu our our
own country 'nc experience oi t'lo i"S' las
'"c'.e mouths p'oNeo i'?,o ~ nan r ""y 'oS
son III history, Tue ie'cSN'.y VI p".y VI
ganlzation' Inc present -Au'llhl1tro'ion 81 .1.1
was CHOSEN ny parry anu IN "l. eNi'
acts ana appointments mas 'ecuSn..e0'
and stlIl does Jus le"'ty ana opiiga'lonS .i9 m
to the parry ihere must anu VIII oc al,
oPPoS'tloh' me puoilc sa'a'y anu Soo"
demand II. 9h"ll 1t Oe a. new orgah'Za'
.'on VI u" rounaoJ u,t G"o ho ,h, Dtmue,",,e
PuI'y W"S iounue" i',oro @ S;ha1S ,"%n s'NS yGT,S
"9o' ~ ll',s nv, W 'eoui ",S 'Sn,'oI e
Gay II nun po'' o'o 'I''C .h NV ionoi
.houS"Iu o,e''o'I T.. :" ,"o t'",v1 r &c.
10 !"c o"'on' 10 iIe.ti' n"," Lea W.
'orlcs III i!u',o'r"' 'io'''o'o - '"G
tern ana Nlluu'G states pIosoS 10 Il'",,'i
Nl'hln the last ten months IL mas iiel,, y,
State conventions ana homih"tco lu'I
Democra'lc 'lcsetS IN every lIee o'"Ve ~ II,
the Union. VI no othcr party opposes
to the Iepuollcans can 'iie same pe S"'o
SHALL THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY BE NOW DIS
BANDED?
WHY should it? Are its ancient prn
ciplcs wrong? What are they? Let its
platforms for thirty years speak:
"Resolved, That the American Democ
racv place their trust in the intelligence
the patriotism and the discriminating
Justice of the American people
.'That we regard this as a distinctive
feature in our political creed, which W,
are proud to maintain before the world
as the great moral clement in form o
government springing from and uphel>
by the popular will; and we contrast
with the creed and practice of Federalism
t unler whatever name or form, whlcl
u seeks to palsy the will of the constituents
and which conceives no imposture too
monstrous for the popular credulity.
c "That the Federal Government is on
of limited power, derived solely from tn
Constitution; and the grants OF powe
t made therein ought to be strictly con
strued by all the departments and agent
OF the Government; and that 1t Is lneXpe
dient and dangerous to exercise doubtful
: constitutional powers" =,
! And as explanatory OF these the lol
If lowing Is nom MI oeiic'so" n''' III
y, augural:
10 1.-The support OF the state NoVerhneh,
in all rights as the most competent at
ministrations OF our domestic concerns
- and the surest bul warkS against ant
republican tendencies' so
The preservation OF the Generai 10Y
eminent in its whole constitutional viS'
l. as the sheet anchor OF our peace at non
and safety abroad -.
"a jealous care OF the right ol ele'tlo
g, by the people
"The supremacy OF the civil over u
, military authority.
- Economy in the public expense, tn
labor may be lightly burdcned.
"The honest payment of our debts al
sacred preservation of the public faith.
go "Freedom of religion, freedom of t
press and freedom of person under pr
g lection of the hebcas corpus, and trial
- uries impartially selected
Such, Democrats, are the principles
; your party, essential to public liberty a
to the stability and wise adminiotrati
s' of the Government, alike in peace al
war.
=, They are the principles upon which
Constitution and the Union were foundt
y and, under the control Of party viii
adheres to them, the Constitution wol
be maintained and the Union could not