Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-08-22

The following ADDRESS and PLATFORM we're
unanimously adopted by tho Democratic State
Convention whicn was held in the city Of CO.
la ubus, on the Fourth day Of July, 1862:
To TIE PEoPLE or ONO
In the exercise Of tho right guaranteed to US by our
federal State Constitutions, We have this day assem-
blsd together In peaeeable manner to consult for the
common good, and rejecting all mere partisan feeling
to give that utteTnce TO our earnest and sincere con
vicons that the state Of the country seems to us TO de-
mAnd.
The history OF the Democracy Of Ohio is record Of
anceasng and UNMARRIED devotion to the Union OF the
statea; fulfilling the Injunction Of the Father OF
our county to cherish q cordial, habltual, and i'm
movable attachmen TO Il; accustomng Themselves to
think and speak OF II Of the palladium Of their polu
cal safety and prosperity watching for its preservation
with Jealous anxiety; discountenancng whatever might
suggest even suspicion that II could IN any event be
abandoned; and Indignantly frowning upon the hIst
dawnlDs Of every attempt 10 ALLEVIATE any portion Of our
country from the rest enfeeble the eacred teB
which link together the various parts"
Incited solely by this love for the Unlon and for the
country 90 signaly bessed and believing with Andrew
Jackson that 1.-THE foundations Of the Union must be lad
In the affections Of the peoples In the 'eeuy IL gives 70
life liberty, character and property In every quarer OF
the countTy and In the fernAl attachu ens which the
citizens Of the several States bear 10 another as mem
bers Of one political family mutually contributing to pro
mote the happiness Of each other, the Democracy of
Ohio have never adopted sectional platform nor ever
asts sectional vote. .,.
Acuaied By this enlarged and elevated spirit Of pat
rotism and esteeming 1t dlshoDor To perpetuae by
compromise and concession Union that was ioTmedand
had hitherto been preserved by those means and trust
log that the power patriotism might overcome the mad
ness OF party the Dem cracy Of Ohio In conjunction
with the other conservative men Of the country most
earnestly sought 70 avert present caamtes aLd to
preserve the Union by peaceable means.
But when the fell spirit Of Abolitonim at the North
and secessonsm at the South disregardns the wishes
OF the majority Of the people Of both sections rendered
all Efforts for peaceable adjustment Intellectually when
the integrity OF the Union was sssalled by force and the
country plunged into civil war when the President de-
cared his Intention to maintain the supremacy OF the
Constitution by arms and to employ them for that pur
pose alone; the Democracy of ohio, Union men In war
we'll In peace rallied en- masse to the support Of the
Government From that day to this they have given to
every constitutional for the suppression Of the
rebellion an effective support In the field they have
constituted, and yet constitute moiety " not more o
the military qaota Of the sate and there is scarcely
battle ground that does not bear witnets 10 their heroic
devotion to the Union. In the National and btat'
councils, they have granted without hesitation all th'
men and money demanded BY the 6oyernmenti whit
private czebs and voters at the ballot box they hay
given 10 II moral support more powerful BY far thar
was before given BY party TO an administration
elevated to power BY political opponents And now Il
this sore hour Of countrys trial. its motto is
ever has been, "To maintain the Constitution and pre-
serve the Unon.n party whose whole history Is thu
sgnAly Illustrative Of patriotism, party that has thu
sacrificed all mere partisan pre udce and feeling 10
the sake Of the hspubc needs defense our hand
against the malignant assaults Of Its enemies and 10
tied to DO heard with thoughtful attention when It pro
a
and The time has come when, In our judgment, thA
proolsmation should be respectfully but distinctly an
earnestiy made. ~
little less than year ago, Congress with alrnos
entire unannity- solemniy declared that "OonRres.
banshinR all feeling Of mere passion and resentment
will recollect only Its DUTY to the whole country; tina
this war is not waged on their part In any spirit Of
preston or for any purpose Of conquest or ubugaon
or purpose Of oyeIthroWng interfering with the right
or established Institutions Of those States but to defend
and maintain the supremacy he Constitution and tS
rights OF the several States upimpared; and that
soon as these objects are accomplished the ought
cease"
We need not remind you with what Subtraction this
declaration was hailed in the loyal States how it served
to m the ranks Of the army to strengthen the hands
the Goyernmen Mt and 70 infuse spirit and forude into
the breasts Of the loyal men Of the south who yet cung
to the hope Of seeing the Union restored In all s pristine
yror and supremacy And had there been departure
from The spirit OF this declaration had no doctrines been
advanced In high or ipu al places subyersye OF the
most cherthed berts guaranteed by the Constitution
to the people had there been no corruption so monsrous
as to sppal the nation by magnitude and were there
no danger 10 our Institutions be app ehended in the
fuure and TO be carefully guarded against 1t would not
be necessary for rs now 10 address you.
Bat the powerful aud persistent Efforts that have been
sld are yet being made to convert the into mere
sress a. rs session in that direction an The yet
more alarming measure proposed and warmly advocated
the audacous attempts to oseaWe the president when
ever he hestaed 10 Yield to the demands Of the radicals
The abuse that has been heaped unon s@os
eyery Genera In the fsId howev m1rto rious who has
declined 70 uecome an emissary OF aboionsm; the daily
propugaton Of doctrnes utterly de- structiEe Of the
oopsitSton and Of civil liberty and the ncessant de-
nupciaton of every conservative man. however loyal
VIII does not subscribe to them all give warning thai
ought lot T. pas unheeded by the people and require
and the Union an expression Of their senti
ments.
WO therefore the representatives OF nearly or quite
two bundled thousand voters Of the State Of Ohio who
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