Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-10-08

The following ADpRxss aud PLATsoaA Wefc
unanimously adopted BY the Democratic State
Convention whish vac held In the otts Of Co.
luubus. on the Fourth day Of Jaly, 1861:
TO TIE PpoStE % OHIO;
In The sxstcise Of the right guaranteed to US By our
federal and State CONSTITUTIONS We have this day asse
bled together u peseeahie manner, 70 consult for The
common good, and rejecting all nero partisan ieeunS
to give t6t utteance to earnest and sincere con-
vicons that the atats Of The country sees to Us 10 do
nands 1T. &.
al cessing and znvaried devotion 70 the Union Of tho
Sats1; ever iulnlins the p,upe,n d the Father Of
oar country, 10 Vshsfish cordi4i, hsbual, sad I'm
movable s;tsehnant 10 II; accustomlng T. 1enhelves TO
hnk and speak Of It as Of the palladium Of tDer poa
Win Jealous anxiety; diseountenenoing whatever might
suggest eve suspicion that It could In any event be
sOandonsdi and Indignantly fowning upon the Mat
dawping Of every sttsps senste any portion OF oar
country fro the Iest, OF 10 enfesbo the sacred tss
which link tcS ether the various psrte.'
Iro,ed solely BY this love for the Union. and for the
country 90 sgnay bessed. sad Following with Andrew
JACKSON. that foG o. The Unlon must Be lad
L. the seooree ef the people IN the fecuty giyss 70
life, liberty, character and properly In eTs qearsr Of
heieountry and In the fra erai st!Sshnents whoh the
citizens Of the several Stes bear TO ors another 81 mem
6ers Of political family, mutually contributing topIo
mote the happiness Of each other, the Democracy Of
Vbio have never sdopted sectional platform nor ever
sSt sectional vote.
Actuated b. this enlarged and elevated spirit Of pat
riotisn and esteempg II diShooor topsTpetuate bS
e<npsomise and ooncessor Union that Hs. iotmed and
nsd hitherto been preserved By ose meAnS and trust
ing that he power patriotism might overcome the mad
Of party, the Dem orscy ot Ohio In conjunction
with the other conservative men OF the country nost
earnestly soqght to avert our present oaAmss srd 70
preserve the Union, by peaceabls means.
Brt vhsn the fell spirit Of AbollIonim at the North
and Sscessonsm at the South. disyegardng the wishes
Of th.tmsory o. tho people Of botn .eetonh rendered
all Efforts fer peace,ble soinsment inenec.esl wnsn
the integrity Of the Union sssssd " foIce and the
country plunged into civil WAR When the President de-
elared hs Intention % maintain tbs supremacy Of the
Constitution BY arms and 70 employ them for that pvs.
pose alone; the DeGocrecy 81 0hc Union men In Wal
we'll as In peace rallied SsSe 70 the support OF the
aoysrnneLt From that day 10 this they have given TO
svsEy constitutional measure for the suppression Of the
fsbston N sGeetive suPpeIi, In tns nsia meg have
hs military aotA II the stats, and there tr
ats ground that does pot beer witness TO their heroic
devotion 70 ths Cpiop IN the Hstionsl and sSats
ecuacils tbey have aTsned without hesltatpn I'll the
men and money drnspded BY the aoyprnnsnt; While
a private citizens and ut the ballet bcx they have
given moral support peEe powerful by far than
vas ever besn sysn py party . an edl,ini,irat9n
this sore hpEE Of ouf ls motto L. a. Il
ever has been, To maintain ths oonaitinten and pre-
.ssve the pnion.n party whose whole hstory 10 thss
ssnaiiy sus, rye Of peTiotEn. party that has thna
ssefoed ali ers partisan prstudice aud feeling. for
cake Of the kepps,s peeds defense stoug hspdA
aEAinss The nalenant sisESis u ~ enenies and tn
tied to be bard With heashii attention vhsn IL pro-
And "a tics hss coma en-. IN our Judgment, tha.
proclamation sbord bs res fettuily bat distinctly and
earnestly 1sda. q al.
entire 1nsntnisy. sosnnly declared lhzt Gs9n1grD,
banisliag all feeling ~ sre passoo and reaeni1eEt,
vi. rScolset OILY It's outy - the Hhole countZy that
this var Is nat wesed On tneI part IN any spirit q oP
or purpcse Of oyeithroWng interfering with the shis
or established irstrrtioas Of hoes e.eS bat to cscad
and nsir an me supremacy OF re CeDsttuttop, and 70
preserve lie Union with all the dignity equality and
rshte o; the several So es NJ impe q; and that
soon IS ihsas objects sEs Eoco@plhsd hs war osshs to
Ssase.r
We uaed not remind yOu vi what sst faction thi,
declaration rss haIed in The loyal States how 1t served
to all the rADks Of the sTDy 70 strengthen the handb OF
Ia overnnsnt, and 10 nfuss spirit and foruds into
the breasts Of tbs loyal " the eonth who yet chung
to the hops OF sex ths Uriou restored In pristine
yzor aud supremacy. and had thsre been departure
iran the spirit this declaration. had no dvctrnes been
.dvsneed l. high IDus nial piaces subytrise the
most ehsrisnsd 1esnsS y ne OOnsutn'on
70 sppzl the natiqn W msguude and were uiegt
10 danger 10 natntons 70 b app ehendsd In Ihs
q and 10 Be carefully guarded aga nst would Ioi
y necsusaTy for ua nov " address you.
Bot the powerful and persistent eors that hsTs been
nd are yet being made 10 convert tne SAr into
against slavery; the esul strides taken BY Con-
,ress At rs pro ssson, n that dreetion the yet
more slarmirs measure proposed and warmly saveesed
he apdacious ageDpts % o,0aHs tbs eresdenf ahsu
A. "a sbsse ,hsi 10 IAN hssnes nno, sIsos
~. ses,a IN ths ssd hoWey'r merit r,ops ho hss
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