Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-08-19

enl entbuoia1m. A. committee WAiteu upon
Mt. MoRalss and presenssd him to the Con,
vsntop He was greeted with shouts Of
applause, and delivered strong. vigorous
and eloquent speech, In defense Of the Demo.
cratic lparty. and its efforts to sustain thewAs
and uphold the Government. He exhorted the
Democracy and other conservative men to rally
in support Of the Administration In putting
down this unholy rebellion
He spoke in terms Of highest commen'
dation OF the manner in which Democratic
Monroe had responded to the calls Of the Presi.
dent in men and means. and closed with an elo-
quent tribute TO the loyalty and Constitutional
fidelity Of the Democratic party.
The Convention unanimously adopted the fol-
loving resolutions: "a ~t "
Resolped, By the Democracy of the fifteenth
Congressional DlHIrict Of o bio, in Convention
asst mbled, that we indorsc and adopt the prln-
cpee set forth 10 the series Of resolutions adopt.
ed by the Democratic State Convention Ut Co.
lumbus, July 4sh, 1862
RtsOlved, That the only object Of the Demo.
cratic patty is the restoration Of the Union se II
was aud tie preservation Of the Constitution
as IL is; and TO the end that the Constitution be
upheld and the laws enforced we pledge'our
hearty and unqualified support to the Federal
Government. ag, ,8t
81. That the true and only object Of the war
10 to restore the Union and enforce the laws -
Such purpose alone will justify the awful cost
OF life and treasure sacrificed for Its success and
those who from sectional feeling or party or
private motives would give any other direction
| . ~ - "A
worthy TO be entrusted with power, and would
cause all other exeftlons, extraordinary and un-
pirAlleled as they are, prove futile in the end
4 b. That the party fanaticism, that seeks to
turn the slaves OF the South free 10 overrun the
| North and place them on an equality with white
men, is both Injurious and insultiDg to ourrace,
and merits our most emphatic and unqualified
condemnation. -H .3'
5.b. That we denounce Southern Secession
Ism and Northern Abolitionisu1 as the cooper
ating sources Of our present charlottesville
reasonable to the Constitution and inimical
TO the Uuion--the only way to restored Union
and a respected Constitution with retufniog
peace and prosperity Is through the overthrow
of both. cora N s- "'tA
9Th. That the Constitution and the laws are
sufficient for any emergency and that the sup
preston Of the freedom OF speech and of the
suspension of the writ Of ho6eds corpus in vio-
lation of the Constitution in States where the
civil authorities are unimpeded, are most dan
gerous to civil liberty and should be resisted
sc the ballot box BY every freeman of the
land % ~
7th. That in view Of the systematic plunder
of the public treasury by favored partissns at
Washington and throughout the country, and
the reckless extravagsnce OF the present Coz
gress, speak in tbundering tones 70 every tax
payer for an entire change Of administration
The venerable Judge HAYwARD, OF Moon
nelsville, who was the trusted and tried friend
of Gen. JACKSON during his whole Administra-
ton, presided over the deliberations, Of the
Convention. nla -ssEigil
Isssc Bradford, of Meigs; H. M Davis. of
Morgan; James Mcwilisms, Of Washington;
Abram Mann, of Monroe, and W R. Golden,
OF Athens, were the Vice Presidents.
VIM. Lorey, Of Washington; James Fish, of
Meigs; Isaac Stanley, of Athens; VIM. Bes.
wick, of Morgan, and DR.. ], Way, Of Monroe,
were the Secretaries ran 1AF A1a
Hon. JAMES R. MoRRra. the nominee, is the
present able and distinguished Representative
in Congress from the old Monroe Districta He
has already made his mark in the legislative
history Of the nation, as he had long since done
in that of his native State. He ought to be re-
elected and we believe that the Democracy,
and the other true Union, Conservative voters,
of the new Fifteenth District, will succeed in
doing 1t, notwithstanding the apparent odds that
are against them %