Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-05-16
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

Pursuant to notice the democrats of Ashta.
bu'a county met Jefferson on Saturday the
I'd inst. Linus Savage was called 10 tb. chair
and r o. Rote appointed Secretary.
On motion, a committee of 9 was appointed
TO prepare business for the meeting. as follows
4 W. GTiswold, ID. J. Sherman, S. ID. Ash ev.
Squire Ransom. NJ ). Cotton, Nelson Smith,
4. Z. Bills, l. p. Collins aud j ohn Greg, who
by their chairman, reported tie following which
was adopted
That ID. j. Sherman. S. D. Ashley, Geo. A.
Howard. K Z. Bills, K. L. Holbrook, aud 5
B. Atwood, act US Central Commil,se for the
county, for The ensuing year.
That W. w .Smnh, N. g. Cotton AID Nell
son smith represent this county in the Demo
cratic State Convention
That H. l.. Holbrook, be authorized to re.
Veive and dsourse all funds necessary to derray
the incidental expenses of The Forthcoming cam
paign.
The following resolutions submitted with
vsa'e introductory remarks by r. w. GIiswo!d,
were unslimously adopted.
Resolved-thst while yielding as faithful cit.
iseps, willing support to sll measures adopted by
those sppouted by the people TO administer the
government, which under trial Of former admin
stratlous. or sanction Of the Judiciary have been
found and ruled 10 be constil utional and Lawful
II is equally the duty of all good ci,izeus care.
fully and impartially TO examine the oualica
tioos and conduct of all officers and public agents
and 1t found Incompetent or unfsiIhful TO i'm.
prove all proper opPort of making known
publicly their opinions, and to unite with Others
OF like convictions At the pors 10 displacug all
incompetent or unfai,hfui public servants and
supplying their places With others.
Resolved-that owing to discordant element.
of which the republican party is comnoseS
The revolutionary views aud opinions held and
expressed by the controlling portion of il. aud
want OF confidence felt 10 common by both con.
servativss a0d radicals and especially by faithful
anon men 10 the seeded states, 10 reasouab bic
hope caa be entertained, that under the man
sgement OF their party. the present rebellion can
ce thoroughly suppressed, lasting and honor.
.ole peace secured on the basis Of the constita
non. and the people Of our eouotry be again
s"ned. prosperous and happy as before the
tams said party was organised and therefore a
shange- OF public servants is imperatiyely de.
Handed, o. soon rs 1t con be effected under oar
osgaule laws ~ the ballot-box
Rssolved-that until such change can he .f.
feeted. cheerful obedisnce to the lawful de.
mauds OF fthose appointed for the time to role
over us. is the we'll established duty Of all, and
that the only remedy known to our constitution
sod laws for blunders. or even unlawful conducl
ofthe executive or legislative departments of ouI
gcsesoDent, 10 an appeal to our courts and the
ballot, That no irae democrat, no sound con-
sefysi'fe mao Of Q y party. ever did or ever will
saDction what abolitionifts or other misguided
fknatieal men call higher lava pretended law
subversive OF oil governmental law divine 2
OF hnnan, 'ths mother Of mobs, anarchy and
horrora
hfsoived-thst the whig party with it's Claws
Websters, Fillmores. Whittlesys, and othe,
patriotic national men having BEEN DESTROYED
by fbalipps Wilson, Stephens, asd other zee.
ssensa Politieisas. ihe Democratic party ouly re-.
nsias folly organized for the defeoce OF consti-
sutional Law ssd order.
That Tor Democrats to surrender their organ.
ihsrs the Democratic Party south seeded from the Union
sndsrsi ths aAtisnal tarned IL upon Fort
ntrs-ED. Tn-
Aaa 30 ~ have scripture Of very respectable author
-" 'ias That 01rh psr.oa Ike o.ie ts son Of Man
shh NE ut sf encouraging thsss who were -.
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