Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-21

Ito Seymour 10 tho gubefnatoflal GhAlfs@fnen
who, In this awful hour, mean to slnk what ID
mere party under their feet and rise to the high
plane Of action for COUNTRY. Let Democrats,
Of every State, take the came ground, and the
sun is not surer to rise tomorrow than IL ID
that the national organization founded by the
Jeffersons and Madisons of our hero age, which
gave peace and prosperity, and restored By
Jackson, which again set up old landmarks
shall come forth, In spite Of the foul detractior
Of political prohlgates, as O triumphant power;
and once more bestow on tho country the peer
less blessing Of PEACE and good government.
Thus consplouonsly have the Democracy ol
Ohio laid down their platform, put on 1t the can
didate selected by an exercisoof arbitrary power
which Americans, by defending, un "A merican'
ize themselves. Indeed there Is nothing In the
annals of political history more totally indefen'
sible, among people who have for centuries
held on to free press and free speech, than the
arrest, trial and banishment Of Clement L.
Vallandgham; precisely as there is nothing
that stands out In the previous period of the
American revolution more arbitrary than the
proceedings of the British tories In tho case Of
John Wilkes. 10 is the precee truth to say,
that there ia not lib5rIl work, on Conettu-
tional Law--not liberal mind-that has O
word Of defense for the George Ill etupid set
who prosecuted wilkes; aud 30 in after time
the military orders thas mako the base OF the
banishment and their approval by President
Lincoln, must necessarily-We write no. AFRO.
ganty but earnestly-be pronounced contrary
to the constitutional rights Of American clti-
zens. LIE. the people Of Ohiu-ae mean not
merely Democratic, but ALL who appreciate the
solid foundations Of American Liberty-lift ur
Vallandigbsm to the gubsrnatorial choir and
the result will make as glowing page In
American History for Ohio ths. which re.
cords the moral coursge of tAo men of the
Chatham mould who triumphed In the case oil
Wilkes.
Well aud with dignity have the Ohio De-
mocracy chosen their field Of action; aa just
right have they to have their baniohed citi-
zen for their Governor as the constituency oi
Wilkes bad TO have him for their representa-
tive; and 80 they send a delegation OF one from
each county to tie President, respectfully re-
questiug a restoration of Valandgbsm 10 his
HOME! II is 9 righteous request. The whole
proceeding against him, from the dispatch OF an
Intormer from the camp TO Spy out accuaatory
matters, 10 wild, strange and unworthy OF this
age; as the process went on Il serves to Illus
trate how Oliver Twist like ia arbitrary power,
constant IN itJ "call for more" tJ enable IL to
ooDsumma.e ite pnrposel Sooner or later this
whole proceeding viii be reversed The rights
of the citizen must be viud Gated though the
law! and tho people OF Ono owe it to them
selves to vino cate them AZ the ballot box,
Would thai the true me1 ot every State
would rise to the dignity Of which the hour de.
mands; to wise, hrm, conservative action;
frowning upon what is plrtissn and advancing
what is true Gnd right. II they DO this, they
will etand by the Constellation aud the Ulion-
with the ballot for a.l that caa Oe doLe By the
ballot and war for what must no done By Ner-
and as sacred legecie3 Oi he Past, ssnctiied
alike by Memories and WCnJu1inl Prosperity,
save aud transmit taem 90 bic pJsterily The
Ohio Democracy 10 lor tnls!