Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-03-25

| A. Resolved, That the Democrats of NorWic
township are emphstlcally In favor of the Un
ion as II was, and the Constitution as 1t 10.
| b. ResoLped, That each elector who present
his name before this convention, for the suffe
rage Of the Democracy, pledges himself to sup
port the nominee, when nominated by MAORI
ty of the electors present.
REMARKS ON THE RESOLUTIONS.
This Ia peculiar age in which we live; it Il
an attempt to revive the doctrine, or the poliu
cal state OF things that was attempted to b,
palmed off on the people by a certain party un
der the lead of the elder Adams. But fortun
ately for the country and the people, we had Q
Jefferson; man of enlarged views; q man o.
giant mind, and Of deep sagaoity, and withal
holding Democratic principles; who raised hil
voice against the atrocious outrage that wal
about to bo perpetrated upon the America
people, and with his indomitable energy, sup
ported by the people, he put It down.
We find now, In this enlightened age, in the
nineteenth century, an attempt to override the
law and the Constitution by the one man now
or; but We thank kind Heaven to-day, that there
Is ray of hope yet left for the American peo.
pie. The doctrines as promulgated by
Governor Seymour Of New York, and
Elk Governor Seymour. of Connecticut, who Il
now candidate for the same Office again
Governor Burton, of Delaware, Judge Ludlow
OF Philadelpbia 70 Republican,, the LeRisla.
ture OF Pennsylvania, the Legislatures of en-.
lucky, Indiana and Illinois, will arouse the
American people to do their duty and save
themselves and country from tyranny and
misrule for 1t has been said by very wise
man that when the wicked rule the people
nn0ah' and surely this is our present condition.
Inc power that has been exercised by the
oniei Magiatrate Of our country, and is still
70 DO more vigorously exercised, ia a powsr
Iaat tho chief rulers OF England, France and
Russia would not dare to exercise.
Lord Temple, during the stirring times of
tne British empire, in his day, said in the Brit.
ish parliament, rashly and wilfully to exercise
apower clearly against the law and the Con.
stitutloD, wac too great o boldness for tbis
county The suspendipg and dispensing
power, that edged tool that has cut 90 deem !:
u Is the last that any man in his wits,
under any emergency, in war OF other
wise, would dare to handle 10 England
Ii is o rock that Bfitish history has warned
against with awful beacons. It's exercise Loaf
one Prince his crown and head and finally drove
MIS- family out of the realm. A Prince or rep.
resentative who is not afraid of the exercise of
such an iuiquitous power, is not fit for the soye
reign, or even the subject. If this is true uu-
der the crowned head Of England, with what
tofce does It strike free aud representative
people. How much stronger is our claim to
exemption from the exercise of such tyrannicsl
powers; where the Chief Magistrate returns
every four years, and our representatives in
congress every two years; where the Constitu.
ton clearly guarantees the free right of con-
science, the free liberty of speech, the free lib
erty OF the press, and the free use of the writ
OF haoeds corpus2 Oh, how daring the deed to
arrest the free use of these constitutional priv-
leges. And again; look at one instance In the
fresidents proclamation for emancipation -
"And tne Executive government, together with
the military and naval authority thereof, will
recognize and maintain the freedom of such
persons, and will do no act or acts to re-
press such persons, or any of them in any
efforts that they may make for their actual
freedom" This is proclamation bidding for
insurrection and eervile war by the blacks, and
the determination Of the white race, even OF
the old men, women and children, and hence ia
disgrace to civilization, for which We must all
bear more or less of the stigma. In short, it
will bring in the States all of the horrors of
the negro war in Hayti.
Again, the Conscript bill. 1t is o monstrous
enormity, the section protecting the. soldier
from trial In our civil courts for murders, rape,
etc., subjects men, women and children to the
unbridled conduct of those in arms. The dis
tinction 1t makes between the rich and the poor
is scandle to Government bossting that all
men are created equal. II only carries out the
Abolition theory Of equality by putting poor
men on al equality without distinction OF color,
as they would not suffer the word Unite In tho
bill.
Resolosd, That the proceedings of this Con.
vention be published in the Ohio Statesman and
the Crisis.
the largest and most enthusiastic that ever met
at a primary election in the Township.
JOHN ARMSTRONG;, President.
Dr. JOHN R. L. SEEeER, Secretary.