The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-06-19

CONSTITUTIONAL measure tendlng TO preserve tne
Union of the States. No men have q greater
interest in its preservation than we have-none
desire il more; there are none who will make
greater sacrifices or endure more than We will
to accomplish that end. We are, as we ever
have been, the devoted friends of the COustitu-
ton and the Union, aud We have no sympathy
with the enemies Of either
To- That the arrest, Imprisonment, pretend
ed trial, and actual banishment Of CLEMENT L.
VALLANDToHAM, a citizen Of the State of Ohio,
not belonging to the land or naval forces Of
the United States, nor to the militia in actual
service, by alledged military authority, for nc
other pretended crime than that Of uttering
words Of legitimate criticism upon the conduct
Of the Administration in power, and of appeal
ing to the ballot box for change of policy
(s4id arrest and military trial taking place
where the courts Of law are open and unob'
structed, and for no act done within the sphere
of active military operations in carrying on the
wAr)-we regard as palpable violation Of the
following provisions of the Constitution of the
United States:
/. Congress shall make no law \ y u
abridgiug the freedom of speech or Of the
press, or the right of the people pesceably to
assemble, and to petition the Government for
o redress of grievances"
2. 1.-THE right Of the people to be secure in
their persons, houses, papers and effects,
against unreasonable searches and seizures,
shall not be violated; and no warrants shall
issue but upon probable cause, supported by
oath or affirmation, and particularly describing
the place to be searched and the persons OF
things to be seized"
g. "No person shall be held to answer for O
capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on
presentment or indictment of a grand Jury
except in cases arising in the land or naval
forces or in the militia, when in actual service
in time of war or public danger"
4. "In oil criminal prosecutions, the ACCUSED
shall enjoy the right to o speedy and public
trial, by an impartial jury of the State and
district wherein the crime shall have been com
mittcd; which districtshall have been previous
ly as5ertained by law"
And we Furthermore denounce said arrest,
trial and banishment, as a district insult offer
ed to the sovereigntysof the people OF oaio,
by whose organic law it is declared, that INC
person she'll be transported out Of the Stats
for any otfense committed within the same"
l6. That Clement L. Vallandieham was, at
the time of his arrest, a prominent candidate
for nomination by the Democratic party oil
Ohio for the office of Governor Of the State
that the d. mocratic party was fully competent
to decide whether he was q fit man for that
nomination; and that the attempt to deprive
them of that right by his arrestand banshmen
an unmerited imputation upon their intel
lgence and loyalty, as we'll as violation Of
the Constitution.
H. That we respectfully but most earnestly
call upon the Pr sident of the United States tC
restore Clement L. Vallandigham to his home
in Ohio; and that committee Of one from
each Congressional district of the State, to bt
selected by the presiding officer Of this Con
vention, is hereby nppointedto present this ap
plication to the President.
49, That the thanks of this Convention art
hereby rendered to Horatio Seymour, Governor
of the State of New York, for his noble letter
in relation to the arrest of Mr.. Vallandigham
and the President of the Convention is hereby
directed to communicate copy Of this reso
luton to Gov. Seymour.
10. That the establishment of q military
government over loyal States, where war does
not exist, to supercede the civil authoritiesant
suppress the freedom of speech and of til,
press, and to interfere with the elective fran
CulSC, 10 uOt buUNtTSlNo vi
and the sovereignty of the States, but the &C
tual Inauguration of revolution.
20. That it is the sworn duty of the Govern
or Of the State to protect her citizens in th'
enjoyment and exercise Of all their constitu
tional rights, and we have beheld with deeI
humiliation and regret, not only the failure o
David Tod, Governor of Ohio, to perform tba
duty, but what is still worse his activs partici
patons in the violation Of those rights.
81. That we denounce as traitors to tn
country the Abolition Jacobins who are seek
ing to bring about civil warm the loyal States
with the view of turning, if possible, the bay
onets of the army against the breasts Of tn
fathers, brothers and friends of the soldiers
and subjecting those States to military sur
veillance and dominion.
%. That We denounce, as libelers Of tn
Democratic party and enemies of their country
the men who are engaged in representing tn
Democratic party as wanting in sympathy wit
our soldiers in the field. 1t Is base slande
| upon human nature to assert that Democrat
who have hundreds of thousands of brother
and sons in the army, do not sympathize wit
them-and it is an outrage upon the Demo
| cratic party, that has always stood by th
" uooVibtuhb ~ 10 NV thV ANhu =
its gallant defenders.
%. That the conduct of Brigadier Geners
Mason, the military commandant at Columbus
aud of the officer commanding the provo:
guard, in preventing all appearance Of mill
tary restraint upon the proceedings of th
Convention, show that they have just apprt
citation of the Constitution of their countr
and the rights of tho people-and that the
are wise and patriotic officers; and that thei
conduct ON this occasion is in striking contras
with the contrary conduct of the military AT
thorities upon the occasion of the late Demo
cratic meeting at Indianapolis. And we tax
pleasure in expressing our confidence in Ger
Mason, and the officers and soldiers under hi
command.
The Convention then adjourned, wit
three cheers for the nominees, three to
the Constitution, and three for th
Union.
WILLIAM MEDILL, Pres't.
Amos LAYMAN, Sec'y.