Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-03
Democratic Club Of Eden Township.
Licking County.


Pursuant to agreement, meeting Of tho
Democrats Of Eden township, Licking county,
assembled at Concord school house in said
township, on Friday evening, the l7.h of April,
1868, for the purpose Of organizing Demo.
cratic Club. The committee appointed to draft
q Constitution, reported the following, which
was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAs, 10 order to form q more perfect
Union, establish justice, to promote the general
welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty 10
ourselves and our posterity, according to the
Constitution of the United States and the State
of Ohio, We do hereby organize aud establish
the Eden Township Democratic Club, and adopt
the following for its government:
AIT. /. This society shall be called the
Eden Township Democratic Club.
ART 2. The time and place of meeting OF
this Club shall be determined by majority Of
the members present.
Art. 8. There shall be President and Sec
retary elected uipa uoee at each meeting, who
shall perform all the duties usually required Of
such officers.
ART. A TIE Club shall appoint FIVE members
to act as Oh Executive committee, who shall
hold their offices at the pleasure Of the Club
The committee shall appoint from their number
Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer, and
transact all business necessary for the further
ance of the objects of the Club.
Art. S. It shall be the duty Of the Cores.
ponding Secretary to conduct the correspondence
Of the Club, issue orders on the Treasurer for
all moneys to be paid out, and transact any
other business which may be required of him
| BY the Executive committee.
Art. 6. It shall be the duty Of the Treasurer
to take charge of the funds of the society, and
| u. II &c L.
Ing Secretary and not otherwise. He shall
disbursed, which account shall be open TO To-
spec.ion at any regular meeting, when required
| BY majority of the members present.
ART. I. Any white male citizen, of the age
OF eighteen and upwards, may become mem
Der Of this Club by pledging himself that he
will to the utmost OF his ability, strive to up
hold all constitutional laws and privileges guar.
anteed to him under the Constitution Of the
United States and of the State of Ohio, and
that he will oppose all infraotiors OF well es-
tablished constitutional principles and priyi-
leges, and by signing his name to this 0onstilu.
| ton
Art. 8. This Constitution may be amended
at any regular meeting of the Club by msior.
| ity of the members present Provided, that all
| motions for that purpose be reduced to writing
aud be read at q meeting previous to fnel
ac!ion.
PREAMBLE.
| WHEREAS, The condition Of cur country de-
msnds the serious attention Of every friend o.
the Constitution and our common country, anC
as the signs Of the times indicate ON utter do
struction of both therefore We, the Democra
cy Of Eden township,,do adopt the following
resolutions
1. Resolped, That the Democracy of oil
Eden are now, as they ever have been, frml,
and unalterably devoted to the Union Of th,
States and our FREQ institutions; and now, a
ever, we hold IL to be the duty of all true patri
ots 70 maintain them In proper and cons!itu
tional manner; that the whole theory of on
Government 10 based upon the assumption tina
wrongs are to be redressed as far as possibl
BY peaceable means.
2. Reselued, Tha; we moAt earnestly recon
mend to oil our fellow. citzsns, everywhere, :
strictly observe, and well and truly keep thei
lawful and constitutional obligations, mot onl
las matter Of long cherished duty and saiet
! to oil, but that they may not be humilislei Il
hist,ry with having been guilty Of the crime
, they po strenuously condemn In othere.
3 Resoivtd, That We are for the Union aB
Was and the Consultation as is Is, and the oil
} emblem OF our country that has waved owe
land and sea; not one stsr will We ever perm
to be torn from its magnificent folds.
A. Resotoed, That the Administration In sui
/ pending the wfit Of habsas corpus; the arrestln
Of private citizsns, not subjecs 90 military lav
: and confning them In political bas.iles; issuin
proclamations declaring the slaves In certal
!, states free; Infringing State Sovereignty, d