Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-02
Resolutions Adopted by the Democratic
the 1Ith OF June, IS63--platfOrm
OF the Democracy.


The Democratic party has sger beeL AMI yetr, =
iaw'a6ding party asks nothing out pc rights Under
lion Of either, IL counanauoes no violation OF either.
Il has right to all the guarantees OF public aud pr
Yats liberty and Of prouerty, contained IN our unda
mental laws and twill surrender not one OF them
u has the right to discuss public measures and WI
cate that policy which deems beet ior the nation
and it will exercise that right. II has right 10 have
untrammeled elections, and twill maintain that right
II found Ia minority Yields obedience % all lawful
rue OF me majority M q D." the majority itseli, IL
claims that its lawful VIII he respected Whether In
majority minority, ID obeys all laws that are IN
force. Those that dslites IL seeks 20 overthrow,
not by violence, butby lie itimate repeal Those
that proposes it seeks % carry not by force, but
hy legitunnte eoectmeut. Ahd what It does 10 ~
these respects, V demands and has a right 10 de-
nand that all others shall ID. They owe the same
obedience 10 the Constitution and the laws that
Democrats oWe, They have the same interests to
inalntaln Tree government 70 protect liberty TO be
secure In ther houses, persont end properly, that
Democrats have 10 s neither their interest nor ours
that despot sm or anarchy should prevail and II
ihey wish 70 avert both, them see @ II IN time tn
duty let them remember 30 do theirs
In view Of the circumstances that have brought us
together we hereby resolve
REs0LurONs, ... .
= fh9tthe will q the people the lopndetlo Of
ree thought free speech aud fee press absolute.
y Indispensable. Without free discussion there il no
certainty Of sound Judg lent, withou, sound iudg-
.. That IL Is an inherent aud constitutional right
OF the people % DISCUSS all measures of their Govern.
tnent seems right. That they have a right to propose
aud advocate that policy which IN their Judgments
best, and 20 argue and vote AGAINST whatever policy
seems TO them TO violate the Constitution impair
'heir Liberties orbe del mental to their welfare.
them by Their Uon4ttutions are their r,gb,s In t,s
Of gar ~ well as in time n peace and 6 nr rnnre
yalne nnd uecos- IN In war tbnn i'm ueora For IN
peace liberty, security and nroperty Are seldon en-
dangered ia war they are ever in peril.
!. That NOW say to all whom n may concern
not by way Of threat Gut calmly and arm v thst ve
viii net surrender these sights nor .ubm1i TO beir
t0ryibo yisluuu. We tl inlay tt,l ,trs r.,t,..
D. That there b. a niate4t diliir,.nre hst,a,, ti.
Administration nj the Government ami tle Cavern.
mcnt Itself The Government cousist4 of The civil
aud political nsutuuous created by tne Constitution
aud 10 10 The people owe Hliepiuac 1bs A,l,r,,,str,
uon are hut the agents u The people subject to ts,r
approval or con ieinnnil a. p1porn, Ia no ,ns,,t ,r
deneft OF ther acts.
o. Thai m the exercise of br tipIt tn t,r viii, ta
Federal Executive, we enter our .olenlu protest
against the proclamation OF the President N me- ni
tod States dated the ist ur january, lsb9 by Which
lac assumes 10 emancipata slaves IN ,,rtaili Set4s
holding the tn be- uuWise uucnu- -titutl0nal and
VOID.
I, Thntw declare our ,l.trrt,,,. A ,,i,,, T., .
system OF emnuc,pa Ion by tie stairs anon rnnpen-
saion 20 he nude out of th. 1r,4,sirt al 0o ini,tsd
5tltea, ,s hnrIensome mon N t5 n, ,nu ~ ,,l
very nature, and wholly without ,,uf,nt Of the Cou.
sututiOn
T. That we declare thnt tne i,o,. d which t,. "a,
Gently been as 'umedly fhG l'resldent . he Tinted
he has pf0olai1ad md extended nrssyt. i, ,,
To proclaim or eveni-mart nj h,W over stn rs yhrrs
war does not exist and has iispeuai me ,,1 ni L,
Gsa. c1fps IA ui,,gar rr,nira by tbe C,,sit,iin a,I
IN eudencyls io euiprl,nat Nj L. Az
~, aud tu 4uiyer, our sys en- of nae soverntnsnt
y rnat we deen al proper ttrtar IA, i,lerl,re a,,t
We together win he truy ioyni ,,a,, y M H., a {
,y0nld hail viii pleasure and ,ei,hf nuV ,,,a,Gta
ucus urn drre on tI, put 1T fl, sere,igd state. i
return 10 theirluppHnre 10 tba Government ,r t,,
Ln,ou and n slrh event We y,,,i roriiaIy and ear
csty cooperate will ncm IN thr re- forai5n of penrs