The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-03-27
Our columbus correspondence.
!. colrnnrs. March 21st. 1oC3.

EDITOR DEhOCRATi-On lnuIsutN, Ho
Welsh resolutions were received in tho
House, when MIR. Dresel Of Franklin Co.,
offered, as a substitute, tho following pro-
imblc and series of resolutions, known here
as the Copperhead Platform: ...s t"
WHEREAS, In the prosecution of tho eI.
sing war tho present Administration has
assumed powers utterly at variance with
the letter and spirit of the Constitution. Of
the United States, aud has thereby forfeited
tlfe confidence OF the people
WHEREAS In order to establish full har-
mony aud mutual confidence between the
sovereign people aud its appointed servants,
il is essential that the voice of the people
should be heard and hcedod by the Prtsi-
don't, his Cnbiuo,, and in the Halls of Con.
gress therefore
Resoip,d, That whilo VIC assert our de.
volon TO tho Constitution and tho Union,
and will support tho authorities of the
United States in tho full constitutional OK
erciso of thoir powers, We deliberately avow
that the liberties of the peOplo aro monacod
5y Congressional aud Federal usurpations,
and can only DO preserved by the energetic
action Of State authority, and we arc de-
torminod to maintain and defend tho honor
u
RcsoiU,d, That the ConscriptiOn. Jaw late
" passed. bg Congress is subversivc Of tho
soyoregnty and rights of tho States and
designed TO make them nero dependencies
upon tho Central Government. uuconsttu.
tional in it's provisions, aud dangerous to
the liberties OF the people.
Resoived, That tho national banking sys-
TEN recrntly iuaugurated by Congress, based
as il is upon an unconstitutional. and ire
dUcmabe issue OF papur currency, cannot
fail, it forced upon tho people OF the States.
TO provo destructive to the existing mOucycd
! institutions of tho several States. aud is Gov
( ertly dcsigEod Ia establish vast central
/ money power. alike unknown TO the Consti-
| tuition o. the United States, aud dangerous
TO tho principles upon which our Govern
ment is founded
/ Res0ircd, That the President BY his
1 emanc patton proclamation, has assumed
powers not granted by tho Constitution.
aud struck u serious blow at tho rights OF
the States. and erected nn almost impassa.
/ bio barriOr between mo North and the
South, and that, by thus pandering to the
/ insane tanatlCism of the Abolition faction,
| he has yonturud upon System OF public
policy touding to disgrace our country in
! tho oyes of tho civilized world, and carry
lust, rnpino and murder into every house in
tho sIavoholding States.
| ReSOiprd, That the acts oe tho Federal
administration, in suspcuding tho writ o!
habeds Corpus, tho arrest OF citizens not sub
ject to military law without warrant or
authority, transporting thom to distant
States, incarcuralIug thom without charge
or accusation, denying them the right Oi
! TRIAL by jury, of witnesses in their favor. and
counsel tor their defense Withholding from
I them all knowledge OF tber accUsors, and
| tho cause of their RrrOst, answering thor
| petitions for redress by repeated injury and
inonlt, proscribcg, in many cases, as II con
dition OF thOir release, test oaths, arbitrary
and iIega in the abridgoment of tho free
dom OF speech ard of tho press, in sup
pressing newspapers by military force, and
establishing censorship, wholly inoompati-
bic with the freedom of thought and OK
preston OF opinion in tho establishment
OF a syst6m OF ospOinnge by secret police
to Invade the sacred privacy of unsuspcc:ng
citizens; in declaring martial law over
States not IN rebellion. and whore the courts
are open ana unobstruetod tor the punish.
ment OF tho crime in attempting to strike
out of existence the onllro value OF proper
I ty in slaves throughout tho country in the
attempted ontorcbmont of compensated
emancipation In tho proposed taxation OF
! tho laDeripg white man TO purchase the
freedom and secure ths elevation OF tho ne
gro in tho ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the State OF
Virginia, erecting within hor boundaries
q new State without tlie consent OF hen
! Log gslature; are each and all arbitrary
| aud unconstitutional, Bubyerting tho Con-
stitudons, State and Federal, invading
the reserved rights OF the people and tn,
sovereignty of the States; and, ifsanc'ioncd
will end in tho destruction of tho Union
and establishing upon tho common ruins o
. tho liberties OF the people and tho sovereign
ty Of tho States consolidated military des
, potism
, Rcsoipcd, That in deep reverence for th,
! Constitution. which 1t is our privilege anC
, sworn dnty ro uphold and protect, we d,
+. horebY eh;or our most solemn protest Hsains
r these usurpations OF power.
Tho previous question was moved ant
sustained by 81 TO IA. Tho question thel
> being on the adoption OF Mr.. DroseI'
amondpent, il was not agreed to; yeas 10
. nays G3. Tho voto was thon taken on thu
original resolutions, which resulted: yea
4 CT, nays IL. Mr., West thon offered 10
q adoption :ho following, which, on domau'
of Mr., IIoIdon. was laid over, undor th
|, rulo; ~. t..... .... ....F ...
WHEREAS, Otto Drosel has oiloroa to :h
> House preamble aud resolutions disloya
in their sentiment, aud insulting to tn
= country; therefore, ....
Rcsoiprd, That said Otto Drosol be OK
PEELED from seat on this floor.
Thero was much excitement at this timC
!, and. on tho question of expulsion, thor
!, would probably have boon large vote in th
, affirmative. Tho matter now lies on th
. tablo, and can be brought up whenever tn
4 House think best On ''sober secpn
!. thought" tho probability is. that majori
ty will think best to 40 amond Mr.. West
!, resolution Us to reprimand, but not oxpe
W.
i CoLuMBus, March 93l, 1863.
+ EpIToR DEMocRAT:-Th0 Rolief Bill has
L at last, become law. Tho Senate, in sub
r stance, ncceded to tho House amendment a
}, to distribution. l believe every Senate
: from tho Reserve has, from the first, boeu