The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-29
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OHIO DEMOCRACY
ADopTED AT
Columbus, June III, 1898.
PREANRBE

.M -
Columbus, June HI, 1855.
PREAMBLE.
The Democratic party has ever been, and
Jet Il, a law abiding party. 1t asks nothing
buE It's rights under the Constitution and the
hWs- 1t resorts to no violation of either II
ceuntenances no violation of either. 1t has a
right to all guarantees of public and private
liberty, and OF property, contained in the fun
damental laws, and it will surrender not ono of
them. It has the right to iiscuss public.
measures, and will discuss them It has the
rightto propose aud advocate that policy which
it deems test for the nation, and it will exer-
else that right 1t has a right to have its pol
icy passed upon by the people at peaceable
and u-ntranimcied elections, and it will main
tain that right. If found in q minority, it
yields obedience to all lawful rule of tho ma
jorify; IL it be tue majority itself, Il claims
that its lawful viii be respected. Whether it
is a maj rity II minority, it obeys all laws that
arr in force. Those that it dislikes it seeks
10 oyerthrow, not by violence, but by a legiti-
mate repeal. Those that It proposes, It seeks
10 carry, not by force, but by legal enactment
And what It docs in all these respects, it de-
mands, AID has a right to demand, that all
others shall do. They owe the same ebedi
ence to the Constitution and the laws as the
Democrats owe They have the same interest
To- maintain' free government, to protect hber-
tY, to be secure instheir houses; persons, and
property, that Democrats have. 1t is neither
their interest nor ours that despotism or an
arehy should prevail and if they wish to
avert both, let them see 10 it In time that they
give no occasion for either. We will do our
duty let them remember to do theirs.
In view of the circumstances that have
brought US together, We hereby rcsoly-
R-EsoIUTIoSs.
L That the will of the people is the foun-
dation of all free government. That to give
effect to this viii, free thought, free speech,
and 4 free press are. absolutely indispensable.
Without free discussion there is no certainty
of sound judgment without souud judgment
there eau be no wise government.
2. That it is an inherent and constitution
alright OF the people to discuss all measures
of their Government, and to approve or disap-
prove, as to their best Judgment seems right
That they have "A right to propose and adyo-
cate that policy which in their Judgment is
best, aud to argue aud vote against whatever
policy seems to them TO violate the Constitu-
ton, to impair their liberties, or be detlimen-
tai to their welfare.
3 That these and all other rights, guaran-
3 ed to them by their constitutions, are their
rights in time of war as well as in time of peace;
and of far more value and neeeszity in war than
IN peace. For in peace liberty, security and
property are Sc dom endangered in war they
are ever In peril.
4. That We now say to all whom it may
concern, not by " y Of threat, but calmly aud
frmly, dat NC will not surrender these rights
nor submit to their forcible violation. We
win obey he laws ourselves, and all others
must obey them.
B.. Thai there is q manifest difference be-
tween the Administration of the Government
and the Government itself. The Government
consists of the civil and political institutions
created by the Constitution, and to it the PEG
pie owe allegiance. The administration are
but the agents of the people, subject to their
arprova. or condemnation, according to the
merit or demerit of their acts.
o. That IN the exercise of the right to diff
fer with the Federal Executive, we enter our
solemn protest against the Proclamation OF the
President of the United States, dated the first
day of january, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty three, by which he assume to cman-
cipate slaves in certain States, holding tie
same to be unWise, unconstitutional and void.
4. That we declare orr determined OPPOSE
ton to a system of emancipation by the States,
upon compensation to be made out of the
Treasury of the United States, as burthensomc
upon the people, unjust in its every nature,
and wholly without warrant of the Constitu
ton.
8. That We declare that the power which
has recently been assumed by the President
of the United States, whereby, under gaise Of
q military necessity. he has proclaimed and
extended-or asserts the right to proclaim or
exteEd-martial law over States where war
does not exist, and has suspended the writ of
Adbeas corpus, is ungarranted by the Constitu-
ton, and its tendency is to subordinate civil
to military authority, and to subvert our free
government.
o. That we deem it proper further to de-
clare that we, together with the truly loyal
people of the State, would hail with pleasure
and delight any manifestations of a desire on
the cart CT the seeded States to return to
their allegiance to the Government of the
Union, ard in such evsnt we would cordially
and earnestly cooperate with them in TIE res
~toration of peace and the procurement of such
proper guarantees as would give security to all
their interests and rights.
10. That the soldiers composing our arm
les merit the Earmest thanks of the nation
Ihejrceuntr5 called and nobly did they re
spond. Living, they shall know a nations
eratftnde wounded, a nations care; and dy-
Ing they shall live in our memories, and mon
uments shall be raised to teach posterity to
honor tie patriots and heroes who offered their
lives at their eouDtry's altar. Their widows
and orphans shall be adopted by the ration, to
be watched over and cared for as objects truly
worthy a nations guardianship
IL. That Ohio will adhere to the Consti-
tuition and the Union as the best, 1t may be
the last, hope of popular freedom, and for all
wrongs which may have been committed or
evils which may exist, will seek redress, under
the Constellation and within the Union, by the
peaceful but powerful agency of the sufragcs
Of a free people.
IL. That we hail with pleasure and hope
the manifestation of conservative sentiments
among the people Of the Northern States in