The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-09-16
LAEEoRM
u DEMOCRACY
ea ADOPTED AT
CoIurhbus. juno IN, 1868.
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PREAMBLE

Colurhbus. june III, 1858.
Sde PREAMBLE.
The Democratic party has eter been. an,
-?sSIs,a Law; abiding party. 1t asks nothin.
put It's rights under the Constitution and tn
sawssI II resorts to no violation of either i
coantenances no violation of either. II has
right to all guarantees of public and privat,
9Oerty, and OF property, contained in the fun
damentaI laws, and it will surrender not ono q
tnem- 1t has the right to discuss pubi,
measures, and will discuss them. It has III,
.igne TO propose and advocate that policy whicf
:aeems rest Tor the nation, and it will exer-
US .nas 5ignt- 1t has a right to have its pol
10y passed upon by the people at peaeeable
and untrammeied elections, and it will main
tam that right. If found in a minority. Il
Yields obedience to all lawful. rule of the ma
Jority; it be the majority itself, it claim,
tnat Its lawful will be respected. Whether 4
rs amaIority or minority, it obeys all laws that
are in force. Those that it dislikes If seeI.
to overthrow, not by violence, but by a leoiti.
mate repeal. Those that it proposes. II seek
70 carry, not by force, but BY LEGAL enactment
And what 1t does in all these respects. IT de.
'mands, and has a right tn demand. that ali
others shall do. They owe the same obedi
.cnce to the Constitution and the laws as the
democrats owe. They have the same interest
to maintain free government, to protect 1ber.
- SAClL NELSON'S. ana
property that Democrats have. 1t is neither
their interest nor ours that desporism or an
-arehy should prevail and if thew wish IN
avert both, let them see to it in time that thew
give ne occasion for either. We will do our
duty; let them remember to do theirs.
In view of the circumstances that have
brought as together, we hereby resolves:
RESOLUTIONS.
That the will of the people is the foun-
'dation of all free government. That to give
eject to this will, free thought, free speech.
n 2 free press are absolutely Indispensable
without free discussion there is no certainty
there can be no wise government. :.
That it is an inherent and constitution
al right of the people to discuss all measures
OF their Government, and to approve or disap-
proves asto their best Judgment seems right.
That they have a right to propose and adyoe
cate that policy which in their Judgments
best, and to argue and vote against whatever
policy seems to them 10 violate the Constitu-
ton, to impair their liberties, or be detlimenL.
tai to their welfare.
3. That these and all ether rights, guaran-
sced to them by their constitutions, are their
rights In time of war as well as in time of peace.
and offar more value and neces ,ity in war than
IN peace For in peace liberty, security and
property are seldom endangered in war they
are ever IN peril.
.. That We now say to all whom it NAV
concern, not by wy of threat, but calmly and
nrmly, that we will not surrender these rights
nor submit to their forcible violation. We
Win obey the laws ourselves, and all others
must obey them. 80 ~
D. That there IS q manifest dfnerznaa L.
tween the administration. of the Governments
and the Government itself. The Government
consists of the civil and political institutions
created BY the Constitution, and to it the peoz
pie owe allegiance. The Administrator are
but tho agents of the people, subject to their
approval or condemnation, according to the
merit or demerit of their acts.
D.. That IN the exercise of the right to diff.
Ter with the Federal Executive, we enter our
solemn protest against the Proclamation of the
PRESIDENT OF the United States, dated the first
day or january, one thousand eight hundred
and SIXTY three, by which he assumes to eman-
sIpate slaves in certain States, holding the
same 20 be unwise, unconstitutional and void.
I. That we declare our determined opposi-
ton to q system of emancipation by the States,
upon compensation to be made out of the
treasury OF the United States, as burthensome
spon the people, unjust in its every nature.
md wholly without warrant of the iConstitu.
tion.
o. That We declare that the power which
has recently been assumed by the President
OF the Uaifed States, whereby, under guise of
a, military necessity, he has proclaimed and
extenaed-or asserts the right to proclaim or
exteEd-martial law over States where war
does not exist, and has suspended the writ of
hd6eds corpNs, is unwarranted by the Constitu-
ton, and its tendency is to subordinate civil
to military authority, and to subvert our free
government.
9. That We deem it proper further to de-
clare that we, together with the truly loyalIt
people OF the State, would hail with pleasure
and delight any manifestations of a desire on
the Part OF the seeded States to return to-
their allegiance to the Government of the
Union, and in such event we would cordially
and earnestly cooperate with them in tie res
t~oration of peace and the procurement of such
e.aneE gnarantees as would give security to all
tnefr interests and ights
l0. That the soldiers composing our ARM
les merit the warmest thanks of the nation-t
Their country called aud nobly did they rel
spond.s Living, they shall know a nations
(; wounded, a nations care and dy-
ing they shall live in our memories, and mon
unents shall DO raised to teach posterity. to
honor tie patriots and heroes who oferedtheir
lives at their countryis altar. Their widows
md orphans shall be adopted by the ration, to
be watched over and cared for as objects truly
nations guardianship. !.
IL. That Ohio will adhere to the Consti.
tuition and the Union as the best, it NAV 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 (
he Constitution and within the Union, by the {
but powerful agency of the SURFACES
# Q free people.
II. That we hail with pleasure and ,hope45
he manifestation of conservative sentiments
lmong the people of the Northern States in !
elections, and regard the same as the
Earnest of a good purpose upon their part to I
with I'll other f0val eIfIzouc IN civ ]
ng security to- the rights Of every section, and
maintaining the Union and Constitution as
hey we're ordained by the foundation of the q