Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-09

And VIC furthermore donounce said arrest, tri.
al and banishment, as direct insult offered to
the sovereignty of the people Of Ohio by whose
organic law II is declared, that 'no person shall
be transported out OF the State for any offonso
committed within the same "
lG. That Clement l.. Vallandgham was, at tho
time OF his arrest, apromnent candidate for nom-
inaton by the Democratic patty of Ohio for tho
office Of Governor of State. that tho Democratic
party was fully competent to decide whether he
was n fit man for that nomination; and that the
attempt to deprive them Of that right by his or.
rest and banishmont was an unmorited imputation
upon their intelligence and loyalty, aswell as q
violatian of the Constitution.
II. That we rcspectlully but most earnestly
callupon the President of the United States to
restore Clement j.. Vaandigham to his home in
Ohio; and that committee Of one from each
Congressional District OF the State, to be selected
by the presidingolcer Of this Convention; is here
by appointed to present this application to tho
President.
1S. That the thanks of this Convention arc
hereby rendered to lloratio Seymour, Governor
of the State of New York, for bis noble letter in
relation to the arrest of Mr.. Nallandighim; and
the President of the Convention is hereby directed
to communicate copy of this resolution to Gov.
Seymour. ........
10. That the establishment of military gov
ernment over loyal States, where war does not
exist, to supersede the civil authorities and sup
press the freedom Of speech and of the press, and
to interfere with the elective franchise, is not
ly subversive Of the Constitution, and the sover-
eighty of the States, but the actual Inauguration
of revolution.
90 That it is the sworn duty of the Governor
of the State 20 protect her citizens in the enjoy
ment aud exercise of all their constitutional
rights, and we have behcld with deep humiliation
aud regret, not only the failure of David Tod,
Governor of Ohio, to perform that duty, but what
is still worse his actice partcipations in the vio-
lation of those rights.
2l. That we denounce as traitors to the coum-
try the Abolition Jacobns who are seeking to-
bring about civil war in the loyal States, with
the view Of turning, If possible, the bayonets of
the army against the breasts of the fathers, broth
ers and friends of the soldiers, and subjectng
those States to military surveillance and do.
minion.
%. That we denounce as libelcrs of the Dem
ocratic party and enemies of their country, the
men who are engaged in representing the Demo
cratic party MS wanting in sympathy with our SOL
diers in the field. 1t is a base slander upon hui
man nature to assert that Democrats who have
hundreds of thousands OF brothers and sons in the
: army do not sympathizc with them-and ii is an
; outrage upon the Democratic party, that has al
ways stood by the country to assert that it is not
the friend of its gallant defenders.
%. That the conduct of Brigader G General
Mason, the military commandant at Columbus,
} and of the officer commanding the provost guard,
in preventing all appearance Of military restraint
upon the proceedings of this Convention, show
that they have Just appreciation of the Consti-
tuition of their country and the rights OF the peo
ple--and that they are wise and patriotic olti-
GERS; md that their conduct on this occasion is in
striking contrast with the contrary conduct of the
military authorities upon the occasion of the late
/ Democratic meeting Mt Indianapolis And we
take pleasure in expressing confidence in
2 Gen. Mason, and the officers and soldiers under
. his command.