Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-12
The Democratic State COnventiOn-Un'
paralleIed Outpouring Of the People.

The Democratic State COnventiOn-Un-
paralleled Outpouring Of the People.
The Democratic State Convention OF June
IL, 1863, will long be remembered by the thou
sands who participated in the proceedings of the
day, as well as the denizeps Of Columbus and
oIher loOkers-on who may not have participated
In Its proceedings or sympathized In what was
done. Such an outpouring Of the people was
never Witnessed In Ohio, and the spirit and en-
thusissm that prevailed was unparalleled. The
usurpations of the Federal and State Executives
and those in authority under them, the shame
ful and unconstitutional proceedings of the mill
itAry power in the Department of Ohio, and
particularly the arrest and banisbment of Mr..
VALLANDIeHAM, bad stirred the heart of the
people to Its inmost depths, and they came up
to Columbus TO express their deep and uncom-
promising hostility to the violations of the
Constitution of the Union and OF Ohio In
the conduct of the war and all matters connect
ed with it, the oppression and tyranny which
prevailed in Ohio, and the vital stsbs that had
been made at personal liberty and the rights OF
the citizen. On these questions the people
we're united and their voice was like the whirl-
wind, and as "terrible as an army with ban'-
nere."
The question with all was to determine
whether we lived under a government OF laws,
where the Constitution was the guide, or
despOtism In which the will Of the Executive
and his military subordinates was supreme. As
early as Tuesday evening the people be-
gan to flock to the Capital from all parts
Of the State, and during Wednesday q
constant stream kept pouring Into the
city, until every place where entertainment
could be had was exhausted, and many of the
private residences as well as our public build.
logs were filled to oveIaoWing, to soy nothing
OF the mass Of people that camped out In the
outskirts of the city. When to this vast crowd
was added the number that came in on yester-
day morning from every section Of the country,
the assembled thousands were here In such
numbers that We will not attempt to estimate
them. Every conceivable mode Of conveyance
was brought into requisltion, to bring the peo-
pie to Columbus. They came by railroad, in
canal boats, In carriages, wagons, on horseback,
and on foot, and but one heart and one spirit
animated the immense living and moving mass,
and that was determination to do every thing
in the power Of meu to do, to save, II possible,
~ grand old Constitution and the Union, and
their own personal rights and liberties as citi-
zenu Of Ohio.
On Wednesday afternoon and evening i'm
prompsu speeches were made, not only in the
center Of the city to large crowds, but in many
portions of town remote from the State House;
and on yesterday morning early the people ap-
pearing In vast cavaloades from every road that
leads to our city, was the signal for huzzis and
speaking 10 commence, which was inauguratsd
before seven O'Clock in the morning and kept
up all day. We regret that we are not able to
give sketch Of the many able and eloquent
speeches that we're made, but shat is wholly out
of the question. Their number WouldI6ll our pa
per for q week, and besides We had not the
means to report them. Indeed they were made
without notice and tso many different points that
It would have required an omnipresent eye 10
have taken cognizance Of them. 1t was the
peoples meeting, and was conducted by them
in their own way and without sny prearrAnge-
ment. And as to the vast crowd, what shall
we say of IN In enthusiasm it was beyond
any thing We have ever witnessed In the many
meetings We have attended in the past thirty
years, and in its personal conduct and demean-
or, We think We speak correctly and truly, when
We say that more orderly assemblage never
met on any occasion in Ohio. The official pro
ceediugs Of the Convention will be found else
where, and 10 them We refer our readers, regret
ting that It is not in our power to give full and
graphic account Of what transpired during the
sitting of the Convention
Now, Democrats and other Conservative men
of Ohio-a word to you! Our Convention has
done its work and adjourned. Your duty now
begins, and that is, to spare no effort OF per-
sonal kind, no means, no sacrifice that is hon
orable, to ratlfy at the polls what has been
done. Everything Is involved in the contest
the Constitution, the Union, the rights Of the
citizen--life itself. Then 90 to work, diligent-
" and faithfully, and labor for victory In which
is involved all that freeman holds dear or that
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