Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-15
The Record They Have Made.
From the Louisville Journh.l


The National Convention that nominated
dency in 1860 adopted this resolutions:
Resolued, That the maintenance inviolate
of the rights of the States, and especially the
right of each State to order and control its
own domestic institutions according to its
own Judgment exclusively, is essential to
that balance of powers on which the per-
fection and endurance of our political fabric
depends. -- w
/, The Republican party in 1860 affirmed
thus explicitly the doctrine of the invio-
liability of the constitutional rights of the
States. No other party was accused or sus-
pected of denying the doctrine. On this
doctrine the Republican party was suffered
to triumph at the ballot-box. Mr.. Lincoln
was elected and his party came into author
ity pledged to this doctrine.
Subsequently the rebellion broke out, and
civil war ensued, when the Congress of the
Union adopted unanimously the following
resolution:
ReSolued, That the present deplorable civil
war has been forced upon the country by the
disunionists of the Southern States, now in
arms against the constitutional Government,
and in arms around the capital; that, in this
national emergency, Congress, banishing all
feelings of mere passion or resentment will
recollect only its duty to the whole country;
that this war is not waged on their part in
any spirit of oppression, or for any purpose
of conquest or subjugation, or purpose of
overthrowing or interfering with the rights
or established institutions of those States,
but to defend and maintain the supremacy of
the Constitution, and to preserve the Union,
with all the dignity, equality, and rights of
the several States unimpaired; and that as
soon as these objects are accomplished the
war ought to cease. fi vi @
This is the celebrated Crittenden resolu-
ton, When the war had beenraging three
months and when the enemy was beleaguer-
ing the capital, the Republican party reaf-
hrmed thus explicitly the doctrine of the
inviolability of the constitutional rights of
the States. On this reaflrmation the voice,
of party was hushed in the loyal Stases.-
An army of half q million sprung into
the field on the strength of the pledge thus
renewed. t-i sNFF%
! From the army so collected the rebellion
has received blows under which it staggers
and which leave its final overthrow sim
pie question of time. In view ofthis result
and of the fact that Mr.. Lincoln has declar-
ed and is executing in the States reclaimed
from the rebellion policy which sets at de-
pfiance the constitutional rights of the States,
Mr.. Finck, of Ohio, offered the Crittenden
Resolution in the House at an early period
iof the current session. The Republicans
refused to allow the resolution to be con-
sidered. Afterwards, Mr.. Rollins, of Mis-
souri,, offered this resolution with likeeflect.
AT later day, Mr.. Harding, of our own
State, offered with no better effect the reso-
luton of the Chicago Platform which we
have quoted first above. On the other hand,
the Republican party In and out of Con-
gress has with one accord approved the doc
trine asserted by Mr.. Lincoln in his late an
nual message, and now in the course of exc
cution by him in the States reclaimed flom
the rebellion-the doctrine according to
which States whose people have been in
rebellion must set aside their existing Cont
stitutions, and adopt new ones fashioned on
the Abolition model, as the condition of
their admission to their constitutional rela-
tions In the Union. Nay, the Republican
party has declared for universal emancipa-
tion by the General Government, the Gem
eral Government in the hands of the party |
being wieldede openly to this end, and the
approaching National Convention of the
party being called explicitly on this basis. |
Thus the Republican party, with Mr..
Lincoln at its head, has repudiated alike the
Crlttenden Resolution, the Chicago Plat
form. and the Constitution of the Union. 1t
has made clean sweep Of all Its solemnen-
lgagements to the people. 1t has forsworn
Itself and BETRAYED the nation. In order
to get into power, the Republican party
pledged itself to maintain inviolate the con-
stitutional rights Of the States, and, in or