Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-24
Ohio Democratic Sovereignty Con.
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A qtisi rebel Convention, composed
Of gentlemen who have been suspected
Of sympathizing with tbs Democratic
party, assembled at Columubus, Ohio,
on the l7th inst, aud proceeded to nom.
mate candidates for the various posi-
tions to be filled at the faIl election. Il
was weakly affair, but few persons
were in attendaneesl and no particular
attention was manifested in its delibera-
tions. No one eontended that there was
any prospect of saecess, aRd they an
nounced that the race was to be made
"on principle" One of the pro.ninent
speakers denounced Vallandigham az
having been mere factionist through
out the war, snd 80 q semisconsolida-
ZIONIST, after which he branched off into
a harangue in favor of the doctrines of
secession and uullifcation as conatitu.
tional rights 1t does not appear from
the proceedings that Vallandighsm was
present .-- 81 :, ~
The nominations read a. foIlows: For
Governor, Alex. Long; Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Chiffon A. White; Treasurer of
State, John McGaffey; Jupreme Judge,
(full term,) NJ Ii. Mitchell; Suprene
Judge, (vaoancy,) A.. st. Clair Boyce;
Attorney General, Robert Huteheson; !;
Board Of Public Works, William II.
Creighson; Clerk Of Supreme Court, v.
E. Shaw saess' q E 3 -l.5{s 44 ts
The following is synopsis Of the
| platform adopted:
The 6rst resolution pledges the Con.
vsntion to State sovereignty, az the only
salvation from civil and military CEN
tralizatidA, which viii terminate in the
ruin OF civil liberty.
The second and fourth resolutions in
dorse Jefferson and the resolutions Of
SO. The fifth denies the righ. Of the
Federal Government to raise armies by
conscription or draft, and declares the
emancipationha act unconstis1kional and
void. The sixth denies the power to
suspend the writ of hAbeas corpus. The
next declares that military commissions
can have no legal existence in this
country, and that they are only Repub-
licau Vigilance Com mittees, without re-
spect to age, sex or condition. The
next denies the constitutionAlity of the
legal.tender set Thei next favors the
taxation Of Government bonds, the
same as other property The several
following resolutions were in relation to
free trade, O protective tsfiff, &c.
4 = The tgelfth resolRkion declares that
I. the Democracy Of Ohio have nothing to
do with slavery; that u belongs only to
the Southern States. and we would avoid
the painful subject If possible, but it ID
thrust upon Us by the Abolitiocists and
Censolidatiouists, who say they have
emancipated and elevated the slaves,
and have only 10 issBe THAR dscree that
be shall have suffrage and occupy an
equal place with the whites. We believe
, in white superiority and negro subordi-
! nation. Our opponents wish to degrade
oar producers and lakoters, as well as tc
degrade the South BY black soldiers
black suffrage and black ofHce-holders
! The West can and will dissolve her los
I ing tariff and bank partnership with
New England, and viii sppro4ch the
! South and free trade, hard money anS
State sovereignty and good Government
} In self defense, also, We announce tha
not black vote shall ever be cast il
: Ohio, and no more black freedmen shal
be allowed to settle among u.s. We vii
{ not allow our suffrage or our society 9
/ be sunk under the weight Of race in
: capable Of sef-goEernmsnt.
q The next resolution opposes Geuera
Cox . scheme for setting apart Stat
4 for the negroes as an attempt 10 wip
out the reserved powers Of the Stat
F and consolidate in che Federal Goverr
J. ment Abaolute raenArphial power. a.