Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-08-30

committee to wait upon him and intorR
him of his election as President Of this
Convention. The committee discharged
their duty, and sooa appeared with the
Judge, who then made the following
speech This speech will appear in
our next number
Hon. A. G. Thurman, Chairman Of the
Committee on Resolutions, submitted the
following Report, which was unanimously
adopted by the Convention, amid much
cheering. These resolutions on the
maintenance of the Union under the
Constitution, State rights, secession,
negro suffrage and equality and emigra-
ton, the duty of the Governments, the
valOr of the armies, debt and taxation,
freedom of speech, haJeas corpus' and the
sherman-JOhaston treaty, we're greatly
aPplauded.
1. Rssolved, Thst the Federal Government exists
only by virtue Of the Federal Constitution and Dos
sesses no powers not granted by that instrument.
2. Resoged, That the experience OF the last fOgF
years has demonstrated, in an eminent degree, the
wisdom Of forefathers in insisting upon strict
construction Of the Federal COnstitutiou and we ut
terly abhor the soPhlstry by which violations the
most plain and papabe of the letter and spirit that
instrument, have been and are defended.
3. Resolved That the reserved rights Of the States
are essential to the existence of Republican Govern
meat, and to the liberties and prosperity of the pee
pie; and we are, therefore, unalterabe opposed to
consolidation Of al power in the bands ofthe Federal
GOVernment-the inevitable consequences Of which
would be to make that Government the most despOtic
corrupt and oppressive in the world.
4. ReSOkUed, That the Democracy OF Ohio viii
maintain and defend a thew
done, essential TO the existence Of Federal sys
tenn OF government, the true doctrine Of State Rights
not nulltcatlen not secessiOn-but the theory of
that system as laid down in the Virginia and Ken
lucky resolutions Of 1898 interpreted by their
thOrs the one by Madison in his Report in 1893, and
the other by Jefferson in his solemn, Official Inaugu
raj Of 1901.
8. ResOlUed, That their ordinances ofsecesson be-
ing void the socaed seceeding States are still in the
Union as States and are therefore entitled to all the
reserved rights of the States and to their due repre-
sentatlon in Congress and to vote at future elections
of President and Vice Presidents and any attempt of
the General Government, any department thereof
to deprive them Of these rights would be an assault
upon the rights OF every State IN the Union and an
enort 70 overthrow the Government ordained by the
Constitution,
s. RssoEUsd That to each State belongs the right
TO determine for itself the qualifications of its cleo
tors and the General Government cannot, can
any department thereof interfere, directly or indi-
Tecty, with the exercise of this right without pal
pable violation Of the Constitution and of the reser
ed rights Of the States.
z. Res0lUed, That the effort now being made, to
SOAAlS VI ueBIOS5 Is
GUS abJempt to overthrow popular institutions by
bringing the right to vote into disgrace That the
grOes are not competent to the exercise Of that right
nor Is 1t necessary to their safety or protection On
the contrary its exercise by them if attempted would
be fraught with terrible Calamties to both them and
the whites: Weare therefore, unequivocally opposed
s. ResOy0ed That the experience of 900 years has
demonstrated that negroes are not equal to white
men and all attempts to place them on footing of
equality politically and socially with the whites ever
have proved, and ever will prove failures; and al
such attempts ever have proved, and ever will prove
9. Res0yUed, That this Government was made by
white men, and so far we have the power to pre-
serve IT, 1t shall continue to be Government fwhite
men.
10. ResolUsd, That under the rule of Aboltionism,
and especially under the recent military orders in
Kentucky, the emigration of negroes into Ohio is
growing evil and in order that white labor should be
protected against negro labor and the people against
nego pauperism it is the duty of the Legislature to
discourage negro emigration into our State.
II. ReSOlUed, That the having ceased It is the
duty OF the Governments State and Federal, and Of
every citizen, to strive to heal the wounds inflicted
by 1t and to bring about Faternal feeling between
the people of the different sections of the Republic
IL. RESOLVED, That the valor and fOrtitude OF our
troops have never been surpassed and their patriotic
from our memories.
13. Resot0ed, That we regard the national debt as
national curse, and in view Of our immense debts,
Federal and State, and of the enormous expenditures
of our Federal and State Governments we demand an
exercise Of most rigid ecOuOmy by both; that all
taxation by either shall be perfectly fair and equt
able; that public expenditure shall be reduced to tbe
lowest peace standard consistent with the publicsae
ty; thai useless offices, civil and military, shall be
abolished and unnecessary officers dispensed with
and that the Tariff and internal Revenue laws shall be
reduced to the exact revenue point sufficient for the
Government economically and honestly administer
ed.
II. RssOyred, That we most exE hcitly condemn the
policy of the party in power in creating thousands OF
millions of Government stocks and attempting to
exhonerate the holders thereof from all obligation to
pay their Just proportion OF taxes for the support OF
the States in which they reside, and thereby cheating
an odiOus and privileged mOneyed aristOcracy; aud
declare it to be the immediate duty of Congress
and the Stste Legislature to use all legal and Consti
tutiOna power they possess to subject money in
vested TO burden Of taxation equal to that imposed
upon other operty for Federal State and municipal
Is Re8ogUsd, That Federal taxes should, as far as
possible be collected by the County Treauers ofthe
States-and the people be thereby relieved from the
horde of Federal tax-gatherers who are now eating
out their substance.
tatiOn Tax is oppressive, and ought to be repealed.
IT, ReSOEUed, That freedom Of speech, of the press
and Of elections hu6e05 corpus and trial by jury are
the birthrght of all American citizens guaranteed by
both Federal and State Constitutions; that we viii
maintain and defend them such in every extremity;
and that we denounce especially the arrest citizens
BY military authority in States places where the
civil tribunals unmolested, and their execution
Imprisonment ortrial by military commissions, as
palpabe infractOns ofthe Constitution and outrage
Gus upon public liberty and private right
1s Resolved, That the continued suspension Of the
writ of hG6sdS corpus since the termination OF the war
aud when all retense of necessity is psssed-the de-
nia of the right Of trial by jury and the trial Of ei
zens not in the military service by military commits
sions-and the open interference with elections by
military power in the recent instances in Kentuc
ky and Tennessee-afe revolutionary violations Ofthe
Constitution threatening the very existence Of our
most ancient and sacred rights that they portend
danger to the liberties OF the country greater than mas
ever before enaeed them and which tits the duty Of
all good citizens to meet with the most determined
opposition and most sleepless vigilance.
f9 hsS0lUed, That, while We viii, resolutely and |
persistenty, condemn all nfractions of the Constitu
tion, BY whosoever committed, and while regret
that the terms of pacihcaton agreed to by Major Cen
Sherman in April last not at once ratified by the
Federal Executive, will, nevertheless, stand by
President johnson in all Constitutional efforts to i'm
mediaIey restore to the States the exercise Of their
rights and powers within the Union.
The Convention then proceeded to
make the nominations, with the following
results;