Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-09-22
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

| l. RcsolUci That, the Federal Government EXISTS
onlyb YlItneot TIE Federai Constitution, and pos
sesses no powers not gtanted by that instrument
2 Resolved That the experience Of ths | 1T four
years has de uanstrs st, in an eminent degree tho
construction of the Federal Consult ton, and we ut
lerly abhor the soph stry b, which volstion, the
most PLAIN and yannb g, OF he letter and spirit OF this
instrument have bsen and are defended
3 RESOLVED, That the reserved rights the States
are ssenIal 70 the exstepce Of Republican Govern
ment d to the hberd and prosperity the people
Ard we are therefore, IN lterably opposed to con
sol ldaion OF all poRer in thu hands OF the Fed raj
lGoveInnmen, the inevitable consequences Of which
would be to make that Government the most des-
pot G, corrupt and Oppressive in the world.
q. Resolved, That the Democracy Of Ohio will main
tain and de end as they AlWay. her.to,ore done a.
essential to the existence Of our Federal system OF
Government the true doctrine ofSiaie ri;ghta nHt
nuRed or not secefsou, but the the theory OF that
system iRld dpWn IN the Virginia and Kentucky
resolutions Of l7es, as interpreted by their au hors
the one 10y MadsoDln his repo 10 I799, and the other
lS Jefferson, in his solsmn olca inaugural of sOi
8. RssNVei That Their ordinances OF secession being
VOID, the so oallrd ec ded taies still In the Union
Stater and Therefore emitted 10 all the
rights OF the states and TO thee due represent lton
IA Congress, and to toto at uture elections for resi-.
oent and Vice Predeht, ami any attempt Of the gen
erd Goyernm Mt, or any part thereof, to deprive
them Of these rights, would be an assault upon the
rights OF every State IN the Union and an effort to
overthrow the Government ordained by the Constr
tu ion.
o. Rtstl,ei That to each tate belongs The right to
determine lor itself tbe Qualifications OF lis electors
and the General Goyernnnent can not, can any
with the exercise OF ihls right, without palpable yo.
latlon q We Constitution, and ofthe reserved rights
Z Resoluei, Thattha effort now being made to confer
the ught OF suffrage upon ,roes, ins dlOls at
temp TO overthrow popular institutions by bringing
the rgAt to vote TO dts that the negroes are
notcompetent to the eksrcise OF right nor ia il
necess Wy 70 thsr saiyy or proteciion; gu the con
trary, t1 exercise by them, II attempted, would be
fran9ht with terrible ehRmites both them and the
whltes we are thsreFore nnsquiyoeally opposed to
j. Res0 rca, That The experience offour thousand
years nave deInOnarateIi that negroes are not equal
10 white m n and all attempts 10 place Them on a
footngof equality, polt call md socially, with the
whites, ever have proved and will prove urDs
and all such atIemp eyer have proved aud ever will
pr we INJURIOUS to DO h races.
.. ResOiuai m the Government was made by white
men, and 30 lar as we have the power to IT.
II shall continue TO be Governmsnt Of white men.
10. ResOipeii That under tho rule Of AbolitiOnsm,
aud especially under the recent military orders in
Kentucky. the emigration of negroes into Ohio is a
should lie protectei aga nst negro labor,
the people against negro paupersm, It
Is the duty OF the Legislature 10 discourage negro
H. Reso'rst, That the war having oeased, It is the
dno OF the Governments, State and Federal, and o
eVerJ citizen, stqNe TO heal the wounds Inflicted
ty it, and TO bring about fraternal feeling between
the people Of fhe dlerent sections Of the hepubic.
l2. ResQlnei, That the yalor and forttude OF our |
troops have YER been surpassed. and their patriotic
devotion TO the country can never be obliVsrated
IS. Resolved That we regard a National debt as a
Nabonal Gu Sc, aud In view OF our immense debts,
Federal and State, and OF the enormous expenditures
OF our Federal ahd state Government, we demand |
an exercise OF the most rigid economy by both that
Al TAXATION BY either shsi be perfectly fair and equi
table that public expehh tire shall he reduced 70
the 10 vest pePee standard couslttqnt with the public
safety that useless offices, civil and military, shall
be abolshed and unnecessary officers dlap nssd with
and that the ari and Internal revenue laws shall s
reduced to the exact revenue pont sufficiently for the
Government economically and honestly admins.
tered, ..
a. Resolved That we most explicitly condemn the
policy of the party In power, in creating thousands OF
mill ons OF Government debts, aud attempting TO
exonerate the holders, thereOfrom all oblig to
pay heirJus proportion taxes for the support Of the
States in which they reside and thereby creating an
odious and privileged moneyed aristocraey and W.
declare II 60 be the immediate duty OF Congress and
the State Legislatures 10 use all legal aud cons uon
al power they possess to subiect money 40 Invested
TO a burden oftsxRtOn equal to that imposed upon
other prope ylor Federa State, and municipal pur
IS Bssolvsi That Federal taxes should, as far as
Po sble be collected by the County Treasurers otl
the States, and the people he relieved thereby from
the hprdes OF Federal tax gAthsrers Who are now
eating out their substance.
l6 r solsed, That the four dollar militia commu.
H. ResoIosd Tbat the freedom OF speech, q the
press, and OF elections, habsas corpus and trial by
ury, are the rthrlgh OF all American ciiEens,
guaranteed by both Federal ard state Constitution
tnat We will MAINTAIN and defend them as such IN
every extremity and that We deDoun'e especially |
the arrest ofcuHens by military authority, in States
places where the civil tribunals are unmolestPd,
and their execution, impriso qment trial by militia
ry commissions pal pabe infrActions ofthe Cousu
tntion anu outrageous upon Pubnc barty and private
right. ,...
Is Reso,rsd That the continued Suspension Of the |
ofhdbeas corpus since the ter nAton ofthe war
and when all pretense OF necessity passed, the de
nAl ofthe right oftrd by july and the trial Of cEsns
Tot in the mlitar' service by Military Commissions,
and the open Interference with elections by military
power, as IN the resent Instances Ia Kentucky and
Tennessee are reVo luonAry violations OF the Con- |
sututIon, threatening the very existence ofour most
ancient and safed rights that they portend danger
20 the liberties OF the country greater than has ever
before snenaced them, and which It is The duty OF AL
good citizen to meet with the most Diet sTnhed oppo-
Sit lou end most Blepless vigilance.
10. Resoed That yhile We will resolutely and per.
sstently conuemn all factions OF the Constitution,
by yWhoipsoeEereommitSd and while We regret that |
the terms paeiheation agreed to by Major General
Sherman,in ApTl lasi, were not At ratified by
tho Federal Executive, We will, beVertheless stand
by President Johnson In all Constitutional Efforts TO