Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-06
A Suggestion 10 iIle Democrats of
Ohio.

"A call for State convention mas peen IS
saed by the Democrati, State Central Come
mittee, to assemble Ii this city on the 24th
ofAdgust, for the purpose Of putting in
nomination candidates for snndry State of
fees Before the assembling Of the Aboli-
tion State Convention, and on the morning
of Its assembling, we urged upon the mem
bers of that body, and upon the military
Delegation especially, the propriety of lay
ing down a Platform in which the ''reor-
ganization" policy of President JOHNSON
should receive unqualified Endorsement, and
the doctrine of Negro Suffrage should re-
ceive emphatic reputation, We. stated
that the Democratic party would not antag-
onize these positions; and that, therefore,
the people of Ohio would exhibit the graf
flying spectacle of being united in the sup
port of President y oHNsoN in his efforts
to cause the operations of the Govern
ment to conform to the requirements oi
the Constitution Of the United States,
and thus strengthen the ligatures 6t
the Union so as to render 1t impossible that
there should be any attempt in the future
to disrupt the Union. We referred to the
fact that there is in the party that elevated
president JOHNSON to the Vice Presidency
"a body Of fintefmeddling revolntionists, who
lare determined to make the Blacks Of the
South voters, and that every speech and
every editorial that is written in advocacy
|, of that measure is in antagonisrn to his 're-
|rorgauizing'a olicyvwhich, Is working 50
admirably-a policy that allows TO each
State the determination of the question
liof suffrage, whichE;1pi il has right:
fully" exercised 4 since the form
'dation of 1.-THE aGovernments We were
particular to state that mere declaration
, that the Convention had confidence In the
President would be entirely too general to
b meet;th ease--that nothing short Of de-
.cided endorsements of his reorganization"
policy and arepudiation Of Negro Suffrage
by unequivocal Language would meet the,
case" '?l4ju HI9YO .'| Z ,59Hld 10 bGois
The history of that Convention is before
the country. The Military Delegation Sc.
cured the adoption of resolution deelarJJg
ing confidence in President JOHNSON; but
this resolution was rendered of no account
Z by the first sixth and eighth resolutions,
and instead of securing the adoption of q
resolution declaring against Negro Snf-
frage and Negro Political equality, a reso-
Tuition, was adopted which most emphati-
cally proclaims, through their upauthor-
lied Interpretation of the Declaration iof
Independence, the equality of the Black
man with the White man. Shortly afterl
n the adjouInmento that Convention, jour
nails that affect conservatism and protest
against an outspoken declaration in favor
of the political equality of the Blacks, un-
Idertook to make their leaders believe that
the Reserveites in their party, who think
and say that the vital, living issue OF, the
day, is the question of Negro Suffrage,
were defeated in having their iavorite doc
trine recognized; but, latterly, since Judge
BIsHoP has given his opinion OF that Plat
form, and since the Abolition Press of the
2 Reserve adopt and act upon his opinion,
and since it has been shown jncontestibly
\. that General Cox, their candidate for Gov
ernor, is an ardent advocate of Negro Suf-
frage, they are silent on that subject. yi-G,
= In view of this posture of affairs, what
would seem the proper COURSE for Demo-
r Gratis to pursue ? Undoubtedly there are
thousands of voters, citizens, and soldiers
+; who fought bravely in assisting toput down
the Rebellion, who do not subscribe to the
negro equality doctrines Of the Reserveites!t
! It seems to us that the Democratic County
+ Committees, therefore, in Issuing their calls
r for Conventions to elect delegates to the
Democratic State Convention on the 24th
OF August, should extend to these men a
a respectful Invitation to unite with them in
selecting delegates to that Convention. 9As
the Reserve Abolitionists declare chat the
only vital issue is Negro Suffrage, all men
VINO take issue with them on that question
should unite. And the proper place tolay
the foundation for such union is in the pri-9
! mary assemblies of the people. Let the
] Democrats, Conservatives, and the Soldiers
J who are opposed1rto this doctrine, strike
hands, and make common cause.--d
win it not, be well, also, III the furtherahee
/ Of this object, for the Democratslin each
county to give TO Conservatives land iSola
diets Ia REPRESENTATION in their delegations ?
1t was stated BY al officer, through Th{, 0aio
State 5omaal, that the reason priKates were
N otelected To- the Abolition State Conven-J
: tiopI was, because no Consideration was ex-
I tended to them iip The railroad cars, in the
81 reet,cms and. in therleading hotels. O. Lei /
the Democracy take their cause; in hand
and send them Up to the Convention On the
24th of August as Delegates, and we win
guarantee them as respectful treatment ias
was extended to the officers who attended
the Abolition State Convention, ihot ~ %"
We,submit these remarks to the, consid1
Grafton of the Democracy throughout the |
State, In hopes that they may take such ac-
tion, in relation to the Subject as they shall
think proper. 6 .aa d, ,i..,. ''Sf.,n. ~ ''',,' J
ColnnIbns DelanO ON Negro Suf-1
M ~, ''uIL ffage.Dd 'H'Hoai4lLo Ut Il
The Democratic papers are busily en-
gagged in circulating an extract from
speech said to have been delivered by the
Hon. Columbus Delanob at Mount Vernon,
on the 18th Of April last, in which be lakes |
strong and radical ground fol, equal suf- |
frageoo The extract Is as TX, ,s,,a ,
"The heroism OF negro troops has added |
lustre to our history, and Without the me-