Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-08-25
D.mocra,ic state Convention.

Thursday, August "A, 1860, was proud
day forthe Democracy OF Ohio. Never be-
fore did there assemble in the State Dele
gate Convention made up of abler, purer or
more patriotic men. They seemed anima-
ted with butope purpose. and that purpose
was the restoration of the Government to
the happy condition which was its distin-
gushing character under Democratic Ad-
ministrations. Sensible they were that alone
through the strict enforcement and main
tenance of the Constitution OF the United
States was this grand object to be accom-
plished. A party, hitherto great in nu-
merical strength-a party that claimed to
be pre-eminently the Union party-had met
in this city on the 2lsS of June last. The
War being over, and the Malignants, and
Nullifres and Government ExperimeDters
and Miscegenators fretting the people with
their visionary, impracticable and unconsti-
tutional schemes, with anxiety the people
turned to the 2lst of June Convention for
the expression of opinions that should be
in response to their demands and that would
conduce to the welfare OF the whole coun-
try. bis u I'D .-fr
In the name of the Union-in the name
of the Constitution-did our fathers, our
brothers and our sons leave the endear-
ments of home, and expose themselves to
the hardships incident to the march, to the
camps, and to the terrible destruction
of the battlefield. For these OBJ
jects our people had uncom-
plainingly submitted to extortionate taxa
tion. Believing that the men in power,
who had asked them to yield up their first
born upon the altar of their country, sought
only to conserve the Constitution of the |
United States, and through its conserva- |
tion to maintain the Union, many were in
clined to visit reproach and contumely upon
the Democratic party, because they would
not disband their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
they would assert, IN the face Of all assault
that the maintenance of that organization
was essential to uphold the Constitution and
to preserve the purity of election, the per-
sonal liberty Of individuals, the sacredness
OF the trial by Jury, and to take the Gov
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