The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-08-30

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the hands Of the Federal Government
the inevitable consequences of which
would be to make that Government the
most despotic, corrupt and oppressive in
the world.
A. Resolved, That the Democracy Of
Ohio will maintain and defend, as they
have always heretofore done, as essential
to the existence of our Federal system Of
government, the true doctrine of State
Rigats-not notification, not secession
but the theory Of that system as laid
down in the Virginia and Kentucky res
olutions of 1898, as interpreted by their
authors ; The n by Madison in his Re.
port in 1890, and the other by Jefferson
in his solemn, official, Inaugural of 1901.
S. Resolued, That, their ordinances of
secession being void, the so-called sece-
ding States are still in the Union as
States, and are, therefore, entitled to all
the reserved rights Of the States and to
their due representation in Congress; and
10 vote at future elections of President
and Vice. President and any attempt Of
the General Government, or any depart
ment 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 Constitution.
6. Resolved, That to each State belongs
the right to determine for itself the quail
i6catiOus of its electors, and the General
Government cannot, nor can any depart
ment thereof, interfere, directly or indi-
rectly, with the exercise of this right,
without a palpable violation of the Con.
stitution, and of the reserved rights Of
the States.
T. Resolved, THAI the effort now be-
ing made, to confer the right of suffrage
upon negroes, is an insidious attempt to
overthrow popular institutions by bring
ing the right to vote into disgrace. That
the negroes are not competent to the ex-
ercise Of that right, nor is it necessary to
their safety or protection. On the con
trary, its exercise by them, if attempted,
would be fraught with terrible calamities
to both them and the whites. W. are,
therefore, unequivocally opposed to Nc,
gro Suffrage.
8. Resolved, That the experience Of
1900 years has demonstrated that ne
igroes are not equal to white men f; and
all attempts to place them on a footing
of equality, politically and socially, with
the whites, ever have proved, and ever
will prove failures and all such attempts
ever have proved, and ever will prove, in
furious to both races.
o. Resolved, That this Government
was mads by white men, and so far as VIC
have the power to preserve it, it shall
continue to be a Government Of white
men.
10. Resolved, That under the rule o.
A~bolitionism, and especially under the re
cent military orders in Kentucky, thu
emigration of negroes into Ohio is
growing evil, and in order that white la
Dor should be protected against negro la
Dor, aud the people against negro pauper
ism, it is the duty Of the Legislature t
discourage negro emigration into GU
State.
II. Resolced, That the war having
ceased, it is the duty of the Governments
State and Federal, and of every either
to strive to heal the wounds inflicted b,
it and to bring about a fraternal feeling
between the people of the different sec
tions of the Republic.
II. Rcsolccd, That the valor and for
titudc Of our troops have never been sur
passed, and their patriotic devotion t
their country can never be obliteratc,
from our memories.
10. RESOLVED. That we regard q ma
tional debt as q national curse, ard i
view of our immense debts, Federal an
State, and of the enormous expenditure
of our Federal and State Governments
we demand an exercise Of the most rigi
economy by both that all taxation b.
either shall be perfectly fair and equita
Bile that public expenditure shall b
reduced to the lowest peace standard cor
%sistent with the public safety ; that use
less offices, civil and military, shall b
abolished, and unnecessary officers di
pensed with and that the Tariff and II
tcrnal Revenue laws shall be reduced I
the exact revenue point sufficient for th
Government, economically and honcstl
administered. 49,.
IA. RESOLVED, That we most explicit
condemn the policy Of the party in pow
n er in creating thousands of millions {
e Government stocks, and attempting
@ ~exhonorate the holders thereof from q
4 obligation to pay their just proportion {
', taxes for tho support Of the States j
d which they reside, and thereby c%reatin
d an odious and privileged moneyed ari
tOcracy /; and We declare it to be the in
mediate duty Of Congress and the Stat
Legislature to use all legal and Constit,
. tioUal power they possess to subjet
c, money SO invested to q burden Of tax
ton equal to that imposed upon 9TH
t property for Federal, State and municip
purposes.
:. Is. Resolved, That Federal tax,
> should, as far as possible, be collected |
the County Treasurers Of the States-ar
y, the people be thereby relieved from Il
10 horde Of Federal ax.gathcrers who al
now eating out their substance.
10. Resolped, That the four dolla
Militia Tax is oppressive, and ought to
repealed.
s. II. Resolved, That freedom Of speec
Of Of the press and elections, hqbeas corp,
ID and trial by jury, are the birthright of 0
American citizens, guaranteed by Dol
IL Federal and State Constitutions that '
r,;ll ,.o;oto;p and dofnnd than no auoh