Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-08-25
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Columbus, Aug. 1.-THE Democratic State
Sovereignty Convention assembled at Naugh-
tons Hall, in this city at 10 clock this NOR
ming, and organized by appointing Judge NJ
Il. Mitchell Of Knox County, Chairman and W.
II. Munell, of the Hillsb0ro Gazette Secretary.
The following we're appointed Committee on
Resolutions and Address: Robert Hutchisop. of
Franklin County. William M. CORY and Sam
uel A, Miller, of Hamilton, Virgil Shaw, of Fair
field, ID. S. Miller of HIGHLAND James B1 Hevt
of Hardin, and b. F. Welch, of Madison.
Hon. Robert Hutchinson, of Fairfield County,
was loudly called for, and responded in an ad-
dress, which was frequently and loudly applaud
ed. he said the present was an occasion not to
be estimated In importance by the numbers
present but by the magnitude Of the Question
to be brought before the people to-day-an oc-
casIOn on which popular liberty and DonuIar
government are to be investigated upon This
continent. He traced the history of progressive
democracy back to the days Of Calico, when the
world moved in spite Of declarations to the con-
trary. He denied that anything had been set
tied by the war; denouncing the party represent
ed by the Convention of the 24th as consolida-
! tiOnists, who have left US the measures of the
Convention to-day to keep up and say what has
been sacrificed by the false and mischeyiOus
course of the Democratic party. He opposed
the tyranny of majorities as worse than that of
single tyrants; denounced V allandighan as hav-
ing been a mere factioBist; throughout the war,
and, as now, Observation-Disclosures; and went
into an extended argument in favor of the doc
trines of secession and ratification as constitu-
tional rights.
The Committee on Resolutions reported a
platform, which was adopted with enthusiasm,
and is, in brief, as follows:
The first resolution pledges the convention to
the State Sovereignty as the only salvation from
civil and military Capitalization which win ter
inmate in the ruin of civil liberty
The second and fourth resolutions fndorse
Jefferson and the resolutions of go The fifth
denies the right of the Federal Government to
raise armies by conscriptiOn or draft. and de-
clares the Emancipation Act unconstitutional
and void. The sixth denies the power to sus-
pend the habeas corpus. The next declares that
military commissions can have no legal exis-
tence in this country, and that they are only
Republican Vigilence Committees without res
pect to age, sex, or condition. The next denies
the constitutiOnality of the legal-tender act
The next faVors the taxation of Government
bonds the same as other property. The several
following resolutions were in relation to free
trade, a protective tariff DC.
The twelfth resolution declares that the De-
mocracy of Ohio have nothing to do with slave
ry; that it belongs only to the Southern States,
and we would avoid the painful subject if pos
s'bie, but 1t is thrust upon US by the Abolition
lists and coDsolldatlonists, who say they have
emancipated and elevated the slaves, and have
only TO issue their decree that he shall have
suffrage and occupy equal place with the
whites. We believe IN white superiority and
negro subOTdinatiOn. Our opponents wish to
degrade our producers and labOrers, as well as
to degrade the South by black soldiers black
suffrage and black office-holders The West
can and will dissolve her losing tariff and bank
partnership with New England, and will ap-
prOach the South and free trade hard money.
State sovereignty and good Government In
self-defense, also we announce that not black
vote shall ever he cast in Ohio, and no more
black freedmen should be allowed to settle
among Wewill not allow our suffrage nor
our society TO be sunk under the weight of
race incapable of self-gOvernment.
The next resolution opposes General Cox's
scheme Of setting apart a State for the negroes
as an attempt to wipe out the reserved powers
OF the State, and consolidate in the Federal Gov
eminent monarchcal power.
The next declares we must resort to the obvi-
Gus means of success. In the first place let us
reject all schemes for continuing the waste and
violence of the war, by which we are going deep
er into debt every day Let the army be dis
banded and the negro soldiers be withdrawn
from the Southern States. Let US reject the
schemes of excluding any white man from the
terfuge whatever; and let US not presume to
dictate any State, directly or indirectly, nor
continue, for day, any intrusion into their do
mestic affairs.
The resolutions were adopted, after which
nominations were made as follows: For Gov
ernOr, Alex Long; Lieutenant Governor. Chill
ton A. White; Treasurer of State, John McGnf-
fey; Supreme Judge (full term,) NJ. H. Mitchell;
Supreme Judge (vacancy,) A. st. CLAIR Boyce;
Attorney General, Robert Hutchinson; School
Commissioner, James M. White; Board of Pub
lie Works, Wm. H. Creighton; Clerk ofSupreme
Court, V. E. Shaw.
On motion, the Chair was instructed to ap-
point an Executive Committee of five.
A resolution was adopted indorsing the Hills
borO GozeHe as a sound Democratic paper
Hon. Alex Long was called for and made
short speech, cOngratulating the Convention on
the work this day inaugurated-a work under--
taken for the sake of principle, and not for
the hope of Office, and one in behalf of popular
liberty. M M
The Convention then adjourned sine de.