Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-29

In tbe SOuth sia Equals.
Yesterday there assembled in the old
Theatre Of thi. city Convention in the
name Of the Union Party w IT,. MON
bcrship and IN it, numbers, it wa. % rc.prcl
able body. The proceeding Of tho Con.
vcntion sill be found elsewhere General
w. B. Woods way cnllcd 10 prr~dc 10. ,nu,.
porary Chairman at the conycninq nc the.
Convention The conclusion uf his spcccb.
wherein he intimatcd that the constituted
authorities in their efforts 10 establish good
order and good Governments in the Rebel
lious States, should be earnestly and hearth
" supported, and that they should temper
justice with mercy IN dealing with the Reb-
els, was received by that Convention with
applause that was scarcely pcrccptiblc IL
was as feeble as a woman IN the last stages
of consumption. 1t served to show the
predominant feeling in that Convention in
relation TO the President reorganization
policy and as to the excise Of clemcncy. It
was decidedly and unmistakably adverse 10
both The nominations were made with
considerable unanimity--that Of the Gov
ernor by acclamation. Gen. Cox, the nom
ncc for that position; is "A gentleman, and
of respectable civil ability. In the army
he has acquitted himself creditably. In
these particulars he has no draw backs that
we are aware Of lie is, however. an Aboli-
ZIONIST; was educated at the Obcrlin College.
and is understood to entertain the belief
chat the negroes should be made the equals
Of White men before the law in the Jury
box and at the ballot-box. For anything
we know to the contrary, the other candi.
dates put in nomination arc equally unex-
ccptionable in point of character and ability.
aud equally acceptionablc to Rcscrvitcs on
the score Of Negro Suffrage. At least we
hope that we are not mistaken as to their
moral character and ability: for if it is de-
creed that our State officials are to be Abo-
litionistS, we desire that they should be men
of character and ability. We have the au-
thority of Scripture for saying, that when
the wicked ruleth the people have occasion
to mourn. Poor job Il. Stevenson, per
haps, should have been honored with a
nomination. Certainly, there is no more
malignant -hater of the members of the
Democratic party than him.
We did hope, with earnest sincerity, that
the Convention would haye adopted plat
form to which we could give our cordial sup
port. We suggested the outlines of plat
form to which the Democratic party could
not have taken any exceptions. In these
days Of President johnson great trial, in
which he needs the support of the whole
country, it was especially important that the
two great parties of the State of Ohio
should unite in the declaration of positive
and unequivocal support Of his rcorganza-
ton policy. No intelligent person is ignor-
ant of the fact that this policy is antago-
nized by the Eadidals and Malignants-an-
togonzcd because it does not confer Sut-
frage on the Southern Black man. Wen.
dell Phillips, Senators Sumner, Wilson,
Sherman, General Benjamin L. Butler,
Horace Greeley, and the active earnest lead
ers in the Abolition party generally, have
pronounced against that policy. They are
bedeyiling the President about it, They
want to swerve him from his convictions OF
right in the matter In view of this fact it
was absolutely essential that the Convention
should have uncquivocally indorsed that
policy. Doubtless, some Of the soldier del
egatcs may imagine they have done it
We know that they intended to do it, and
perhaps they will point to the second Res
olutlon, as proof that it has been done. -
This Resolution declares that President
johnson has the "highcst confidence ol
the Convention, which ''cheertully indorscs
the policy Of his Administration, looking to
the restoration of peace and civil order in
the so-called seeded States, and that a.
Union men of Ohio they will give him
their hearty and undivided support.
This is well as far as it goes, and would
have been altogether satisfactory had they
stopped there with that subject. They did
not do it, however In their sixth resolu-
ton they declare that while they ''ure anx-
ious for an early reconstruction Of traternal
relations with the insurgent States" they
DEMAND that reconstruction shall be at
Snch time, and upon such terms as will give
unquestionable assurance Of the peace and
security, not only of the loyul people Of the
ReJd Suites, but also Of the peace and
prosperity Of the Federal Union.'
Will any one have the audacity to tell us
that this is an endorsement OF the Presi-
dent 5 policy! 1t negatives the second res
olution completely. If his policy was salts
factory to that Convention, why did they in
the sixth resolution broadly intimate that
the present Is not an auspicious time for
reconstruction, nor are the terms such
'aS will give unquestionable assurance of
the peace and security, not only OF the loyal
people of the Rebel States, but also Of the
peace and prosperity of the Federal Union?"
This resolution attacks and condemns that
policy, and then it ''demdRds' the substi-
tuition Of another policy? What is the ma
ture Of the policy the substitution OF which
they "dcmand?' Fortunately, they do not
leave us to groupe in the dark to find it
They have made it plain to the most COM
mon understanding. 1t can't be mistaken,
except by him who desires TO be deceived -
1t is to be found in the eighth resolution,
which afiirmS that the experience of the
last four years shows the absolute necessity,
IN all or political action, of keeping stead
| lily in view the great principles of our Gov
ernment ns tttorth IN the Dcclarationef In
! dtpendeHce
What is this ? Read it again and make
sure that you do not misunderstood the Ian
guage. No where in the Platform is there
aught of reference to the Constitution ~
the United Stdtcs By the Convention it
was ignored altogether. This resolution
says that "the experience of the last foul
years shows the absolute necessity In oH on,
polHical actioHs, IF Aeepiqg Stedd2y in rtetc
the great principles of our government ~
set forth in what? In the Constitution of
the Taited States ? Not bit of it, the
Decloration Of Indpendnce This is the
language Of the men who for years taught
that there was higher law than the Con
stitution of the United States. What do
they mean by 'thc great principles of om
government as set forth in the Declaration
Of Independence ?" They have reference
TO that part Of the Declaration of Indepen-
| dence which declares that sal men are born
free and eQwoy Black and White-equal
! before the laW-Cqual before the witness