Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-08-31

ison in his Report in i5i0 and the other by .iof
fcrson in his solemn, official Inaugural OF lsol.
being void, thcso-calcd seeding states are still
IN the Union os states, and are, therefore init.
tied to all the reserved rights of the States; nud
| to their due represc ntation in Congress- and tu
vote ~ future elections of President nnd Vice
President; any attempt of the General Govern
meut, or amy department 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.
o. Resolrcd, That to each state belongs TIE
right To odctcrmne for itself qualifications OF
! its electors, and the General Government can
not NOR can any department thereof, interfere,
directly, or indirectly, with the exercise of this
right, withoute palpahlc violation OF the Con-
stltuiion, ana oithc reserved rights ot otthcSl9tcS
| I. ReS0tued, That the effort now being made tu
confer the right of suffrage upon negroes, Is an
tnsidious attempt to overflow popular institu-
tions by Bringing the right To vote into disgrace
/ That the negroes are not competent To the tx-
crcise of that right nor Is 1t necessary 10 thcii
else hy them If nttcmptcd, would be- frnuuht
with terrible calamitics to both them and lho
whilcs;- We are, Therefore uhcquiNocally orlo-
8 Resolved, That the experience of 1900 ycuis
/ has demonstrated that ucsrocs are not equnt tt
white men; and all attempts to place thtm ON Z
!nuilug ol equality, politically itu Socially, VIII
the whites, ever have proved, ana ever Will
prove failures; and all such attempts ever have
proved, ana ever viii proNcinJurious to hotl
( races.
8, Rcsoired, That th, Government was mad,
! by white men, and SO far we have the power tt
preserve II, 1t shall continue TO be aGoVernment
of white men.
10. Rcsoiurd That under the rule of Abolition.
iSm and especially under the recent military
orders in Kentucky the emigration of negroes
into ohio is u GROWING evil and in order that
white labor shall be protected against negro Ia
Dor, ana the people against negro pauperitAn, it
is the duty the legislature to discourage negrt
emigration into our state.
| II. RcSotrcd, That the war having ceased, II
is the duty of the Government, state and Fed
cral, and of every citizen, to strive to heal the
wounds inflicted by it; and to bring about II fra.
t"rnal feeling between tue people Of the different
sections OF the Republic.
r. Rcsyired. 1hni the valor and fortitudc ot
our troops have never been surpassed, and thcn
patriotic devotion to their country can never be
OblitIatcd from our memories.
! l3. Resotrcd, Ihat we regard national debt as
II national cure and in view of our immense
debts, Fedcml and state, and of the enormous
IeXpcnditufe OF our Federal and state Govern
mcuts, wcdemand an exercise of the most rigid
economy Dy both; that all taxation by either
sliall be perfectly fair and equitable, that public
expenditures shall be reduced to the lowest
/ pcnrr standard consistent with the public sp f.-
! ty; that useless offices civil and military, shall
/ DeaDUIiShcd, ana unnecessary officers dispensed
with: and that the Tarifl ana Internal Revenue
/ laws shall he reduced To the exact revenue point
sufficient fUr the Government economically and
I honestly administered.
I RcSDjrri That we most explicitly con-
denim the policy of the party i'm power in Great
ing thousands ofmillions ofgovCrnmcnt stocks.
and Httcm q ing to cNhOncrate the holders there
OF from ali obltgatinn TO pay their just propor-
tion OF taxes Tor the support of the States in
which the they r,Side, ana thereby creating an
odious ana privileged money arlstUcracy; and
we declare it To he the immediate duty of Con
gresS and the state legislature to use ali the legal
and constitutional power they possess tosuhjcct
money soinvcstedto to Il burden OftaXation equal
to that imposed upon other property for Federal,
State and Municipal purposes.
H. I!cS6i,,d That Ecdc,al taxes should, as
far as possible be collected by the County Treas
urCrs of the StHtcS-and the people be thereby
relieved from the horde of Federal tax gathcrclS
who are now eating out their substance.
IL. RcjOiUCd, That the ourdOllHr militia com
mutation tax is oppressive, and ought to be re-
Il. R@o'rcd, That freedom of speech, Of the
press uhd OF elect ions, hn5caS Go,IHs ana tria
by jury, arc the htrthrighl of all American cti-
zenS, guaranteed by both Federal ana state
constitutions; that we will maintain and defend
them as such in every extremity; and that we
dcnounce especially the arrest of citizens by
military authority in states or places where the
civil tribunals are not mOlpSteti and their exc
cution, Imprisonment or trial 10y military COM
missions, as palpablc iniractionS OF the Consti-
tuition, ana outragcs upon public liberty and
Is. Resoired, That the continued suspension
of the writ ot hahcas corpus since the tcrminl-
tlon of the war, and when all pretenSe of ncce -
SHY Is p3sSed-lhG drhiAI "i thcright Of triul by
jury, and the trial of citizens not in the militia
open itcricrcnce with elections 10y militar.' pow
or as in the recent instances in Kentucky and
Icnncssec-arc reVolul ulionary violations of the
Constitution, threatening the very existence of
aur most uncicnt and sacred rights; that thcy
portcnd danger to the liberlics of the country
greater than has ever before mcnaccd them, and
which IL iS the duty of all good citizens to meet
with the most determined opposition and most
slccplCSS vigilance.
10. RcSoIrrd, Thatthat while we will resoIutc-
~ and pcrsistGntly condemn all infractions Of
tine Constitution, by whomsoevcr committed
and while We regret that the terms OF puciica-
ton agreed to by Major General sherman IN
crnl Executive, we WIN, nevertheless, stand hy
Preside mt Johnson IN all tOnst stitutional efforts
to Immediately restore to the states the exercise
OF their rights ana powers within the Union.
The Nominations.
The Convention then proceeded to make
The nominations with the following result.
FOR GOVERNOR
Hon, \. G. Thurman rose and said he
would propose to the Convention the name
Of IA man for Governor, Of great intelligence
and capacity;a thorough bl0odcd Democrat:
cral GEORGE W. MORGAN; and he moved
that the General be nominated by acclama-
tion-whch motion prevailed by a unani-
nous vote Of the Convention, amid the
widest and most enthusiastic applause.
Hon. J. I, Mckinney moved that com
mttec Of three be appointed to wait upon
General Morgan, and inform him of his
nomination, and request his presence in the
Convention: The President nominated Hon
j. +. Mckinney, Of Miami; Judge Vance.
of Butler, and Mr.. Meredith of Morrow,
said committee. After short absence, the
committee returned with Gen. Morgan, who
who then introduced by Mr.. Mckinney
when he spoke as follows:
Dr. President and GuH,mca Of tie Com.
rentiOR.'
Your committee has informed me that
the delegates from the people, here assem-
bled, have coniided to my custody during the
present important contest, the standard Of
constitutional liberty, and | appear before
you, responsive to your call to express my
thanks, and to accept the trust, and give my
cordial Endorsement to the resolutions ADOPT
ed by the Convention.
1t was my fortune, Mr. President, to he
associated for Il short time in the field, with
the distinguished gentleman who is the
nominee Of the Republican Convention, and
entertain for him sentiments of personal
kindness and respect, But our views ON
certain questions Of vital importance widely
dlller, and that difference of opinion has
made us, without any action on our part,
opposing candidates for the sutfrages of our
fellow citizens.
Is THE UNION RESTORED?
Our country is at peace. No one believes
that there Is danger OF civil commotion or
foreign war. Our gallant army of white
soldiers is being rapidly disbanded, and they
are welcomed to their homes amid the crate
full plaudits OLA patriotic people but the
Tact that large armies of negro troops are
retained under arms, should excite to yigi-
lance and awaken tha onviotv of o,.or,, -,