The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-25
WHEELING, w. v, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST rs, 1865
FROM COLUMBUS.
The Democratic Convention
Nominations and Resolutions.
Gsusrai George w. Morgan Nominal
ed for Governor.

[By Union Line COZ, Monroe and Water Sta
COLUMBUS, O., Aug, 24,-The Demo
Grated State Convention met here today
and was largely attended All the cOun'
| he, ii the State were represented,
c, L Vallandigham was chosen tempo
rary President
The Convention was organized with
Rufus P. Ranney Of CuyahOga, as Presi-
dent, and Vice President fer each dis
trict
The nominations are as follows - For
Governor, Gen G ". Morgan. of Seneca;
Supreme Judge. for full term, Judge P,
Van Trump, Of Fairfield; short term,
Judge NJ Key, Of Hamilton county
Treasurer of State, George Spencer Of
Clark county Attorney General David
NJ. Wilson, of Mahoning county, School
Commissioner, r. H, Barney, of Picka.
nv tcounty Member of the Board of
Public Works, Charles Boesel. Of Aug
laize Clerk of Supreme Court Daniel
S Dauer, of Vinton county.
Speeches were made by Hon Rum5
Ranney, Geo W Morgan, Geo H, Pen.
dleton, Allen G. Thurman. c L Vallan-
digham and others.
Nineteeu resolutions were adopted -
The following is synopsis:
lst Resolped That the Federal Gov
eminent exists only by virtue of the Fed
eral Constitution
I'd. A strict construction OF the FEEDER
al Constitution
Sd Resolred, That the rights of the
States are essential to the existence OF
republican government.
4th, The Democracy OF OHIO will Imam
tain and defend the true doctrine OF
State rights, not nullification nor seces-
sion, but the theory of system in the
Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of
5th, Their ordinances of secession be
ing void, the so-called seeding States
are still in the Union, and entitled to the:
right of States. representation in Con
gress and to vote at the future Presiden-
tial elections.
9th, To each State belongs the right to
determine the qualification Of the elec-
tors Il
7th. Enequivocauy opposed to negro
suffrage.
sth, The experience of four thousand
years demonstrates that negroes are not
equal to white men
9th, The Government was made by
white men and shall continue govern
ment of white men.
10th. 1t is the duty Of Legislature to
discourage negro emigration into the
State,
llth, The war beingover it is the duty
of the State and Federal Governments to
bring about paternal feeling between diff
ferent sections.
llth, The valor and fortita,de of onr
troops was never surpassed.
18th. Regards the National Debt as u
curse, and demands strict economy and
equitable public expenditures.
18th, Freedom of speech, habes corpus
and trial by jury are guaranteed by the
Constitution, and we will maintain and
defend them in every extremity and de-
nonnce the arrest of citizens by military
authority when civil tribunals are IN
molested
Al5th, Continued suspension OF the Ha
beas corpus since the war is over, denial
of trial by jury, and open interference
with elections by military power, are vi
olations of the Constitution
10Th We condemn all infraCtion OF
the Constitution, by twhomsoever COM
mitted; regret the terms agreed to by
Major Gen. Sherman were not ratified at
once by the Government; but will new
ertheless stand by President John.
son in all constitutional efforts to restore
to the States the exercise of their right
and powers within the Union.