The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-09-14
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The Democracy Of Licking county.
Ohio, recently assembled in convention,
arraigned the so-callcd Republican party
for its many abuses Of power, most of which
are enumerated in the extracts from the
Indictment which we copy hcrounder-
There is not 4 charge among those we
copy which cannot be sustained by incon-
trovcrtible proofs many OF them being
based on Republican testimony and al Of
| them on facts:
We, citizens Of Licking county, in Con
vention assembled, do solcmnly proclaim
as sentiments which animate US, the fol,
lowing, viz;
That the administration of Government
BY the party in power, has provided that
It's continued control Of public affairs must
be destructive to the Republic and the
liberties of the people
1t has by usurpation and violence bro
ken down the barriers of the Constitution
established by our fathers for the protec-
ton of life, liberty and property.
1t has taken from the people the protcc-
ton of the writ Of hoLcas corpas and trial
by jury, the sheet anchors of English and
American liberty, and violently subjected
them to the unrcstrained caprice. passion
and will of military power
1t has kidnapped our people, torn them
from their families and homes, and inn
INJURED them in foreign prisons without
charges of offence, and without tral.
1t has assailcd and suppressed the lib
erty Of speech and Of the press, ana pun~
ished private thoughts and opinions as
lclonious crimes, with the penalties
Of confscation, imprisonment and even
death.
1t has prosecuted and punished virtue
Is Il crime and dienified and honorcd vice
OF the most rcyoltiug character in its
stead
1t has obstructcd the administration Of
justice, and made Judges dependent on
the sole will Of executive officers.
1t has erected multitude of new and
unnecessary Offices, and filled the land
with swarms OF officers to harrass eur peo-
pie and eat out our substance.
1t has invaded the elective franchise,
and overpowereG the ballot box by militia
ry force, and is, at this hour, exercising
this power over the electors OF Tennessee
and Kentucky.
1t has prostratcd the reserved rights Of
the States and Of the people, broken down
the judiciary and the laws of Congress,
even of their own making, and concentra-
ted all material power IN Ihe hands of ex-
ecutivc officers, and thereby transformed
the Republic intc consolidated aud arbi-
trary dcspotism
1t has enriched its partisans by public
plunder, and exempted them from the
burthens of taxation, National and State,
thereby imposing double oppression on
the labor and industry of the country, and
in defiance Of the Constitution Of the
State of Ohio.
1t has sought and is now striving tel
degrade the white man TO the level OF the
negro, and attempting to force them into
social and political relations by extending
to the latter the elective iraueGisc-a pro
ject which must inevitably end in anarchy
and war of races, fatal TO the African
and to the restoration of free government.
Let these facts be submitted to can
did world" We solcmnly affirm that
each and all of the foregoing allegations
are founded Oh indubitabie evidence, pa
tent to every man who sees, reads and
understands.