Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-09-14
Denocrntic Platform.

Democratic Platform.
/. RcSoir,Tl That the Federal Government cN-
tsts only by virtue of the Federal constitution,
aud posscsscs no powers not granted NY ihnl
.. Besoircd, Tlnt the experience of the last
four years has demonstrated, In eminent degree,
the wisdom of our foremthefs in insisting upon
rictconstruction of the Federal constitutions |
and weuttcrly nbhor the sophistry 10y which VI /
olatons, the cnust plain aud pnlpable, Of the let,
ter and sprit OF that instrument have bcchnhu
y lSryoircd That the rcscrvsd rights of the
: ntcsHrc essential to the cNistcncc OF a ltcpub-
lici,n Government, and to the liberties and pros
ncriiy of the people: and we are, therefore, un-
nltprphlN opposed to UCOnSOlidAtlon ol all power
i'm the hands uf the Federal Guycrnmcnt the
iur\ liable consequences of which would he To
make that GovCrnncut the most deSpotlc, cor
rupt and oppressive in the world. ,, -,
4 " B,soyr,H rhpt the Democracy of ohio viii
maintain and defend, as they have always here
/ Federal system of government, ,thclrucuocirihc
of STATE Ri9htS-nOt nulltncntion, nnt Scc,SSloit
but the theory of ihat system us iHn upWni F i-ds ~
+ the Niruinip and Kentucky resolutions ol, i"S'
us interpreted by their authors; ihe one NY Mnnu-
sun in his Report In l1l, ana thc otncr pE JJG III
rrraou i'm his Solemn official Inaugural of lSul.
>. RcSotrCd That tscir ordinances ol secession
being void the socallcd seeding states are SUI
i'm the tnion rs states. and are, therefore lhtl,
tlcd to all the reserved rights of the states; ana
to their due representation in Congress, Rhu 10
vote at ruturc elections of President anu Nlcc
President; amy attempt of the General Govern
ment, or any department. thereof, To 1'pilNe
. them of these rights would be an assault upon
the rights of every State in the Union, ana an
effort To overthrow the Government ordained
. Ivy ilr tOnSllIhllOn.
g. Rrsoircd, That to- each state belongs the
right to determine for itself thcqualtiicatiohs OF
its electors and the General Government can
not, nor can any department. thereon, ihtcrIrfe,
directly, or Indirectly, with the exercise of tins
right, without palpable Nioiaiion 2i tne Con-
sitution and of the reserved rights OF thcStatcs.
:. RcS0ired, That the effort now Icing nhde to
confer the right of suffrage upon ncSrotS, IS an
/, nSidious attempt to overthrow popular instltu-
tiuns by bringing the right TO vote INTO disgrace
that the negroes are not competent lo the, tT-
crciSr of that right, nor is II necessary to thcii
safety orprotcction. on the contrary, ITS cNCr-
else by them, il attempted, would be irlught
with terrible cnlnmtticst To both thcln ana tht
whites. We are, therefore uncphNecaliy oppo-
s. Pr,ojrrd That The experience of 1000 years
has demonstrated that negroes are not equal to
white mrn;and all attempts 10 place il9n on I I
pufiuu of r,,unity politically and socially, with
=, thr whites. ever have proved, and ever Will
prove failures; and all such attempts ever IaVt
; proved, and ever will proNc,inJurlous To DOM
: D. Rcyo,rcd, That this Government was made
by white men, and so far we have the power I,
! preserve it, it shall continue To obcatoNcrhiheh
10. Pcy1ircd. That under the rule of Abolition
ism, and especially under the recent military
5 orders in Kentucky, the cntigi~tion OF negroes
= into Ohio is Il growing evil and in order thai
i white labor shall bc protected against negro la
hor anG the Pi"pir 3s1r htGTH m nmPtr!I'
: emigration into our state. .
* thc any of ihr Government, state ANA Fed
j. oral ana Of every citizen to strive to heal thI
wounds inflicted by it; and to bring about a IRA
+, tcrnal feeling between the people oi inc "i'croh
. II. R'Sotrd, That the valor aud i1rtituIe .
our troops have never been surpassed ,and thGl
5 patriotic devotion to their 1uhtrE can never b
n ohIitratCd from our memories.
" -. R",oir"d, That we regard national debt a'
u II national cure, ana in view OF our lhnih'hS'
T. ldcntS Federal and state, and of the enormous
;, Expenditure of our Federal and state Govern
/; 'rnuol,iv by both; that all taxation by cithc
shall be perfectly tnirand equitable, that pubi
|rXucndiiurcs shall he reduced to the loves
nr.,,. Standard consistent with the public safe
= is; that useless Offices civil and military, shnl
InrHboliShcd, und unnecessary onlc'fN iliSpehSr'
with; and that the Tariff and Internal RcNcnu
!, laws shalt be reduced to the exact revenue pom
- sufficient for the GovernmenI economically an
=. III. RSs"ircd, That w., most explctely con
!, denim the polcy OF Ia" party IN power IN @crri,l @
ing thousands ofmilliu oi oiEoNrrnhirll Htnch'
and attempting to eNhoheratc ihC hnlutrS lh'r,
v of from ali obligation to pay their lust prop9l
> tion of taxes for the support OF the states |
J. which the they reside, and thereby creating u
odiouS and privileged money nrlri4rrncN; % an
!. we declare it to be the imm"dinte du,%, OF Con
" grcsS and the state cgislaturc To usonl the legt
(, and power nl,H M pT,S,rI
. to that imposed upon other property Tor Fcdcra
+ state and Municipal purposes. .,..,,
, far as pusSihIr bc collected by the tountN Treas
!, urcrs of the StntcS-and the people be thereh
; WHO nr,, now ratiu,, out their substance.
l6 R,Johcd, That the ,ourdollar militia con
, mutation tax is oppressive, and ought to be r'
, il. VR.po,rcd. That freedom of speech, of I'll
ii nrrss ana oi elections, hdbcdS co,IuS and tri;
t,v Jury are the birthright of all American cit
=, .Gns runrnntccd 10y both Federal and stat
IConstitutions; that we will maj ntHin and deiell
n them aS such in every extremity; and that
r. lcnouucc especially the arrest of citizens !
, military authority in States or places whore Il
~ civil tribunals are not mOlested, ana their eN
rV Irutiun, Imprisonment or trial 10y military con
mn missions, as palpablc nlroctionSu OF The CnnSt
- tuition, and outragcS upon pupllc liberty ~
III private right.
IN Is. Rc~oirrd That the continued SuSpcn$iC
Of the writ of hahcns corpus sine" the trtinlh
ton of the war, and when all prrtcnS" OF nccc
&c sty is pnSScd-thc denial of thcri@hi of trial
~ Jury and the trial OF citizens not in the mtlt
=. Iry S,vivr by military cumlni iSSions-and tt
or open ilrrrrcncc with elections 10y military po'
r. ~, uS in the recent Instances in Kentucky az
=, rcuncsScp--arr revolutionary NlnlnhnhS OF II
u Itonstitution, threatening the very existence
u aur most ancient and sacred rights; that th
M pOrtcud danger To the lib 'rlcS OF the count
i greater than has over before ncnaccd them, IN
ne which it ~ the duty OF all good citizens to IN,
To with the most determined opposition and mt
40, slccplrSS vigilance.
Is 49, RcSo,rtd That that while we will rcsolu
IN ly aud prr>istcntly condemn all iniIncttonS
m tlc Constitution, by whomsocNcr commitl'
20 land while we regret that the terms OF pnclh'
NY Holt ugrccd to by Major General sherman
m April luSt, were not at once r0lin"t by TN" ft
. / .rral Executive, we will, nevertheless, stand
Hu President Johnson in all constitutional enc
to Immediately restore to the states the cN'ic
m LOT their rights and powers within the tHloll.