Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-09-09

The Committee on Resolutions made the
following report which was unanimously
adopted .at
The Democracy of Montgomery County in
Convention assembled
Resolued, l. Our Government from its
origin up TO the accession of the Republican
party to power in 1860, was government oi
laws and not of men since that time it has
been government of men and not OF laws
2 We are in favor of the immediate restor
alton of the Federal Union under the Con
stitution ofthe United States.
8 We are Internationally opposed to negro
suffrage.
A. We are in favor of leaving the atus Of
the negroes to be adjusted by the people OF
the States among whom they reside through
their own constitution and laws.
s. We are in favor of taxing United States
Bonds the same as other property
6 We are opposed to all laws that discrm
mate in favor of capital and against labor
2. We are opposed to large standing
army whether Of soldiers or OF office holders
or tax gatherers
8. That military interference with the free.
dom Of the elective franchise is the violation
of a great public right, which the people have
tOootNoo no tuoH Oul1 pchc6lui anu rlKltIul
instrumentality for self government, and we
regard such interference as the grsvest of all
public crimes, and it should be met by law
with corresponding punishment,
3. We are opposed to Military Com mmissions
and all other violations of constitutional or
statute law,
10. We are in favor OF restoring to the
people Of each State the unrestricted exercise
Of the right of local self>government that the
maintenance of all the rights of the State and
a return by the Federal Government TO q
faithful exercise of it's constitutional power
only are essential to the restoration and per>
petuity of our political system.
ii. That every citizen should be req
uuconditionslly to obey and support the Cons
stitution and laws of the United States,
IL We are in favor of liberal salaries to all
public servants, and of Furnishing every species
OF public plunder and political usurpation by
imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
l3 We are in favor of the immediate
repeal OF the present four dollar poll tax in
Ohio, denominated the militia commuta-
tion, '"
IA, That in order to afford the peo,
pie of New England an opportunity to
realize among themselves, and to exhibit to
the country the practical advantages result
ing from their favorite theory of negro eman-
cipation, and also to place the emancipated
negroes among population who profess no
prejudice against their color, and who have
SO persistently insisted upon their social and
political entranchisement, we are in favor OF
mastering out at as early day as practicable
all the negro troops now in the public service
at the City of Boston, in the State of Massa-
chusetts.
The following resolutions were offered by
A. oahill, Esq and unanimously adopted
This Convention, having just learned with
profound pleasure, that the Democracy OF
Preble County have presented the name Of c.
J, Beam, OF that County, as the Democratic
candidate for State Senator for this Senat-
orial District, therefore,
Resolped, That we recognize in @, J. Beam
an able, tried and true Democrat and that
we hereby rAtify his nomination, and pledge
him our cordial and undivided support. -
ResSlped, That the Secretary Of this Con.
yention and the Chairman of the Democratic
Central Committee of this County are hereby
requested TO inform the Democracy of Prsbls