Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-21
he Democracy Of Connecticut in
Motion.

BY delegates, the Democracy of Connect
ut, are to meet In State Convention at New
aven on the 9Th of January, for the pur-
Dse. In the language Of the call, "of con-
dering the revolutionary acts Of the pres
'dt Radical Congress-" and to "determine
pom the propriety of making nominations
'r State offices, and of recommending to
le people Of the thirty-slx States the me-
essity for National Convention to adopt
uch measures as will thwart the schemes
of the traitors who are endeavoring to sub
vert the Constitution and Government OF
our fathers"
We like what this movement aims at,
though we are not so certain that essential
: good would result from Convention that
should embrace the now ten non-repre-
sented States. Here in the North, or ad-
herring States, the question of determining
the maintenance of our Republican insti-
tutlons must be fought. II the Democracy
Of these States were to assume an attitude,
through Conventions and otherwise, that
would carry with it the conviction that
they were determined that this Govern
ment should not be revolutionized, hope
would spring up that Radicalism would
stop before they again precipitated the
country into War. Rash or ill-considered
resolutions, which are not likely to be lived
up to, are not the things wanted
What is wanted is well-considered
and explicit declaration, that this thing Of
deposing the President upon frivolous pre-
lenses in order that formidable obstacle
to the overthrow of State Governments and
Consolidation of the powers of the Federal
Government in Congress, shall be put out
of the way, must stop; and the declaration
should be made with the understanding
that 1t will be enforced. A few years ago
men endured Imprisonment and banish-
ment for exercising the constitutional right
of freedom of speech. Surely as much as
this should be hazarded in maintaining the
Constitution and the rights of the States
under that Constitution. 1t is no longer a
question of the preservation of the
Union territorially. That has been
settled satisfactorily. The question now
10 be decided is whether the Legislative de-
partment of the Government shall usurp |
the powers OF its co-ordinates, and strike out |
of existence States at pleasure and go into
other States and regulate their internal
affairs, right reserved to the States them
selves. OF course, il the Democ attic party
shall not give the party thatnow dominates
in Congress unequivocally to understand
that this thing must not be done, 1t will be
done. There has been enough trouble
enough of bloodshed in this country-and
the future peace of the country and the
rights of the States and the
liberties of the people can be maintained
by the Democratic party taking such
stand.
In view, therefore, Of the high hand with
which the Radicals are carrying forward
heir revolutionary schemes, it is incum-
bent on the Democracy of Ohio to send up
o the State Convention OH the Sth of jan
Iary full delegations of their ablest and
ruest men, to the end that there may go
,ut from the Democracy of this State to
he Democracy of Connecticut, and TO all
,o-laborers in the cause of the Constitution
md Union, such encouragement as shall
timulate and nerve To ceaseless work.
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