The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-24
Democratic union Meeting,


Ata meeting held at the Germantown
Hotel, Germantown, Montgomery County,
Ohio, on the, evening of September 2lst
leG6, FOR the purpose of slistaining the res
toration policy Of President Andrew john
son, and TO further the efforts now being
made 10 elect Hon. Durbin Ward, as repre-
sentative for the Third Congressional Dis
trct Of Ohio, Elias Liggett was elected
President, Daniel d. Shafer vice President
and w. $. zeller, Secretary. WFbtI
The regular business Of order being the
appointment of committee of arrange
ments to prepare for the grand Mass Meet
ing Of the oath inst.
The following persons were duly elected
as such committee:
Daniel Swartzel, Orlando Whitaker, DAN
iel B. Shafer, Elias Liggett and Josiah Ca
trow.
1t was then moved and seconded that a
committee Of three be appointed to report
a preamble expressing the sense OF this
meeting on the present condition Of the
The following committee was then Sc
lected; VIM, Leghty, Ieph Catrow and II.
Il. Shaller, .t a.ft.r
The committee reported the following as
their opinions, that should be the action
| taken by. the National Democratic Union
party under the existing circumstances
WHEREAS, The political lines of demar-
kation, at the present time, by the two
prominent political parties, are Union and
/ DiBuniOnt and such lines are so palpable
that no one should mistake them; 1t be-
hOoves every patriot to use every honorable
endeavor TO bring about restoration OF the
| Union rs our forefathers designed, and such
... I'LL NIA nNnuN
noblest, and most prosperous of Republics
ever given to any nation inhabiting this,
or any other continent. jH8t
4 J. Therefore, Believing as we do, that this
| American country through the love and
kindness Of q great Providence whose ways
through an inscrutable mirror we cannot
comprehend--a nation Of Its own-by Cau-
casian races predominant to any other; /;
cannot for moment entertain the rehee-
ton that the African race Is our equal at
the present time, In any political, moral, or
| religious sense If natures God at some
future time shall so arrange things in His
Great Wisdom, as to supercede the Cau-
casian race by the African, we trust 1t Will
be correct, and leave 1t for those occupying
our positions ut that time TO grappie ana
understand,
With these political sentiments, which
we consider as sacred as our religions, we
must make our acts conform; and In so
doing, we ask the aid Of every one dis
posed as we are, and more particularly
those whose influence by their positions
will have some practical effect.
In order, therefore, to give substantial
benefit to our political creed, we ask that
all persons opposed to the great, magnanl-
nous, and righteous reconstruction policy
of President johnson, and the election of
that statesman, patriot and soldier, General
Durbin Ward, Representative to Congress
holding official positions be divested of all
power to promote such rulnous and de-
/ Your cdmmIttee, fully believing in the
doctrine Of that great statesman and
patriot Governor W. J.. Marcy that to
Il the ''vietors belong the spoils" and that
politically, ''friends should be rewarded
and enemies punished'--and no Govern
ment should employ any one--unless they
come under the rule of--that there are eK-
ceptions to all general rules--opposed to Its
management of public affairs, either legis-
llatIVe, judicial, or executive.
| Your committee further recommend that
all persons occupying positions of public
trust, opposed to the union Of States predi-
Gated upon the theory of President john
son, and that greatestSr of the worlds
/ statesmen, Hon. William ii. Seward
be shorn Of their power to do evil; and
that General Durbin Ward, whom your
committee fully and earnestly believe will
be their next representative Ia the NATION!
al Congress of the United States, whore
thirty-six States, all co-equal, shall
lrelgn without any supremacy being
claimed by either, and where the
departed spirits of Washington, jefferson,
Webster and Clay viii all unite,
and exert their influence emphat-
loglly expressed in those memorable words
-Np NoRTH, NO SOUTH, NO EAST, NO WEST.
Liberty and UDjOp--Notp and .JQreyor 0pe and
iasepardble. We most respectfully request
his influence to counteract all exertions
made by the revolution Junto now hold
ing power Of political influence.
An OF which is respectfully submitted by
your Committee.
VIM. LIEoHTY,