Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-12
nemncrn1lc alnia Conventlon.

Very generally are the Democratic
County Central Committees responding to
the suggestion of the Democratic State
Central Committee to call their Conven-
tions on Saturday, the 29th of December,
to elect Delegates to the Democratic State
Convention to be held on the sth of Janu-
ary. If there are any counties In which
calls have not been issued for Conventions
to elect Delegates, we hope that such calls
will be issued at once, to the end that each
county in the State shall be fully and ably
represented.
So much has been said by the Opposition
about the death of the Democratic party,
that Democrats should see to it that the
Convention on the 9Th OF January is one
of the largest Conventions that has been
held for years. This is no time for luke
warmness or indifference. Did the Radi-
cal majority in Congress give evidence OF
disposition to conduct the Government in
compliance with the acquisitions of the
Constitution-didt that majority give to the
country assurance that they will legislate
80 as to develope and nourish strong
Union feeling in the South-there would
be excuse for Democrats to assume an atti-
tude of Indifference. Such, however, is
not the case. The large majorities given to
the Radicals In the adhering States are by
them regarded as license authorizing
them to adventure upon the most revolu-
tionary schemes conceivable. They will un-
dertake to strike down the State Govern
ments in the South-not for the reason that
they do not meet the requirements of good
State Governments, but because they are
not in the hands and under the political
control of Radical Republicans. 1t is their
purpose to substitute Territorial Govern
ments for these State Governments, and to
thus hold them until such time as the people
thereof will consent that the political pow
er shall be exercised by the Radicals. To
other measures, almost equally revolution
ary and partisan, it will be sought to give
the sanctity OF law. And the deposition OF
President JOHNSON has strong advocates
among the Republican Members of Con-
gress.
No Democrat will concede these things
are right. He knows them to be wrong
utterly and criminally wrong. While 1t
may be possible, therefore, that over the
b action of the hot-headed Radicals in Con-
: gress the proceedings of the Democratic
Convention will not exercise anything like
restraining influence, it is by no means
certain that If there shall assemble in this
city on the Sth of January large, strong
and vigorous Convention, and that, If that
Convention shall put in nomination candi-
dates of conspicuous ability and moral
worth, its action will carry to Washington
an influence sufficiently healthy to act as
an Injunction upon the most revolutionary
schemes of the Radicals. This considera-
ton, or hope, even frail though it be,
ought to be sufficient to stimulate Demo-
Gratis to turn out in large numbers to the
Convention. Let the veterans in the party
prevail upon young men to come up in
goodly numbers to participate, and let
young men feel it privilege to do so. The
times are perilous, and a good Democratic
State Convention here in Ohio may do
much to avert or modify this peril.