The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-04-19

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cratic Stale convention which was held IL
this city Oh the 18th Of March, through
its chairman, Judge J. NJ. Hanna, report
ed series OF resolutions which were
unanimously adopted by the convention
The address to. the people up"h tEc cues
tion Of State and national policy which are
now absorbing the public mind, was not
read to the convention in consequence OF
/ its great length, but upon Judge Hanna
stating that it had received the unanimous
approval of the com,.tte, the State cen
tral committee was directed TO publish it
i'll pamphlet form aud provide fer its gen
eral distribution. The address appears in
! tho Herald of this morning, and we bespeak
for it from the people generally the careful
perusal and consideration which its To- 5ical
force and cogent array of facts upon the
living issues now before the country dc.
mand 1t is a document which will not
fail to convince all candid minds, not
blinded by partisan prejudices, and pas
sions, that the cardinal principles which
underlie free Government are in danger
of being subverted by the representatives
of the party in power, and that they are
incapable of successfully administering
public affairs to promote the general vel
fare.
The address sets forth clearly the pow
crs Of the Federal and State Governments,
opposing the coctrine Of State suicide, as
advanced by Sumner and his abolition co
adjutors, and maintains successfully that,
s., d practical fac;, the States lately in re-
bellion weae never legally out Of the Un-
ion, but that their relations to the general
Government had only been interrupted by
force o" arms; hence, when those ubstruc-
tious were removed. practically, they re-
sumed their places in the Union and their
rights under the Constitution.
Negro suffrage and negro equality doc
ii.nes. which ere noT advocated and sus-
,ained by the radical party in Congress.
as its action in passing the so-called
Civil Rights bill. anu theu overriding the
Presidents veto of that infamous and un.
constitutional! measure, demonstrates. are
distinctly reru;.iated. Sucl. ideas have
no sympathy with The Democratic party
Iac great body Of The soldiers who were
engaged in TIC recent te. rible civil strife,
did not fight for any such purpose, and
they arc sentiments which are abhorred bv
Tie mass OF the rcoplc.
the address also sets forth The usrrpa-
tons tv Congress in setting aside the Cons
sti.ution and the laws 20 pass obnoxious
measures. The Constitution expressly
declares that the Senate shall consist OF
ttuo l. 4 Il
House of Representatives at the session Of
1852, by . special law, declared that it
should be composed of two hundred and
fortyonc members. The Senators and
Representatives Of eleven States in the
Union, although recognized rs restored
States by the acts Of the Ike ecuii,e, Jdi>
cial and legislative departments of the
Government, are not permitted to take
their seats in either branch Of Congress
by The radical and revolutionary maioritics
which control them n the face ct the
provisions of tho Constitution which de-
clare that two thirds Of houses of Congress
arc necessary to propose amendments to
that lnstrumen: aud pass laws over the
Presidents veto, the radicals in Congress
EitHOuCh U"AS iiJViiticS III DOtIt oTdHrDcS.
propose amendments 10 the Constitution
aud pass laws over the Presidents objec.
tions.
But we have not space this morning to
allude generally to Tie o.her subjects which
the address discusses with marked ability.
The freedmen Bureau bill; the repeal Of
the black laws; the temperance question;
the tariff; the State governments the pub
lie debt, including the issue of taxing
government securities, are I'll handied in
masteriy manner. The address is in fact
a text book upon the issues now before
the country, and it presents an array off
facts, figures and arguments deserving
the consideration of every citizen. The
.cngth Of the address, for it could not be
compressed into a smaller compass should
not deter any one from reading it, and we
can say that they will be amply compel
sated if they wish to be thoroughly in
formed upon the public and political ques-
tious Of the day.
The address will be published in a few
days, in pamphlet form, together with the
proceedings Of the convention .--Indian-