The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-08-15
The Resolutions Adopted, En-
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Pursuant to call, the johnson Union
, hiaSs Convection for the State of Ohio met
az Naughton Hall, in the city Of Columbus,
on Tuesday, August :, 1866. Before the
IN. citing was called to order, the large Hall,
whi:h viii comfortably seat from eight
fdndred to one thousand persons, was near
y filed by a iPor looking body of men than
Is often seen in any assembly on a public
occasion. Every Congressional district In
the State was represented hy delegations
more or less full, composed OF earnest, pat
riotc and intelligent citizens.
AT a quarter t. IL o'clock 4. NJ. The
Convention was called to order by Col. r..
p. L.. Barber, Of Franklin county; Gen.
u. Basset Langd0n, of Hamilton, was
chosen President, and H. &. Stockton, of
Tusearawas, Secretary.
a committee on Resolutions was appoin-
ted. Hon, A. T. Ready was the Com
Inittleman from the 10th district.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Col. Moulton, of Hamilton. moved that
any comnynicf tons addressed to the Con-
venticn should now be read.
Col. l.. ID. Campbell, in'seconding the
motion, remarked that there was a letter
sent to the Convention by a gentleman
whose name was a tower Of strength to
any party with which he might be connec-
ted. Col. G. regretted that i'll health and
infrmity prevented the attendance of that
gentleman. He thought it eminently pro-
per that the letter from the Hon. Thomas
Ewing for the a,ter alluded to was from
HIM should be read to the Convention. At
the namc ofMr. Ewing, the Hail resoundcd
with enthusiastic cheers. Col. Campbell
proceeded TO sav that, h"wcver men otthe
bread and butter brigade" might sneer at
this Convention, they would not sneer at
Thomas Ewing. The letter, he said, was in
the hands Of Col. Council.
Col. MoultQn's motion was then agreed
to with loud cheers.
Col. Council now came forward to read
Mr.. Ewing letter. He said that it had
been taken down by himself (Col. ConnelD
from scattered notes written by Mr.. Ewing
with. his own tEembling hand, ard after
revised by Mr.. Ewing. Col. Connell then
procSslsa to Yesd n fnIlawing letter from
Non. Thomds In Hg, duriss the reading of
@hiah,As vas frequently interrupted by en-
tAusisstio appAsse.
LETTER EReM HON THOMAS EWING.
LANCASTER, ONO, August 2, 1866.
Hon. 0. II. Brewing:
. DEAR SIR-Your letter, inclo5ing a COPY
u q Sdi " a 4NdlluHul SuhNtlllOI W w
held at Philadelphia on the 18th inst, has
long been before me. | at once expressed
&c youmy hearty concurrence in its objects,
but causes, not within my control, have
thus far delayed me in giving, as | then
promised. more definitely and at large, my
views on the subject.
We all fen and know that the condition Of
the country is unsettled-it is in some re-
spect anomalous. The different depart
ments Of the Government do not move har.
moniously in their proper spheres, but in
some respects retard and disturb the action
of each other. The evil requires a remedy,
which Can only beapplied on a careful inves-
tlgat'on of its causes.
1t ismo important that we have a dis
tinct understanding of the present condition
OF our countay--the state as its organic law
as settled by recent events, and a considera-
ton of the errors and irregularities by
which its action is disturbed, and Il fair
presentation of these matters 10 the public
without q mixture Of the passion or preju-
dice Of party, that they may apply the cor
r%ection. This is, as | understand it, the
object of the proposed Convention. TO this
object ] am DESTROYS to lend my feeble cid,
as among the thousands whose aggregate
Judgment make up public opinion.
A large proportion ofthe leading men of
the South have, for m9re than thirty years
past, been taught in the school of diSunion,
reared W and educated in the political faith
that alleg'alc ice to Il e STATE is paramount to
allegiance to the Union, and that a citizen
Of the State may, at the command of his
State lawfully bear arms and wage war
against the United States, and, as a corol-
Larry, agains any one or more of the sister
States.
This is not a new doctrine; it is the
same which under forms Of government dis
tracted. Europe for more than six hun
dSed years, made every barony and castle
generally a robbers stronghold, and the
whole country a military encampment.
Those holding physical force in eleven
States in 1861, declared in convention their
secession from the Union, expelled its off
GERS and rapudiated its laws, and stood pre-
Jared to maintain as far as they might, by
force Of arms, distinct and independent
nationalities, confederated for the purpose
Of attack or defense against the Union as a
common enemy. On the other hand, we
asserted absolute integrity of the Union;
that no State could secede from or cease to
lie an integral part Of the Union; that it
llws constitutionally enacted, were of bin.
ding force in all the States and Territories
and that to levy war or oppose armed resis'
t,nce to the execution of the laws of tn
Uaion' was treason, even though such rec
aiitance we're in obedience to a law of
Safe and to the mandate of its authority
And it is this on which the issue was taken
between the Union and those holding the
physical power in the eleven seeded States.
4 civil war was the consequence, great in its
magnitude, great in its results. The, SUI
premacy of the Union has been maintained
TIC illegal aud revolutionary declarations Of
secession have been annulled, together with
the ordinances in their support and main
~tenaoe, and the several States, so far as
their official ACTS can effect that object, haze
resuaed each its place rs members Of the
Union, and acknowledged the supremacy of
il laws.
We have contenaed throughout the CON
test that the seeded States we're States OF
the Union, ssd that the citizens of those
States vno in any way aided in the revolt
wcte sIaty Of treason. ThiS. point is now
Sielded-is IL set,Ud u E#Nopen to dis.
custom. Your call invites only those who
hdd''he Union an ecery else in,dtssoluble
md perpetual, and it declares that no dpIe-
eufe viii take a seat in the Convention
'Esko does not loyalty accept tie Nattonql
sfaation and cordially indorse' the great
principle above aRnounced.
Tkis l most heartily approve. | would
not willingly meet in council or join in politi-
cal ACTION with those, ifsuch there be, who
would again open that question, the agita-
efwh;ch has inflicted such untold misery
upon the country.
a sumo, therefore, that the laws Of the
Union enacted pursuant to the Constitution
are permanent neither weakened nor affect.
cd by theglaws of the State; that 40 State
can socede from the Union. either tempo.