Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-16

| 10 Me UeneOcTdcyOI OHsO'
Your late State Convention unanimously
adopted the following Platform, which, we
believe, has met your hearty aPproVals
/. Resolved, That the Democracy Of Ohio
| will adhere in the present and In the future
as In the past, with unfalterinR fidelity and
frmness to the organization OF the Demo.
| cratic Party, and to its ancient and well
settled principles as enunciated by Thomas
Jefferson, the great Apostle of American
| DehIocracy, and as acknowledged and &c
cepted by the party from the foundation ol
! the Government; and especially of equal
taxation, and of representation of all States
subject to taxation. s1iim a.srps q 'eq.i b
| q. ResolUed, That the one great question
Of the day Is the IMMEDIATE AND UNcoNDI7
TToNAL RESTORATION OF ALL THE STATES TO
THE EXERCISE OF THEIR RIGHTS WITHIN THR
FKDERAL UNToN UNDER THE CONSTITUTION;
and that we will cordially and actively
| support ANDREW JOHNSON, as President OF
the United States, In all necessary and
proper means to carry out his policy as di-
rected to that end; and especially In secur-
ing immediate representation in the Senate
and House OF Representatives, to the eleven
States from which it is now demonstrations
alIy and arbitrarily withheld, unless on the
degrading condition of inferiority in the
Union, and of negro political and civil
equality enforced by the Federal Govern
ment.l .... 5ii.ta.s
8. ResolUed, That for The purposes abOre SET
forth, zoe aCiH cordially cooperate IN patbhc
meetings, conventions and at the polls, totth all
men, toitiout refeTsnce TO past party positions,
Ioho honestly and By their acts and UOtes as toeH
as 6y their professions, support ne President
IN has policy Of restoration as Roio declared.
On the 25th ultimo, call for National
Convention, to be held at Philadelphia on
the 14th Of August next, was issued by the
Executive Committee of the National Union
Club, supporters of the restoration poll
cy Of the President, and the invitation to
send delegates is addressed to all, irrespec-
tive of party organizations, who support
that policy, and who, of course, oppose the
destructive and ,disunion schemes of the
Radicals. Believing that such Conven-
ton would be productive of good to the
!. country, and would in no wise affect the
integrity of the Democratic Party, the
Democratic Senators and Representatives
in Congressindorsed and approvedit. se
By a subsequent circular Of the 10th
inst, it Is suggested shat it Is desirable
that there be sent Ito the Conventionl from
each State, four delegates at large and two
from each Congressional District, who fa-
vor the principles set forth in the call, to be
taken from the supporters Of Lincoln and
johnson in 1864, and a like number from their
opponents.n This plan, If carried out, as
there seems tObe no doubt it will be, gives
J to the Democracy four delegates at large
from each State, and two delegates from
each Congressional District. Under these
circumstances, and the Democracy of the
other States having already inaugurated
measures to be represented in the Conven-
ton, your State Central Committee met at
Columbus last week to consider the subject,
and, after very full interchange of opin-
ion among its members, and other promi-
nent Democrats who attended its session,
the following resolution was, on the 18th
instant, unanimously adopted: Z. .gu.
Resolved, That for the purpose Of carry
ing out the corporation proposed by the
platform adopted at the recent Democratic
State Convention of Ohio, the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee be authorized
TO appoint four Senatorial Delegates to the
Philadelphia National Convention of Au-
gust IA, members of the Democratic party,
In accordance with the suggestions of
Messrs. Randall, Campbell and Blair on be-
halt of the National Union Committee, and
to issue an address to the Democracy of the
several Congressional Districts recommend
ing the appointment, by. their several
County Central Committees, or by Dis
trict Conventions, of two members of the
Democratic party as delegates from such
Districts, as also suggestedby said Nation
al Union Committee. FaidV tGIT
In pursuance Of the instruction contained
in this resolution, the undersigned, your
State Executive Committee, will, in few
days, appoint four members of the Demo
cratic party, delegates for the State at
large, to said Convention, being its proper
tionof such delegates as above suggested,
and do hereby recommend to the Democ-
racy Of the several Congressional Districts
Of the State to appoint, by the joint action
Of their several County Central Commit
tees, or by District Conventions, two DEM
Ocrats from each District as delegates to
said Convention rrat..--4.j1-s Ec,T
1t may beproper, though it is perhaps un-
necessary, ,forus to add in conclusion that had
not your State Central and Executive Com
mittees been fully satisfied that the proposed
Convention has not for its object adisband-
ing Of the Democratic party, aud a merg-
ging itina new organization, they would not
fora moment, have given it their sanction,
No one more than they, recognizes and
cherishes the truth, that the Democratic
party is indestructible. But being satisfied
that the Convention will be composed of
patriotic men, who, irrespective OF party
are firmly, resolved to spare no effort to
maintain the Constitution and rescue the
country from the grasp of the. disunion
Radicals, whose domination threatens utter
ruin to the people and their free institutions,
and believing that the Convention viii be
not only one Of the most able and import
ant that ever met in the Republic, but will
also be productive Of great good, and that
the Democracy of every other State viii
be represented in it, your committees are
of the opinion that the Democracy Of Ohio
should also be represented. ltt 3
J. G. THOMPSON, Chairman;
All esa % ,A.G. THURMAN -.
e,ft roiterqE T.. BINGHAM, y, r.,..s,'..a
! sfttf.,y M, >. REINHARD, a.,,f'.ir,, s..
I qr,, goo5 M l.. Il, WILSON, Secretary =