Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-05

| tion of political affairs in Congress and our
State Legislature, the treachery Of Con-
gress, the position of President johnson.
and the duty of Democrats and all other
conservatives to unite in sustaining him.
| He eulOgiZed the President in the highest
terms, and also the State of Tennessee for
| giving to us two such worthy, brave and
! ilIustrous Presidents as Andrew Jackson
and Andrew johnson.
! The committee on Resolutions reported
by Gen. Smythe the following preamble
and resolutions-the reading of which
elected rounds of applause: ..f f...r.
| ReSOLUea, That as citizens of the United
States, inseparably attached to the princi-
Piles of Republican Government, the Union
of the States under their common COnstitu-
tion, and the liberties of the people thereby,
and by their several State Constitutions,
secured, in view of the dangerous position
of public affairs, we feel it our duty to ex-
press our sentiments on the conduct of our
public agents. .r .. .....,...r -..... ,
ResOLUed That notwithstanding the rebel
lion and civil war, which has happily been
suppressed all the States that formerly
comprised the Union are still STATES in the
| Union, equal in power and constitutional
rights and privileges.
Resolred, That the House of Representa-
| tives of the Congress OF the United States,
under the Constitution and Laws, is COM
| posed of two hundred and forty -One mem
bers, appOrtioned under the census among
all these States, and that the exclusion, by
a faction of one hundred, more or less, of
| it's members, of fifty-eight of their COM
peers, and the exclusion from the Senate,
comprising seventy-two members, of twen-
ty-two of their number by a faction of thir-
| ty, for reasons not affecting their legal
| qualifications, is disunion and flagrant rev.
olution.
Resolced, That the attempt of this Rtrmp
| Parliament to strike down States, thus not
represented, but bearing their just proper
tions of the burdens of government, and
performing their constitutional duties, by
invading their local governments and es-
tablishing military despOtism over their
people, in the forms of Freedmen's Bu-
reaus--acts debating their local laws and
ranchises--constitution amendments and
otherwise, is usurpatiOn and tyranny, and
subversive of our whole fabric of Republic
can liberty. ." .... ...
ResOlued, That we tender to Andrew
johnson, President of the United States,
our hearty thanks and gratitude for his
wise and judiciOus measures to restore the
harmony of the Union; and his unselfish
and patriotic defense of the Constitution,
by his veto of one Of these monsters of
revolution and despotism, and we pledge
him our untlinching support in all his just
! efforts to preserve the Union and the liber-
| ties of the people.
ReSOlred, That in the absence of military
resistance to the laws in the late slave
States, as in all the States, the courts and
civil authorities are competent and suffl-
cient to protect the liberties and civil
rights of all their inhabitants, black as well
as white, and If any should be improperly
| invaded by physical force TOO strong for the
civil officers, the President holds the militia
~ power 10 aid in the proper execution of
the laws. ia'
ReSolred, That a copy of these resolutions
be transmitted to the President of the
United States and published in the news
papers Of Newark and Columbus.
General Smythe accompanied these reso-
lutions with short, but remarkably terse
and powerful address, containing much
matter of profound interest and import
ance. The meeting, on motion, requested
| him to write out the substance of it for the
| press-with which request it is presumed
| he will comply. .r. ..
The motion for the adoption of the reso-
| lutiOnS was carried with great enthusiasm,
and without dissenting voice.
Hon. Charles Follett was thereupon called
| to the stand, and addressed the audience on
| the issues between the President and Con-
gress, contrasting the fidelity of the Pres
| idcnt to the Constitution with the disunion
majority in Congress, who were destroying
the Constitution and subverting the Cen
eral Government. Too much credit could
not be given to President johnson for the
bold and firm stand which he had taken in
face of this revolutionary Congress, and his
heroic patriotism in unfolding the Consti-
tuition for the people to rally around and
support. Mr. Follett related some of his
observations lately while in Washington
City, in illustration of the!complete control
which the Radical majority in Congress,
under the leadership of Thaddeus Stevens,
possess over that branch of the Govern
meat. He would appeal to all the friends
of the Union and the Constitution to for
| get past differences and prejudices, and join
hands to uphold President johnson in car
rying out his wise and Constitutional poll
| cy for the restoration of the Union and the
re-establishment of the Constitution.
On motion, the meeting adjourned with
three rOusing cheers for the Constitution,
the Union, and President johnson.
VIM. BELL Jr., Chm.
WIN. WIN. SFnsGEH TnsoH, seo'ys.