Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-25
The Plas5OrMs If tbs Democratic q and
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The Democratic Platform
C1tiHOt Adopted aali 5H
JANUARY, stb,- A. ID. 1867.

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JANUARY, stb,- A. ID. 1867.
lastly adhere to the prine Piles o. the party as ex
pS1pdss sy ne ist sEs ane SPgroysd BY expert
dec are federsi Gsvernment Is aoysrn ys N
ment Of mted powers and that i posses Desrn nt
ROwsTs but sssh As are sxprssslS Or BY neces:ar
tion: that all other powers are reserved to III,
Ststss q The people; that strict construction o
zion & & tie e States sas pgssSF snS *
peopls that all grants of power to Government
sSs sbeiass e stEsss tbs asssls
rights Of men that the pres Of the equali-
fPs sss ct the Static e: eaa sS
.thss Uaion;l that the Federal q .vernme1t j.
snssrGs 81 the stsss; tbstt would Be monstros ns 1Sa
that, the sloc4l salAir Df Ohio should be, rcsa-
Ba ao ss q. IL New whsh shr.as ss
sstatss'Ei but s.iittle sfester g1PuIstion have
sRes i2s t&sndensy & Of the Fsdsrel eS,s,n
and Of the psop.s; and that tberefore cehtraiza-
tion Of power in its hands is ever pending da,
while j. Is ssd
p Ss piope
undue increase Of theP powers Of the Federal Gov
siss $ q f5s sSs nsus asps s
eholumentsSof the few, and plainly violating the
sscse ss q s1ss M 09s ~
t1e Esdsral Gossrnmsrt.avsthss came tendency, BE-
seoaomyss esssntiaI Gol osiy 70 fs prosperity 5si
also to tAs 1fberfissf Of ifhs people taat y :.
q: ssas ss s'.ssss ssGs g. s.: e.:
That e each State belongs the right 70 de- ermine
%psp this % etbsT 81 A.snPS
or gsnssisntional ssnendneetseEe unwise and des-
PStlc that the tendency Of to steal from the
lsnrsiss1hs price of libsrfy; the tendency Of
eoysrnment is TO enlarge its authority by usurpa-
that an ther Of its tsnepciss is to govern 100 much
unnecessarily and vexatiously interfering with the
of speech aud the press essential to the exist
eDce f hoerty that no person not in the military
-legtimately prevails. can lawfully be deprived Of
me- liberty or property ~tht ut due process Of civil
~ me courts should always be open for the
should be madsi that the right of the people to
and sIy RuS bs bss affairs
msiorits as prescribed by the Constitution. have
rights and that FREQUENT return to rst
is essential to the welfare of tie State and the
Rssosssd That the States lately in rebellion are
Statesia the Union. and sbsve been recognized as
by President Lincoln. Who in tie midst of the war,
lnvited them to elect member of CONGRESS ;; by
9fielal sci $: bs CONGRESS which permitted Anirew
Jshnson tesit IN the enate as Senator from Tenn
essee, ard members from Virgins, Tennessee and
uisiana to sit in the House Of Representative at
ger snese states ha seeded and while the war
as States in the Union by the % - fessioeai
feppQr'ionment act providing for their due
sahd epecalIy byth direct fax BY the resolutions
sepbmitting amendments to the Constitution for
s s1f sbs ?, vssors oshsf acts and reo
Hsrs tbdp psses since the atf%Ptd secession
yijn,teS SStstss. .b;cb hnlds F.ds[sy q rne
In alIthose States and especially BY the Supreme
Court, which entertains jurisdiction of cases COM
In the Union. That beng thus in the Union they
stand on an equal footing with their sister Sta es
each is ss to hsSe swo %
Ats Densrsss, and % vote in all elections Of Ires
dentan Vice President: that. though these rights
they ca1 not, in time Of peace. be suspended. much
. less destroyed, without plain violation of the
Sas sss DEPRIVE
erfisorai condition; that therefore the exclusion
~ ne. sc,cs. led Gongress Of all representation
.StatesA from all, voice in the next .Presiden-
"aheiectio toe threatened overthrow their State
Govern eIlts and the reduction Of their States to
Of them pneons ttutional. Revolutionary and des-
e these also Of the rights Of every 9th
erState in, the uniol- That those measures
eEerthrew. the State Governments. to erect con-
eQliapted dfspotism their runs and to establish
and perPetuste tyrsnnical rule of minority over
malprity of the American people. That the peo-
lecannot. without loss of their liberties. pros
sReriy and honor esubpit TO such result; and we.
thereore, in the hope that the warning will be heed
I'D. and the dagger to our; situation be peaeeably
tAFerteds do selemnly warn the advocates of the
fRlan- thatit Will not be submitted TO-. - asg-.ge
: Resotusd. That gons ress is nos an omnipotent
slaW-mak king power. bfhSts the Constitution pro-
bvides that no bill shall become y law without the
espprJFat Of the President unless il has pa sed by
-tEssthlrds Of each House of Coneres<. That one
of tho objects of the present socalled Congress in
excluding states ron representation. is to pass
G TeTs as al 10 6hG ssstes
xabosh the constitutional provision aforesaid. That
u tis precedent be aequiesced in. there will be
any time in the future. from multiplying the consti
tutionat veto Of tue President and usurping uncon
tss Oh s
IN D single State. might give this CONTROL and pre-
ffsxtf for such exclusion would not be wanting to
an unscrupul6us and revolutionary party.
g RssoIced, That the people. and especially those
oftbe agricultural States. Rave suffered too long
exactions OF high protective tariffs. and as the
f
longer be extorted from EN- in order to fill the
pockets or eastern monopolists. " M 80 i--t- = p
gy5. Resolved. That uneqnartaxation is contrary to
Z I'VE call npohlour Governments, Federal and State
TO all necessary Constitutional means remedy
So Rssospsd. That the Radical majority in the So
bcalled CQnaress have proved themselves to be in
sfsxoI cf Nsgro Safrage BY forcing it upon the peo
u1 animous wish solemnly espressed at the polls by
forcing it upon the people Of all the Territories and
zSoqth to aeeptlt that opposed to Negro
SNHkg1el b<5ieofa1 u scoUld be ,rodactiUe of eol to
bots seAtt,s and 4tacks. and tend TO produce dis
~ Resolsed. That for all their efforts TO uphold
the Constitution we tender to the President and to
themsjurity Of thee Judges Of the supreme Court q
the1Aulto0 states our hearty thanks.