Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-09

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time of peace, be so much even as sus-
pended, without plain violation of the
Constitution. That the assent of three
foutths of all The States, whether repre-
sented in Congress or not, Is essential to the
validity of CONSTITUTIONAL amehdment.-
That Congress has no power to
deprive q State of its reserved rights and
r. duce it to a territorial condition.
That therefore, the exclusion by the
so-ralled Congress of all representation
from ten States, the proposed exclu-
sion of those States from all voice
in the next Presidential = election,
the threatened overthrow oil their State
Governments, and reduction of those States
TO the condition of territories, are each and
every one of them, uncons titutiOnal, revo-
lutionary aud despOtic measures, destruc-
tive not merely of the rights of those States,
but also Of the rights every other State
lin the Union. That those measures are.
parts of plan to nulliiy the Constitution,
virtually overthrow the State Governments,
to erect consolidated despotism on their
ruins, and to establish and perpetuate a
rtyrannical rule of q minority over a ma
liOrity of the American people. That the
people cannot, without a loss of their lib
critics, prosperity and honor, submit to such
result; andwe, therefore. in the hope that
the warning will be needed, and tn" danger
to our institutions be peaceably averted, do
solemnly warn the advocates of the plan,
that it will not be submitted to.
g. Resolved, That Congress Is not an
omnipotent law,making power. That the
Constitution provides that no bill shall be-
come law without the approval of the
President, unless it be passed by two thirds
of each House of Congress. That one of
the objects of the present so-called Con-
gress in excluding ten States from repre-
sentation, is TO pass bills by a two-thirds
vote which, were all the States REPRESENT
ed, could not so pass; and thus to virtually
abolish the constitutional provision afore-
said. That if this precedent be acquiesced
in, there will be nothing to prevent bare
majority of Congress, at any time in the
future from multiplying the constitutional
veto of the President and usurplng uncon-
trolled legislative power, by an exclusion
of the minority from their seats. That the
exclusion of even siDgle State might give
the control, and a preteXt for such anPX-
clusiOn wold be wanting to an unscrupu-
lous ard revolutionary party.
/ 4. ResolUed, That the people, and espe-
cially those of the agricultural States, have
suffered too long the eXactions of high pro-
tectiVe tariffs, and, as the representatives of
au agricultural and laboring population,
we demand that their substance shall no
longer be extorted from them in order to
fill the pockets Of Eastern monopolists.
5. ReSolped, That unequal taxation Is
contrary to the first principles of justice
and sound policy; and we call upon our
Governments, Federal and State, to use all
necessary constitutional means to remedy
this evil.
| II % - Do1;oa1 gfxy
in the so-called Congress have proved
themselves to be in favorof Negro Suffrage
BY forcing it upon the people of the Dis
trlct of Columbia against their almost unan-
imOus wish solemnly expressed at the
polls; by forcing it upon the people Of
all the territories in violation of the COnsti-
tuition, and by their various devices to
coerce the people of the South to adopt il.
That we are opposed to Negro Suffrage,
believing that it would be productive of
evil to both whites and blacks and tend to
produce disastrous conflict OF races.
Z. Res0lued, That for all their efforts to
uphold the Constitution, we tender to the
President ard to the majority of the judges
of tile Supreme Court of the United States,
our hearty thanks.
s. ReSolued, That we are in favor of a
Democratic Convention of delegates from
all the States, to be held ut such time and
place as may hereafter be agreed upon. And
that the State Central Committee be au-
thorized to concur with other proper COM
mittees in fixing the time aud place. That
we prefer Louisville, Kentucky, as the
place.
8. Resolred, That the Democratic news
papers of Ohio deserve an earnest and liber-
al support; and that an early and thorough
organization of the party is Indispensable.
Mr.. Vallandigham moved the adoption of
the report, which motion was seconded.
w. NJ. Cory obtained the floor and
moved to amend the report by adding the
1st Kentucky Resolution of l70S; and made
"a speech id favor of his motion. gl
Mr.. Vallandigham replied ably and elo-
quently to Mr.. Cory. ,.r v.t .a.. .,.l
After the conclusion of Mr. Vallandig-
hams speech, the previous question was
moved, seconded, and sustained by the
Convention. Mr.. Corry's. amendment was
then voted down; and the Resolutions
were adopted as reported by the committee
on Resolutions.
The Convention then adjourned sine diet
Democratic Editors In the City.
Colonel Samuel Pike, of the Highland
Gazette: Hon. Asa G.. Dimmock, of the