Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-10
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The Convention was called, to ordergby
Col. JAS. 5. GRAIL, chairman OF the Dem.
Central Committee, when MIR. Brewer
moved che election of Hon. S. S. Bloom as
President of the Convention, which was
carried. ,..--,
Upon notion. Andrew Stevenson. Esq,
was elected Secretary, and Col. Jas. s.
Grail, Asst Sec'y of the Convention.
Jonas Smith, ESQ.,, moved the appointment
of committee on resolutions by the chair,
which resulted in the nomination OF the
following gentlemen, VIII, --,--,--,,
Jonas Smith, d. Brewer, B. Burns, E.
Chew and E, Craig, Esqs. .ql,s II Fs--sifT
The poll, books of the Townships and
Wards were called, and the nominees elect
ed were declared by the President. ~
Jonas Smith, Esq, on behalf of the COM
mittee on Resolutions, reported the follow
ing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted, viz: ~. ..'.7.5.s-.-.-''
p Resolred, That we hereby reaffirm the
platform of principles as adopted at the Sth
of January Convention, at Columbus. @
| ResolUed, That we are unalterably op-
posed to the political and social equality of
the black race with the white, therefore we
are opposed to the adoption of-the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the State
of Ohio and shall use ALI honorable means
to defeat it before the people. and call men
of all parties to aid us by their votes, to se-
laws, which disfranchise the white man and
I.enfranchise the black man, ~ .sslii s,.ea sfi
| 8 Res0lued, That We regard the law of Con-
gress known as the military Recopstruc-
tion Bi.l,p and supplement" as unjust,
ubiquitous, tyrannicaf, and unconsCitu tIonal
ia every feature, subversiye. Of Civil lher-
ty, total annihilation of the Constitutions
al guarantee of the right of trial by jury,
and if persisted in,, must inevitably end in
the destruction of republican government,
and for these and other reasons, we demand
its unconditional repeal. =. ,-.- -''
WHEREAS, During the year 1861. Con-
gress passed. an act, cresting and making
United States money, commonly called
greenbacks, a legal tender in the payment
of all individual, State and national dues
4 duties on2foreign imports alone eXcepted);
and whereas. during the consecutive years
of lS6l. '62, SO, i'64 and 265, said currency
became greatly deprecated below the
standard value of gold !; aud, Whereas, du-
ring said time interest bearing bonds
amounting to three thousand, millions oi
dollars, exempt from taxation were issued
by the United States Treasury. and pur-
/ chased therefrom in said Deprecated cur
reney dollar for dollar; and Whereas. the
people are now in addition to their burden
some taxes annually paying the sum OF
two hundred millions of dollars alone as
interest on those bonds without being able
to reduce the principal; therefore ''I
Resoloed, That we arein favor of the Cen
eral Government at once issuing a suffi-
cient sum of such currency commonly
called greenbacks, and proceed to redeem
the said bonds with the same in such maa-
ner as may be deemed best for the inter-
ests of the whole country, thereby. equal
izing taxation; and that the amount a:
annually raised for the payment of i'm
terest be set apart as a sinking fund tc
redeem the legal tender notes SO issued. ~
Resolued, That as an efficient and success
full means of disseminating Democratic
principles, we recommend to the Democra-
cyl use their personal influence and
means in tie circulation of Democratic
newspapers among the people. s s8oE
Reesofud, That we fully indorse the nom-
ination this day made, aud hereby pledge
our undivided support to the same. 2 JE1i
IL. Col. Burns aud S. s.. Bloom were called
on and made some brief and stirring re.
marks upon the issues before the people.
Upon motion it was ordered that the pro-
ceeding be published in the Shield and Baa-
1aer, Ohio Statesman, Cleveland Plain Dealer
G,sd Cincinnati Enquirer. =. s1o.s e17 ..--ga.
/ After which upon motion the Convention
/ = 49, S. S. BLOOM, President.
1 ANDREW STEVENSON, Sec'y. ls7e -sm
| JAS. s. GRAIL, Asst Sec'y.