The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-01-17
Democratic Platform.


The following are the resolutions of the
Democratic S,h Of January Convention, at
Columbus, Ohio
|. Resolved, That the Democracy of
Ohio steadlastly adhere 10 the principles Of
the party as expounded by The lathers and
approved by experience, that IN accordance
with these principles we declare that the
Federal Government is a government of
limited powers, and thlt it possesses no pow
ers but such as are expressly, OF by neces-
sary implication delegated to it in The Fed
erol Constitution, that all other powers are
reserved TO the States or the people, that
strict construction Of the Constitution is in
dispensabIe to the preservation Of the re-
served rights OF men, that the preservation
Of the equality and rights OF the States and
the tights Of the people is RecesslIy TO the
preservation Of the Union, that the Federal
Go ernment is unified to legislate for or
administer the local concerns Of the States,
that it would be monstrOus that The local
affiiis Of Ohio should be regulated by
Fedelal Congress in which she has but two
Senai r., aid The New England States,
with but little greater population, have
twelve, that the tendency of the Federal
Government is 10 usurp the reserved rights
Of tie States and of the people, and that,
therefore, centralzdtion OF power in lis
hlnds is an ever pending danger. That such
an absorption of power would, while it
lasted, be destructive of the liberties and
interests Of tte people, and would cad eth
er in despOlism or destruction OF ;he9Un
ion, that a National debt, beside improving
the people, fosters an undue increase Of the
powers Of The Federal Government, that
high protective tariffs have like effect sac.
rifciug The interests of the many for the
e / ouments OF the few, and plainly vioat-
lag the equality and spirit Of the Coustitu-
ton, that tie collection and disbursement
Of enormous revenues by the Federll Gov.
ernment have the same tendency beside
coTrup ing the Government, and that, there
fore, economy is essential not only 10 the
pfosi ily, but also 10 the liberties of the
people, thot uncqual taxation is plain yio-
iAtion Of Justice, Of which no Government
can safely be guilty.
That 10 each Safe belongs the right to
determine TIE qualification Of its electors,
and all ATTEMPT; to impair this right, either
by Congressional legislation or COnsti:u.
tional amendment, are unwise and despotic,
that the tendency Of power is TO steal from
the many 10 Ia. few, and that, therefore,
"eternal vigilance is the price Of liberty"
thai the tendency Of government is to en
large It's authority By usurpation, ar there
fore government needs to be watched that
another Of its tendencies is TO govern too
much h-unnecessarl and vexatiously inter.
ieing with the business and habits of the
peopIe-that the freedom Of speech and of
the press is essential TO the existence of
Liberty, tlat no person not in the military
o: naval service or in The bounds wher e
martial law legitimately prevails, can law.
fully b. deprived Of life, liberty or property
without due process of civil law, that the
courts should always he open for the redress
of grievances, tlat no ex post facto law
should be made, that the right of the peo.
pie t. peaceabIy assemble anil consult upon
public affairs is inyiolable, that the militia
ry should be held in due subsection to the
civil power, that while the majority, as
scrbed by the Constitution, have the
right 10 govern, the minority have inlefeas-
ible rights, and that frequent recurrence
t,Ifrst principles is essential to the welfare
of the Stale and the peop.a.
Q. Resolved, That tie States lately in
rebellion are States in the Union, and have
been recognized as such by every depart.
ment OF the Government, and By Presiden.
Lincoln, who, in the midst of the war, in
vted them to elect members of Congress
BY President Johnson, in various prOcIaml-
tons and official acts--by Congre IS, which
permitted Anlrew johnson TO sit in the
Senate as Senator from Tennessee, and
members from Vagina, Tennessee and
Louisiana 10 sit in the House of Representa-.
tives after those States had secedtd, and
while the war was being carried on, aud
which further recognized them as States in
the Union by the Congressional apportion-
ment act providing fol their dne represent
alton in Congress-by various tax laws, and
especially by the direct tax-by the resolu.
tions submitting amendments 10 tie Con-
slilulion ior their-apprCva!, anI by verious
other acts and resolutions imparing the
same recognition, al Of which were passed
sidce the sitempted secession of those State:
by the Judiciary of the United States
Which holds Federal Courts in all those
States, and especially by The. .SuPre me Court
which entennins jurisdiction of cases COM
ing from them, which II could not do were
! they not iu lke Union. That being thus in