The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-01-16

the Convention voted as fellows: :, |sT
Thomas M. , Key J. :. -a9-259 ied'
John 81 James : LIS gH
William Sample 81 81
Judge Key was declared the nominee,
and rendered his thanks. ~ y. KY l..i =
COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY.
After announcing the candidates, the
Convention voted as follows: 1a
> William Sheridan n--------294
III Augustus Penn------.--- 70
W. j. Alexander -.--.-- 81
Charles Boesel- .---..--- 80 3lt
William Sheridan, Of Williams, was
declared the nominee, and his nomination
was made unanimous. 1it
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, e
Arthur Hughes, Of Cuyahoga, and ].
W. Cary, Of Shelby, we're put in nomina-
ton. The voting Of the Convention hav.
ing proceeded awhile, and beng largely
10 favor Of Hughes, Mr.. Gary was with.
drawn, and Arthur Hughes was nomina.
ted by acclamation.
Report of the Committee ON
m Resolutions.
Hon. O. L. Vallandigham from, the
Committee on Resolutions, submitted the
following report:a a r.t7tl.5
THE PLATFORM. lst4 ,..t.
Resolved, That the Democracy Of Ohio
steadfastly adheres to the principles Of the
party as expounded by the Fathers and
approved by experience. That, in ac
cordance with these principles, We de.
clare, that the Federal Government is q
Government Of limited powers that Il
possesses no powers but such as are ex.
pressly, orby Decessary implication, del.
egated to it in the Federal Constitution /:
that all other powers are reserved to the
States or the people respectively; thai a
strict construction of the Constitution is
indispensable to the preservation Of the
reserved rights Of the States aud the peo.
|ple that all grants Of power to govern.
ments, whether State or Federal, should
be strictly construed, because all such
grants abridge the natural rights of men !;
that the preservation Of the equality and
rights Of the States and the rights Of the
people is necessary to the preservation Of
the Onion that the Federal Government
is united to legislate for or administer
the local concerns Of the States that ii
would be monstrous that the local affairs
Of Ohio should be regulated by q Federal
Congress in which she has but two Sena.
tors, and the New England States with
but a little greater population, have
twelve; that the tendency Of Federal ad.
minlstration Is 10 usurp the reserved
rights Of tho States and Of the people,
and that, therefore, q Capitalization OF
power In its hands is an ever impending
danger that such an absorption # pow
er would, while 1t lasted, be destructive
Of the liberties and interests of the peo.
pie, and would end either in despotlsm or
disruption Of the Union that nation.
al debt, besides impoverishiug the people,
fosters an undue increase Of the powers
Of the Federal Government that high
protective tariffs have like effect, saOri.
6cing the interests Of the many for the
emolument Of the few, and plainly viola.
ting the equity and spirit Of the Consti-
tuition ; that the collection and disburse
ment Of enormous revenues by the Fed.
eral Government have the same tendency,
besides corrupting the government, and
that therefore economy is essential, not
only to the prosperity, but also to tho lib.
critics Of the people ; that unequal taxa.
tiOn is q plain violation Of Justice, Of
which no government eau safely be gull.
ltyj that to each State belongs the right
to determine the qualifications Of its cleo
tors, and all attempts To impair this right,
either by congressional Legislation or pon.
stitutional amendments, are unwise and
despotic; that the tendency Of power is
to steal from the many to the few, and
that therefore eternal vigilance Is the
price Of liberty; that the tendency Of
government is to enlarge its authority by
usurpatiop, and therefore government
needs to be watched; that another Of It's
tendencies is to govern too much, unpe.
cessarily and vexatiously interfering with
the business and habits of the people
that freedom Of speech and Of the press
are essential to the existence Of liberty
that no person, not In the military or ma.
val service, or where the civil courts are
prevented by war or insurrection from ex.
ercising their functions, can lawfully be
deprived Of life, liberty or property with.
out due process Of civil law; that the
courts should always DO open for the re-.
dress Of grievances that no sr post Jacto
law should ever be made; that, In the
language Of the Supreme Court, athe
Constitution Of the United Statea Is Law
for rulers and people equally in war and
| IN peace, and covers with the shield Of
prpteption all classes Of men at all times
and under all circumstances. No doctrine
Involving more pernicious consequence
was ever invented by the wit Of man than
that any Of its provisions csn be suspend,
cd during any Of the great oxigonoies Of
Governments such doctrine leads di.
rectly to anarchy or despotism ;"that the
right Of the people to pcaceably assemble
and consult upon public affairs Is iuviola.
bic /, that the military should be held IN
due subjestion to the civil power; that
while the majority, as prescribed BY the
Constitution, have the right 10 govern,
the minority have indeieasible rights i
and that a frequent recurrence to- frst