Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-01-31
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lPILAT E.V R M,
ADOPTED IN CONVENTION, AT COLUMBUS,
= !. JANUARY STH, 1887 % sl9 +

''s 'tiiNt lltNN tfnN fi'It aNfffIN tfTr1fi
Res0lped, That the Democracy OF Ohio
steadiastly adhears to the principles Of the
party as expoundsl by the Fathers and APP
proved by experience. That, in hccordance
with these principles, we declare, that the
Federal Government Is Cove trnment Of lin.
ited powers; that il possesses no powers but
such as are. expressly, or by necessary inn
plicatioa, delegated to II in the Federal Con-
slitutionj that all other, powers are rseryed
to the States Or the people, respectfully /;
that strict construction Of the, Constitution
is indispensable to the preservation Of the
reserved rights Of the States and the peO.
pie, that all grants Of power TO govern
ments, whether State or Federal should be
strictly construed, because all such grants
abridse 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 Union
that the Federal Government is untitled to
legislate for or administer the local con-
Germs Of the States that it would be mon
strous that the local affairs Of Ohio should
be regulated by Federal Congress in which
she has b1ttwo Senators, and the New Eng
land States with but little greater popula.
ton, have twelvu,thst the trndenoy of F ed
eral, administration is to usurp the reserved
rights Of the states and to the people, and
that, therefore, a Capitalization Of power
in its hands is an ever impending danger,
that such an absorption Of power would.
while il lasted, be destructive Of the liber-
ties and interests Of the people, and would
! end either in despo tism or q disruption Of
the Union, that's ma tional debt, besides i'm
noverishi,,r the people, fosters an undue in
crease az the sowers Of the Federal Govern
ment that bitf n,.otective tariffs have q like
| tfec9 Gsacrif,IhG ! tba!;aterests of ithe many
for the 7eu,,lument Of the ic wa and plainly vi
olatine the equity, and spirit sf the Consti-
tuition, thai the collection and disbursement
of enormons fevenues hv the Fadarai Cav.
erpnent bova M 90 10 :, : IL i, o. ol;5s,
corruptinr the Government and tbat therel
| fore s6onemv .is essential M. .opIvlta The
iprosoeritg9 Int also 10; the 1ihsrt;ss, of 7the
tneonIe. tSa, nnaonel toxa,ion a 40 a nla;n VIC
iat;on, Of 81 s,ica oe ,gSich 40 oope.n,n ,nsnt
can ea,sal9 h. ct,;It H. /. - Ssh St6ta bs
| longs ia r;gSt TX daiarm;nal Ia CbaIifSal
tons OF its electors. ana atten,sts ~ ;n,nSir
tLis-right, eitheryby con gressiOnal Iegisa-
ton or constitutional amendments, are uu-
wise, and despotic, that the tendency of
Epower is to steal from the many 10 the few,
tand that therefore, eternal vigilance is the
Iprjee of liberty. that the tendency Of gov
erDment is to enlarge its authority by usur-
patton, and therefore government needs to
be watched that another of its tendencies is
togovern too much, unne necessarily and ivexa-
6uslysiuterfering swilh the business of the
people, that freedom of speech and of the
press arc essential to the existencs os libe .ty
that no person, not in the military or naval
services, or where the civil courts are pre-
vented by war or ingirTectiCn IRON exerci,
sing their functions, can lawfully be deprived
OF |: fe, liberty or property without process
Of ciyillaw that the courts should always
be open for The redress of grievances, ntbau
no ez post yactU-t law should dver he made,
thai in the language, of the Supreme Court,
"the Constitution of the Untel States is al
law for rulers aud people equally in war
and IN peace, and covers with the shield of
its protection al classes OF men at all times
and under all circumstances. No doctrine
inyolving more pernieious consequences was
ever inven(ed BY .he wit OF man than that
of any of its provisions can Be sdspenlsd
during any of the great exigehcies Of Gov
ernmehtsj such doctrine leads directly 10.
anarchyeyori gdespotism," that the right of
the people, to peacAbly assemble and consult
upon public affairs is. inyiolable, thal, Che
military should be held in due subjecdon to
the civil power, that while the IN ijority@ as
prescribed by the Constitution, have the
reght 10 govern, the minority have indefea-
sible rights sand that D. frequent recurrence
10 first principles is essential to the safety
a nd welfare, Sf the States and the people.
a 2. .Resolred, That the States which Iltely
attempted to secede, are still States in the
Union and have been recognized as such by.
every depart ihent96f the Goyernment.l BY
President Lincoln who, in tie midst Of the
war. invited them to elect members Of Con
gress. V Dy president johnson In various
prOclamations andaOfiCial acts. By Con
gress, which permitted Andrew johnson to
Set id the Senate as d Senator from Tennes-
see, by his inaukufatiot as Vice President
| and President Of the Senate, and by the sad-
mission of members from Virginia, Tennes-
see. and Louisiana, to set in the House of
Represe la Il ves,4, after those Stateg had
passed their ordinances Of secession and
wb;Ia the waF1waa carried on, o and which
farther lrecocoized them as. states in gtbe
| Union by, tISj Congressional Appointment
Act providing for their, due representation
in, Congress, by various tax laws and es-
pecialIy the Direct Tax Act, by the resolu-
ttbnsl submitting Afneudnentss ITO the Con
s,itntion for their approyal.lAand by various
otbsr acts, and resolutions importing the
same recognition, ali, which, were .pussed
ed since The attempted secession Of those
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