Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-01-31

The warming will be needed, and the danger
to our Institutions be peaceably ayered, do
solem My warn the adYosates Of thesplau,
that, it will not be submitted to,
3. ResOlved, That Congress is not an ON
nipstent law making power. That the ,
Constitution provides thst no bill shall be-
come q law without the approval of the Pres
ident, unless it be passed by two-thrds OF
each House Of Congress. That one Of the
obj,cts nf the present so-called Congress ia
excluding ten States from representation 10
to pass bills BY a two. thirds vote which,
were all the States represented could not
so pass, and thus to Virtually abolish. the
constitutional provision foresaid. That il
this precedent be acquieSced in, there will
be nothing to prevent o bare majority Of
Congress. at any Time in the future, from
lpuliifying the consututional veto Of the
President and usurping uncontrolled legis.
lative pow er, by an exclusion of the minority
from their seats. That the exclusion Of even
o single State might give the control, and
pretext for such an exclusion would be want T.
ing to an unscrupulous and revolutionary
party. e 20 b'a i7sl seA .s, ptlf .1lo
4. Rssolped, I 1hattbe people, and especially
those of tho agricultural States, have suf'
fered too long tn 9 exactions of high protec-
tive tariffs, and, as the representatives Of
an agricultural and laboFing population We
demand that their substance shall no longer
be extOried from them in order to fill the
pockets Of Easter n monopolists' tf'l'
Ne 8. 7Rssol0sd, 4 hat unequal taxation is con.
trarJ to thsT6rs principles of Justice and
sou nd policy and-wCnall upon our Gov
ernments, Federal and States, to use oil
necessN ry constitutional meOnS to rOmedy
thisaeYil lrgg ssgrss 6d,ror ,Q.T
6, ResOlusd, That the Radical majority in
the so-called Congress have proved theme
selves to be in favor Of Negro Suffrage by
forcing itupon the peOple'of the. District Of
Columbia against their almost unanimous
wish solemnly expressed Mt the. polls, by
forcing it upon all the territories in VIOLA
ton of the Constitution, and by their Vari-
GUS devices to ocoerce the people of the South
TO adopt it, That we are opposed to Negro
Suffrage, believing that it would be produc-
tive Of evil TO both whites and blacks and
tend TO produce disastrous conflict OF
races. Uo,
7, Resolved That for all their efforts to
uuho Ii the Constitution, we tender to the
President and to, the majorit yaof. the judges
of the Supreme Court Of the United StatesD
our hearty thanks. oq w .e,...e.
8. ResoalSsd, That we are in favor Of
Democratic Con VentiOu Of delegates from all
the States, to be held at such time and place
as may hereaftsrbe agreed upon. And that
the Slate. Central Committee be authorized
to co ncur With ether prop er committees In
liking the time and place. Tba' we prefer
Louisville, Kentucky, n s the place I..6c
8. RtsOIOed, That the Democratic news
papers Of Ohio deserve an earnesCand lib
eral SUPPORT, d. nd that an early and thorough
organization of the party is Indispensable
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GA. R,--The Chicago Tribune is
deeply and sincerely dirgustsd with the
,Grand Army of the Republic, and in itS
issue oft 10Th says Of that institution;
The organization known as the Grand
Army of the Republic, seems to have
been perverted from its original and
1alVowed object, which is thatOf benev.
olent and patriotio order; to q secfe'
political Organization. Secret societies
organized to secure public ofiicea, are
couitatyto the genius ofOur institutions.
They rarely hOldatOgether more than Two
or three yearp., Public opinion keeps up
a. constant attrition against them, the
members get to -quarreling among them
selves, and finally they fall tQ. pieces ond
are heard of no more, This will DO the
case with the Grand Army of the Re
public if it's main purpose continues to
be political.