Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-20
Democratic County Convention.
Aun 70th- 1897

| I'd. fOMERO1, aug. 1UIIs 1901.
| Pursuant to previous notice the Conven-
ton met and organized, by appointing
Judge Ledlie President; Josiah Smith,
Esq, Vice President; j. V. Stevens, Secre-
tary !; Samuel Catlin, Assistant Secretary.
On motion of John Bates committee of
| five was appointed to examine the creden-
tials of the delegates.
r. On motion committee of five was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions expressive of
the sense of the Convention. Where
upon the Chairman appointed j. V.
| Stevens, John Bates, r. N. Hysell, James
Carr and VIM. Calwell.
| The names of candidates presented to
Convention for Representative were F. G.
Russell and VIM. McAboy. F. G. Russell
was chosen on the first ballot.
| The following officers were chosen by
acclamation:
| Prosecuting Attorney, John Cartwright; :;
Surveyor, J. G. Golden; Sheriff, Harvey
Winget; Commissioner, long term, Martin
| Dye; short term, Matthew Dudderer; In
firmary Director, Josiah Smith; Coroner,
Sebastian Rehm.
RESOLUTIONS.
| WHEREAS, The late rebellion has been
entirely suppressed, the power of the Fed
eral Government fully vindicated, and the
old Union of the States firmly established
upon basis that renders further rupture
of our Federal Government by the former
| insurgents impossible; and
WHEREAS, The events of the late war
have swept away many of the old issues
on which the people were divided, and
WHEREAS, New and graveq questions have
arisen, on which honest men will necessa-
rily differ in their opinions, it therefore be-
comes the duty of a candid people to tread
cautiously the new ground which they are
to occupy, and weigh wei! the important
questions presented for their consideration,
and not allow themselves to be plunged in
to an inextricable vortex of political ruin
| by set of self-conceited fire-brands who
| arrogate to themselves more wisdom than
they are willing to accord to our Fathers
who were the trainers of the best govern
ment the world ever saw. And
WHEREAS, We, as Convention of Amer
lean citizens, feel it a privilege, as well as a
duty, to give publicity to the policy which
we deem proper for the Government to pur-
sue; adopt the following resolutions as our
platform of principles:
Resolved, 1st. That we are in favor of re-
storing the action of the Federal Govern
ment to the principles of Washington and
Jefferson, as far as is practicable, under the
altered conditions of affairs.
I'd. That the maintenance of the princi-
pies promulgated in the Declaration of In
dependency and embodied in the Federal
Constitution, are essential to the preserva-
tion of our Republican institutions, and
t
of the States. and the union of the States
shall be preserved. ,.. ..
Sd, That, with our Democratic Fathers
we hold it to be self-evident truth, that ali
men. are endowed with the inalienable
rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness, and that the Governments de-
rive their lust power from the consent of
the governed, and that the party that would
attempt to wrest those sacred rights from
any people, without due process of law,
are tyrants and revolutionists. let them be
called by whatever name they may.
4th. That the elective franchise is DO
zitical right, which each and every State
of this Union holds the prerogatiye to
withhold or confer upon any class of her
citizens at will; and that the attempt Of
Congress to interfere with the reserved
rights of the States, is only another evil
dence of the despotic tendencies of the
dominant party, and should be arrested by
the people at once. 'a
5th. That we are opposed to comforting
the elective franchise upon the African
race, believing that it would be productive
of evil to both whites and blacks, and tenC
to produce a most disastrous conflict O.
races. !u ~
9Th. That the present Congress is moi
only the aoedkest but the wICKEDEsT Con-
gress that ever assembled at the Nationa
CAPITAL and that the unwarrantable course
wears, in persisting to tax one-tourth O.
the States of this Union without allowing
them the right of representation, a right
which the Declaration of Independence
declares to be 'inestimable to freemen anC
formidable to tyrants only" is unworthy
of the head of American law givers, and
burning disgrace to the American people
and call aloud for correction at their hands
7th. That the States which lately at
tempted to secede are still States in the
Union, and have been recognized as sucl
by every department OF the Government
Congress not excepted, since the surrendel
of Lee, and the ambiguous position which
Congress occupies is simply the result of
desperate effort to retain power in the
hands of few; and that the attempt tc
make the military superior to the ciyi
power in time of peace, and thus hold tel
millions of American people in, bondage
outrages every principle of natural justice
9Th. That we are in favor OF paying OF
the National bonds by an issue of lega
tender greenbacks, and thus place them in
position to be taxed and at the sam
I time save to the people $1S0,000,000 annual
ly, in gold, which they now pay to capital
lists for holding their bouds.
9th. That the business of the county, an
the people generally, demand a retrench
ment in the enormous and frightful eX
penditures of the General Government.
10th. That whatever kind of money
good enough for the people is good enoug
for the bondholder.. We, therefore, insis
that what the law makes legal tender i
lpayment for labor and property, shall b
received in payment of the public debt.
11th. That we approve of, and ratify th
platform of principles adopted by th
Democratic State Convention held at CO
Ilumbus on the Sth day of January, 1867.
18th. That we indorse the Pomeroy Ban
rer as the organ of the Democratic part
of Meigs county, and request that ever
+. Democrat in the county should give it hi
: hearty support.
Further, That we would earnestly rec
ommend the adoption of the Pomsroy Ban
aer by the Democracy of Athens county a
j. their organ. .-..=..
i The Chair appointed the Democrati
Central Committee for the ensuing year
! John Cartwright, Isaac Radford, A. Fruit
Jonn Bates and j. V. Stevens. ..o;.,.
} On motion of ordan Price, it was
; Resolued. That these proceedings be'put
lished in the Pon1erOy Banner, and that
copy of the same be forwarded to the Gin
cinnati Enquirer and OHIO STATESMAN fo
publication.