The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-01-18
FRIDAY. JANUARY 10. 1861.
state Coppcrhcad Convention.

whiskeyed, nominated and adjourned.
The attempt TO resurrect the party
was desperate and it succeeded so
far as the matter of getting num-
bcr OF men, who love cheap honor, TO
accept nominations that are equiva.
lent TO a defeat. 4t. .....
Cory, ofCincinnati, was present and
as usual didn't agree with his breth.
rem Of many troubles. Val. was
there-the chiefest amoung ten thou.
sandfhs. ..
Judge Thurman was nominated
for Governor; j. L Waiter, Licuten-
ant Governor; c. Fulton, Treasurer,
John McElwee, Auditor; Frank II.
Hurd. Attorney General; Thomas NJ.
Key, Supreme Judge; VIM, Sheridan,
Comptroller of Treasury; Arthur
Hughes, Board Public Works. ..
The resolutions declare substantially
as follows:
/. The Democracy adhere TO the
doctrines of the fathers, believe in a
strict construction of the Constitu
tion, that the Government is not fit to
legislate for the local concerns OF the
States, free speech and free press is
essential to liberty, and military
courts are denounced US usurpations
9. The Southern States have n
right to representation, their privi.
leges having been only suspended
not destroyed. .. py..
3 Congress is'not the omnipitent
law making power, that no bill can
become a law over the Presidents
veto, unless passed by two-thirds Of
each House of Congress, that the
Southern States are excluded from
Congress in order that revolutionary
bills may be passed which otherwise
would meet with defeat. -...t....
4. That people have suffered too
tective tariffs aud demands THAT their
substance shall be no longer extorted
from them to I'LL the pockets OF Eas-
tern monopolists. . ..
5. Unequal taxation is contrary to
the first principles of justice and
sound policy, and Federal and State
Governments are called upon 10 rem
cdy it.
G. Opposed to negro suffrage in
the District Of Columbia and the
South ...
7. The President and the Supreme
Court are thanked for efforts 10 main
tain the Constitution.
8. A Democratic Convention OF
delegates from all the States is Ia
vored, and Louisville, KY, is prefer
red as the place.
/ 9. That Democratic papers of Ohio
deserve our earnest and liberal sup
port and an early and thorough or
ganization of the party is indispensi'
bic.
The resolutions were adopted, ant
after q short squablc between Val
landigham and Corey, in which tn
former came out ahead, the Conven
tion adjourned.
! The usual banquet was held, ant
the following is the Journals accoun
OF it.
THE DEMOCRATIC JUBILEE.
This is the high sounding title Civ
en- 70 the cold collation. at the Nei
House, Tuesday night, where fe'
OF the old stagers of the Democrac.
paid four dollars head for the priv
. iIege of delivering themselves Q
speeches which expediency and til
operation of the gag rule had pre-
vented them from bringing forth q
the Atheneum during ths day.
The first toast was--"The day W
celebrate-the day on which South
crn valor achieved our last great viz
}. tory over our ancient foe, etc. !
!. the wierd and sybillic language
y the Statesman---- ITO this toas
u there was no response" froDsel
because no descendant of the Sontl
z. ern patriots of that day was willin
TO compliment their valor when dl'
played in such dubious cause as IL
defence Of their country.
The next toast was "Andrew Jacl
son"--drank in silence. 1t woul
* y have been embarrassing to say an
or thing of the man who believed in al
ae ae practiced coercion towards rebellion
1t States.
a. Thirdly came the "Democrat
20 party" and Vallandigham came
80. l
= Then the "Constitution," and He
. Frank II. Hurd answered for 1t.
the extent of column. ...
"The Federal Union" In
: brief and awful language OF Il
blessed old oracle, the Statesman
r "This toast was drank in silence; a
OK there was no response to it," VIII
It's It's is the same as saying Nobody 81
sss nothing and nothing was said"
,,,sy .8. Strict Construction" BY I
- time the Champagne began to t.
NJ and Mungen was "felicitous' In
' response.
~. The Departments of Cove
ment." Juvenile essay by the you
man OF the name of Crltchfeld.
IS. The President OF the UNI
,States." Responded to by "Col'
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