The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12
HEM0cRATC STATE CONVENTION,
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The Platform Adopted.
JANUARY sth, A. ID, 1867.
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RHsoLUTGoNs.

GsadfaStly n6hcre TO the principles o. Vie po;~
" ~ expOuLded by the f,iapis auu approved
by experience that ~ aeesH dance. witr these
btinciplee, We declare thai the Federal UpN.
tInpCnt IL O government, ui limited pOw,r.,
hat 1t possesses no powets hut such Us nuc
expressly, or by necessary implication delepu
tad II n, the Eldcghl CQpstitnuon that nti
ether powers eve tesrrved 10 0e o,a,r- ~ .uhr
people that q stree c6nsff0ctIc u 81 ut Can-
piiutiUn ~ indispensable 10 the pfrNti yaliun Of
tho reserved tights VI the states pui thr 90 L.
pie that oil grnnts Of puwei in G"yerumei'.
whether State or Frderol, should be- sttiry
construed; because al. such g'unts ubt'dgr ~"
nRiurabrigbts Of men that the 1ffrset i.irt
or Tie equally aud tights Ui TIC States aud
the tights Of Tie people is necessary Ia tine
preservation OF Tie Linton that the Federal
1oVerhment II unftttd 70 ~icgisla'o f., ar pi
minister TIE local cont-rs OF 'he States Ihtt
II would be monstrLus that the Local al It's Of
Ohio should be regulated by a Fedora! Con
gress In which she hos hut twu Senators, aud
tbs New England states. wish but little yea
ter population, have twelve that tie tcndeu-
cy Of the Federal Government ~ 70 nsufp The
reserved rights uf The States anl 0i Inc people;
md that, therefore, a Capitalization oi power
IN it's hands is an ever pending danger. That
sach au Sbso, p,ion OF power would while II
lasted, be destructive OF The libpr,irs ana To-
erests OF the people, aud would urd either w
despotitm or nadesiruc thm eilhe UnHm that
q Nstional debt. besides impoyrrishIug tbe
people, fosters au undue %inctVase OF the powers
OF the Federal Government Ftllat higl prUpp-
tive tariffs have II like effect, sacrificing tn,
interests Of the many for the emolunen,s Of
he few, and plainly violating the equity aud
spirit OF the Constitution that the collection
snd disbursement OF e0ormaus revrnae. by
the Fcderal Goverumeni have the SAME ip,d
ency, beside cotrup,in9 The Government. aud
That, therefore, economy Il ~esscLliUl nrt only
20 the prosperity, but also TO the liberties Oi
the people that unequal taxation IS n plain
violation Of justice, oil whittruO Government
can safely be guilty.
That 10 each State belongs the right to de-
tsrmine the qualifications Of ils electors, uud
oil attempts to impair this right. either Nv
Congressional legislation or Cost 10 ntpniT
amendment, are unwi,e aud de5l obc; ihat HE
tendency Of power Is to steal from NE many
70 the few, ard that. Therefore. eternal vigil
hnce is the price Of liberty = that tie tendon,
cy OF government is to enlarge lbs authority
by usurpation, and, therefore, government
needs 10 be watched that another OF It's ten
denotes is 10 govern too much unnecessarily
and yexatiously interfering with the business
aud habits OF The people that The 4 eelnm Of
hpCeCu ulu " Nut lltA " tH-t'Nlpi w wv w
istepce Of liberty that un prr-on not IN 'he
military or laval %sery,Cr. or ~ the bounds
where martial law lcVitimDiely prevails. can
lawfully b0 deprived Of hie. liher:y or proper
~, without due process OF civi, law that he
courts should always he open far the redress 81
grievances, that ~ eX postr iHctn lHr lOui :
10 made that the right oi the people tu
psGc ably assemble aud consult upon pgllic
eiIairs Is inviO.ahir that the military Nrodid
be held in due subsection to The civil plwor (:
that while the majority. ~ pfe-crirtd,hy The
Constitution, have he ugbt 20 povern. The
minority have indrelsihle rights ; snd hat o
frequent recurrence 10 ifst priuc,p'es /. r,sra-
'lal to tue welfare Q. thg Slelcs aud he oro-
PIE.
z. Resolved, That tie Suites lately /, &c
eellion ace Stale Ia the Uuion, ma have been
recognized assash by every department Of he
Government, and by Precedent Lincoln. who
10 the midst OF war, invited them tn elect
members Of Congress hY. President johnson
IN various proclamntiuus AMI oli 'iai "''. ~
Congress, which permitted ACI,es Jo.u. u
10 sit IN the Scuat5 as a Serafpr lrum I ru,.-.
eco, and members rom VIRGINIA. TH" q.
and Louisiana, 70 .' in tic Home u: it.It
sentAtives after these Sta'e. had srr.drd 49,,
6hile .he Wpr was ancrlg -cnripi n. a.u
which further recognizing item rs ~,a'c. r
lhe Union by The Congressional app in uru
act providing tr ihgir du" rcprsruta.'up "a
Congress (; by eesipp '~.xse"~, and sspeaBs
by the dlrec, tax hy resolutions suhmj ma
Hmer dments to iht Constitution fr ,hrt np.
pioYal, ard by vafieus other acts aud rrsYln.
lions imphIting he Fsme recognition all Of
which were passed sine lie attempted sr,e--
sion Of those States, 10y the Judiciary # The
United Slates, which holds Federal Uouri, H.
el those States, and especially by tire Su-
Ereme Cerrt, which ehterrain jurisdirtirr ol
eases coming from Item, which II cOuld no. 10
vera they not in the Union, ltut being thu,
IN TIE Union, they stand On an cqun! lnuring
with their sister States States with unequal
rights heicg a thing unknown 10 the Uan.tiiu,
tion thai, by the express terms Of the Corsli-
t1lion, each State Is enlllled 10 hive Two
SenA,ors ard o due proportion oi Representa-
tlVcS 10 the Congress, and 10 vote in all elry-
titns Of President ana Vice lrrsid ~ tint.
though these rights nre subject to interruption
by g state OF civil war, they cnuuul. IN time OF
peace, be suspended, much less DESTROYED, with.
cot q plain yiola,io0+f the 0onsutulioo tha,
Congress has no power to deprive IL state nf
ia reserved rights, and reduce it 10 II t]erritnr-
ial condition that, therolLre, The exclnsion.
BY the 40 called Congre's, Of AL represrnluliun
frOm ten States, the proposed exclusion of
those States, from all voire in HE u,Xr ?iesi-
Dental election, The threatened ogorlhrpw OF
thsir State Governments and the REDUCTION a
their States 10 the condition OF territories. ntt
Zach and every ono Of them IN 'on-li'u,ionil
revolutionary aud despotic mea. ur es, .deglruc-
tive not merely Of the rights nj those States
bat also Of the rights Of every other State IN
the Union. That those measures are rarts 81
a plan TO nuliiy tho Constitution. virtually
overthrow the State Governments, to erect
. consolidated despolism on their luina aud
10 establish and 70 perpatuate o iypupuigal
rule Of a minsrity over n majority Of N" Am;
ricGu people. That the people canno', without
y loss Of their liberties, prosperity and honor.
submit 10 such s%result aud we, therefore. in
theliope that the warning will h. hpsd,d, nn5
thA danger 10 ouT situati, ne ba nn.,o.LI.