Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-15
Democratic Senatorial Conven-
1tiOn, held at Piqua, August Sth,

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The delegates from the counties of Mi
ami, Darke and Shelby met and organized
by the appointment of the following Off
NPresident-Hon. L. B. Lott, of Darke.
". Pres.-Dr. j. E. Mstchet, of Darke.
s' g" j. G.. Stephenson, of Shelby.
4" &c John Hill, of Miami.
Standardization. J.. Bush, of Shelby,
and Samuel Mckee, of Miami. .4------.
committee on Resolutions consisting
of j. F. Mckinney and Col. Westlake, of
Miami, Col. Cummins and Judge Wyman,
of Shelby, Judge Meeker and j. G. Nc
Kenny, of Darke, made the following re-
port, which'was unanimously adopted:
1. Resolued, That we hereby reaffirm the
platform of principles, as laid down by the
9Th of January Convention at Columbus.
- 2. Resolued, That we are opposed to the
Constitutional Amendment, proposed by
the Radical members OF the Ohio Legisla-
ture at its late session, submitting the ques-
tion of Negro Suffrage and Negro Equali-
ty; believing with the fathers of the Re-
public, that this is a "white mans Govern
.ment,n and that white men should rule
America.
,,3. Resolved, That we are opposed to the
reconstruction policy of the present Radi-
al Congress; that we endorse the doctrines
that the late civil war was prosecuted to
preserve the Union of the States, and to en-
force obedience to the laws of the General
Government aud that each State in the
Union is entitled to equal representation in
the United States Senate, and to represent
alton in the House of Representatives, as
guaranteed by the Constitution of the
United States. fs.g -nt
WHEREAS, By the legislation of Con-
gress. United States currency, commonly
called .greenbacks,'' was made legal ten
der in payment of all individual, State and
National dues, except the duties on for
eign imports; and whereas, said currency,
shortly afterwards, became greatly depre-
ciated below the standard value of gold,
and during which period more than two
thousand two hundred millions of interest
bearing Government bonds, exempt from
taxation, were issued by the United States
Treasury, and purchased therefrom in said
deprecated currency, dollar for dollar;
and whereas, in addition to the other tax
es imposed upon the people they are an
nually paying one hundred and forty mil
lions of dollars as interest on said bonds
without being able to reduce the princi-
pal; therefore,
4. ResoEUed, That we are in favor of Con-
gress at once authorizing the issue of suf-
ficient sum in said legaI-tenders, and direc-
ting the Secretary of the Treasury to re-
deem in said currency all outstanding bonds
against the Government, in such manner as
shall be deemed tor the best interest of the
whole country and that all bonds not pre-
sented for redemption in such currency
within the time prescribed by Congress,
shall become taxable as other property.
thus equalizing taxation; and that the said
one hundred and forty millions of dollars
heretofore collected and applied to the pay
ment of interest6n said bonds, be set apart
as a. sinking fund for the redemption of the
greenbacks so issued.
5. Resolued, That the refusal of the Rad
icals in Congress to admit to their seats
regularly and lawfully elected members,
who can and are ready to take the pre-
scribed oath, upon the miserable preteXt of
disloyalty to the Radical party, is an out
rage upon the guaranteed rights of the
people, and, if persisted in, a fatal blow at
our system of government, which should
he-rebuked by the votes of all lovers of the
Union.
JOHN e. CUMMINs,
~ = Chm Com. On Resolutions.
On motion of HI. Thompson, of Shelby,
that we now proceed to the nomination OF
candidate to represent the District in the
State Senate, the names of John i. Winner,
of Darke, and VIM. j. Jackson, of Miami
were announced. Mr.. Jackson being pres
ent, very modestly declined. and therefore
Hon. Hugh Thompson, of Shelby, moved
the nomination of John l.. Winner by ac-
clamation.
On motion, DIR. Keifer, of Miami, Henry
Miller, of Darke; N. r. Wyman, ,ot Shelby,
were appointed a Senatorial Committee, for
the District.
On motion, Resozued, That the proceed
ings of this Convention be published in the
Democratic papers o. the District, and the
Cincinnati Enquirer also the OHIO STATES
MAN. C-{i
VIM. J. jackson, of Miami, addressed the
Convention in neat little speech. Gen.
j. E. Cummins, of Shelby, addressed the
Convention in speech at some LENGTH
Hon 7 r. McKinI ev. of Miami, being
1oudly called for, app arsd and addressed
the Convention in speech of an hour, in
a1masterly style and in the most convinc-
ing manner.
On motion. the Convention adjourned.
L. B. LOTT, Chairman.