Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-07
The Platforms Of the Democratic and
Republican Parties. re
The Democratic Platform
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ment of limited powers. and that it possesses no
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ton; that all other powers are reserved to the
States Or the people, that strict construction Of
ton of thsresesved right. of tho States and the
pSSoglSs pSsS tess Al Er1ats Of gcwsE 2 Geyesnment.
str9ed. because all such grants abrdge the natural
rights mems that tthe pressfvAton Of the equali-
he people is necessary to the preserTston Of f
the Unioni, that the. Federal q Vernment is
concerns Of Che States, that II would be nonstfous
that that the ne lScfI affairs ef Ohio should be resp.
has but two Senators. and. the New England
States with With but little ersater gopulstioc, hays
eu s1e sR Of me Igs % H.
tion Of power IN is bands i ever pending dsa-
while it lasted. Be desTuctive Of the Liberties and
pos% er ss sPd az hs s0 tbas
al debt besides mgoyerishing the people, fosters
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effect sacrifcne the interests Of the many for the
qTy nd os of Ds Ss s the
sscfson a7d dtsorrsenent ef enormous .resenass Jy
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econo1nyis essentidlnot only to Ms prosperity but
also to tAe Moerttes Of the people; that ~
ti9s eso4Sch no Gocernnsent can sayely 6e ovi1ty.
That TO each State belonss the right to determine
inPsir this right either BY Congressional Legislation
or constitutional amendment, are unwise and des-
to @
LANCE Is the prise Of liberty" that the tendencyof
ton and therefore sovernment neeSs to be- y watsbea
that anther of its tendencies is too much
unnecessarily and vexatiousy interfering with the
of speech Of the press Is essential to the exist
ence Of iberty that person not in the military or
prevails Ga. Is ia%sug be dspryed ia% of
teiberty or property wfthO due process of civil
redress Of thss no tor a
should be made; that the right Of the people TO-
Is invplable; that the military should be held in
due srbiection to the civil power; that while the
the right to govern the minority have ndefeasible
rights and that frequent return to rst principles
is essential to the welfare Of the State and the
= Reso,oed That the States lately ia rebellion are
snsS 81 eRIon and have been recognzed a
6y bTssident Lincoln. Who IN the midst Of the war
President Johnson. in various procIs%stions and
official acts by Congress- which permitted Andrew
johnson 20 sit in the senate Senator from Tenn
Louisiana to sit in the House of Representatives a-
ger these States had seeded and while the
as states in the Union by the Congressional |
aDpostionnsnt act providing for their due
and especially by the direct tax; by the resolutions
Submitting amendments to the Constitution for
tons impartins the same recognition; ali of which
were, passed, since. the. attempted secession
United states which holds fsdsrsl q cour sns
in all those States, and especially BY the Supreme
ing from them. which It could not do were they not
inlthe Union. That being thus in the Union, they
States with unequslrights being thing unknown
TO the Cunstituiou; that. by The express terms of
Senators andsa due portion of Representative in
the Congress and g vote IN all elections of Presi-
are subject to interruption BY state Of civil war
they can not, IN time of peace. be suspended, much
E lsss dssti;oyeti without plain violation of the
Stn.s Of ITS 5eseryed rights. and reduce il to
from ten States the proposed exclusion of those
States. from All voice in the next Presiden-
Govern tents and the red uction of their States to
the condition of territories. each and every
potie meesures destructive not merely Of the rights
Of those ats bPt Of the tights Of every
overthfow the State Governments. to erect a con,
and rPetuate tyrannical rule Of minority over
majority of the American people. That the peo-
Pss and submit 10 % soSs snd
therefore, in the hope that the warning will be heed
os of tbs
plan. that It will not be submitted TO-. fS-,r 4
. 2. Rcselped, That Congress isnot an omnipotentl
law-mAhne power. That the Constitution pro-
videsu that no bill shall become law without the
approval of the President. unless it has passed by
two-thirds of each House of Conaress.s That one5
of the objects of the present so-cailed Congress in
excluding States from representation. is to pass
billsy vote which, were all the States
could not pass; and thus to virtually
abolish the provision aforesaid. That
If this precedent be scquesced in.s there will be
nothing to prevent bare majority of Congress, at
tutions veto Of the Presdsnt and nsurpnS 9Ocop
porty from their seats That the exclusion. Of even
text for such exclusion would not be wanting to
an unscrupuleus and revolutionary party.
41Rssoscea. That the people. and especially those
the sxsc5ns Of high pfotectivs tariffs and as the
nlstion. We demand that their silbstsnee shall % 20
longer be extorted from EN- in order to hfl the
pockets Of eastern monopolists. ~ i'a
s.. ResoIced, That unequal taxation is contrary to
the nrst principles OF Justice and sound policy, and
We cal upon our Governnents, Federal and State,
to use all necessary Constitutional means to remedy
6. -Rselrsd. That the Radical majority in the So
called Congress have proved themselves to be in
pie Of the District of Columbia against their most
unanimous wish, soemnly expressed at the polls by
S psops % o. All ane territories and
South to adopt it; that zoe are opposed to Negro
S1gsdge belieoflgt seotisd Be ProdHceice Of cod
both fohitrs and bdcks, and tend to produce dis
Gstr0es conflict Of rdces.iea lcAl.s : nTl ,s.7f
z. Resolced, That for all their efforts to uphold
the Coustitution we tender to the President and to
the e as bsas s e.
Republican PIatform ADOPTED
sIvacsr y Jane 10, 1857.