The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-19
STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
ThePAA FoRM.A .ApOPgEp
JANUARY Sth, Il. d. 1867.

j. ResolUed, That the Democracy ofOhio
stead fastly adhere to the principles of the
party as expounded by the fathers, and APP
proved by experience; that In accordance
With these principles we declare that the
Federal Government is government OF
powerS but esheh .AsAd Iesspfessfy, Or BY
necessary implication delegated to IL In the
Federal Constitution; that all other powers
are reserved to the states or the people /;
that strict construction of the CSnstitu-
tion Is Indispensable to the preservation OF
the reserved rights Of the States and the
people that all grants ofpower TO Govern
nlent, whether State or Federal, 8tfould be
strictly construed, because all such gfantt
'abridge the natural rights of men that the
preservationof the equality and rights OF
the states and the rights of the people Is
necessary TO the preservation Of the Union;
that the Federal Government Us upftted to
legislate for or radnltnisterti tic l0oal concerns
Of the states that II t.yould be monstrous
that the local affairs OF Ohio should be regu-
lated by Federal Congressin which she has
but two Senators, and the New England
States, with but a little greater population,
have twelve; that the tendency of the Fed
eral Government Is to usufp the reserved
rights of the States and of the people and
that. therefore, a Capitalization of power In
It's hands Is an ever pending danger. That
such an abs Irption OF power would, Yhile
u lasted bedestruet tive &C the Liberties and
Interests or the people, and would end
either In dGspotism or destruction of the
Union that National debt, besides i'm
ppverishing the people, fosters an undue
| ti1crease of the powers of the Federal Gov
eminent; that high protective tariffs have
alike effect, sacrificing the Interests of the
many for ths em9lpmspis q the few spd
plainfy Ri8lating the tqNity bahsIaspifft~ 81
the COnstltutioni / that the collection and
disbursement Of enormous revenues by the
Federal Government haye the same ten
dehcy, beside corruptipg the Government,
aud that, therefore, econouiy Is essential
not only to the prosperity, ,bHtialso TO the
liberties Of the people; that unequal tax
alton Is plain violation of justice, OF
which no Government can safely be guilty.
| That TO each State belongs the right to
determine the qualification Of its electors,
and all attempts 70 impair this Tigh 4 either
by iConH sional leGlslaflen es CdDAtil.i.
tipnaf aIhendmeht, are unwise and despot-
lfc; that the tendency OF power Is TO steal
| rom the many TO the few, and that there
fore, "eternal vigilance Is the price of lib
ierty !" that the tendency of government Is
Ito enlarge its authority by usurpation, and
therefore government needs to be watched
that another OF, Its. tendeneiess u 10 govern
too much-unnecessAri and vexatiously
llnterfering with the business and habits OF
the people; that the freedom of speech and
lOf the press Is essential to the existence OF
.Iiiberty that no person not IN the military
or naval service, or In the bounds where
martial law legltlmately prevails, can law
tfully bs deprived pf life, liberty or pFopeT-
tty, without due process rcfvit law; That