Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-16

from the war and the anarchy that has fol-
lowed. But when they rejected every
proposition for peace, compromise and
union, prayed for by millions, they de-
stroyed the country, and blasted every hope
of the true patriot.
After some further remarks. Mr.. Dickey |
gave way to motion for recess by Mr..
Hutcheson, and at six o'clock, the Senate
took recess till halt-past seven O'Clock IN
the evening. -
t4E EVENING SESSION. i
THE DICKEY RESOLUTIONS.
The question being on the adoption Of
Mr.. Dickey's Senate Joint resolutions dis
cussed in the afternoon,
Mr.. DICKEY resumed his remarks, re-
terring to the speech of Senator Douglas in
the Senate of the United States in Janua-
ry, 1851, showing that the Republicans in
Congress had rejected every plan OF COM
promise that had been offered. Mr.. d. also
read an extract from the Columbus Ohio
State Journal of January, 1861, in favor OF
disunion. In answer to question pro-
pounded by Mr.. Yeoman. Mr.. D. said the
Republican party had violated every pledge
they had made in their latforms in favor of
the Constitution ahd Union.
Mr.. ID. read from the message of Presi-
dent Buchanan, in December, 1860, to
show that he was not in favor of the right
of secession, but was in favor of resisting
by force all attempts at resistance to the
execution of the Federal laws.
Mr.. ID. referred to the declaration that
the rebels had forfeited all rights to life
and property, and argued that, under the
Constitution and laws, every man had
right to life, property and liberty, until
convicted of crime, forfeiting these rights
by trial before jury of his peers, and
convicted by the Judgment of a court OF
competent jurisdiction. These rights were
guaranteed to every citizen, until forfeited
by a conviction for crime.
Mr.. D., in answer to the proposition of
Mr.. Everett, that the States possessed no
independent sovereignty, cited the treaty
of peace made by Great Britain with the
colonies after the revolution, in which the
several colonies or States were referred to
as separate and independent governments
with whom that treaty was made. The
present Constitution was made by the peo-
pie OF the several States as tree, independ-
ent and sovereign States.
The Republican party came into power
under false colors. That party inscribed
upon its banners in 1856, free speech, free
soil, a free press and free men. With these
pledges it elected Lincoln President in
1860. Mr.. D. referred to the violations OF
the rights of free speech. and free press
during the progress of the war. Men in the
exercise of these rights were dragged from
their homes and incarcerated in bastiles.
Mr.. d. cited the remark of Mr.. Everett
that he belonged to party that sought the
elevation OF every member of the human
family, and showed that that party had de-
graded the white men of the South by
placing them under the heel of a military
despotism, and placing over them the ignO-
rant and semi-barbarous negroes just
emancipated from slavery. ....
MIR. ID. referred to the numerous uncon-
stitutional acts of Congress during the
progress, and since the conclusion of the
war, and among others. dwelt upon the un-
constitutional division OF the State OF Vir-
ginia, and erecting out of part OF it the
new State of West Virginia. The Repub-
lican Congress had suspended the Legisla-
lures of States, and had refused to admit
the representatives elected to the National
Legislature by the people of sovereign
States. The Republican Congress had cre-
ated a multitude of new offices to oppress
and eat out the substance of the people.
This had been done for the sake of main
tanning political power in the hands OF that
party.
The Republican party had done more
they had forced negro suffrage on the South
at the point of the bayonet. What reason
had the people of Ohio to expect that the
same course would not be pursued in re-
gard to them, and negro suffrage forced
upon them in like manner? In fact, this
policy was already avowed by leaders in
the Republican party. They claimed the
right to do this, under the pretense that it
would be guaranteeing to the State re-
publican form of government.
Mr.. D. charged that the Republican party
had done what jeff. Davis and his armies
could not effect-they had kept the Union
asunder, and had in effect dissolved the
Union. How could the leaders of that
party answer the question-Why is not
the Union restored ? This was not now a
Republican form OF governmental was, to
call it by its right name-a despotism. The
Democratic party had stood, and still
stood, firmly in favor OF free, constitu-
tional government
1t was said by the crowned heads and
statesmen of Europe, nearly century ago,
that the experiment of mans capacity tor
government in this country woIld
prove a failure. That prediction is now
being verified through the Vaccinations
and false pretenses practiced by the Re
publican party. Our first object should be
to guard well our liberties. 1t had been
said Dy Republican in high standing that
the adoption of the Crittenden resolution
in July, 1861, by Congress, was simply a
blind to the people, to get them to engage
in the war. 1t had been proved by the
course of events to have been so. 1t had
been violated by the party that made it in
every particular.
Mr.. D. referred to the denunciations that
had been made of the laws passed at tnis
session in regard to the purity OF elections,
and asserted that these laws were only
declaratory of what had always been the
law of the State i'll regard to elections since
the adoption of the State Constitution.
Mr.. ID. reprobated in strong language the
attempts to overawe and force the Senate
OF the United States to find the President
guilty under the articles of impeachment
preferred against him. 1t shocked him and
made him tremble for the liberty and safe
ty of his country. If these threats should
prevail, and the President be removed from
office in consequence, he was, speaking for
himself, ready TO meet mob with mob. Mr..
d. concluded after few more remarks,
upon the subject of impeachment.
On motion of Mr.. EVANS, the Senate.
at half,past nine O'Clock, took recess till
10 A. NJ. tomorrow.