The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-20
ADOPTED
In Convention at Columbus, Ohio, on
The Eighth Day Of January,
Eighteen Sirty-Eight.

RESOLVED, That the Democracy Of Ohio con-
grntulate the country upon the improved aspect OF
political affairs as evidenced by the State elec.
lions Of 1867, and that they look forward with
hope aud confidence TO the result OF that momen'
tous struggle, upon VIII ich they are about TO enter,
and upon which depends, In so great a degree,
the future peace and prosperity OF the Union.
RESOLVED, That, unalteraLly opposed to the
doctrines which lead 10 consolidation. we renew
with unnagging zeal aud increased energy, our al.
tachment to that political creed which has ever
been 50 staunchly adhered to by our organization
through days OF trouble and disaster, as well as
good fortune and prosperity, which was thus ex
pressed by Thomas Jefferson Equal and exact
jnstice TO all men, Of whatever state or persuasion
religious or pOlitical-peacc commerce and
honest friendship with all nations, entanginR al
liances with none the support Of the State Gov.
ernments in all their rights, as the most compe-
tent administration Of our domestic concerns and
The surest bulWark against anti. republican ten.
denotes; the preservation OF the General Gov ERIN
ment i'm its whole constitutional vigoT as the sheet
snchOr of peace at home and safety abroad a Jeal
Gus care Of the r ghts Of elections by the people !
and the supremacy OF tie civil over the military
authority"
RESOLVED. That we condemn the legislative
usurpatiOns OF Congress and particularly the 80 =
eral acts Of reconstruction s%O.called, as ~viclative
Of the Constitutional compact between the States,
aud as utterly subversiye iof every principle OF sell
government that distinguish 4 n free people.
RESOLVED, That we are opposed 10 any meas
ures which recognize that the integrity OF The
Union was ever b~rOken-that any Of its members
were ever out-and that We del ermiDedly insist
that The Southern States, no longer being in insur.
r%ection or at war, with the Federal Government,
are entitled to the full State recognition and con-
slitutional representation IN Congress, and tho
electoral colleges given 10 oil the States, and
thst denial OF II to them by Congress, and It's CT
forts to dictate 10 them by military force a gov
eminent for them are unconstitutional, revolution
airy and d%espOtic.
RESOLVED, That we are opposed, both In princl.
pie and policy, 10 negro suhr age that the state ol
nhin- IA a uipU hu iha apnnhuiir mniOYilV nj XII non
rejected II for herselt-is sternly opposed to It's
forced imposition upon other States, and that we
stigmatize such an imposition by the Federal Cow
eminent as n most base usurpatiOn.
RESOLVED, That tho practical elect OF the So
called RecOns tTuction acts Of Congress IL TO de-
liver over ten States to The political and social
control Of Negroes and to place the ives; liberties
aud fortunes OF the whites residing thercini IN the
hands of barbarour people, and that II would in
evitably lead either TO a var Of races or TO the Al
licaniZation OF the South.
RESOLVED, That Notwithstanding the enormous
and conceded frauds In the creation OF the public
debt, the faith Of the country Is Pledged To us pay
ment, principal aud interest. according to the
terms OF the several acts OF Congress, under winch
the bonds representing the debt were ISSUED, but
not otherwise, and we are opposed 10 any plan Tor
extending IKE times Of payment, thus increasing
the amount of gold interest to morethan the princi-
pal, or TO any declaration by Congress that the
principle Is payable in gold, which wonld virtually
add more than a thousand millions 10 the burtheil
Of the debt, aud to the whole insane financial poll
cy of which these measures are a part.
RESOLVED, That, neither forgetting nor deny
our ancient faith that gold and silver coin form
the Gu rency OF the Constitution, We declare that
the cve-twentY bonds should I've paid in the same
egrrency received by the Government for theil is
sue, and that by tho withdrawal Of the monopoly
granted TO the National Banks this result eau be
accomplished without an undue or dangerous IN
crease of paper money now the only circulating
medium, thus relieving our people from the bur
then OF a debt, the tendency of which Il always to
corrupt and our Government from the reprOach OF
paying a favored class 10 gold, while discharglng
It's debts TO oil others, including pensions 10 wiz
ows and soldiers, in an inferior currency
RESOLVED, That this plan violates no law I'm,
pairs no contract. breaks no faith, and instead OF
T~etRTdlng a return IN specie payments, Is the snort,
est because the only sale way oil reaehlhg tha'
end.
RESOLVED, That oil the property OF the coun-
try, including the Government bonds, whloh re-
ceiyes the equal protection OF the Government
should bear an eyual share in its bnrthens,
RESOLVED, That we Indignantly reject the prih'
cipie derived from the feudal s~ystem-thaI TN
masses Of the people belong td the Governmeht
under which they live, which in another form u
contended for by the mOnarchies OF Europe iheina
ing Great Britain, once a subject always q suiJee'
that we on the contrary maintain that an lnul-
yidual can, by emigration ana residence IN nhosn
er country ioTswear his previous allegiance, ah'
be admitted into all the civil aud political rlBhtso
his new home-that American clnzens by ,Huop
ton ana naturalization are entitled TO all th
rights as between us and foreign powers which cay
> be claimed by our native born citizens, ana III
: the duty of the Fedora! Government TO protect an
maintain them by every means within us power.
RESOLVED, That the people will sustain andre,
} johnson, President of the United States, IN III
struggle with Congressional usurpatloh, ana tha
we pledge the Democracy OF ONO 10 support M
in I'LL Constitutional measures to relieve the "hll
: people of the South from the negro goyerhnel
now being imposed upon them.
Resolved. That the foItitude and gallantry
0 our soldiers in the recent civil war, IN deiense :
1 line Union, entitle them to. the gratitude OF u
! country, and they should ever be remembered b
4 IL in its bounties.
y RESOLVED, That the Democracy Of the couht
, have neither the purpose nor deaire 70 re'estanhs
slavery, nor to assume any portion OF the debt-t
thS ststss lately 10 REBELLION