Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-23
tFrom the Hancock Courier
Madison Township Democratic
Cluh.

lFr0m the Hancock O0urler
Madison Township Democratic
Club. sss - ~
Pursuant to agreement, the Democracy
Of Madison township met at the Center
School House in said township, on Thurs
day, March H. 1868, for thcpurpose OF or
ganizing an old fashioned Democratic Club.
On motion, Edwin Huff was called to the
Chair, and I. III. BushOng was appointed
Secretary.
The Chairman very briefly and pertinently
stated the object of the meeting to be to or
ganize Democratic Club.
On motion, committee of three were
appointed to draft constitution for the
government of the Club. w. X. Drake,
j. B. Bame; and Thos. Joiiff were appoint
ed said committee. ala1t - meg sitt
The committee retired, and in few min
utes returned and made the following re-
port, which was unanimously adopted:
= - CONSTITUTION. -.
ARTICLE /. This Association shall be
known as the Democratic Club of Madison
township, Hancock county, Ohio. Its OBJ
ject shall be the promotion OF sound DEM
ocratic, principles and the strengthening
and success of the Democratic party in the
ensuing Presidential, State, district an!i
county campaign. ... s.sfl
ART. Q. The Officers of this Club shall be
a President, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer, and an Executive committee
consisting OF one from each school district,
to assist in organizing the township in the
spring and fall campaigns. VI +. ,,s,4 ,s.,ff.
ART. g. The officers of the. Executive
Committee shall be nominated by COM
mittee appointed for that purpose and re-
port for confirmation to the Club. They
shall continue in Office until the close of the
campaign, unless a majority of the menu
bers present at regular meeting shall de-
eide otherwise by vote, when others shall
/ be appointed. s.a.s
+ ART. 4. The Club shall meet regularly
on each Friday evening next to the full
moon, unless otherwise decided by major
ity of the members present at a previous
meeting. Special meetings may be held in
any school district in the township, by a
vote of the members present at a regular
meeting: All regular meetings shall be
held at the Center School House., unless q
majority of the voters present shall decide
otherwise. se,5o 81 laerI ; ii.s-. 7a.4ff
ART. s. It shall be the duty of the officers
to procure speakers for the regular and
special meetings of the Club. i -. -.
/ ART. 6, Every Democrat or Conservative
of Madison township shall be entitled to
the privilege of membership by signing
the Constitution, and Bylaws of the Club
and pledging themselves to support. the
Democratic ticket. a.t-s4a
On motion, a committee of three was ap-
pointed to nominate permanent officers and
an executive committee. The Chair ap-
pointed on that committee r. e. Wolford,
Philip Reigle, and d, Martz, who, after a
short consultation, made the following re-
port, which was adopted - is8s.s5 i
President Edwin Huff; Vice President.
Thomas Joliff Secretary, 7. II. BushOng; !;
Treasurer, John B. Bame; Executive Com.
mittee. P. Snider, H. Helms, Joseph Huff,
r. E. Wolford, N. B. Martz, Jacob Musser,
VIM. Hodge, A. L. Preston. as.s.l0 80
ttsfta 3,ba - RESOLUTIONS. o tt1 aaif1s
Resolued, That the false theories of Rad
icalism bankrupted the Treasury, debauch
ed the morals, poisoned the public conf
dence, desecrated the Temples of the liv-'
ing God, and brought his holy religion into
contempt. It has defiled and dishOnored
the graves and the memories of the Faith
ers Of the Republics and for the wise and
the beneficent rules of, the Constitution,
has substituted hideous despOtism, en-
forced by, force and fraud. s7rFgr "a
Resolued, That we will oppose negro
equality to the last being of our existence,
and that we will not put into practice what
the Divine Being did not design; believ
ing that the negro is inferior to the white
man in every respect.
RESOLVED, That we Will use all honorable
means in our power to secure the success
of the Democratic party at the Spring a nd
Fall elections.
Resolued, That the principles of the DEM
ocratic party are right, and their policy
just.
Resolued, That all such creatures as Lin
coin, the tyrant, Stanton, the traitor, But
Ter, the woman-insulter, and thief, are the
elect of the Devil, and that there will be
day of JOY for earth's children, when the
last of the triumvirate of demons shall be
called to his long account, to enjoy forever
the birthstone hospitality of the Prince OF
Radicals, who will place them high in the
halls of perdition for carrying out bis
principles in this world, promoting strife
on earth, as he had once done in Heaven.
Resolued, That we fully endorse the doc
trine of George 81. Pendleton, the gallant
and patriotic statesman of Ohio, of paying
United States bonds in greenbacks, believ-
ing that whatever currency is good enough
for the mechanic, the merchant, the labor
ing man and the soldier, is good enough for
the bondholder; besides it will save to the
people millions of dollars of interest which
is now paid in gold.
RESOLVED, That the whole of the recon-
struction acts of Congress. from beginning
to end, first and last, are unconstitutional
and void; that Congress has no warrant in
time of peace, as it has done in ten of the
Southern States, to deprive them of the
protection of law, and place them under
military despotism.
heSOCCeU, 1uaG we nave Iull CONFLUENCE
in the integrity, ability and patriotism of
the Hon. VIM. Mungen, our able and eff
cient Representative in Congress, and that
his course in the halls OF legislation merits
and receives our entire appreciation.
Resozved, That the Democratic party are
opposed to negro equality with the white
race, either social Or political that the
Democratic party will oppose ali and every
attempt the Radicals may make to amend
the Constitution, or otherwise to introduce
negro suffrage or negro equality in the
State of Ohio that God made the negro
race inferior to the white race, by distinc-
tion of color, or intellect, in any capacity
whatever, and if the Radicals wish to
amalgamate with the negro, let them go to
Western or Southern Africa, OF upon the
coast of Madagascar, New Holland, Van
Dieman's Land, New Caledonia, and
Guinea, where they will find this variety
by black color, black and
woolly hair, thick lips, projecting cheek
bones, large and flat.nose, raised chin, re-
treating forehead, crooked legs, and shin
bones behind, with a Radical scent. God
separated them from the white race, and
those whom God has separated, let not the
Democratic party help join together.