Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-15

ART. g.. Every Democrat of Mont
gomery county shall be entitled to the
privilege of membership of this Club
BY signing the Constitution and By
Laws.
l. On motion. a committee of five was
)appointed to nominate Permanent OFF,
(cers and an Executive Committee. e
III. Elliott, Ezra Thomas, j. B. Gil
bert. E. Lindsly, and Jacob Wise, were
appointed the committee. sas1a-a
The committee retired for delibera-
tion, and during their absence the meet
ing was addressed by E. Thompson,
Esq., in very appropriate and accept
able manner.
The committee made the following re-
port, which was unanimously adopted:
PERMANENT OFFICERS. -
President-C. L. Vallandigham.
Vice President-A. Cahill.
Secretary-E. Thompson. a
Treasnrer-Wm. Dickey.
Executive Committee = First Ward,
John Wiggim Second, J. A. McMahon;
Third, E. Lindsly Fourth, G. Ferguson;
Fifth. j. x. Webster; Sixth, Colonel
Henry Miller; Seventh, Geo. Neibert
Eighth, James Boyle.
The Executive Committee were mott
fed by the Chairman, Mr.. Wiggim, to
meet in the Ledger Office on Thursday
afternoon at two O'Clock to organize.
Doctor Egry then said that having
discharged the functions of his Office as
temporary chairman, he would take
pleasure in introducing to the meeting
the permanent President, Hon. G. l..
Vallandigham. Loud calls were made
for Mr.. Vallandigham, who appeared
and took the chair. He remarked that
he had not intended to make speech,
indeed he had made no preparation to
address his fellow citizens.
Mr.. Vallandigham, in response, on
taking the chair. said that, although he
regretted to disappoint either. friend or
opponent, he should content himself
with simple acknowledgement. He
was very sincere, however, in acknowl-
edgment of this additional testimony of
the confidence of his Democratic friends.
He begged to assure all concerned, and
trusted that it would be satisfactory,
that this association was organized in
the interest of no candidate, and of no
man at home or abroad for any purpose.
Its object was the formation of an old
fashioned, straight-out Democratic club
to support the candidates nominated by
the Democratic Presidential Convention.
Its purposes were, first, the reassertion
of the old and ESTABLISHED principles of
the Democratic party as declared by
Jefferson, and recognized by his success
sors. the accepted apostles and teachers
of Democracy. Those original prin-
ciples, not diluted by modern admix-
lures, nor obscured by more recent COM
mentaries and explanations, nor held
back and ignored upon any pretense of
expediency, lay at the foundation of our
system of government, and We're essen
tial to its existence.
The next object of the Association
was to perfect the organization of the
Democratic party here, in the city and
county. In the coming Presidential,
State, District, County and City cleo
tions such an organization was in every.
thing essential to success.
The third object was to prepare for
an earnest, determined straight up and
down fight for principle, and power and
place, to carry out principle without ref
erence to whether it might be well pleas
ing in the sight of the enemy or not.
We were asked no questions as to the
policy of our principles, or our meas
tires, or our position. We earnestly
desired and entreated the association
and support of all men-all patriotic
men of the Republican party, but only
upon the ground that our principles are
right and policies just and for the good
Of the country. In this sign we had
conquered. In this alone, we can con-
quer again and secure the fruits of vic
tory.
He had intended to say few words
upon the Equestion of bonds, greenbacks
and the public debt, but he would re-
serve all this for subsequent meeting,
as also the great question of white su-
premacy. y
The next meeting will be held on
Tuesday, March 3, when prominent
speakers are to be in attendance and
address the meeting.
On motion, the proceedings were or
dered to be published in the Dayton
Ledger. Cincinnati Enquirer, CoLUM-
BUS STATESMAN, Crisis, Cleueland Plain
Dealer, and other Democratic papers.
Before adjournment. the President
suupested the nroprietv of the immndi-