The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-07-07
Of the Democracy Of
Ohio, Adopted at Columbus, Jan.
uary 8. lS6S.

RESOLVED, That the Democracy OF Ohio
the country upon the improved
aspect of political affairs, as evidenced by
the State elections of 1857, and that they
look forward with hope and confidence to the
result of that momentous struggle upon which
they are about to enter and upon which de-
pends, in so great degree, the future peace
and prosperity of the Union.
RESOLVED, That we are unalterably oppo-
sed to the doctrine which leads to consolida-
tion. We renew with unfagging zeal and
increased energy our attachment to that po-
litical creed which has ever been so stanchly
adhered to by our organization through days
of trouble and disaster as well as good for
tune and prosperity, which was thus ex-
pressed by Thomas Jefferson: equal and
exact justice to all men Of whatever state,
religion or politics. Peace, commerce and
honest friendship with all nations, entang-
ling alliances with none." The support sof
the State governments in all their rights, as
the most competent administrators OF our
domestic concerns and the surest bulwark
against anti.pubiic tendencies, the preserva-
tion of the General Government in its whole
constitutional vigor as the sheet anchor Of
peace at home and safety abroad; and jealous
care of the rights of the electors by the peo-
lple, and supremacy Of the civil over the mill
tary authority.
RESOLVED, That we consider the legislative
lusurpations of Congress, and particularly
the several acts of reconstruction so called
as yiolative of the constitutional compact
between the States, and utterly subversive of
every principle of selfgovernment that dis
| ltinguishes free people.
RESOLVED, That we are opposed to any.
measures which recognize that the integrity
of the Union as ever broken-that any Of
| its members we're ever out; and that we de-
termidly insist that tie Southern States, no
longer being in insurrection or at war with
the Federal Government, are entitled to the
full State Reorganization in Congress and in
the Electoral Colleges given to all the States;
and that the denial Of it to them by Congress
and its efforts to dictate by military force a
government for them are unconstitutional
Revolutionary and despotic,
| RESOLVED, That we are opposed both in
principle and policy to negro suffrage; that
the State of Ohio, having by the emphatic
majority of $4,000 rejected 1t for herself, is
sternly opposed to its forced imposition up
on the other States, and that we stigmatize
such an imposition by the Federal Govern
ment as a most base usurpation.
RESOLVED, That the practical effect Of the
so-ealled Reconstruction Acts Of Congress is
to deliver over ten States to the political and
social control of negroes to place the lives
liberties and fortunes of the whites residing
there into the hands of barbarous people
and that it wonld inevitably lead to either a
twar of races or to the Africanization Of the
South.
Resolved, That Notwithstanding the enor-
nous and conceded frauds in the creation oi
the public debt, the faith of the country is
pledged to its payment principal and inter.
est, according to the terms of the several acts
lof Congress under which the banks repre-
senting The debt were issued, but not other
wise; and We are opposed to any plan 70,
lextending the times of payment, thus in
fcreasing the amount of gold interest to more
than principal, or to any declaration ;by Con-
tsress that the principal is payable in gold
(which would virtually add more than thou
sand millions to the burthen of the debt and
to the whole insane financial policy Of which
these measures are part.
RESOLVED, That neither forgetting or deny
/ ing an ancient faith that gold and silver coir
form the currency of the country, we de.
tclare that the ive-twenty bonds should b.
i paid in the same currency received by tn.
Government for their issue, and that, by The
withdrawal of the monopoly granted to thu
/ National banks, this result can be accomplish
Fed without an undue or dangerous increase
of paper money, now the only circulating
medium, thus relieving our people from tn,
burden of debt, the tendency of which ii
always to corrupt and enslave, and our Gov
ernment from the reproach of paying IA
vored class in gold, while discharging its debt
to all others, including pensions to widows
and soldiers, in an inferior currency,
RESOLVED, That the plan violates no law
4 impairs no contract, breaks no faith. and, in.
stead of retarding return to specie pay.
ment, is the shortest, because the only saf
way Of reaching that end,
i RESOLVED, That all the property of th,
country, including the Government bond
which receives the equal protection of tn
Government should bear an equal share il
II its burdens,
i Resolved, That we Indignantly reject tn,
lprinciple derived from the feudal system, tia
the masses of the people belong to the govern
lments under which they live. which, in an
other form,i contendsd for by the monarchie
lof Europe including Great Britain, that once
subject always a subject. That we, on tn
lcontrary, maintain that an individual ear
by emigration and residence in another coun
TRY, foreswear his previous allegiance, an,
be admitted into all the civil and politica
rights of his new home-that American cit
liens, by adoption and naturalization, are en-.
titled to, all the rights, as between us ant
foreign powers which can be claimed by on
native-born citizens, and that it is the duty..o
the Federal Government to protect and main
tain them by every means within its power
RESOLVED, That the people will sustain An.
drew Johnson, President of the United States
in the struggle with Congressional usurpatiol
and that we pledge the Democracy of Ohio t,
support him in all constitutional measures
tte relieve the white people of the South from
the negro governments now being imposed
upon them.
| RESOLVED, That the fortitude and gallantrJ
of our soldiers in the recent civil war, in de-
Tense of the Union, entities. them to thu
gratitude of the country, and they should
ever be remembered by it in its bounties.
RESOLVED, That the Democracy Of the coun-
try have neither the purpose nor desire te
re-establish slavery, nor to assume any por
tion of the debts of the States lately in re-
bellion
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