Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-07
DOMESTIC NEWS.
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Immediately after the assembling of the
Democratic State Convention this Inprnng,
the. committee on Platform reported the
folewing g resolntiOhs. which were junani
tmously adopted:
The Democracy of Missouri, in Conven-
tiOps psassembI led sldok King only to, liyipe0 is
sues and cordially inviting the cooperation
of every friend of constitutional liberty, re-
i gardless OF past or present party ass0cla-
tions, do, lin view of theIicondition of the
State and nation, proclaim and resolve as
Il First That we hail with unbounded salts
/ faction the nomination of Horatio Seymour
and Frank p. Blair for President and Vice
President of the United3 States, upon "a
i platform of principles bold, earnest, sound
and truthful that with ;fixedpurpose and
| iuneonquerable zeal we will labor in this
canvass to the end, that our country may
be redeemed; regenerated and disenthrall-
ed. 80
,Sscondy While we are willing to protect
the colored race from every assault upon
their natural rights, we are unalterably
lopposed to negro suffrage and negro equali-
ty, its logical sequence. The proposition
now pending in this State to admit to the
ELECTIVE, franchise the Africans, while thou
sands of Intelligent, industrious and law
abiding white men are excluded from the
ballot box, is gross insult to our race and
II
1ciples of justice.
III Third, That the declaration of the Mis-
dsouri Radicals, in their platform, that they
4 cherish no feven geful feelings toward those
9Ilwho fought ia fair and open battle, though
lbfOr an unjust cause, and stand ready to re-
store to them their political privileges at
4 the earliest moment consistent with State
4 and National safety, is transparent false
hood, in, view of the fact that though the
reasoning of the United States Supreme
Court in adjudication of cases proves the
Missouri test oath unconstitutional, null
and void, this party of prescription still
require the oath to be. Administered, aud
are at the present moment reorganizing
their political machinery through the in
famous registration law, to give strained
and unwarranted interpretations of that
oath. 1osss lH1 .sb'5 5s7-7ia'r iitFi' 1ei Z
Fourth. We challenge the world to pro-
duce in the whole history of tyranny a
parallel to the lawless violence, the harsh
oppression, the grinding, inexorable des-
tpotism of the Radical party of Missouri, in
its dealings with the people. The rule of
| that party has brought utter demoroliZa-
4 tion into almost every branch of the public
service. Through its officials and honOred
Representatives it has robbed the State of
millions of money, lavished countless thou
sands upon party favorites, and squandered
thousands more in useless and eXtravagant
expenditure. Murderers and thieves are
euiogized as quiet citizens and Christian
geLtlemen; destroyers of free press and
disturbers Of peaceful coInmunities are
held up forapplause and public honors; the
plunderers of the treasury are unimpeach-
ed and unindicted, and the perpetrators of
natchless villainies are welcomed as prop
er members of Radical Legislatures, Radi-
. cal caucrses and Radical conventions.
: Fifth, That we enunciate as legal prop
osition that every white male citizen of
lawful age, having resided In the State and
! county the length of time required by law.
+ has the right of suffrage, butwe urge upon
/ every legal voter in the State to register
! and vote. Whilst we demand, a fair and
/ impartial egistration of'all qualified voters
l under the law, we condemn and discoun-
tenance any improper interference with or
| attempts to intimidate the registration Off
/ GERS in the proper discharge of their off,
| cial duties. That supporting and abiding
by all laws regularly enacted, the Democ-
racy are the party of law and order, and
their accession. to power will give peace
and tranquility to this distracted land.
| Sixth, The condition of our State, no
less than the true principles OF political,
Fofficial action, demands frugality and econ. E.
omy, the contraction of expenditures, the
llessening, of-taxation, and in short the
| forming of right policy of retrenchment
Eand reform.
| A resolution recommended by the COM
/ mittee was also adopted, to appoint COM
/ nlittee to prepare an address to the people
on the issues of the day and the rights of
citizens to register and vote under existing e
and the decisions of the courts upon
1 the same, and point out mode Of legal re-
tdress for thosewho may be wrongfolly de-
1 prived of such rights.
/ Hon. John S. Phelps was then nominated
for Governor by acclamation, and Col. Nor
man JIColeman, of st, Louis. for lLeuten-
ant Governor, after which the convention
tadjourned until P. M. sjWAB3
4 PANH3 Cotton Crop. 1ird3&ou
t 9ASh5.-.-.,-.- SAVANNAH, Aug. 5.
I Reports from crops in Middle Georgia
tshow the plant very small but healthy
tUnless the plant grows rapidly not over
halt of what was, made last year Will begre-
ta'ized. Accounts from. Florida state that
the worm is on the increase, especially
among SeaIslanda acotton.se SsI . s'E
3 otNo Secretary WeIIes. .-.,g-1,7a
g FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 5.
The gunboat Tellapoosa, from Washing.
too, with Secretary Wells and party, arriv-
ed at Norfolk to-day.
Tarred and Eeathered and Rid
den on a Rail.
-c-Li BosToN, Aug. 6.
At Chesterfield, Mass, a man named
hlrath iess ~ SeIsr WHY = salu " BaVe kepl
sh"nn to have abnSed his wife go that sba
was compelledrto leave him last month, ,swas
~ visited "a nightor two since by about thirty
linen in disguise and some women also, and
Nc )rdered-sto surrender. He resisted .anG
- knocked one of the assailants down, but
was soon overpowered. Pittsinger and hi;
housemaid were then marched to the house
of his brother, near which the unfortunate
pair were stripped of their clothing, tarred
and feathered and ridden on rail about
halt a mile. Pledges were exacted from
Pfttinger not tn divulge the names of those
engaged, in the yriotous proceedings, to re-
move his servant from town within eight
z hours, and to make confession of hi
NJ guilt to his Wife.-lf not done q worse Wis