The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-07-16

the supreme judicial tribunals and
threatens to curtail or destroy its
original jurisdiction, which is irrevo-
cably vested by the Constitution
while the learned Chief Justice has
been subjected to the most atrocious
calumuies, merely because ha would
not prostitute his high Office TO tho
support to the false and partzau
charges against the President. Its
corruption aud cxtravagaucos have
exceeded anything in history. aud by
its frauds aud monopolies It has
yearly doubled the burden Of the
debt created during the war. 1t has
stripped the President Of his cousti.
tutioual power of appointing even
his ow" Cabinet. Under its repeated
assaults the pillars of the govern.
mcnt are rocking on their base. and
should it succeed in November next.
aud inauguNts its President, we will
meet as subject and conquered
people amid the ruins of liberty aud
the scattered fragments of the Con.
siitution. Aud We do declare and
resolve that ever since the people Of
the United Statos threw off the sub.
lection Of tho British crown, the
privilege and trust of suffrage have
belonged to tho several States, and
have been granted, regulated, aud
controlled exclusively by the politi-
cal power Of each State respectively,
and that puy attempt by Congress,
on any protoxt whatever, to deprive
any State Of this right, or interfere
with is exercise, is fOgraut usurpa.
ton of power, which eau 6nd no war.
rant in the Constitution, aud if sane
toned by the people will subvcrt our
form Of government, and can only
end in a single centralized and con.
solidated government, in which the
sepcrato existence Of the States will
be entirely absorbed aud an uuqual.
fed despotism be established in
place Of federal Union Of co-equal
States, aud that We regard the Re.
construction act, so.called, of Con.
gress as usurpatations, and unoon.
stitutioDal, revolutionary aud void;
that our soldiers and sailors who car.
ried the flag OF our country to victo
ry, againstN most gallant and deter
mined foe, must ever be gratefully
remembered, and all the guarantees
given in their favor. must be faith
fully carried into execution. That
the public lands should be distribu-
ted as widely as possible among the
people aud should be disposed Of
either under the pre-emption Of the
homestead lands or sold in reasoua-
BILE quantities, and to none but actu-
al occupants at the minium price es-
tablished by the Government. Who n
grants Of the public lands may be
allowed, necessary for the encourage.
ment OF important public improve
monts, the proceeds Of the sale OF
such lands aud not the lands them
selves should be applied.
That the President of the United
States, Andrew johnson, in exercis
ing the power of his high office in
resisting the aggressions of Congress
upon the constitutional rights Of the
States aud the people, is entitled to
the gratitude of the whole American
people, and in behalf of the Demo
cratic party we tender him our thanks
for his patriotic efforts in that re-
gard.
Upon this platform the Democrat
ic party appeal to every pat'iot in
Guiding all the Conservative element
and all who desire to support the
Constitution aud restore the Union,
forgetting all past differences Of opin-
ion to unto with us in the present
great struggle for the liberties OF
the people, aud that all such, to
whatever party they may have here
tofure belonged, we extend the right
hand Of fellowship, and hail all such
cooperation with us as friends and
! brethren.