The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-06
ADOPTED
In Convention at ColUmbrs, Ohio, on
The Eighth Day Of January,
Eighteen SirtV-Eight.

REsoLvrD. Thst the Democracy Of Ohio con.
graduate the country gpon the improved aspect OF
political Affairs as evidenced by the State cleo
lions Of 1861, and that they look forward With
hope aud confidence 20 tho result OF that momeu.
tous struggle npon which they are about TO enter,
and upon which depends, in so great n degree,
the future peace and prosperity Of the Union,
RESOLVED, That, unalterably opposed 20 tho
d Jctrines which lead TO consolidation, wo renew
W in unhaRging zeal aud increased energy, our at.
tachment TO that political creed which has ever
been 40 s~taunchly adhered TO by our organization
through days Of strcuble aud disaster, a. we'll a.
good fortune aud prosperity, which was thus eI.
pressed by Thomas Jefferson; Equal and exact
justice 10 oil men, OF Whatever state or persuasion
-religi0us or political-peace, M and
honest fri'udship with all nations, cnianglinR al
liances with none the support Of the State Gov.
ernments In all their rights, as the most cumpe-
tent administration Of oLr domestic concerns and
the suiest LulwRIk against antirerubliccu ten
denotes; the preservation OF the General Gov etTn.
ment In its whole constitutional Yigoi az tho sheet
snchor of peace at home aud safety abroad q jesl'
Gus care OF the r ghts Uf elections Ivy the people
aud the supremacy Of to civil over the military
authority.p
RESOLVED, That sc condemn the legislative
usutpntiOns OF Congress and particularly the se =
eral acts OF reCenstucticn %so.callcd, &c ~NiclatiVe
Of the constitutional compact between the States,
and rs utterly subyersiyS sOf every principlc Of self
government that distinguishes a free people.
RESOLVED, That We are opposed to any meas
ure8 which recognize that the integrity OF lie
Union was ever b,oken-thAt any Of its members
were eyor out-snd that We dc, erminedly Insist
that the Southern States, no longer being In in'ut.
! rectlon. or nj war, with the Fedora; Government,
are entitled To Tho full State recognition and con.
stituti0lal representation Ia Congress, aud the
electoral colleges given 20 oil The States. and
tLst denial q! 1, TO them ly Congress, and It's sf-
forts to dictate 70 them by military force a gov
eminent for them srr ncOL3tiltiOn TCNOiuiioH-
ary aud d~espotic.
RGsoLyEn, Tina, we are opposed. both in priuei.
pie and pgliCy, 10 negro suite age that the state 81
Ohio-huy'ug by the emphatic majority OF 5N,C0o
rejected 1t for herself-is sieTn'y opposed to ia
forced imposition upon other States, and that We
Etigmatize such an imposition by the Federal Cow
ernmcnt "a q most base usurpati1n.
RESOLVED, That the practical effect Of the 40
called NecUns iructiUn acts OF Congress is 10 de-
liver over ten States to the political and soeial
control Of Negroes nnu 10 place the lives. liber les
and fortunes VI the whites residing therein, III tho
hands ola barlaroui people, and that il would in'
eyi,ably lead ciieer 70 q Ear Of races or 10 the At.
Termination OF the South.
RESOLVED, That Notwithstanding tho enormous
aud CONCEDED irauda in the creation Of tho publio
debt, tie faith Of the country 10 Pledged TO its pay
nent, principal and interest. according 10 TIE
terms Of the several acts Of Congress. under which
the bonds representing tho Debt wee isaJed, bat
not otherwise, md we are opposed 10 any plsn for
extending tic times Of payment, uhus increasing
the amount Of gold interest 10 moGelhon the princi.
pal, or TO any declaration by Congress that tia
principle Is payable Ia gold, which wUnld virtually
add more than u thJuH,ud millions 10 the burthsn
Ct the debt, aud to the whole iHfaue huAnrill poll.
cy of which these measures are Il part.
RESOLVED, That, neither forgetting nor deny
our ancient faitA that gold and oliver coin form
, the en- rcncy Of the Con, ]t.iatiOU, We declare that
/ the ayo-twentY bonds should lie paid in the same
currency received by the Government or then ia
suo, ana that by the Withdrawal % tie monopoly
! granted TO ths NATIONAL Banks this result can DO
accomplished without an undue OF dangerous In
crease OF paper money. now the only circulating
medium thus relieving our people from the bnr
then of a debt, the tendency u which is always 70
corrupt and our Government irOn the ~rerroaoh Of
paying n favored class g. fold, while discharging
e rs deGts TO all others. i~nhlud.Eg pensions to uid.
! ows and soldiers, IN an inferior elrrency,
RESOLVED, That this plan violates no law. !rn-
pairs no contract, hreaks no faith, aud inatead %
T~o;Rr3ing a return 20 fpecie ragpcnts, is tho short.
est because the only sale Nay OF reaching that
end.
RrsoLyrp, Thst oil the properly Of tho eoun-
= try, including tho Government bonds, which re-
csiyes the equal protection OF the Government,
i should bear an eyIal share In IT, burthenE,
RESOLVED, That We indignantly reject the prln'
cipis derived from 'ba ieudol system that the
= masses OF the people belong 10 the Governments
under which they I've, which In another form IL
c%ontenIel fox by the wonaichles OF Europe inelud'
Ing Great Rrit,in, once n subject always a RubJec,
that we on the contrary maintain that an indi-
yidual can, By emigration mad residence Ia anoth
a er country, fnrsHeer his previous allegiance an6
be admit eh-d.t1 all the civil and political rghtb o
his Kew home-tlat American citizens by adop
tion ana naturalization are eutitlcd to all thu
rights as between us and foreign powors which car
20 be claimed by our native bOrn citizens, aRd II Il
the duty OF the Fedora! Government 20 protect al
? maintain them by every means within u. power.
RESOLVED, That the people Will sustain AndreN
johnson, President Of the United STATED, In hi
struggle wish Congressional usnrpat'oa, and tina
a we plodge the Democracy Of Ohio to support hin
- In all Constitutional measures 10 relieve the whit
people Of the South from the negro government
now heing imposed upon them.
RESOLVED, ghtt the ioitltude and gallantry 0
our sOliierS in the recent civil var, Ia dcfeusc o
4, the UuiOn, Gutisle them 10 the gratitude OF tn
u country, and they should ever be remembered b.
II In its buunttes.
TO RESOLVED, 1hat he Democracy Of the cOunir
"a have neisher the purpose nor desire To re.eattJllsl
., slavery, nor 10 sssumC any portion OF the deOts q
tho States lately in rebellion,
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