The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-04-14
Platform of the Democracy Of
Ohio, Adopted ut Columbus, JAN
uary g, 1865.

uary 81 1865.
RESOLVED, That the Democracy of Ohio
the country upon the improved
aspect of political affairs, as evidenced by
the State elections of 1867, 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 80 great a degree, the future peace
and prosperity of the Union.
RESOLVED, That We are unalterably oppo-
sed to the doctrine which leads to consolida-
ton. We renew with unfagging zeal and
increased energy our attachment to that po-
litioal creed which has ever been 80 stanchly
adhered to by our organization through days
of trouble and disaster as we'll 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 Of
the State governments in all their rights, as
the most competent administrators OF our
domestic concerns and. the surest bulwark
against anti-pubiio tendencies, the preserva-
tion Of the General Government in its whole
constitutional vigor IS the sheet anchor OF
peace at home and safety abroad; and jealous
care of the rights of the electors by the peo-
pie, and supremacy Of the civil over the mill.
tary authority.
RESOLVED, That we consider the legislative
usurpations of Congress-, and particularly
the several acts of reconstruction so called
as violative OF the constitutional compact
between the States, and utterly subyersiye OF
every principle of self-government that dis
tinguishes a free people. 5
RESOLVED, That te are opposed to any
measures which recognize that the integrity
of the Union as ever broken-that any Of
its members were ever out; and that. we de-
termidly insist that tie Southern States, no
longer being in insurreetion 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 thatthe 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 o 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 a barbarous people
and tlat it would inevitably lead to either a
war of races or to the Africanization of the
South.
RESOLVED, That Notwithstanding the enor-
nous and conceded frauds in the creation OF
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
of Congress under which the banks repre-
senting The debt were issued, but not other
wise; and we are opposed to any plan for
extending the times of payment, thus in
creasing the amount of gold interest to more
than principal, or to any declarationsby Con-
gress that the principal is payable in gold
which would virtually add more than a thou
sand millions to the burthen of the debt, and
to the whole insane financial policy Of which
these measures are part.
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TOM ,bo o,,rrercv of tba @ country ve da.
clare that the fye-twenty bonds should be
paid in the same currency received BY the
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