The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01

on tie IN o. JoRudry lSOS.
REsoLvEb, That the Democracy of Ohio
congratulate The country on the improved
aspect ul puliticH, unuus as evidenced by
the State elections OF 1867, and that they
look forward with hope and confidence to
the result oi ihut mUincnious struggle upon
which hey nrc about to enter, aud upon
which depends, IN 30 grsut degree, that
future peace and prosperity OF the Union.
RESOLVED, That, uuulternbly opposed TO
the doctrines which lead 10 consultations
we renew with unilagging zeal and ncrcas-
ed energy, our nttuchmcnt TO that political
creed which has eytr been so staunchly adj
he ed 10 by our organization through days
uf trouble Und disaster, ~ well as good for
tune aud prosperity, which was thus cN-
pressed by Thomas jefferson Equal and
exact Justice TO all men, of Whatever state
or ersuasion--rclig ligious or politicnl--pcucc,
! commerce and honest Friendship with all
NATIONS, eutanglmg alliances with none
| lhe support of the State Governments Ia all
their rights, Hs the most competent admin
istratiOn ofOur domestic concerns ispj the
surrst bulwark against anti-rel ulAiHiln ten
denotes; the preservation Of the General
Government Ia It's whole constitutional vigOr
rs the sheet anchor Of peace at home and
safety abroad n Jealous care Of the rights
ofelections 10y the people; Hnd the supro-
macy Of the evil over the military author
! ity."
RESOLVED, That We condemn the logisla-
| tive uBurpatuns Of Congress aud Particular
| ly the several acts OF reconstruction So
called, Hs violutiye Ofthe Constitutional
compact between the States, and rs utterly
subVrrsiye of every principle of self gov
crument that distinguishes tree people.
RESOLVED, That We are opposed to any
measures which recognize the integrity of
! the Union was ever broken-that amy Of
| its members we-e ever out--nnd tina. we
| determinedly insist that the Southern
States, 10 longer being in insurrection, or
at war, with ne Federal Government, are
! entitled 10 the full State recognition aud
! constitutional representation in Congress,
and The electoral colleges given to all the
States, and this denial Of il to them by
| Congress, aud its efforts to dictate TO them
by military force a government for then,
are unconstitutional, revolutionary and
| despO ic.
REsoLyEp, That we nre opposed, both in
! principle and policy, to negro suffrage !
TINT the State Of OhiO---having by the em-
phatic majority of 10000 rejected II for her
| scli--is stcruly opposed to its forced impo-
s'tion upon dther States, and that We stig-
matizcd such an imposition by the Federal
| Government as most base usurpation
kEsOLygp, That the practical effect of the
! FN~NNlltil htfbHnNlhAAlull WNNh b' NbllB '0n
\ to deliver OvoF ton States TO the political
lalrd social control OF Negroes and to place
the lives, liberties, and fortunes OF the
whites residing therein, In the hands Of q
burburous people, and that il would newt
ably lead either to a war Of races or 10 tn,
| Authorization of the South.
RESOLVED, That notwithstanding the enor
nous aud conceded frauds in the creation
of the public debt, the ltith Of the country
. ] IL y,lal,ral IA ia t,ripainoI AZ
interest, according to the teruis OF the sev
crol acts OF Congress, under which the bond
rcpresenling the debt were issued, but no
otherwise, and we are opposed To any plan
for extending the times of I,ayment, thu
increasing the amount of gold interest &
more than the principal, or to any de
claration by Congress that the princi
pal is payable in gold, which woult
virtually add more than thousant
millions to the burthcn Of the debt
and tothe whole insane financial polio,
of which these measures are n part.
RESOLVED, That, neither forgetting o
denying our ancient faiths that golC
and silver coin for the currency of tn
Constitution, we declare that the five
twenty bonds should be paid in tn
same currency received by the Govern
ment for their issue, and that by tn
withdrawal of the monopoly, gante'
to the national banks this result cal
be accomplished without an undue o
dangerous increase of paper money
now the only circulating medium, thu
relieving our people from the burthel
of debt, the tendency Of which is a
, ways corrupt, and our Government iroI
! reproach OF saving favored class il
: gold, while discharging its debts to al
others, including pensions to widows
and soldiers in an inferior currency
RESOLVED, That this plan violates n
, law, impairs no contract breaks n
faith, and instead Of retarding retur
| to specie payment, is the shortest be
cause the only safe way ofreaching tina
end.
RESOLVED, That all the property {
! the country, including the Government
bonds, which receives the the eQuf
= protection of the Government, shoul
. bear an equal share in its burthens,
r RESOLVED, That we Indignantly rejeC
the principle derived from the feudt
system that the masses of the peopl
( belong TO the Governments underwhic
they live, which in another form is col
? tended for by the monarchies Of Euror