The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-03-19
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Eighteen Sixty Eight.
OF THE
ID EM0CRACY
90
ADOPTED
In Convention at Columbus, Ohio, on
The Eighth Day of January,
Eighteen Sirty-Eight.
ADOPTED

RESOLVED, That the Democracy OF Ohio con.
g~Satulate the country upon the improved aspect Of
political affairs as evidenced by the State cleo
lions Of 1867, and that they look forward with
hope aud confidence TO the result Of that momsn.
tOus struggle. upon VIII ich they are about to enter,
and upon which depends, In so great a degree,
the future peace and prosperity Of the Union.
RESOLVED, That, unalterably opposed 10 the
doctrines which lead to consolidation. we renew
with un1agging zeal aud increased energy, our at.
tachmept to that political creed which has ever
been 50 staunckly adhered TO by our organization
through days Of trouble and disaster, as well rs
good fortune and prosperity, which was thus ex.
pressed by Thomas Jefferson; Equal and exact
Justice TO all mel, OF whatever state or persuasion
religious or political-peace, commerce and
honest friendship with all nations, entangling al
liances with none ; the support Of the State Gov.
ernmepts In all their rights, as the most cOmpe-
tent administration Of our domestic concerns and
the surest bulwark against anti.republican ten.
denotes; the preservation OF the General Gov &c IN.
ment In its whole constitutional vigOI as the sheet
snchor Of peace at home and safety abroad q jeal
Gus care OF the r gifts Of elections by the people
and the supremacy OF tie civil over the military
authority"
RESOLVED. That we condemn the legislative
usurpatiOns Of Congress. and particularly the SO =
eral acts Of reconstruction sO-called, az V~iclative
Of the Constitutional compact between the States,
and as utterly subyersiye, OF every principle OF sell
government that distinguish" s a free people.
RESOLVED, That we are opposed to any meas
hres which recognize that the integrity Of The
SNNa - I GNaH
we're ever out-and that we DEF erminedly insist
that the Southern States, no longer being In insur.
rectiOn or at war, with the Fedora, Government,
are entitled TO the full State recognition and con
stitutiOnal representation Ia Congress, and the
electoral colleges given 10 all The States, and
thst denial OF II TO them by Congress-, and its e-
forts TO dictate TO them by military force q gov
eminent for them are unconstitutional, revolution
AIRY and despotic.
REsoLvED, That we are opposed. both in princi.
pie and policy, TO negro iuffr age that the State OF
Ohio-having by the emphatic majority Of $4,000
rejected 1t for herself-is sternly opposed 10 its
forced imposition upon other States, and that we
stigmatize such an imposition by the Federal Cow
ernnient as q most base usurpdtipn,
REsOLvED, That the PRACTICAL effect Of the So
called Recons %iructiOn acts Of Congress is to de-
liver over ten States TO the political and social
control Of Negroes anu TO place the lives. liberties
aud fortunes oil the whites residing. therein. ~ the
hands Of barbarous people, and that u would In
evitably lead either 10 q var Of races or " the AT
termination Of the South.
RESOLVED, That Notwithstanding the enormou,
aud conceded frauds In the creation OF the public
debt, the faith OF the country is Pledged to itspay-
Inent, principal and interest. according to Tn,
terms Of the several acts Of Congress. under whic(
the bonds representing the debt were issued, bul
not otherwise, aud we are opposed TO any plan foi
extending tie times Of pa Yment, thus increasing
the amount Of gold interest 10 morethan the princi
pal, or TO any declaration by Congress that the
principle is payable In gold, which wOnld virtually
add more than a thousand millions 10 the burthen
~
Cy OF which these measures are a part,
RESOLVED, That, neither forgetting nor deny
our ancient faith that gold and silver coin form
the Gu rency Of the Constitution, we declare that
the h~ye-twentY bones should I've paid In the SAINT
currency received BY the Government for then is
sue. and that by the withdrawal Of the monopoly
granted TO the National Banks this result can b.
accomplished without an undue or dangerous In
crease OF paper money. now the only circulating
medium, thus relieving our people from the bur
then Of q debt, the tendency of which is always Il
corrupt and our Government frVm the Teproach o.
paying a favored class Ia gold. while discharglng
It's debts to all others. inhludlDg pensions to wild
Ows and soldiers, In an inferior currency,
RESOLVED, That this plan violates no law, i'm
pairs no contract, breaks no faith, and instead oil
r~etardlng a return TO specie payments, IL the short
est because the only sale way OF reaching that
end.
RESOLVED, That all the property OF the coun-
try, including the Government bonds, which re-
ceives the equal protection OF the Government
should tear an evual share in its burtheps,
RESOLVED, That We Indignantly reject the prin'
cipie derived from the ieudal s~ystem-thRt th'
misses Of the people belong To the Government
under which they live, which In another form u
commended for by the ponarchies OF Europe. includ
Ing Great Britain, once q subject always a suhJecI
that we on the contrary maintain that an ind
vidual can, by emigration and residence in anOth-
err country tOrswear his previous allegi tnce and
be admitted into all the civil and political rights
his new hOme-that American citizens by adop
tion ana naturalization are entitled to all tn
rights as between US and foreign powers which cal
be claimed by our native born citizens, and il !
Tie duty Of the Fedora! Government To protect an
maintain them by every means within It's power.
RESOLVED, That the people will sustain Andrev
Johnson, President OF the United States, in hi
struggle with Congressional usurpatlon, and tina
We pledge the Democracy Of Ohio to support hil
In ali Constitutional measures to relieve the whit
people Of the South from the negro goyernneu
now being imposed upon them.
RESOLVED, That the foItitude and gaHantry 9
our soldiers In the recent civil war, 10 defense Q
the Union, entitle them to the gratitude of I'll
Country, and they should ever be remembered b
II in It's bounties.
RESOLVED, That the Democracy Of the cOuntr
have neisher the purpose nor desire to re'establis
slavery, nor to assume any portion OF the debts
the States lately in rebellion.