The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-01-28
Platform Of the Democracy of
Ohio, Adopted at Columbus, JAN
uary 8, 1865.

Platform Of the Democracy of
Ohio, Adopted at Columbus, jan
uary 8, 1s6s.
REsoLvEp, That the Democracy of Ohio
c.,.,g c.,,.,gratulste the country upon the improved
aspect Of political affairs, as evidenced by
the State elections SStf 1857, and that they
Hook 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 so great degree the future peace
and prosperity of the Union.
RESOLVED, That We are unaaerably eppo-
sed to the doctrine which lsafstq. csnsolids-
tion. We renew with unhaggins zeal and
increased energy our attachment TO that po-
litical creed which has ever been SO stanehly
adhered to by onr organisation through days
of trouble aud disaster as well as good for
tune and prosperity, which wass thus ex-
pressed by Thomas Jefferson: "Fqual and
exact justice to all men OF whatever state,
religion or politics. Peace, commerce and
honest friendship with all nations, .aRtang-
ling alliances with none.p The Isupport Of
the State governments in all their rights, as
the most competent administrators Of our
4 domestic concerns and the surest 'buiwark
1 against anti-pubiiC tendencies, the preserva-
tion of the General Government in its whole
constitutional vigor as 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 snbversive of
every principle of self-government that dis
| tinguishes a free people.
1 RESOLVED, That we 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 Estates, no
longer being in insurrection or at war with
the Federal Government, are entitled to the
fnll State Reorganization in Congress4and in
the Electoral Colleges given to all the States;
and that the denial of it to them by Congress
and its efforts to dictate by military force
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
4 ma,oritv ~ 20 OOo raiectsd Il for ,bsrself. is
4 stsrnly ssYossa q "a farcad simposition up
on the other States, and that we stigmatizs
such an imposition u the Federal Govern
ment as most base lsufpation.
RESOLVED, That the prastical effect Of the
i so-ealled Reconstruction Acts of Cohgrsssis
ltc deliver over ten States To- The poKtisel and
social control OF negroes 60 place fsit iiiiyte
liberties and fortunes of the whites residing
i there into the hands of barbarous people
and that it would inevitably lead to either =
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, rss faith of the country is
pledged to its payment principal and inter-
) est, according to the telms of the several acts
! OF Congress under whios the banks repre-
senting The debt were ISSUED, but not other
wise; and we are opposed y auy plan for
extending the times of payment thus in
! Icreasing the amount of gold interest To more
than principal, or to any declaration .by Con-
gress that the principal is payabAssin gold,
which would virtually add more THAI a thou-
sand millions to the burthen of the dabs and
to the whole insane financial policy OF which
these measures are a part.
Il RESOLVED. That neither forgetting or den,-
ling an anc;ont fa;tb - AZ gold sud silver coin
I form the cr,rorcv of Az o.,,ss.rv va de-
clare III At tba I've twar,v hona. si.o;7ft, ba
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rr;no;n,a derived froro .ba ssuaai srstam m at
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ments under which thew live. which. s - an
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