Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-04
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Tic Cincinnati papers, which we have
RECEIVED oplybrins us telegraphie reports
of the State Convention of the Ohio
Democrats on the LIST. Hon. Lewis d.
Csmpbell an '.old LineT Wing, for many
years Of the'ante- bellum period leading
member Of Congress, was chosen perma-
nent President of the convention. His
speech on taking the chair, is pointed
and powerful. We make the following
extract: = sIrseE
GIN mentioning the importance of this
struggle on which we are about to enter, We
should not confine ourselves to a consid-
Grafton of the fact that we areto nominate
three or four candidates for State offices.
But we should bear in mind constantly
thai in addition to this there are nineteen
members of the Federal Congress to be
elected, and although you may carry your
State ticket, it docs not follow that the
great reforms the country calls for can
be carried out, unless you shall acquire
the Federal power that viii enable you TO
control the acts of Congress. And let it
be borne in mind too that this election has
an additional significance from the fact
that the members of Congress that sou
viii be called on TO elect this fall viii hold
over until the next Presidential election
and perchance in the event of the election
being thrown into the House of Represen-
tatiyes, they may have deYolved upon
them the choice of the next President OF
the United States. is5,l $3.50 aai
1t would, gentlemen of the Convention,
be an act of impcrtinence in me were l
to suggest or attempt TO dictate TO you
what shall be the character of the plat
form that you viii inscribe upon your
banner for this campaign. For my own
part, shall be quite satisfied if in your
wisdom you see fit simply to declare in
general terms that we are opposed to all
that the Republican party has done for
the last five years fapplausel: if in addi-
ton to that, you will declare that you are
opposed to all they are now doing in the
last two acts of Importance is by
which they have made the most magni-
fiscent grab of the public domain that is
known to the history of legislation; the
| other is to send bayonets into the State
for the purpose of controlling the ballot
box in favor of an election. And it
would be, perhaps, quite safe, judging
from the past, to declare opposition to
everything they may do in-the little brief
future in which they may have the power
of the nation. Cheers.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, the leading
Democratic journal of Ohio, concludes
an editorial on the platform adopted by
the convention in the following language:
The resolutions are a clear and explicit
definition of the principles and policy of
the party upon all the living issues OF the
day, and we confidentially believe they
will meet the cordial approval not only of
all Democrats, but of thousands of hon
est and patriotic men who have hitherto
acted outside of the party organization.
The campaign opens auspiciously, and we
are justified in the hope that it will close
with decisive and brilliant triumph for
the Democracy.
Those who have felt in the South the
grinding oppression of Radicalism since
the close of the war, will appreciate far
more fully and forcibly than we can ex-
press the wisdom and courage of the Ohio
Democracy. Yea, further, the oppressed
in al lands will find words of encourage
ment in the platform this convention has
adopted, and still struggle with renewed
hope for freedom and the right.