The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-05-25


the country, who make and move all capi-
tai, and who only seek by just and neces-
sary means to protect themselves against
the oppressive exactions of capital and to
ameliofate their condition and dignity
their calling.
Fifteenth That we are totally and reso-
lutely opposed to the grant Of any more
lands-the common property of the peo-
pie of the States-to corporations for rail !
road or other purposes, holding that these
lands ought to be donated as homesteads |
to actual settlers, or sold in small quanti- |
ties to individuals at price so low as TO |
induce a speedy occupation and settle
ment.
Sirteenth, That holding still to the good
old Democratic doctrine of annexation or
acquisition of territory, we are yet totally
opposed to the scheme of President Grant
to acquire San Domingo as a job, and by
means and for purposes evidently intend
ed, and accept the issue he has rendered
in his late message submitting the subject
to the decision of the people.
iSeuenteenth, That the act commonly
called the ''bayonet bill" recently passed
by Congress, amendstoIy to the act of
May 81, 1870, and supplementary to the
act of July II, 1870, each and all intend
ee and so construed as to interfere with
and practically subvert free popular cleo
tions in all the States, subjecting them to
absolute control, through the military
power, whenever called forth by the Pres
| ident and Commander and-Chief, for the
time being, of the land and naval forces
of the United States, and the more recent
act of Congress commonly called the Ku-
Klux bill, extending by itg terms to every
State the intermeddling with the exclu-
sive local concerns of every State, author
izing the President, upon the existence OF
a condition of things to be determined by
himself, and in the exercise of his sole
| Judgment to. suspend the writ of hnbeds
corpus in time Of peace, and to march the
standing army into any State and declare
martial law therein at his own will and
pleasure, thus subverting the entire civil
power, legislative, executive and Judicial,
of such State, deterring the freedom Of
speech and of the press and the peaceable
assembling of the people of the State, and
subjecting every person to military arrest,
trial and execution, were enacted for no
| other purpose than to complete the cen
tralization of all power IN the hands Of
General Grant, establish a military despo-
tism, and thus perpetuate the present ad-
ministration without regard to the will OF
the people, and are not only inconsistent
with the whole theory and character OF
the Federal Government, and revolution
ary and dangerous in nature. but II direct
conflict with the spirit and letter of the
Constitution, including the amendments
which they pretend to enforce.
Esghteenth, That the radical party of
1871, as now constituted, is not the Re-
publican party of the period previous to
the war, nor the so-called Union party
during the war, and is IN no respect enti-
tied to the public confidence as such +;
i tfat it is now only an administration or
Grant party, dating back to March 4, 1869,
and to be Judged by its record since, and
that upon that, totally hostile to the doc
trines herein denounced, it deserves the
emphatic condemnation Of the people. -
In reporting the resolutions from the
committee, Mr. Vallandigham said: These
resolutions, Mr. President, sufficiently ex-
plain themselves. The principles and
policies which they enunciate require the
honest censure of those only whose hos
| tility is sincere, Carping criticism we
both expect and condemn. For more than
two years past the bitter and bloody pas
, sions Of the war have been gradually but
J steadily and surely dying out. Continual
and irreconeilable dissent upon the new
issues, necessarily born of to-day, anC
bitter personal discord among men Of the
/ Republican party who had stood together
on the questions of the past, inevitably
2 followed. The Democratic party wisely
e remained silent, or confined itself to thes'
r new issues. The Republican party, hav
$ ing fulfilled It's original mission, was rap
f idly falling into decay. Moderation, jus
: tiee and peace were becoming to its NOR
violent leaders the sentence of death. Tn
administration party, into which, sine
i the fourth of March, 1869, it has beel
j | wholly transferred, had begun from cause
+ thoroughly understood to be tedious an
: even lntolerable to the people Upon tn
: issue of amnesty, of honesty in legislativ
e and the executive departments of tn
d tariff; of reVenuce and civil service reform
e Of land grants to corporations, the cur
: rency, taxation, San Domingo and othe
r, similar questions, it was certain to be con
# demned. Necessity required that som
J. decisive movement should be made t
It avert impending defeat. Not the states
l. men, but the mere politicians the sycC
l. plants of the party, the parasites, cling
IF ing to and deriving nurture from Execu
tive favor, were called into council. Thes
al Bourbons of the present hour, the me
r who forget nothing and learn nothing, n
e, solved upon one more appeal to the exp
le ring passions and prejudices of their pa
lg tisans, the war cries of the past. If civ
ct war in fact could not again be inauguri
or ted, civil war, in form, with all its legisli
b. tive and executive machinery and all i
th political appliances; must be revived
n every Slate to secure, first, the renomini
le ton, and next the reelection of Gener
I'd Grant. The belligersnt pronunciameni
C. went forth the bloody blast of the WI
We bngle was again sounded distinguish
On Senator, the confidential adviser and ma
te support of the President, himself col
he summate partisan leader, but powerful
es proportion to the unskilfulness and cev
ardice Of his foes, was put forth as Il
IL chief fomenter of this new crusade. B
he l say to him, and to all behind him, th
of the hour has now come when neither
n nor they can be permitted to provoke
al to dictate issues for the Democratic part
ite or to ignore those which the revolvil
es, Yeas and changing condition of I
st, country necessarily bring forth. Th
he which since 1868 has been but a questi
for of time Is now upon US, the auspicio
moment, the golden opportunity, the "ti
w. in tie affairs of men to be taken at I
est food" has now in my deliberate jud
ID ment reached Us when the Democra
TO party of to-day, laying aside every Weig
nd and shaking from It the dead body of {
,ry past. yet adhering to its ancient prin
rn- Piles, can and must at one bound place
self upon the vantage ground of the pr
lch ent and defy its enemies to battle up
the the living issues of the hour. 1t is [
fl purpose Of these resolutions to establi
ing the Democratic party of Montgomt
oW county openly and squarely upon this Fl
md and impregnable basis. Tacitly and
at fact, We have stood upon it for the p
Ike two years, and victory has steadily be
rm ours. Confident am that we shall M
ISL a prompt and cordial response from c
ad- brethren elsewhere and everywhere IN t
and other States. Personally care /
CHI for denunciation or unjust criticism fir
er- any quarter. Upon the fullest deLbe
ure ton and ample counsel with wise 8
all brave men OF the party, 1 take the respC
ap- siDilItY with pride and pleasure. q
too, that as these resolutions are the fir
8 of the joint labors and counsels of {
&c gentlemen associated with me here
"a "a home; so also this movement meets tn
hearty concurrence. 1t is not a new