Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-06-08
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DEMOCRATIC STATE iCONYENl
4 TTON.
The Democratic Convention of Thurs
day did it. Geo. McCook who gave
our citizens a first class war speech in
1S65-Elnd who has since drifted over
into the Democratic puddle in order to
wiggle himself in some public posi-
tion which the good sense of his Re
publican friends would advisably re-
fuse him, has been nominated for Gov
ernor. Ewing was defeated because of
his independencet toward VaIlandigham
who is at present engineer of the crazy
old craft. Samuel F. Hunt whose
headquarters are theat st. Nicholas
brandy counter, Cincinnati, is to be
Lieut.. Governor. For State Treasurer,
DIR. Bruehl, of Butler; Auditor, Col. ].
r. Cockerel, of Adams; Attorney
General, E. ]. Wallace of Clark; Su-
preme Judge, Geo. w. Geddes of Rich
land; Board of Public Works, Arthur
Hughes, of Cuyahoga; School Commits
sioner, Prof. w. d. Ross, of Sandusky;
Clerk of Court, James Patterson of
Franklin. The following are the Res
olutions adopted by the Convention
which SAVIOR of the martyr of '62 very
strongly. ri
H. PLATFORM.
RESOLVED, by the Democracy of Ohio,
| 1. That denouncing the extraordinary
means by which they were brought
about, we recognize as accomplished
facts, three several am nendments to the
Cons6tution, recently declared adopted,
and regard the same as no longer poit-
lical Issues before the country. - 1G9il
2. We demand that the rule of
lsTRIcT CONSTRUCTION, as proclaimed
| by the Democratic fathers, accepted by
the statesmen of all parties previous to
/ the war, and embodied in the Tenth
Amendment to the Constitution, be
iri@oreusly applied now to the Consti-
ton as it is, including three recent
amendments above referred to, and in
lsist that these amendments shall not
lbea held to have in any respect
taltered or modified the original theory
land character of the Federal Govern
Lment; but only to have enlarged the
powers delegated to it; and to that ex-
. tent, and no more, to have abridged
1.-THE reserved rights of the States; and
that, as thus construed, the Demo-
Z EcraIic party pledges itself to the full
Z faithful and absolute execution and
! enforcement of the Constitution as L
now is, $50 as to secure equal rights x
: lall persons under it, without distinc
So That absolute equality OF eaef
: and every State within the Union, is
fundamental principle of the Fedora
Z. iGoyeEnment.s 81 ,ZI5fEfFf ~ fEeLs il +.
| Al That we will always cherish anG
I uphold the American system of Statt
land local government, for State an0
r. local purposes, and General Govern
lInent for general purposes only, anc
lare unalterably opposed to all attempt
a lat Capitalization and consolidation o
y power in the hands Of the Genera
= lGovernment; and the more especially
Z when such attempts are in the form o
= iusurpation by any department of tina
nj Government. And, further, that w
t iadhere firmly to the principle of main
tanning aperfect independence between
the coordinate departments of tina
al Government, the Legislative, the Elk
= Icutive and the Judicial, eondemninl
all encroachments by one upon th'
functions of the others. 81 lss..f
3. While the fundamental law a
y expressed in the Constitution is neces
RI sariIy permanent until adroga as pre-
iscribed by that instrument, all legisla
4 ton is, in its nature and purpose, tenn
bot porary, and subject to change, mOditi
q cation, or repeal, at the will of ma
jority of the people, expressed througl
llaw-making power: and that the pre-
itense that any act of Congress not ex
T. ecuted and spent, or any legislativ
of party, is on absolute finally
lie is totally inconsistent with the Who'll
theory Ofrepublican government, an
that it is the unquestionable right {
p the people themselves, and throug
n their representatives, ateachs successiv
= election. and in each successive Con
III gress, to Judge of what legislation
nd necessary and proper or appropriate t
carry into execution or enforce tn
constitutional powers, rights, and dr
m ties of the Federal Government.
nd 6. That, as an instance of eminent
u ly appropriate legislation under th
'er Fourteenth Amendment, we deman
le- now of Congress universal amnesty.
;e- Z. That while,we denounee all riotoT
denominations and conspiracies agains
law or to disturb the peace in the Soutl
Of or elsewhere, and demand of all goo
- citizens their utmost influence to pu
n all such down, we also denounce th
Dol act commonly called the "Bayons
ill Bill" /" recently passed by Congress; an
the more recent act commonly calle
4. the "Ku Klux Bill.v extending by il
of terms, to every State; as enacted for q
zzee other purpose than to complete tn
- centraiization of allpower in the hand
ng oathe General Government, establis
he Ia military despotism, and thus perpe
it. uate the present administration witt
We lout regard to the viii ofithe. people
I. and as not only utterly inconsisten
ape with the whole theory and nature {
pO- the FedeYal Government, and reYGII
er. tionary and dangerous in their nature
oo IbHt in direct conflict with the spiri
= and letter OF the OonstitptioH, iHeluG
ay ling the amendments which they PR
I'm tend to enforce. "a sSt.gsir is,s
- q. That. holding still IL the goo