The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-03
OHIO.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVICTION.
PLATFORM, NOMINATIONS, ETC.

ocratic convention met at the Opera Hous
at 1oA o'clock this forenoon. The atten
dance Is very large. John +, McKinner
Of Miami county was elected temporal,
chairman j. X. Newcomer and J. II
Sontemeyer were made temporary secre
taries.
, The following committee on resolution
were appointed
First district, VIM. II. Ramsey; I'd
VIM. w. Oliver; Sd, c. L. Vallandigham
an, Charles Hawkins; 5, G. N. Lamison
9th, Z: A White; 7th, j. Il. Wright; sth
II. u. Nanheet; Q, q. r. Dickinson; 10th,
r. II. Hurd; l1th, Geo. A. Weller 18th,
a. ID; Mayo; 10Th, Geo. w. Morgan !;
iith, ID. Chli 10Th, w. X. Golden /;
10th, J. NJ. Estp; 18th, ID. Wooley 18th,
w. w. Armstrong; 18th, j. II. Odell.
Frank Hurd offered resolution which
was tabled, instructng the committee on
resolutions not to consider the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments in its delibcra-
tons.
After the appointment of other COM
mittees the convention took a recess
until o'clock.
The Democratic State Convention reas-
sembled at the Opera House at 2 o'clock.
"A permanent organization was effected.
| with Geo. ii. Pendleton AZ chairman, and
n vice president from each Congressional
district. VIM. Heisley was elected Sec
retary.
| After reports from several committees.
| there was long waiting for report of the
Committee on Resolutions. At last Gen.
George W. Morgan submitted the follow
ing as the report of seventeen out OF nine.
u en- of the COMMITTEES. and moved their
adoption by the convention:
Resolred, By the Democracy of Ohio
lat. That, denouncing the extraordinary
| means by which they were brought about.
We recognize as accomplished facts the
| three amendments in fact to the constitu-
tion recently declared adopted to the same
as no longer political issues before the
country.
%. We demand THAT the rule of strict
construction as proclaimed NV The Demo.
cratic fathers and accented bv tho statos.
men of ALI parties previous TO the war and
emb died in tho Tenth Amendment o,bo
Constitution be viporouslv onnlied now 10
the Constjtution es Il is includ;nn tho
tbrce recent amendments above roferred
10 and insist that tbese amendmen,s shsIi
not he held 10 have in anv re.nect altered
or modified the ORIGINAL ;heorv and char
meter Of the federal government, but only
to have enlarged tho powors delegated to
1t and to that extent and no more, to have
abridged the reserved rights Of the States,
ana that AS thus construed the Democratic
party pledges itself to the full, faithful and
absolute execution and enforcement Of the
Constitution as 1t now is, so as TO secure
equal rights to all persons under it with
out distinction OF race or color, or condi-
tion.
ID. That the absolute equality of each
and every State within the Union is II fun
damenial principle OF the federal govern
ment.
4th. That wo will always cherish and
uphold tho American system of State and
local government for State and local pur-
poses only, and are unalterably opposed
to all attempts at centra.ization, concen-
tration of power in the hands of the gen.
erai government ana the more especially
wnem sucn a''eiiPls are IN tne form OF
usulPa'.oh " my uePnr'nent Oh that gov
etnn,ent' anu iurther, tnat we aahere
nerf.ct indenepce hal waen tho no'ard;nss,a
departments of povernment-theIe Iec;sIae
tive the executiye and the iudic;alec,n.
demninc ali encro,cbments bv ono rnon
the functions of the other.
81 Iv.;,. A.
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pe'aaens Until ao'oSa,eu. as presc.ipeu
us,ura ny @ snd % nurmosn ,on,nenasn son s ~ III ,S 't
e ;n'. ~. "ho pu' a;sspol"y, anu SUI.
o' ,So vii, wi .nS, os ., ea'vn as On VI repeai Nv
s.o ssod ~ n''y1 y. 'ne PeoP,e, eA-
pS,S pa ,Sa. In ,ha un,S. .mo ,ias, INV nahng power
a"oss ara nn. .no p.aS"so S sa. any ac. oi Ooh-
fi. fs,;Sa NO no,;ow os "nu spent OF any ieg,s-
anaIitvp p IL ;o,oi,v parry as a" ,';,s aTsoI.e
wbole ,baorv nr = Ranubi;ns s.ens Win TUG
and tbat IL y thn ;nst,aDnh, sEye.ne., t r ,h,
naonio of tbamS.,uas ."aT. ana ngnI y, .ic
renrasant.,,no a, a.o oh s.'a.;' ss.;o.
and in each successive Conrrsss to iudos
or appropriate to carry into execution or
enforce the constitutional powers, rights
and duties of the federal government.
9Th. That as nm instance of eminontlv |
appropriate legislation, under the -Four. |
teenth Amendment, we demand now Of |
Congress universal amnesty
III Tho, nil ,.a ... -,.
oon'hirot;nns and ~.o ooe,; W. uono'nee i'o'ou'
law or to Sstnrh the naooa - "Ga'"s. ,fn s ,ae
~ o,sa,vbe ero ana hu an,p puaee, III 'no 9ou.n
oa s v'IIm, ,har ant He'ana 0. AL eood elti-