The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-09-26

| DEMOCRACY AS IT WAs.-By the
nomination of ex-senator Allen fo1
| Governor upon platform processing
undying fidelity to its past history,
the Democracy of Ohio have chal-
lenged the production OF its record
for the past ten years. Even a par
tial recital thereof proves that every
liberal measure was opposed with
the same unreasoniDg and dogged
persistency which it evinces to-day
to the progressive principles of Re
publicanism. The people refused to
be led astray by these false proph-
cts then, and there is no reason to
think that their judgement will be
reversed IN October next:
'Resolced, That the eDactments
of State legislatures to defeat the
faithful execution of the Fugitive
Slave law are hostile in their charac-
ter, subversive Of the constitution,
and revolutionary in their effect
National, 1860.
ResolUed, That we have seen with
indignation the intimatiOn of the
Governor of Massachusetts that that
State will be slow in furnishing her
quota of troops unless the war be
carried on for purposes of emanci-
pation.-State, 1862.
"Resolccd, That the emancipa-
tion would throw upon the border of
free States, and especially upon Ohio
an immense number of negroes to
compete with and underworld the
white laborers of the State, and to
constitute, in various ways, an al
most or quite unbearable nuisance
if suffered to remain among us. And
we would deem it unjust to our gal
laDt soldiers t see them compelled
to free the negroes Of the South, and
thereby fill Ohio with a degraded
population TO compete with these
same soldiers upon their return to
the peaceful avocations OF life
State, 1862.
"Resolced, That we protest
against the emancipation proclama-
tion as unwise, unconstitutional, and
void.-Stdte, 1868.
"Resoloed, That the effort now
being made to confer the right of
suffrage upon negroes is an insidu-
Gus attemp to overthrow popular
institutions by bringing the right
into disgrace; that the negroes are
not competent to the exercise of
that right,nor is it necessary to their
safety or protection; on the contrary
its exercise by them, if attempted,
would be fraught with terrible ca
lamities to both them and the whites,
and we are, therefore, unequivocally
opposed to negro suffrage-iState,
1866.
"ResolUed, That we are opposed
both in principle and policy, to negro
suffrage.-State, 1865.
"ResolUed That the
attempt to regulate suffrage in Ohio
by means Of the so-calIed fifteenth
constitutional amendment is subver-
sive of the principles of the Federal
Constiturion.-State, 1868.
'ReSogved, That we regard the act
recently passed by Congress to en-
force the fifteenth amendment as IN
constitutional, unjust and oppress-
i've; an invasion of the rights of the
State, subversion of the best inter
ests of the people, and therefore de-
mand its unconditional repeal
State, 1870.
"Resotred, That the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments, so-c called,
having been made parts of the Fed
eral Constitution by violence and
fraud, are revolutionary and void
State, 1871-Ninorjty Report of
Platform Committee. The majority
report recognized the amendments
as accomplished facts merely, ez-
pressing no opinion of their merits.
"ReSolUed, That we do not indorse
said amendments thirteenth, four
teenth, and fifteenth nor admit that
they were right, expedient or polite.
-Marion county (O.) Democratic
Convention, 1871"