The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-29
From the ohio state Journal.l
WHERE HENDRICKS STOOD IN S63.
An Interesting and Timely Historical Record.

! CAMBRIDGE, o., Sept. II, 1876.
To tie E,7itor IF tie Ohio State Journal:
In the latter part of April. 1863, a
number of the citizens of Butler coun-
ty, Ohio, having made arrangements
for forming what was called Val
Iandigham club" sent notice to the
Hon. Thomas 4. Hendricks TO attend
at designated place and time TO
effect ali organization. Hendricks was
prompt to the appointment. The
place of meeting was called the ''StOne
ScItOOtHOuse, in st. Clair township, III
Butler county, Ohio. The club was
formed consisting OF seventy members /;
officers appointed and their duties as
signed them. A committee was ap-
pointed to prepare resolutions express
ing the principles and prescribing the
work to be done. Whilst the resolu-
tions We're being prepared Hendricks
addressed the club. At the close of
the address the resolutions were pre-
sented, and were rs follows:
"ResoIced, /. That Abraham Lincoln
is the Nero of America, and for his
many crimes, misdeIneanors, and iia-
grant violations of constitutional obi
cations ought to be impeached.
''2. That the clergy of the present
/ day are the DEVILS secret and inspired
representatives, preaching envy, hate,
malice, vengeance, blood and murder,
instead of love, charity, christianity,
and the doctrines of Christ, and do
hereby receive our unqualified and in
dignant rebuke.
''3. Thai we are in favor of an arrnis-
tice and National Convention, com
posed of delegates from all the States,
to meet at such place as may hereafter
be designated, to consider terms of
peace; "A reunion of all the States, that
being impossible, reunion of the
South and West at all hazards"
"a. G. l.. Vallandighan, our noble
and fearless representative in Congress,
for his bold and manly opposition 10
Executive usurpation and unconstitu |
tional enactments, deserves and re-
ceives our warmest thanks.
IS. That this Government is n Dem
ocratic machine, and that none but |
Democrats know how to run it; there
fore, we will vote for no man for no
office unless he gives positive proof that
he is a sound, substantial Vallaudig
ham Democrat.
sc. That Abraham Lincoln and his
ninions in power are using their ut
most endeavors to centralize the Gov
arnment into one general head, by
State lines, passing bills to
the President for arbitrary
arrests, and for enrolling the militia,
,tc, and we hereby denounce such ex
,rcise of power as usurpation and
tyranny.
81. That violence begets violence,
md accordingly, that spirit of mob
aw which has begun to manifest itself
n various parts of the country ought
o be met by violence, and therefore
We recommend bullets"
A member was appointed to procure
he publication OF these resolutions III
he Cincinnati Enquirer and Columbus
but both of them declined
o publish them. They were sent TO
he Pittsburg Post, which paper pub
ished them in the issue of May Z, 1864.
have voted Democratic since the
var, but having been a sol Her, | shall
-ote for Hayes this fall in preference
o Tom Hendricks or any other man
Who could indorse the foregoing.
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