The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-10-05

| The copperheaI rebels OF the present
day are honeying around the negroes try
ing to pursuade them to vote the Demo
cratic ticket Here are some of the res
olutions passed unanimously at the Dem
ocratic State convention held at Colum-
bus, August "A, 1864:
4. Resolved, That the Democracy of Ohio
will maintain end defend, as they have always
heretofore done. as essential to the existence
OF our federal system of government, the true
doctrine OF state rights, not nullihcatiOp. nor
secession, but the theory Of That systemfss laid
down In the Virginia and Kentucky resOlu-
tions OF l7gs, as Interpreted by their authors,
. the one by Madison In his report in 1873, and
the other by jefferson in his solemn official in
5. Resolved, That their ordinances Of seces-
sion being void, the sO-called seceeded States
are in the Union, as States, and are therefore
ent tied TO all the reserved rights Of the States.
and TO their due representation In Congress,
and 10 vote at future elections Of President and
Vice President, and any attempt OF the General
prive them Of these rights would be an ASA ult
/ upon the rights Of every State I'm the Union,
and an effort TO overthrow the Government or
Il dained by the constitution.
8. Resolved, That to each State belongs the
right TO determine Tor itself the qualifications
OF its electors, and the General Government
Il cannot, nor can any department thereof inter-
feTe directly or indirectly with the exercise OF
this right, without a palpable violation OF the
Constitution and Of the reserved rights OF the
States.
1 Z. Resolved, Inal the eIOrt now Delng Inaue
To confer the right OF suffrage upon negroes -
an insiduous attempt TO overthrow popular In
| sfitutions by bringing the right To vote into
disgrace; that the negroes are not competent
to the exercise of that right, nor \ IL necessary
TO their safety or protection on the contrary,
its exercise by them, II attempted, would be
| fraught with terrible calamities TO both them
| and the whites and we are, therefore, unequiv-
| ocaliy opposed TO negro sufffage.
). Resolved, That the experience OF four
thousand years has demonstrated that negroes
| are not equal TO white men. and all attempts
| 10 place them ON "A footing OF equality, politic-
/ ally and socially with the whites, ever have
/ proved and ever will prove failures and all
| such attempts ever have proved and ever VIII
prove injurious 10 both races.
| mg. Resolved, That the Government was made
" white men, and 30 far as we have the power
To preseve IL, IL shall continue 10 be Govern
ment Of white men.
| 10. Resolved, That under the rule OF Adolf
| tiOnism, and especially under the recent mill
| tary orders In Kentucky, the emigration OF ne
groes into Ohio - "A growing evil, and In order
negro labor, and the people against negro pau
peTisin u j. duty OF the Legislature TO discOur-
age negro emigration into our state.
After the editor of the Express had
rotted out, the Herald was started. and
in 1867, Senator Monahan was editor, and
in August, 1867. he said. in his paper:
WAR.
The clouds Of civil war Is fast gathering on
the political horison. IL cannot for a moment