The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-09-28
From the Ohio state JournaI.l
RHERE HENDRICKS sfOOB IN 1865.
An Interesting ana Timely Historical
Record.
record.
CAuRR1nGE. O. Semi. 10 1876.

CAMBRIDGE, o., Sept. 12, 1876.
To the Editor ofthc Ohio State JON,
nal
In the latter part Of April, 1868, s
number OF the citizens OF Butler cOun.
ty, Ohio, having made arrangements
for forming what was called 3 "Val-
landighAm club" sent notice to the
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks to ut :
tend designated place and time to
effect an organization. Hendricks
was prompt TO the appointment. The
place OF meeting was called the
"IStOBe School House." in st. Clair
township, in Butler county, Ohio.
The club was formed, consisting OF
seventy members officers appointed
and their duties assigned them. A
committee was appointed to prepare
resolutions expressing the principles
and prescribing the work TO be done.
Whilst the resolutions were being
prepared Hendricks addressed the
club. At the close Of the address the
resolutions were presented, and were
as follows
"ResOlUed, 1. That Abraham Lin
coin is the Nero of America, and for
his many crimes, misdemeanOrs, and
fIagrant violations OF constitutional
obligations ought to be impeaehed.
"2. That the clergy of the present
day are the DEVILS select 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. That we are i'm favor of an
armistiee and National Convention,
composed OF delegates from all the
States, to meet at such place as may
hereafter be designated, to consider
terms Of peace /; reunion OF all the
States, that being impossible, q re-
union OF the South and West at all
hazards"
az. G. l.. Vallandigham, our nO-
BILE and fearless representative in
Congress, for his bold and manly Op-
position to Executive usurpatiOn and
demonstrations enaetments, deserves
and receives our Warmest thanks.
"5. That this Government is
Democratic machine, and that none
but Democrats know how to run 1t
therefore, we will vote for no man for
no Office unless he gives positive
proof that he is 8 sound, substantial
ValEandigham Democrat.
"6. That Abraham Lincoln aud
his miniOns in power are using their
utmost endeavOrs TO centralize the
Government into one general heal,
by oblitersting State lines, passing
bills to indemnify the President for
arbitrary arrests, and for enrolling the
militia, etc, and we hereby denOunce
such exercise OF power as usurpatiOn
and tyranny.
81. That violence begets violence,
and accordingly, that spirit OF mob
law which has begun to manifest it.
self in various parts OF the country
ought 10 be met by violence, and
therefore we recommend bullets"
A member was appointed to pro-
cure the publication Of these resOlu-
tions in the Cincinnati Enquirer and
Columbus Salesman, but both Of
them declined to publish them. They
were sent to the Pittsburgh Post,
which paper published them in the
issue OF May Z, 1854.
have voted Democratic since the
war, but having been 3 soldier, / shall
vote for Hayes this fall in preference
to Tom Hendricks or any other man
who could indOrse the foregoing.
A DEMOCRATIC SOLDIER.