Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-01

Schiller of Ross, for School Commits
sioners. The committee on resolution
submitted the following, which wa
adopted:
The Democratic party of Ohio, il
State Convention assembled, renew
its pledges of devotion to the Uniol
and Constitution, with it's amend
ments. 1t declares as essential to TIT
preservation of free government
faithful adherence to the following
principles Strict construction Of thu
Constitution home rule the supre
macy Of Civil over military power
separation Of Church and State, of the
civil liberty of all citizens before the
law liberty of individual actions, un
vexed by sumptuary laws absolute
acquiescence on the lawfully expressed
will of the majority; opposition to al
subsidies the preservation of public
lands to the use of the actual settler
the maintenance and pertectiug of the
common school system pertinent to
the issues now pending before the
people.
The following resolutions were also
passed:
First--We look upon the Inaugural,
ton of r. B. Hayes to the high office
of President of the United States, in
spite of the majority of the electoral
and popular vote given by the people
To Samuel J. Tilden, as the most dan
gerous encroachment upon the popu.
lar rights that has ever been attempt
ed in this or any other free country, a
repetition of which fraud will not be
tolerated.
Second-The destruction OF the in,
dustry of the country and the pauper-
ising of labor are the inevitable fruits
of vicious laws enacted by tie Repub,
llcan party.
Third-That rs a means of reliev,
ing the distressed portions of the COM
MUMMY and removing the great strin'
gency complained off in business cir,
cles, we demand the immediate repeal
OF the resumption act.
Fourth-That we denounce as an
outrage upon the rights Of the people
the enactments Of the Republican
measure demonelizing silver and de-
mand the passage Of law which shall
restore to silver its monetary power.
Fitth--That we favor the retention
of greenback currency as the best pa
per money we have ever had, and de-
clare against any further contraction.
Sixth--We congratulate the coun
try upon the acceptance by the pres
ent Administration Of the constitu-
tional and pacific policy of local self
government in the States South, so
long advocated by the Democratic
party, which has brought peace and
harmony to that section of the Union.
Seventh The registry law framed
by the last Legislature, is burdensome
and expensive, and discriminates I'M
justly against the poorer classes of
voters, and we therefore demand its
immediate repeal.
Eighth-We favor tariff for reve-
nue..
Nlnth-We favor the issue by the
General Government alone of all cir
culating medium, whether paper or
metallic, to be always of equal tender
and incontrovertible.
Tenth-That we condemn the act
IF the Federal Administration in using
'egular troops of the United States to
interfere with elections and other po-
itical affairs of the States, as uncon-
unlawful and unjustifable,
destructive Of the rights Of the people
ot the States.
EIeyenth-We commend the ticket
his day formed by the convention to
the favorable consideration and sup
port Of all citizens of the State.
Speaking of the nomination an ex-
change says -
The Democrats have made a strong
nomination for Governor in Ohio.
Mr.. Bishop, whom they have placed
at the head of their ticket, is q veal
Thy merchant and prominent citizen of
Cincinnati. He is not antagonistic to
my of the party factions in the State,
md his nomination leaves Ewing aud
Pendleton free to make the race for
The Senate without embarrassment
% the canvass for the State officers.