The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-16
PoL1TIoAL.
VOICE OF LPrTLE HOLM.

Court house IN Mlllefsburg 90 the 2Slh ui.-
the Hon. JACOB WORRIES was appointed
President, Coils, M. HoAeLAND, J. B. KocH,.
and VIM BUTTLER, Vice Presidents, and JOS
VA SPoNAeLE and WV. s TANEYHILL, Secre-
tarIes. On motion, a oommtte Of one from
each township in the county, was appointed 10
draft apreambe and resolutions, expressive
o!the sense Of the me .ting consisting Of the
following, viz:
AG Dlmmock' of aardy, VIM Lennon of
Salcreek, Robert Mcfarland Esq Of RichIand
Samuel Hendrickson oS Washington, Henry
EVERY Esq, of Riply. James Hanna ofPrair.
lie, Abraham Hill Esq Of Monroe, Major Char.
les Rockwell of Berlin, Eli Hosselter of Wall
nutcreek, Col M, Williams, Of Mechanic, John
II. Smith OF Kllibuck, Andrew K. Lewis ESQ.
Of German, John Newcomer Of paint, aud Jonn
l.. Riggs Of Knox; who Immediately retired
for consultation
While the committee was abaent, the meet
ing was addressed by VIM. s. raneyhill, ESQ.,,
and when no had concluded, Mr. Dimmock
from the committee, reported the following
preamble and resolutons:-
WHEREAS, The Consntu.ion Of the United
States guarantees 10 every citizen the liberty
ofthought, and freedom of Speech, and as it
10 the duty, and sacred right, Of a free and pa
'rotlo People. TO peaceably assemble together
and express their opinions upon the conduc,
OF their delegated seryants. and approve or dis
approve Of the measuras they may adopt-and
whereas. the party which now holds tho reius
Of this Government, have ianscsnded the pow
ers delegated 10 them by the Constitution, and
hov nnN nla,n u l. L.
sou'ooa, tyra0nicaE and oppressive, upon a
great majority Of the peope--bu but have put an
odions and Infamous GAG, upon ,he mouths Of
the Representatives Of The People, IN order TO
prevent them from exposing and defeating
their neiarious aud unconstitutional schemes
We, the free and Independent citizens Of
Holmes county, in Convention assembled, and
determined that our voice shalt DO heard, do
solomnly.
ResolUe,-That in our opinion, tho base and
groVellng submission Of Daniel Webster. the
Federal Secretary Of State, 10 tho nsoIen, and
imPrudsnt demands Of the British Minister, in
The matter relating 10 tina rclsase of Alexander
Mcleod, is unworthy otan American officer
reasonable in it's nature, and subversive OF The
first principles of a free and independent Gov
ernmenl-- and merits and receives our unuual-
flied condemnation,
ResolUcd-That tho frequent violation Of the
solemn pledges made by General Harrison, that
no ia'lhiul and honest psblic officer should be
prescribed for opinions eake-Iurnshes ndis.
Pntabe evidence Of shallow and hypocrIlieal
professions of,hO wbig pariy-ond shows that
they had, like the iablea Jackdaw, only put on
the "PeacOck'S plumess TO deceive and be.ray
the People.
ResOlved--thatthe course of the federal ma
jorty in the House Of Representatives i'm lin
ting each member TO one hour only, TO debate
the great measures proposed in that body, and
also prescribing the exact hour, inmate, and
second, atwhich all debate shall cease--is an
unjust, iberol, tyranical and mons,rous out
rage upon the rights ofthe mDorlty-an un-
constitutional Infringement upon The freedom OF
speech-anG an a!trocious attempt 10, shffle
the voice Of the People, and prevent their will
from being proclaimed upon the floor Of Con-
gress. E 3s
RssOiccd-Thst the appropriation, among
d the first acts Of the Rump Congress Of $685.
g aUUO 10 pay the postage and other elecIioneer4
ing expenses Of General Harrison-w an un
constitutional appropriation ofthe public prop.
erty TO private purposes mot warranted by cir
cumsiauces, merit, precedent, or any other
just and equitable consideration, and should
meet with the universal indgnationofa a free
People. etsa
RssOlved-ihst tho act passed by tho pres
emf mutilIated Congress, authorizing the cor
rupt and debased individual now acting as Se-
relary ofihe Treasury 10 borrow twelue mil
lions Of dollars, TO supply The demands Of The
REFORM parlizan sand create fund TO be US
ed as capital for gigantic bank monopoly ,tRun
constitutional uncaIIcd for by the wants oFihe
Government or the PeOpe--and forbidden by
a strict regard 10 the true interests ofthe Sta-
Stss-is highly derogaioyIo the character and
Nigniiy Of The American Goverume al and
oeglN TO be repudiated and condemned By ey-
efS Sdue friend Of Reform and BY every real
friend Of economy ID The expenditures of Tho
Goyelpment
ResOIvsas- Thai the Bill giving 10 ibs SIstes
the procNede of The sale o. The sale of public
lends-lo hsfpplsa BY them 10 paS Sif lhe
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