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Al n large and respectable meeting held al
Chardon. Geauga county; on the lst Of April.
THOMAS METCALF, ESQ.,, was called to the
Chair. and NEWTON REED, Esq, was ap-
On motion Of Mr.. o. P. Brown, the following
gentlemen. viz: Wm. L. Perkins, A. G. Riddle,
Seabury Ford, S. Mangunigal, and A. S. Alyord,
were appointed a committee TO report resolutions
fof the consideration Of the meeting After q
few minutes withdrawal, the commiilee, by M.
Perkins, their Chairman, reported the following
preamble and resolutions, viz:
Whereas, The government Of the United
States is one Of limited powers, strictly defining
the powers Of the Executive, among which is moi
the power Of making war; and whereas this ma.
ton is in a state Of aggressive war with q feeble
sister republic, begun without authority Of Con.
gress, waged by the Executive for the acquisi.
lion oflerriiory, the contemplation Of which has
already engendered, and which if acquired will
give birth to a contest between different portions
ofthe Union, whether the same shall be slave or
/ free territory, and otherwise tend to sectional
strife and final dissolution; and whereas, slavery
is state and not national institution, and cannot
constitulonaly, directly or indirectly, receive
the support ofthe national government thereof,
! ReSOired, That the war with Mexico being un.
necessary, is therefore UNJUST that il is war oi
the Executive and not Of the people, and there.
fore unconstitutional; that it is not defensive bur
aggressive, and therefore contrary to the genius
of our governments; that il was waged for conquest
and the support Of slavery, and therefore tends
10 strife between the different sections Of the U.
nicn and TO its dissolution.
| Resolved, That the rejection Of the "Wilmot
Proviso" by the late Congress, fairly construed
is declaration by the majority Of that body, IA
vorable TO the further extension of slavery, and
therefore at war with our free institutions and de-
serves the decided apprehension ofthe people.
| Resolved, That the Hon J. R. Gidding5 o.
this Congressional district, and the Senators and
other Representatives from this State, who vo
ted against the rejection Of the "Wilmot Provi
So" deserve the warm appreciation and the abb
/ ding gratitude Of their constituents.
Resolved, That the accelerated progress o
the Executive towards monarchical power fill
us with apprehonsions, and demands reform.
Resolred, That the bold and fearless stand Ia
ken by the Hon. THOMAS CORWIN, in The
Senate Of the United States, in behalf of the peo
pie against an encroaching Executive, cloihec
with patronage and powerexibits him as the cham
plon ol tne people, anu lhe ldlehtS Oy MN ulS
played, show him to be equal 10 the great INNER
gency which has called them forth.
Resolved, That the dearest interests Of The
people will be safe in his honest and powerful
hands, and that his integrity ana wisdom will
bring the government back 10 its ancient virtue,
and therefore be it further
Resolved, That this meeting recommend tC
the people ofthe United States, the Hon. THos
CoRwIN as the candidate for their next Prcs
dent.
The subjects presented by the resolution
were discussed by Mr.. Perkins and Mr.. Ford
when the four first were successfully, unanimous
ly adopted. The three last resolutions were. a
the call of the audience from all parts of, The hous
embraced in one motion and adopted by accla
nation with three hearty cheers.