The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-08-13
CADIz OHIO, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST l3, 1856
ParaIiels-IIistOricala and PoIiticaI.


PRraIiels-IIistOTica and Political.
The Washington Union says, that every n
merican who has read the history of his coun-
try has heard Of those secret societies Of Fed
eralists during the last war with Great Britain,
who, in the darkness of night, when unsuSt tect-
ing patriots were locked in the embrace ofslcep
\ hung out blue lights on the coast of New Eng
land to conduct the British enemy to the sure
destruction of our unprotected towns, and the
murder Of unprotected Americans. Every one
familiar with the history OF this country also
has distinct recollection of the secret meeting
of those same blue light federalists, held at
Hartford, Connecticut, in 1914, and has an in
stinctive horror for the treason there concocted
against his country and for the traitors then as
sembled.
That convention, among its other infamous
doings passed the following resolutions:
RESOLUTIONS OF THE HARTFORD CONVENTION.
The convention, assembled at Hartford on the
18th of December, 1914. On the next day it
was H.f. s .....-ar sEr rHs
ReSolue3, That tie most inuiola%el secrecy skaH
be ob9eyved by each member Of this convention,
including the secrecy, as to ali propositions, de-
bates and proceedings thereof until this injunc-
ton shall be suspended or altered. ,a...,. D.
On the oath of December, 1914, the commit
tee appointed to prepare and reporta general
project Of such measures as. may be proper for
the convention to adopt reported, among other
things '''' ''''.''
L That it was .expadient, to recommend to
tho legislatures Of the States the adoption of the
most oifectual and decisive measures to protect
the militia Of the Stains from the usurpations
contained in these proceedings. The proceed
ings of Congress and the Executive in relation
to the militia and to the war.
2. That it was expedient also to prepare {
statement exhibiting the necessity which the
improyidence and and inability Of the genera
government have imposed upon the States o
| providing for their own defence, and the i'm
| probability of their dischargng their duty, ans
at the same time fulfilling the requisitions o
the general government, and also torecommond
to the Legislatures of the several States to makt
provisions for mutual defence, and to make al
| earnest application to the government of tht
+ United States, with view to some arrange
= ment whereby the States may be enabled to re
tain a portion Of the taxes levied by Congress
A for the purpose OF selfdefencc and for the REIN
# bursement Of expenses already incurred on &C
count of the United States
G 8. That it is expedent to recommend to tn
T several State Legislatures certain amendment
: to the constitution, viz: ........
: "That the power to declare or make war /.
e Congress Of the United States be restricted.
r That it is expodent to attempt to make pro
: visions for restraining Congress in the exercs
y Of an unlimited power to make new States an
. to a3aa1 them into the Union. .r =. ..,..,,t7..
8 '1Am al amae,llmeat be proposed respecting slae
S representation and s'qve tarqtion." l.. , t..
1 RcsolpeI, That the easy admission Of natural
. lied foreigners to places of trust honor, or PR
# fit, operating as an inducement to the malcor
d tent subjects Of the Old World to come to thes
States in quest of executive patronage, and t
d pay it by an abject devotion to executive mes
i sures
;, Another amendment, subordinate in impol
d lance, still in high degree expedient, relates
= the exclusion of foreigners hereafter arriving
h the United States from the capacity of holdir
J. offices of trust honor or profit. 1,'..' -
% That the stock of population already in thes
i States is amply sufficient to render this natc
of in due time sufficiently great and powerful
a not a contToyertible question. Nor will it |
J. seriously pretended that the national defcient
in wisdom, arts, science arms or virtue iieed
# be replenished from foreign countries Stn,
# is agreed that liberal policy should offer Il
: rights of hospitality, and the choice Of settl
l. ment, to those who are disposed to visitthe cou
III try. But why admit to a participation in Il
ra governmentaliens who were no parties in Il
= Fcompact--who wereignorant of the nature
. our institutions, and have no stake in the we
If fare of the country but what is recent and ira
"A STORY? 1t is surely privilege to admit thei
a. after due probation, to become citizens for .
K but political purposes. To extend it beyor
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