Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-28
RESOLUTI0

Z elements and antaCOnlsns, by cObnlSlD
at schemes of land piracics, and by th
rankest corruption ditIused throughout a
the departments, has forfeited the cont
dence and respect Of the people, has dis
graced Republican institutions in the eye
! Of all observers, whether at home O
abroad, and deserves 4 signal re5uke frOu
the friends Of constitutional order aud 0
/ political justice.
/ Resolved, That corruption in the ad
minis,ratiou of the general government
combined with federal usurpatIon, both o
The delegated rights of the States and tn
reserved rights OF the people, have becom
50 fragrant and audaciOus as justly TO ez
cite the most serious appreheuslons in th
breasts Of the intellectual and thoughtful
of our citizens for the stability Of free IN
stitutions, and especially for the rnaln;en
aucc of personal liberty and State SOW
Telguty.
Resolved, That believing Slavery TO be
an element of political weakness and o.
social infelicty, We are utterly opposed tC
IlS tAACu>IJu iulb iitC lSliitpliSS'
Resolved, That The dogma that the Con
stitution, Of its own force, carries Slavery
into all or any of the Territories Of the
United States, Is u new and dangerous po
lltical heresy, at variance with the explicit
provisions Of the instrument itself, with
cotempOraneOus exposition, and with leg
islative and Judicial precedent, that it is
revolutionary in its tendency, and subver,
sivc Of the peace and harmony Of the peo.
pie.
Resolved, That the African Slave Trade
is relic OF barbarism, condemned alike
by the civilization, the humanity, the laws
and the religion Of the age, and that the
attempt to reopen it is an effort OF the
powers OF darkness TO bring again the reign
Of .'chaos an Old night" which patriots,
philantbr pists and christians are under
the mast wclgh,y and solemn Obligations
to oppose.
Resolved, That We view with just ap-
prchCnsiOn and alarm the reckless extrav-
agancc in expenditure which Iervades
every department of the Federal Govern
ment, and the steady aud persistent depar-
ture from the principles and policy of the
founders Of our institutions; that the re-
storation Of a system Of rigid economy and
accountability is indispensable to restrain
the eplundcrcrs who feast upon The Treasury,
and to prevent our politics from degener-
aiing into wild aud shameful scramblc
for the spoils, i'll which personal decency
and public morality shall be orerthIowD.
Resolved, That to maintain inviolate
the rights Of the States, and especially the
right of each State TO order aud control its
own domestic institutions according to its
own Judgment, exclusively, is essential to
that balance of power Oh which the per-
fccfion aud endurance Of our political fabric
depends, aud We denounce, now as hereto
fore, the lawless invasion by armed force
of the soil Of any State or Territory, no
matter under what pretexts, as among the
graycst Of crimes.
Resolved, That it docs not enter into
the scheme of the Opposition party to seek
the abolition Of slavery III the States where
1t now exists, but TO leave the amcliora,ion
aud ultimate Abandonment of the system
to the mora, religious and economic forces
which pertain to the slaveh )iding commu-
mites, assured Of the final prevalence Of
justice thoughout all the land, among all
the inhabitants thereof
Resolved That 20 the union of these
States tnis nation owes its unprecedented
increase in population, It's surprising de-
Of material resources, its rapid
augmentation of wealth, its happiness at
nome, aud its honor abroad. and that, con.
We hold in adherence all mach
inatlons for disunsion, come from what
ever source they may.
Resolved, That the threat of disunion
in case the Republicans aud their aiii!ants
shall elect the next President, repeatedly
made in both Houses Of Congress by Dem
ocratic memterS, not simply without re-
tuke, but with uniform applause from their
political associates, is denial OF that vital
principle of popular government, free cleo
tion, and bold avowal and cOuntenance
of contemplated treason, which it is the
imperative duty of the people to sternly
confront aGd forever silence.
Resolved, That, while We are now op-
posed, as We ever have been, 10 the exten-
sion of slavery, We bail the people of the
South as brethren, in whose prosperity We
tjoice, and whose constitutional rights
and privileges We are prepared to sustain
and defend. That in the spirit OF good
eighborhoOd, whenever the passions of
different sections OF our common country
come in col fl.ct, we stand on the ground
Of mutual fcTbearance, believing that fra
ternity Of feeling is chief element Of our
national strength.
Resolved, That in the enactment Of
revenue laws by the General Government,
fair and adequate protection should be sys-
afforded to the industry Of all
classes of our citizens. That We maintain
a devoted attachment, to the policy Of ma
tiOnal exchanges, which secures to the
men liberal wages, to farmers and
planters renumerating prices for their pro-
ducts, 10 mechanics and manufacturers for
their skill, labor and enterprise, and to the
nation commercial prosperity and indepen-
dcnce.
Resolved, That We approve the policy
Of donation by the General Government
Of a homestead to every actual settler up
on the public domain, and We hereby re-
quest our Representatives to urge the pas
=, i,a of sueh Iaw vithont ialuv