New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-07-05

difficulties producing this,,war, or the
manner Of its being conducted by .the
governhent, under The pretext, that
once in war; the causes producing it, or
the motives of those conducting it, may
not DE questioned, is but the re-inaug-
uration Of the ancient and exploded
argument oe T grants, that "The King
can di6 NJ Wong. '7'''.'.''.'' -e.,,H,ss'''''7'
Resolved: That while we pledge our
selves to sustain the Government in the
legal and constitutional prosecution of
Il tbs, var, we stand ready to resist with
all our energies any effort on the part
of the Government to convert this war
into an Abolition raid, against the in
stitutioAs, and domestic peace Of the
South. #t.. -"
Resolved: That, we cannot believe
it was ever the intention of the trainers
Of the Constitution, that it should be
held together by force, that patriotism
and fraternal love were the lgaments
which they hoped, would forever hold
together the American Union: that
these great landmarks to constitutional
liberty being temporarily lost sight of,
in the excitement Of the hour and the
fanaticism of the times, it becomes, in
our opinion, a duty imperatively i'm
posed upon every advocate of conser-
vative principles and of constitutional
liberty, throughout the length and
breadth Of our land, to favor the policy
indicated in the series of resolutions
recently introduced into the Legisla-
ture Of the State Of Iowa, praying
Congress at its session to convene on
the Fourth Of July, to pass law as
provided for under Art 9Th of the Con
stitution of the United States, for
Convention of all the States of the Un-
ion, to make such Amendments to the
Constitution as shall again restore the
traternal relations that should unite and
cement our once glorious
of States into harmoni-
BUS whole, and that shall result in a
return OF the prosperous and happy
condition Of our once united. but now
people; and that when all
Efforts to compromise our unhappy diff
culties are exhausted, the only safe
policy to be pursued is peaceable sep
ration of the opposing elements, and
, treaty of amity between them as IN
Nations
Resolved: That, the true principles
involved in . Republican form of gov
indicate to US that the only true
and Democratic doctrine is, that all
Executive and Legislative officers in a
Territory, as in State, should be
chosen by the suffrages of the free
white males thereof over twenty -one
years OF age. without the intervention
If the appointing power of any branch
Of the Federal Government; and that
he veto power be expressly denied to
Congress or the National Executive,
,ver any and all laws Of merely local
application therein.
Resolved: That, endorsing the call
If the Chairman Pro tenn of the State
Democratic Central Committee as In it's
subject matter suited to the exigencies
If the times, and as eminently right
md proper, we deem it for the inter-
,sts Of the Nation, in view of the in
in which our Nation is invol-
'ed: that the time thereof be postponed
or two weeks, and until such time as
rom the action of Congress we may be
enabled to judge of the intended future
policy of'the present Administration.
Resolved: That the delegates this
Convention may elect to represent the
Democracy Of Howard County, in the
State Democratic Convention called to
at Des Moines, on the 10th of
July proximo, be requested, and are
lereby authorized to represent us at
said Convention at any time to which
the assembling of the same may be
postponed by the advice and approval
if the Safe Democratic Central Com
mittee.
f0E Nv. R. Mead,
G. NJ. Munson,
s1@ 80 rrars j. H.rB. Harris,
Hse@'' AZ. to w. 'Y.IWells,o's
E'"" D. w. Fairchild.
3 On motion, the Convention proceed
ed to teh Ct three Delegates to the State
Democratic. Convention. 7d3 a.ata q
The following persons were then ell
ected as such Delegates, W. R.'Mead,
J.. H. B. Harris, J. W. Kenyon.
On motion, it was unanimously re-
solved, that the Delegates elected, if
unable to attend the State Convention,
be authorized to appoint substitutes
to attend the same, and that the DEL