Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-07

inst. - find the proceedings ~ IN
Union Conversion held At that place .
few days ago. The meeting was made
up of persons Of all parties from that
section Of the State. l. Z. Williamson
presided, and II. C. Rippey and q. N.
| Todd were Secretaries.
A committee Of seven was appointed
to draft resolutions expressive Of the
sense Of the meeting. A letter from
Henry Clay Dean, Esq, was resd before
the Convention by Mr.. HutchiDs, and Oh
motion 1000 copies Of the same we're
ordered printed for the use Of the men,
bers Of the Convention.
Judge Rice presented the following
letter from Judge Love, which was
read:
KsoKUK. Iowa, Jan. 26th, 1881.
Hon G. c. CoLK-Dear Sir II am
very sorry it will be out Of my power to
be with you next 1hnrsday. l have
several cases in Admiralty to try 9th.
erwise, no consideration whatever would
prevent me from joining you in De.
Moines on the day designated in your
call. think it Of the very highest i'm
portance to place ourselves on the right
ground at the outset Of this controversy;
and that ground 10 the position occupied
by Mr.. Crittendeu and Judge in the U.
s. Senate.
Coercion by military force il, in the
language Of Douglas, disunion where
-, if No can avert the unutterable hor-
rors and woes Of civil war, we may
keep the slave States OF the border in
their orbits, and ultimately reconstruct
the whole thing. In the dark night
which ia now upon us, see no CLEAN of
light, except in this policy. Can it he
possible that 90 awful fate awaits this
country as dissolution of the present
Union, At this early period Of our hs.o.
ryl This momentous question 90 en-
crosses my thoughts and emotions, that
can think Of nothing else. Hope the
meeting at the Capital will take the
right direction IS it will in a great
measure give tone to the State at large.
Our prime necessity is, 10 my opinion,
PgAcE.
The idea Of plunging the nation into
civil war without first e1hausting all
peaceful and concillatory measures, Seems
10 me nothing short Of monstrous
crime.
| am, very truly, your friend,
}. NJ. LOVE.
The committee on resolutions then re-
ported as follows
WnKREAs, The present perilous state
Of the country has been produced by Sec
tional agitation in relation to tie insti-
tuition Of slavery, thus creating dlscord
and enmitv between the different eec-
tons, which has been aggravated by the
election OF sectional President. kccog.
nizing in the existing state Of public al
fairs "a necessity which imperativeIv de-
mands ut the hands If every loyal citizen
the tree, frank, and unqualified decara-
ton Of his position, aud the renewed as
surance Of his att achment r, and devo-
ton to, an imperlled Union therefore
Resolved, BY the Democracy and
Union men OF Iowa, in mass Convention
assembled
lst. That we cherish deep and abid-
ing iv.o ~. et.e Cnton or these olatcs,
laid in wisdom and perpetnated by nu-
tual forbearancc and Cancellation that
we deeply dcplore and earnestly depre-
cate any and every attempt at lis di.rup-
ton, III whatever quarter It may arise,or
rom Whatever cause oIiyinated,-- and
that We hold it 10 be . sacred duty de-
vowed b. its Transmission TO hand it
down to posterity unmutllated and unim-
paired as we received it.
I'd. That it Is the prompting of pat
rotsm, and the dictate of wisdom, TO
mako an earnest effort to save the Union
by Cancellation aud concession; and
therefore, in the spirit of compromise, we
are willing to accept the amendments to
the Constitution, proposed in tho United
States Senate by Senator Douglas, or
those proposed by Senator Crittenden,o or
the "Border States Resolutions" Or
any other plan of cancellation aid com
promise which has been, or may be offer
ed, by which harmony may be restored
between the people OF the different sec.
tions ofthe country, and the Union per-
petuated.
Sd. That We deny the Constitutional
right OF any State to secede from the
Union, and we are equally opposed to
notification at the North, and secession
at the South, as violating the Constitu-
ton of the United States.
4th. That in the opinion Of this Con-
vention, the employment OF military
force by the Federal Government to CO.
cree submission Of the seeding States,
will inevitably plunge the country into
civil war. We therefore earnestly
entreat, as well the Federal Gov
ern.nent as the seeding states, to
withhold and stay the arm Of military
power, and on no prctext whatever 10
bring on the nation the horrors OF civil
war, until the people themselves can
take such action - our troubles demand.
5th. That we recognize the power
and duty OF the Federal Government to
protect the property of the United
States. Aud We recognize, and declare
the duty and power Of the Federal Gov
eminent through the civil authorities
within the jurisdiction of the States to
enforce all laws passed in pursuance Of
the Constitution but We distinctly deny