Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-23
N. Y. Breckinridge Democracy.

ALBANY, August Is.
The Breckenridge State Central Committee
met at the Delevan House, in this city, yes
terday. Twelve members out of sixteen were
present. Mr.. John A. Green, Chairman,
called the convention to order After an in
terchange Of views the following resolutions
were adopted unanimously:
Resolred, That this State committee, rep
resenting that portion of the Democratic par
ty of the State of New York which sustained
the Maryland Institute platform at the last
election, witness with deep concern and appre-
henslon the long predicted result of the North
ern sectional aggressions upon the rights of
| the Southern States; that as we have uni
formly opposed in the past the policy which
we foresaw must produce disunion, SO we are
equally prompt to raise our voices against
civil war; that the worst and most Intellectual
| argument that can be addressed to the seced-
ing States is war; that we deny that the pre-
sent struggle is in any sense war for the
Union, and insist that those who have precip-
| ltated the States into hostilites neither care
nor expect nor desire to restore the Union
| thereby.
Resolved, That we advocate the proposition
for an armistice between the now contending
| armies North and South and recommend a
|
which acknowledged themselves members of
the Union in November, 1860, to the end that
all differences may be peacefully adjusted, our
land saved from bloodshed and restored to
peace, concord and union.
Resolued That the endeavor to coerce Sc
ceding States has had its fitting counterpart
in the recent aggressons made upon the
| rights of free speech and free press in those
States which still adhere to the Union that
after the announcement that there was law
higher than the Constitution we were pre-
pared to see the party now in power declare
the Constitution suspended at and dur
ing their pleasure, and that the ar
rests without warrant and the incarcer-
alton without examination of citizens not ad-
judged guilty of any crime: the denial of the
right of petition: the setting at defiance the
courts Of law o. our State by order of military
officers: the suppression Of newspapers: the
deprivation Of the militia Of their arms the
demonstration and enforcement of martial law:
the unauthorized searches and seizures with
out sanction of legal proof and the conversion
| of our forts into mslitary bastiles-demande
at the hands of a people, jealous of their lib
critics, a solemn and indignant protest.
Rssoloed, That this State Committee has
learned with much satisfaction of the refusal
of the Committee, of which Dean Richmond
is chairman, to accept the overtures of the
Republicans for coalition with them upon
single State ticket, upon the approaching
State election: That for this declared deter
mination to continue to labor for the over
throw of the Republican party and policy, we
| respectfully tender to them the right hand Of
| fellowship: That sacrificing all minor con-
siderations and burying past dissensions in
desire to see united and consolidated front
opposed to the Republican party this State
Committee will not call separate State Con-
vention at this time and that we recommend
those Democrats who have recognized this or
ganzaton to unite in the election of dele
gates to the State Convention called to meet
at Syracuse on the Goth day of September.
believing that that Convention will distinctly
declare itself for measures Of peace and recon
citation.
A resolution was unanimously adopted cx
pelling Matthew McMahon from the Commit
mittee-he having accepted Office under the
Federal government, and declared himself
supporter Of its policy.
CAMP MCCLELLAN-There are now seven
companies quartered at Camp McClellan-tive
cavalry and two infantry, representing Mus
catine Scott, Marshall johnson and Clinton
counties. The number of rations given out
on SATURDAY IVES 70J, including 20 for the
band,-Dauenport Gazette, 1871.