The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-05-23
Resolutions Adopted by the Weeeling
Convention, May Is, 1861. .... -.s

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Resolved, That in our deliberate judg-
ment. the Ordinance passed by the Con.
vention OF Virginia, on tie 18th day Of
April, 1861, known as the Ordinance Of
Secession, by which said Convention un-
dertook in the name of the State of Vir-
ginia, to repealthe ratification Of the Con
stitulion of tho United States of America,
by this State, and to resume sill the rights
and powers granted uhder said Constitu-
ton is unconstitutional, null and void
Resolved, That the schedule attached
to said Ordinance, suspending apd pro-
hibiting the election for members of Con-
aress from this State. required by law to
be held on tie 4th Thursday Of this
month, is a manifest usurpation Of power,
to which we ought not TO submit.
RESOLVED, That tile Convention Of the
Oath ofApril, 1861, between tie Commits
sioners of the Confederate States and this
Sta'e. and the ordinance of the 25ih Of
April, 1861, approving and Ialifyiug said
convention, which the WHOLE military pow
cr and military operations, offensive and
defensive Of the Commonwealth, were
placed under the chief control and direc-
llion of the President of the Confederate
States, upon tho same principles and foot
ing as ii the Commonwealth were now a
member Of said Confderacy. and all the
acts OF the executive officers of our State
lin pursuance Of said agretmen; and ordi-
nance, are plain and palpable violations Of
the Constitution ofOur State, and are ut
Iterly subyersive Of our rights and liSer-
Ities. i't .ara.. .tIr. ...1e aa. -.--..eari
Resolysd, That il is earnestly vecom.
mended to our fellow citizens of this State,
at the approaching election to viudicat'
their hts as Virginia freemen by voting
against said ordinance Of secession, ard
al other measures o. like character, so fal
as they may be made known to them.
Rssolved, That it he also urged upor
them 10 vote for rmembers of Congress o
the United States, in their several districts
in the exercise Of the rights secured to. VI
lby.the Consultation Of The United States
and Of Virginia, s,i .saa .r-s
4 I RESOLVED, That it Le also recommended
10 the citizens Of the several counties Il
Z vote at said election for such persons al
may entertain the opinions embodied ii
2 the foregoing resolutiops, as members o
y tho House Of Delegates Of our State Il
3 Resolved, Thatitis theimperatiye dut,
Of our citizens 10 maintain tie Constitu
Z don and the laws thereof, and all officer
4 hereunder acting in the lawful discharg
;! Of their respective duties. ss.rs.es. ,s' r
!, Resolued, That, in the language u Geo
Z. Washington. in. his letter Of the ITth o
2 September, 1897 to the President OF Con
! gress, ''in all our deliberations Of thi
subject, we keep steadily in our view lha
;. which appears to US the greatest interes
: Of every true American, the consolidation
= Of, our Union, ii which is involved ou
! pyoparty, felicity, safety and perhaps ou
lational existenco." Therefore, we wi
naitain and defend the Constitution ofth
l. United States and the laws made in pur
suanOe thereof. Rnd,all officers actlLl
III hereunder inithelaSful discharge Of thei
,sl respective duties sgNuAW ,r.g x,
Isl Rssolved, That in, viow Of the geo
:, graphical, social, commercial and Indus
q trial interests Of North western Virgin;
s.; this Committse are constrained in givin
To- expression to the opinion of their consti
-, uents, to declare that the NiSginisl Coz
yention, in assuming 70 change The tels
ton OF the State of Virginia to the Fede