Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-16
Imppr,an, mor.msnt in sIaIne.

Important Movements in Maine. -
TIE DEMOCRATS rs NAME NoYEG--AE ORGANIZED STATE
MOVEMENT AdAISsr THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION
REACTION PROGRESSING.
The call of the Democratic State Central Commit
tee Of Maine, which attach, is bill of indict-
ment against the Administration at Washington,
every count or declaration in which is truth that
cannot fail to be sustained before the bar of public
opinion at the North, where discussion is had. and
! the public mind becomes quiet enough to permit
an indulgence in a ssober second Thought
| In referring to the call the New York Ne1cs as
serts that it was signed unanimously by the Com
mittee, who claim to reflect not only the unanl
amous sentiment of the organization the commit
tee represent, but large number OF the members
nof other parties. This is the first organized
movement of the people for the holy cause OF peace
and liberty since the wsr began. II IS movement
{" in the right quarter, and we are assured under
the auspices of men moved by patriotism ABOVE
partv and by allegiance to the sacred principles OF
% the government which viii never permit them to
fster. private letter assures Us that the anti
war spirit is rolling over the State with the force
" of the pillows of the incoming sea-. The evidence
of this growing feeling for peace and the prosper
ity of peace for the constitution and the rights
q Guaranteed by the constitution is daily coming up
q from every garter of the North"
The Ye,,s also exhorts that tie example of Maine
h. followed in every Northern State. The princi-
nlss on which the canvass is to be conducted in
M,i,a are enunciated in the following series Of
propositions by the Democratic State Central Com
mittee:
While party organization should be regarded, at
J oil times "a having no other end IN view than to
secure lust and economical administration OF gov
er, in strict conformity to the spirit and letter
of oar written constitution both national and state,
Vet especay should that be the case in this hour OF
onr c0untrys peril, when atearf1I civil war IL rag
ING within our borders, when many OF me restraints
an limitations of the federal compact are disregard
cd and trampled under foot by the constituted au
thoriues, and when civil liberty ltsef Is IN danger
srsfore believing it to be the unanimous senti
mont and heartfelt desire of the political orgsniza-
ton vhch we represent We cordially invite TO par
fofDste in our primary elections all men, o. what
ever party name heretofore known, Woo are opposed
n Dis ioly ctUI lcGr, and in favor OF the restcTa-
t;op Of Deace. by negotiation and compronlsei
| WHO hold that while il is the constitutional duty
| Ct the federal government TO protect each OF the
States of this Union against INVASION sal uoLnesc
volence on application Of the legislature, O. OF The
| avacutiva when the legislature cannot be convened
vet any invasion Of State By the federal troops
without such application, and N the faee OF the SOL
snn protests Of both legislature and executive, IS
most dangerous violation Of the constitution ana
can out end in the utter subVerson OF the oIaIe gov
eminent which the great author Of the Declaration
INDEPENDENCE charged the people TO defeId IS te
aurest bulwarks of their liberties
Who hold that the arbitrament of the sword
should never be resOrted TO until al the means "
] Cancellation and all the arts OF ulPlOAnA0J H"''
been exhausted;
Thats union formed throIgh tie agency OF Inu-
taal interests ard brotheFly love, when once bro
ken. can never be restored BY force CT arms;
Z That "histOrv does not record an example WIe1e
9 .rv human government has been strong enough &c
cr1sh 10 600 eco Of people into subJeetIoa when
tbay believed their rights andbertes were Inperll
ed without first converting the goTeTnTnans l5seh
into a desDJtism and destroying the last Yes,ss O
That the safety of eur republican liberty rests OIL
the strict observance of all the restraints and pro
bbitiens imposed by the constitution on each OF N
y branches of the federal governments
u THAT no circumstances or exigencies can JUSTLY
the President in raising large standing armies win
out the authority of law; -
That the suspension of the privilege OF ha0ea
corDus bv the chief executive officer Of the land
~ ~ Of usurDstion and tyranny which cannot b
R safely tolerated by people who are, and nope I
remain free;
"the right Of the people to be secure ID ther PEI
sons houses, papers and effects, against unreasona
b HE searches and seizures" without warrant. snC
er nnsuDported BY oath OF affirmation, calls for lun
=, diate rebuke and condemnation;
Dd That a large standing army and an o7erwhelmln
Ir national debt are the immediate fOrerCnners OF
IS military despotism and utterly incompatible wit
the general diffusion of property, and OF the fret
dom hitherto enjoyed by the people OF these state
The celebrated Virginia and Kentucky resOll
tions of 1913 and '99. drawn by Thomas Jeffersc
\ and lanes Madison, are the true exposition OF Il
nature of the federal government, and Of the exte
Of its power.
,st whose breasts these sacred principles OF II
of the fathers find ready ech -3rlLeIpl
which should ever be "the creed Of polite
n faith the text of civic instruction, the tOuchstoI
md nv which to try the services Of those we trust;
lle 'EGuaI and exact Justice to all men, Of whatev
ie' state or persuasion, religious or political;
The support of the State governments in all the
rights. as the surest bulwark against antlNrepu5
re- can tendencies
A mild and safe corrective Of abuses which a
lopped by the sword Of revolution, where peacei
remedies are unprOyided.
A generous spirit of concession and compFOmlS
the vital principle of republics, without which the
must be an appeal to force, the vital prlnclpie
immediate parent Of despotlsm
The supremacy OF the civil over the military
thOrity; - -, -
Economy in the public expense, that labor m
be lightly burdened
FTeedSrn of religion, freedom Of speech, freedC
of the press. and freedom Of the person. under
protection of the hGbsGs corpus, and trial by Jur
impartially selected. ..-,.
II any have wandered from these principles
rnonnents of error or alarm, let them hasten Wh
the forms of our beloved republic yet remain to
trace their steps, and to regain the road which all
y. leads TO peace, liberty and safety.