Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-09-03


way under the Constitution. Great ap-
plause The sooner the national author-
ty can be restored the nearer the Onron /
will be the Union as il was
What is meant by national authority
WHY, the Constitution. That Is the ma
tional authority, and it is through this
that he declares it TO be his purpose to
save the Union as soon a. he can. APP
plause.
Now. gentlemen single word. Re
member what you have 10 do. Observe
the duties and obligations of the citizen.
Do not be participators in anything which,
by the slightest semblance, looks to the
violation of the law, or is wanting in re-
spect to the law. Remember that the
long line of our history is in your keeping
and mine. Let us be patient let us be
true let us say that our men 90 to the
South TO beat down treason, no matter if
it does cost Northern blood, and let there
be nothing said against us.
Let us do all that, but let US contend
for the right peaceably TO assemble for the
freedom of speech. | do not mean the
license of speech that speaks treason.
No. At this time, the speech of freemen
in this community ought to be guarded,
but 1 mean the liberty of speech and OF
the press, and of the employment of those
rights which have hitherto been regarded
rs undoubted. This let us do by the
hopes of our future, the bright hopes of
the party which is soon 10 90 into power.
and which is TO support the President in
the exercise of his high functions under
the Constitution
Mr.. Witte concluded amid great ap-
plause.
Mr.. Hughes next read the resolutions:
RESOLUTIONS.
a period of unparalleled calamity now
sfnicts the nation. The patriotism of the
whole land is evoked for its removal, and
and for the preservation Of the Government.
Causes wide spread and deep, must be re-
moved from the body polite before state
of former healthfulneSs can be restored.
The actions of tie sectional parties, North
and South. eliminating in civil war, lie at
the foundation Of ali our troubles. The ex-
istence Of the nation depends upon their nx-
termination. These sectional parties are
known as SecessiUnists and AbUlitionists,
and together they constitute the enemies Of
the nation are those who oppose both these
sectional parties, and who seek to- uphold
the National Constitution and the Union of
these States. The SeceSSUnjsts, by armed
Rebellion, seek to overthrow the Constitu>
tion, the Union and the whole Sovereignty
OF the Gavernmert. These should be re-
sisted, and put down by force of arms. and
to this end hundreds OF thousands Of our
best citizens have gone to the battle field
The AbOhtIOnISts endeavOr BY insidIous,
deceptive and treacherOus means, to destroy
our Constitution, and, thereby, the Union.
BY Overthrowiug in detail, fundamental pro-
visions in that Constitution. and without
which no free Government can exist. These
enemies should be put down through the
ballOt>bOx.
We, therefore, the loyal men of Philas!el-
phia, in mass meeting assembled, announce
the following propositions as the basis o.
future political action:
l. That the American Constitution aud
the American Union are :. one and insepa-
rable," and the enemies Of either are the
enemies of both.
.. That 1t is the first duty of all good
citizens to uphold the Government and obey
the laws, and that al efforts to these ends
Will receive an enthusiastic support, and
that We will hold as enemies of the Repub-
lie all who. by word or deed, encourage or
sympathize with either Secessonists OF Abo-
EtiOnists and that We will cheerfullv rem
der to the officers of the Government acting
within their constitutional powers, all the
resources at our command to extinguish
these two clements of destruction to the ex
istence of our institutions
s That we regard all efforts for the sup
preston of the freedom of speech and of the
press, to prevent the people from peaceabIy
assembling, all arrests and imprisonment of
citizens when the Courts are open, and the
civil power III full vigor, without warrant,
without oath or probable cause, without a
hearing. without counsel, without a trial in
the State or District where any alleged of
fence has been committed as in deroga,ion of
the great fundamental princi Piles of civil lib
erty and pain violation of the terms
and provisions Of the Constitution of the
United States.
4. That We agree with the CJngressnen
from the Border Save States, that the
lever Of the power" of the Rebellion and
the causes Of the terrible earnestness of
those in arms against the Government. are
to be found in the doctrines subversive of
the principles of the Constitution. and the
measure after measure founded in substance
on those doctrines proposed and carried
through by the present Congress" which
nav --' N''A~' SlSCt IMAM 10 disturb and
distract loyal men, aud exasperate and drive
still farther frum Us and from their duty the
people of the rebelli' Us States, and that all
efforts to prostitute this war for the mere
purpose Of negro emancipation is the highest
degree treasionaJ,e and subyersive of the
Constitution and the Union.
3. That we hOli that tie greatest cslani-
ty that can possibly !,ef.,ll .he people of this
country to be the dissolution of the Ameri-
can Union. The mutual Interchange of
commodities and products of the North,
S1uth. East AMI West, give employment to
our peOp'e and afford the best markets for