The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-07-18

for success. And those who from sectional
feeling or party or private motives would give
any other direction to the efforts of our armies
are unjust and unworthy to be- entrusted with
power, and would cause all our exertions, ex-
traordinary and unparalleled as they are, to
prove futile in the end
4th RESOLVED, That we justly view with u
larm the reckless extravaganza which pervades
some of the departments of the Federal Gov
ernment and that return to rigid economy
and accountability is indispensable to arrest
the systematic plumber of the public treasury by
favored partizans and that in view of the re-
cent startling developements of frauds and COR
ruptions at the Federal metropolis and through
out the country that we hold an entire change
of administration to be mperatively demanded.
5th Resolced, That the party fanaticism or
crime, whichever it may be called, that seeks to
turn the slaves Of Southern States loose to
overrun the North and enter into competition
with the white laboring masses, thus degrading
and insulting their manhood by placing them
on an equality with negroes in their occupation,
is insulting to our race, and merits our most
emphatic and unqualified condemnation.
7th Resolred That we deno,ince Northern AJ-
ohtionism and Southern Secession as the cooper
ating sources Of our present calamities-ake
reasonable to the Constitution and iamaical to
the Union. The only way to restored I'm
ion and respected Constitution with returning
peace and prosperity is through the overthrow
of both.
7th Resolced, That the Democracy of Penn
sylvania is equally opposed to all sectional legs-
laton and geographical parties, which base their
hope for continued partizan success on the ag-
rarianism Of emancipation and hypocritical phil
anthropy of abolition: because neither is known
to the Constitution, and both are intended to
aid disunion and subvert the Constitution and
to prevent the restoration of unity, peace, and
concord among States and people.
9Th Resoh,ed, That the Constitution and the
laws are sufficient for any emergency, and that
the suppression of the freedom Of speech and of
the press, and the unlawful arrest of citizens
and the suspension Of the writ of habeos co,pus
in violation of the Constitution in States where
the civil authorizes are unimpeded, is most dan
gerous to civil liberty, and should be resisted
at the ballot-box by every freeman in the land.
9th RESOLVED, That this is Government of
white men, and was established exclusively for
the white race; that the negro race are not en-
titled to and ought not to be admitted to polit-
cal or socialequality with the white race but
that it is our duty to treat them with kindness
and consideration, as an inferior and dependent
race; that the right of the several States to de-
termine the position and duties of the race is
sovereign right, and the pledges of the Con-
stitution require us, as loyal citizens, not to in
terfere Herewith.
10th Resolved, That Congress has no power
to deprive any person of his property for any
criminal offence, unless that person has been
first duly convicted of the offence by the verdict
of jury and that all the acts of Congress
like those lately passed by the House of Repre-
sentatives, which assume to forfeit or confscate
the estates Of men for offences of which they
have not been convicted upon due trial by jury,
are unconstitutional, and lead to oppression and
~ 3,1vp,nyatIun IUrsdun acrs Inat
The crimes committed in the prosecution of the
rebellion are of unexampled atrocity; nor is
there any such justification as State necessity
known to our Government or laws.
llth Resolued, That the Constitution and u
mon and the laws must be preserved and MAIN
tanned in all their proper and rightful suprema-
cy, and that the rebellion now in arms against
them must be suppressed and put down, and
that it is our duty to use all constitutional meas
ures necessary and proper to. that end.
18th Resolced, That the soldiers composing
our armies merit the warmest thanks of the ma
tion. Their country called, and nobly did they
respond. Living, they shall know a nations
gratitude; wounded, nations care, and dying,
they shall live in our memories, and monuments
shall be raised to teach posterity to honor the
patriots and heroes who offered their lives at
their country's altar. Their widows and Or
phans shall be adopted by the nation, to be
watched over, and cared for as objects truly
worthy nations guardianship.