The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-02
Resolutions of the Grange County D'~''
cratic Convention

Resolutions of the Grange County D'n'
cratic Convention
Whereas. our National Executive Is nan
cd bv = Congress, large majority Oh ""ot
vIt,s. rabId Impracticaoe aroI'H'iSis' 20 Ia
sole Obj TT 10 the subjugatIon ct t'' sia''-'''1
lug s|ta,rs boI;avs
AM Whereas, There Is good re"s0n 70 'e.'s,'
thai. if the loyal men OF he ssce7Pe'i ''A'o
conld feel assured that heir rights ""uiu "e"'n
he resnec.e,i in event of their return 10 'neif
allegiance. and SUBMISSION to the authV'i'y Vi
she general government. -, -.
ana Where's, President Lincoln dlo' ID ms
inaugural, declare bis purpose to yleld - oh
their Constitutional and just rights, ana 'Dere
10 good reason TO suppose that he. even now ~
sires TO pursue course OF policy to thas ebS7
Therefore Resolred That it becomes the ds'y
of the conservatism OF tSs c'untry 10 uni'e'
and make common effort TO sweep from piase
and power the corrupt, depraved, dishonest
power becmzed demagogaesr who control ION
gress, and hamper, and eniee'ie the Executive
arm Of the government, and TO SUBSTITUTE ID
their stead, good soand COnsn'utIohal men,
such as would command the confluence OF 'he
Union sentiment of the South and enaole IL 10
be- felt throughout the dsaf4cset States.
Resolved. That in view Of the ability OF the
North to over-rnn. destroy, and snRJnaate the
seeded States, as must now be apparent 10 them,
the assurance that constitution respecting
government at Washington would INSPIRE IN
the loyal Union mes of the South. WOULD en-
able them to disrobe secession OF its pyetext ana
80 persuade the disloyal to lay down their arms
and return TO thei" allegiance.
ResoIred That We can CONCEIVE OF no - mecca
sty. military " or otherwise, which wonId JUS
t!y the ram ping under foot OF the pr'nclpieS
iol which the war has ostenslbiy been carried
3n, VIZ the preservation OF the tonstl'ufion
and Onion, lit wouid be an nn01GGIy III Yrlnci-
pie to destroy any one 10 preserve u that she
Union IS preserved only when each and eTery
Stase enjoys equal, and in~snmabte rights nnd
pr!vil, g.s IN common with each and ali the other
States, aod any other relation between them IS
/. recognition o. the doctrine If man 8 lncapac-
ty ior self government, and therefore an ae-
know ledgment that a republican form OF gov
eminent ~ failure.
Resolved, That the emancipation doctrine OF
the Nortn, which would disregard The Const!tu-
tonal rights OF the slave hCidlng States, ~
equally AZ dlsloyal, and reasonable, and tar
mors dangerous, because more snbtie and hypo-
critical, than open and bold seoeSsi0n, taseiy
and hyFocr!tctlly protesting love tor the Con
sututlon ard tn. Union, and d desire Tor their
preservatlom, and At the same time insistlnS
upon course Of policy which is in deTogation
and contempt OF both.
ResOtUsd. That the new born zeal for The
Constitution and Union. Of the abolition tanat-
clsm ot the North, cannot be viewed by the
Southern men in any other light than that OF
suspicion. AMI that SO long that sentiment
controls Congress, just SO long is the loy@!
portion OF the South powerless ana discouraged
from any attempts to lnduce the disloyal to
resume their allegiance,
ReSoiutd~ Mat the conservatism manifested
ny the Hon. Jacob Coilamer IN Ais speeoh 90
contseatlon bili meets our hearty appreciation.
Resoloed, that 1t is the duty of all good citl-
zens to and ia bringing to merted punishment
all persons who hayu lntringed any of the laws
of the land, but it is equally their duty 70 see
that tresssass is committed against the ust
and lawful 9t,hts OF any.
Resolved, What the efforts Of the present dom
luant and arrogant majority to repress, by mob
violence, al irectiom OF opinion and speech cam
not be- tulp-,atnd