The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-07-31
RESOLUTIONS

sembled. Des Blolnes, Jaly ~,
l003. f IN
l. That the Constitution and the
Union and the Laws nsss be preserved
and maintained in I'll their rightfM %
|srlnacy, and that tho Rebellion, now
in arms against them, must be suppress
ed and put down and that We ore in
favor Of the employment Of all ccnstitu.
tional means for that purpose, not mere
" BY force OF arms, but by spch other
measutes.as common senec, reason and
patriotism will readily suggest to the
governing powers. 4
2. That the true interests Of the
country, as well as the dictates Of hu-
nanity, require that no more war or
acts Of war should be prosecuted or
done than are necessary and proper un-
der the Constitution for the prompt and
complete suppression Of the rebellion.
3. That the present war, as avowed
by the President and Congress, and un-
derstood by the people, was commenc
ed and prosecuted for the purpose ot
snppressing the rebellion, and presesv-
ing and vindicating the Constitution,
1.-THE Union and the laws and for Ma.
pmrpose only.
4. That the doctrines OF the seces.
sionists and Of the abolitionists, ~ the
latter are now represented in Congress,
are alike false to the Constitution and
irreconcilable with the unity and peace
Of the country the first have already
involved us in cruel civil war, and
the others (the abolitionists) will leave
to the country but little hope Of the
speedy restoration Of union or peace,
unless the schemes Of confiscation,
emancipation, and other unconstitution-
al measures which have been lately car.
ried and attempted to be carried through,
Congress, be rebuked by the people.
5. That the doctrine Of State ncces-
sity is unknown to our Government OF
laws; 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 nm
lawful arrest Of citizens, and the suspen.
sion ofthc writ Of haIeas corpse, in vio-
lation Of the Constitution, in States
where the civil authorities are unimped.
I'd, Is most dangerous to civil liberty.
and should be resisted at the ballot. box
BY every freeman Of the land.
3. That this is government Of white
men, and was established exclusively
for the white race that the negroes are
not entitled to, and ought not to be ad.
mitted to political or social equality
with the white race, but that it is our
duty to treat them with kindness and
consideration, a. an inferior and de.
pondent race that the right OF the sew.
eTal States to determine the position
and duties Of the race is sovereign
right, and the pledges of the Constitu-
tion require us as loyal citizens not to
interfere Herewith. That the party
fanaticism crime, whichever il may o.
be called that seeks to turn the slaves
Of the Southern States loose to ovcrrun
the North, and enter into competition
with the white laboring classes, thus
degrading their manhood by placing
them on an equality with negroes in
their occupation, is insulting to our race
and merits our emphatic and unqualified
condemnation.
Z. That the purchase Of the slaves,
by the government, as proposed by the
President, will impose an onerous and
unendurable burden, upon the present
generation and entail upon posterity
grievous exactions.
s. That Congress, In the enactment
Of the late Tariff and Tax bills, and the
President by his approval ofthosc acts,
have imposed unfair and unjust enact.
ments apon the people at large, by dis.
eliminating in these acts in favor Of the
comparatively wealthy, and against
thoses who are least able to bear the
burdens of taxation. f
3. That we recur with patriotic pride
to the bravery and valor Of the officer
and soldiers Of ali the Iowa regiments,
exhibited in the struggles, upon the
many bloody fields in which they have
been engaged-and that this Conven.
ton in behalf Of the Democracy Of this
Stare tenders to them united testi.
mony to their valor and devotion to the
Constitution and the Union and offers
TO the friends and families Of those who