The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-10-30

AAOhA IN ANNN AA'oOOll 4 dNllOt1 WI. 80.
Proceedings Of the Democratic Meeting
at the Court House in New Lisbon, on
Wednesday, Oct. %, 1852.
The meeting was called to order
by J. H. Wallace, Esq, on whose
motion Robert Whitacre was elect
ed Presidcn,, VIM. Kimble and
Benjamin Dilworth Vice Presi.
dents. and r. G.. Woods and John
w. McCord Secretaries.
On motion, a committee of five
was appointed to draft resolutions,
which were as follows, to.wit;
WHEREAS, The Constitution Of
the United States as given us by
our fathers, guarantees that the
right Of the people to be secure in
their persons sh; II not be violated;
that no person shall be held to an
swer for crime unless on an indict'
ment Of a. grand jury, nor be dcpri-
we'd of life or liberty without due
process of law securing, also, the
/ right to q public trial by a jury of
the State or district in which the
crime is charged /; and,
WHEREAS, These guarantees have
bcel t~lagrantly violated, in numer-
Gus substances, in the State Of Ohio,
and recently in Columbima Counr
ty,in the person of DR.. Allen, with
out legal warrant-withOut a hear,
Ing or trial in his defense, or even
a notice OF the charge against him,
therefore,
ReSOtrcd, That we, us citizens Of
Columbiana County, still believing
that our rights under the Consti.
/, tuition should be maintained invio.
late, do condemn and firmly de.
nounce the illegal arrest Of DR. AL.
len, and his confinement IN Il mill.
tary prison, as n fragrant and I'M.
warranted usurpation ofState sove
reignty, and a tyranical violation
of his Constitutional rights.
ReSoIucd, That we, still holding
the freedom Of speech and Of the
press as our fathers held them, Gin
estimable to the.people and formi'
dabIe to tyrants only" we solemn
ly demonstrate against those tla'
grant violations that are daily per.
petrated in the name Of liberty, and
as solemnly pledge ourselves that
if our freedom should be destroyed
through the despotism OF Tile con
stituted authorities, throw ourselve:
upon our natural rights and defent
: each other by any means With
, our power.
ReSoLred, That the annihilatioI
of disunion Abolitionism by thu
Democracy of Ohio, Indiana ant
Pennsylvania, is the most glorious
: political achievement since the or
~ganization of this Government, ant
that the Hon. G. L. Vallandigham
r the author of the Democratic plat
form Of "The Union as it was, tn
Constitution as it is, and the ne
groes where they are" upon whicl
=, the Democracy of all the other fire
u States are destined soon to triumph
is entitled to the everlasting graft
It tude of the friends of free govern
ment, and a seat in the U. S. Ser
ate in place of the disunionist-E
u +. Wade.
t RcSolUcd, That in our opinion
there are no terms in the Englis
language sufficiently pointed to eN
:. press our contempt for the miser'
y bic, Shiny s%coundrels who, for
s. consideration are acting as spiC
d and informcrs against Democrat
g and, therefore, simply suggest 6
=, one remedy against their fiendis
" malace, the same treatment that
given sheep theft dogs.
,e The above resolutions were unar
e im0usly adopted, and being signc
by the President and Secretarie