North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-09-10
dopted at the late Democratic County Convention
held at Tunkhanuock

Adopted at the late Democratic County Convention,
held at Tunkhannock.
Ist, RESOLVED, Th1tee unanimously endorse the
Resolutions Of the Democratic STATE Contention held
ut Harrisburg on he 4h Of July last
I'd. RESOLVED, Ihathe UNNECESSARY and injur-
isus arar (" that is deSoLating the country and
threatening the peranency Of our gOrernne emit ceased
to be political question from the time that Congress
refused TO adopt any measures Of honorable cOpro-
mise Of the difficulties that had gropn out Of North
ern and Southert sectionaliSm, and the consequent
commencement of hostiLitieS an the 6obar11nent of
Fort Sun,ter-ttat from that time there has been, but
one proper mode Of dealing acih the question, name
ly by keeping it distinct and separate from politics.
to unite the ashols North in The effort to bring the re-
belon to an end by force and This end all c0nserpa-
tire called upon to unite 1oith in deter
mined effort TO create a United NorHl By putting
dotrr and driringto the 1ralttat misguided crd mis-
cierous faction trhose sole aim is to impair northern
unity Of purpose, and puralyze northern effort bv
foreper intrudirg the most unfortunate, fatal and
disasterouS Of all political issues The issue of Negro
emancipation upon the peoples counseS Gy persist
emily stirling to cOerce the President into the aop-
ton, oa policy that must prore fatal to the Union by
seeking 10 impair public confidence IN the iategritu
ofthe administration; and By creating IN the ranks
of our armies suspicion and distruSt Of the fdeliu
and loyalty Of their leaders
Sd. RESOLVED, That the '' suspension of political
parties until the close Of the srar only arocated
by the party IN poDer and because IL Is in p0arer-
that the utter holtolcneSs and hypocrisy of the adro-
Gates Of this policy is shoton by the fact that hsy are
scrupuIously careful to Keep up their 0cn political
organizatton and TO keep ali their political nadchnerv
in full operation lceH by the fact that in kbe
multitude of ctDiI appointments made and being
made under Republican authority none but Repu6-
Iicans "of the Straightest sect or renegade Demo
ocrats are recognized
4th. RESOLVED, That in all free governments there
have always been, and must of necessity be at least
two political partes-that the integrity, permanency
and fidelity OF such governments to constitutional au
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that without such party there would be no accounta
bIity and without accountability no government can
be trusted '' No Pdrfy,'' therefore, simply means
let there be no opposition to the pundering of the
government by government officials and favored par
tizans'' 1t means "let the party in power remain
in power, without question as to the mode in which
pcwer may be exercised 1t means mo criticism of
the conduct Of government officials whatever disaster
or ruin may follow" 1t means no discussion of
measures Of governmental policy 1t means silence
aequiescence, or imprisonment"
5th. RESOLVED, That In sustaining the President
under the tremendous pressure 10 which he has been
subjected by the Radical wing of his own party, the
Democratic party has afforded ample and conclusive
evidence of its desire to give all its strength to the
Suppression of the rebellion and the restoration of the
Union and that the responsibility for that absence of
unity of purpose in the North which is essential TO
success rests solely with that party whose whole aim
has been to convert the war into miserable crusade
against the domestic institutions ofhe Southern States
and in doing so, to overthrow the Constitution and
render dsunion perpetual. Therefore,
9Th RESOLVED, That the arrest and imprisonment
of loyal Democrats by order of an administration that
ignores the open and avowed treason of large body
OF the members OF its party is monstrous exer
else Of despotc power that the Democratic party of
the North called upon to resist by all lawful and
constitutional means at its command-that it is no
part of the busness of Democrats to discourage enlist
ments and that this is the true motive of their ar
rest is abundanty shown by the fact that those men,
bes Of the Republican party who have constantly and
Rrsistenty labored to discourage enlisments because
the war has not been prosecuted md r
inouspurpose, thatof negro emancipation have been
allowed to continue theirabors without even word of
ensure from the government.