North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-09-24
Adopted at the late Democratic County Convention
held at Tunkhannock


held at Tunkhannock.
lst. RESOLVED, That zee unanimously endorse the
Resolutions Of the Democratic State Contention held
al HGrr isburg on the 4h Of July last.
3D. RESOLVED, Ihdtthe unnecessary and injur-
ious cirH rar that is HOr desoLatine the coutrv and
threatening the permdnency Of our gOrernme ent ceased
to be political question from the time that Congress
refused to adopt nny measures Of honorable copro-
mise ofthe difficulties that had gropn out Of North
and Southern SectionditSm, and the consequent
commencement of h0stIities in the 6onl5ardnent of
Fort Sumter-that from that time there has been but
one proper mode of dealing 1cith the question: name
Ly by Keeping distinct and separate from politics.
to unite The rhoe North in The effort to bring the re-
bellion to end By force; and this end all cOnserra
tire called upon to unite Nth us in deter
mined effort 10 create United North, by putting
o,rn and drring the araildt misguided and mis-
chierous faction, 1rose sole aim is TO impair northern
unity Of purpose, and paralyze northern effort, by
Torerer tntrudirg the most nfortundte fatal and
Disastrous Of all political issues he issue Of Negro
emancipation upon the peoples counseLs by persist
entity stirling to coerce the President into The adop-
tion ofa policy that must prore fatal to the Union by
seeking TO impair public confidence in the integrity
ofhe administration and By creating in the ranks
of our armies suspicion and diStruSt Of the fidelity
and loyalty Of their leaders.
3d. RESOLVED, That the 20 suspension of political
parties until The close Of the toar, is only adrocated
by the party IN po1er, and because IL is in porer--
hot the utter holorness and hypocrisy Of the adro-
Gates Of this policy is Sh0rn by the fact that they are
scrupulously careful to keep up their o1rn political
organization, and TO keep all their political machinery
in full operation, tceu By The fact thai in The
multitude Of ciua appointments made and being
made under Republican authority, none but Repub-
leans ''of the straighteSt Sect" or renegade Demo-
0crdts, are recognized.
4th. RESOLVED, That in all free governments there
have always been. and must of necessity be at least
two political parties-that the integrity permanency
and fidelity of such governments to constitutional
thorty, imperatvely demand an opposition party
that without such party there would be accounta
bty and without accountability no government can
be trusted. No PartyF therefore, simply means
'let there be opposition to the pundering of the
government by government officials and favored par
tlzans" It MEANS " let the party in power remain
in power, without question as to the mode in which
power may be exercised" 1t means ''no criticism Of
the conduct of government officials whatever disaster
or ruin may follow" Ii means no discussion oil
measures Of governmental policy" 1t means silence
acquiescence, Imprisonment
5th. RESOLVED, That in sustaining the President
under the tremendous pressure to which he has beer
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
suppresson of the rebellion and the restoration of the
Union and that the responsibility for that absence
unity of purpose in the North which essential
success rests solely with that party whose whole ain
has been to convert the into miserable crusade
the domestic institutions of the Southern States
anu doing so to overthrow the Constitution, auc
ct uBls.aion B perpetual Therefore,
=, n In., nnssoyED That the arrest and Imprisonment
;oroyas ,bo ao by order of an administration tha
81 the hpen ane aYowed treason of a large bod
sise hs %a, q aespotc power Democratic party
eon.taona falasa mesns 1pSn at i. to BY all lawful an
part OF the busnessof Democrats to J. IS
men's and that this is not the true ens'
Sers Of bs shown BY the fact then
persistenty labored to discourage enlistment an
war mas not been prosecuted an unlawful and :
inons purpose hatof negro emancpation bay ha
allowed 70 continue erlabors without even word