North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-09-17
RE- SOLU TION
Adopted at the late Democratic County Convention,
held at Tunkhannock

held at Tunkhannock
lst. RESOLVED, Thatre unanimously endorse the
Resolutions Of the Democratic State COnreation held
at Harrisburg on the 4H Of July last
I'd. RESOLVED, IhdtH unnecessary and in jur-
ious ctuH 1rar that is nOl1 desoatng The conntrv and
threatening The permanency Of our gOuernm ent ceased
TO be political question from the time that CONGRESS
refused TO adopt any measures Of honorable copro-
mise Of the difficulties that had groun out Of North
ern and Southern sectionalisDl and the couseorenf
commencement of hostiiities in the bonlbariment of
Fort Sumter-thdt from that time there has been BIT
one proper mode Of dealing Nth the question: name
ty by keeping distinct and separate from politics
to unite the 1chole North in the effort TO bring the re-
belLi0n to end by fo1cc and This end all conserra
tire men are called upon to unite arih US in deter
mined effort TO create q United North, by putting
docn and driringo the lcallthat misguided and mis-
chierous dci0n 1pose sole aim is TO inlpdr norteru
unity Of purpose, and pGralyse northern effort by
forerer intrudirg The most un fortunate fatal nn1
disastrous Of all political issues The issue of Negro
eudHctpati0ni upcl the peoples cOunSeLs bv persist
entity stirling TO coerce the President into The adop
ton ofa policy that mast proce fatal TO the Union by
seeking 10 impair public confidence in the integrity
ofhe Naturalization; and By creating in the ranks
Of our armies suspicion and diStrust Of the fcLitv
and loyalty Of their leaders,
3D.. RESOLVED That the - suspension of political
parties until the close ofe rGr," is only adr6cated
by the party IN polcer and because 1t is in po1rer-
thet the utter hollocne$s and hypocrisy Of the adro-
scrupulously careful to keep up their onon political
organization and 70 keep all their political rdciner
in full Operasi0n lreU as by the fact thai in The
multitude Of ciru appointments made and being
made under Republican authority, none but ReDub
licans 'of the straighteSt Sect" or renegade Demo-
ocrdts, are recognised
4th. RESOLVED, That in all free governments there
have always been, and must of necessity be at least
two political partesthat the integrity permanencv
and hdeity OF such governments to constitutional
thority, imperatiyely dema nd opposition party-
that without such party, there would be no accounto
bility, and without accountability no government can
be trusted. No Party" therefore, simply means
"le there be opposition to the plunderng of the
government by government officials and favored mar
tlzans 1t means, let the party in power remain
in power, without question 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" 1t mears {" no discussion oF
measures governmental policy" 1t means silence
acquiescence, or Imprisonment"
9Th. RESOLVED, That in sustaining the President
under the tremendous pressure to which he has been
subjected by the Radical wing, Of hs own partv the
Democratic party has afforded ample and concjnsve
evidence of its desire to give all its strength to tbe
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 ia essential 10
success, rests solely with that party whose whole aim
has been to convert the into miserable crusade
against the domestic institutions the Southern States
and in doing so, to overthrow the Constitution ond
| render disunion perpetual. Therefore,
9Th. RESOLVED, That the arrest and fmprisonmen,
of loyal Democrats by order of administration that
ignores the open and avOwed treason of large bodv
OF the members OF its party, is monstrous exer
else of despotic power that the Democratic partv of
the North is called upon to resist by all lawful and
constitutional means at its oommand-that il is no
part OF the business of Democrats to discourage enlist
ments and that this is not the true motive of their
rest is abundanty shown by the fact that those
bers of the Republican party who have constantly and
persistenty labored TO discourage enstments beeause
the war has not been prosecuted to an unlawful and
purpose thatof negro emancipation have been
allowed to continue their abors without even word Of
censure from the government 'N VI