Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-27

UTICA, May 26.-The resolutions of the
league convention will affirm simply the duty
of every citizen to sustain the government,
without reference to party distinctions, and
advise that national leagues be formed and
maintained everywhere until our arms are
triumphant. They reafirm the Monroe doc
trine, and pronounce the Oreto, Alabama and
other similar vessels, not confederate but
British privateers, in violation of the neutral
ity promised by that government. They de-
nounce the democratic" leaders in holding
traltorous conference with Lord Lyons, with
view to intervention, even with dismem-
berment of the Union, and disapprove of court
martials where military law has not been pro-
claimed, and urge the continuance of the war
until the constitutional authority is every
where re- established.
The loyal league convention reasSembed
this afternoon. Committees were appointed
and the convention was permanently organ
lied by the choice OF ten. John Cochrane as
president, and large number of vice presi-
dents and secretaries, and state central COM
mittee OF sixteen was appointed.
The committee on resolutions reported
series, the first four adopted denouncing party
organization in time of war, recommending
the establishment of loyal leauges to support
the government, characterizing the rebellion as
aimed at the overthrow OF republican institu-
tons, and pledging peace to the people as
soon as the authority of the national govern
ment is restored.
The fifth resolution, recognizes the exist
ence of powers in the government incident to
a state of war, to be exercised when necessa-
ry for the preservation of national existence;
and whenever the eXigencies Of the country
compel an abridgement Of freedom of speech,
or DrpsS SusnanSiOn nf hahpas nornuS ba
greatest care should be exercised against es-
tablshing dangerous precedents. This gave
rise t. considerable debate, in the course of
which the arrest of Vallandigham seemed to
be approved by the sentiment of the conven-
ton. The resolution was recommitted, and
the convention took a recess tillseven o'clock.
At the evening session a resolution was
proposed in place of the fifth resolution re-
ported in the afternoon, approving of the utmost
enforcement of laws against those in the north
aiding the enemy; that leading traitors in the
north should be promptly arrested, promptly
tried, and promptly punished; and no cutlery,
however insOlent or irrelevant should be al
lowed to deter any officer, civil or military,
from measures essential to the safety of
the country also expressing as the
the conviction of the majority of loyal people
that when necessity compels a suspension
OF the habeas corpus, great care should be ex-
ercised lest an example be set which may in
dictate in the future the violation of our rights
After two hours debate this resolution, to-
gether with Others relative to a conference of
certain persons with Lord Lyons, the build
ing OF pirate vessels in England, and in sup
port OF the Monroe doctrine, was tabled,
Aresolution pledging earnest and unwaver-
ing support in the suppression of the rebel
hon. and thanking the army and navy for
gailantry, was unanimously passed. An adj
dress to the people was then read and adopt
ed, urging the formation of loyal leagues
throughout the country without any political
preJudices, with the purpose of maintaining
national unity.