The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-03-11

action, honorable allke TO the cOntenuinS
paatiss, as will stop the ravages of war, avert
D universal bankruptcy and unite all the States
ION terms OF equality.
: 5 That no union can be maintained In
this country, until fanaticism on the negro
question is eradicated, and the doctrine Of
State sovereignty is acknowledged as q fun
ds mental actior Of the government. The
people Of the North must yield up the her.
esy Of abolitionism, or else yield up the
blessings Of the Union. Abollt,onism and
the Union are Incompatible. The princi
pie of abolitionsm attacks the people Of ff-
teen States through domestic institution
which is blended with their social iabrlc--
A war for abotionisrp is war against the
Union--a war for the Union il war against
sbolitionism. Abolitionism is mora treason,
and but for the form in which it is clothed
by the administration, is actual, legal trea-
son. No patriot can be an abolitioniat.
6. That the Emancipation Proclamation
Of the President is an act OF executive usur-
patton, measure of great injustice to the
nation, and is calculated TO bling upon the
country the dire calamitIes OF permanent
disunion, murder, bioodshed, rapine and
other nameless crimes, and it ought to be
promptly condemned by the people and the
State authorities.
7. That the right to the freedom Of speech
in the language OF Daniel Webster, 'is not
to be drawn into controversy. 1t is as un~
doubted as the right Of breathing the air and
walking on The earth. Belonging to private
lie as a right, it belongs to public lie rs a
duty. This high constitutional right, we
will defend and exercise ,oithin this House
and scithom this House, and in all places, in
an time Of war and in time Of peace, and at all
times; living will assert it, dying we will as
sert it, and should we leave no other legacy
to our children, by the blessing of God, we
will leave them the inheritance Of free priD
ciples, and tie example OF q manly, lnde |
peudent and constitutional defense OF
them"
8. That the attempted suspension OF the
writ of hab-as corpus. by President Lincoln,
IN the States OF the North, is, in our opin-
ion, not only unconstitutional not only an
act of Executive despotism for which he
ought to be impeacheG, but absolutely void,
and should be disregarded by all tn ose who
are entrusted with the execution and admin
straton OF the civil rights OF the citizens.
8. That we are in favor Of the calling Of
National Convention for the adjustment of
our national troubles, at the earliest practical
moment, believing that such convention was
the only tribunal contemplated by the ira
mers o the Constitution Tor the adjustment
OF difficulties between the Federal and State
governments
10. That the conscriptnn act recently in
troduced into the Senate, and which has
passed both Houses, is snbversive OF the
sovereignty and rights OF the States, and
designed to make them mere depende ncies
npon the central government; unconstitn-
tionol in its provis ons and dangerous TO the
liberties OF the people; the authorities OF each
Of the States should stern'y resist the oper
alton Of scheme so fatal to the just rela
tions that should alwas exist between the
Federal and State governments.
IL. That the State OF Ono on account OF
her geographical position aud commercial in
terests. will never consent TO settlement
npoH basis Of disunion, or a policy which
shakespeare her from the States bordering
uron the Mississippi riveA. Her highest in
teiests demand the perpetuation ofthe Union, NJ
and especially that the great valley Of the
Mississippi, from it source to its.mouth, shall
remain under one government and o9e flag
II. That President Lincon's scheme of !
compensated emancipation, which proposes
to tag the people Of Ohio to buy the negroes
of the South, is unconstitutional, and a
monstrous iniquity, to which a tax ridden
and overbutdehed people will not submit,
but will resist it by every constitutional
means in their power. Wf7
ID. That we sympathize with the soldiers
who are now upon the field of battle, IN the
great privatiors and hardships to which they
have been subjected in sickness and In
health; and. while disappearing of the war
as now conducted, with all It's ruinou, incl
dents, they have our kindest wishes or their
welfare, Tor their safe and speedy return to
their friends and homes, and they may rest
assured, that every effort within our power
will be exerted TO term nate this war, and
thus restore to wife and family the protection
Of husband and father--to mothers their
sons-to sisters their brothers. s
After the reading of the preamble ,
and resolutions, they were adopted IL
unanimously, without a dissenting voice,
by the vast audience.
After the passage of the resolutions,
Hon. GEORGE L. CONVERSE, the tall
ented member of the House of Repre-
sentatives from Franklin county, made
short but stirring address. ~
Both gentlemen were received with
loud and enthusiastic cheers, and their
addresses created great enthusiasm
among the vast audience. I
On motion, the editors of the Cadiz
Sentinel, St. Clairsville Gazette, New
Philadelphia Democrat, Guernsey JEFF
fersonian, Columbus Crisis and Gin
cinnati Enquirer, were requested to 4
publish the proceedings of this meeting
IN their respective journals.
On motion of P. Donahue, the NEE
ting adjourned with three cheers for
{ he Union, which were given enthpsi-
astically by every Dehocrat present.
JAs.B. JAMISON, President.
G. N. ALLEN, Secretary. a
BarNext week we shall publish the