The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-08-06

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ing, and respectfully request your earnest conside
ration Of them. They deem it proper on thei
personal responsibility to state that the meetin,
was one Of the most respectable as TO number
and character, and one of the most earnest in tia
support of the Union, ever held in this city
Yours, with great regard,
ERAsTUs CORNING, President.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Eli Perry, Lemuel W. Rodgers,
Deter Gansevoort, William Seymour,
Peter Monteath. Jeremiah Osborn,
Samuel w. Gibbs, William S. Paddock,
John NIbIack, J. B. Sanders,
II. W. Mcclellan, Edward Mulcahy,
ID. V. n. Radcliffe.
. SECRETARIES.
William \. Rice, II. A: Nolan,
r. w. Peckham, Jr., C. w. Weeks.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE MEETING HELD IN AL
BASY, " Y, on THE 10Th DAY OF NAY, 1868.
ResoLred, That the Democrats Of New York
point to their uniform course of action during the
two years of civil war through which We have
passed, TO the alacrity which they have evinced in
filling the ranks of the army, to their contributions
and sacrifices, as the evidence of their patriotism
and devotion To the cause of our imperilled country.
Never in the history of civil wars has Il govern
ment been sustained with such ample resources of
means and men as the people have voluntarily
placed in the hands of this administration
ResOiUed, That, as Democrats, we are determin-
ed To maintain th1S patriotic attitude, ana, QeSplte
OF adverse and dishearting circumstances, to
devote all our energies to sustain the cause of
Union, to secure peace through victory, and to
bring back the restoration of all the States under
the safeguards of the Constitution.
Resofred, That while We will not consent to be
misl pprehended upon these points, we are deter
mined not to be understood in regard to others not
less essential. We demand that the Administra-
ton shall be true to the Constitution shall recog-
nize and maintain the rights of the States and the
Ha-saa1 Of tho ~. InI -s.la
of the lines of necessary military occupation and
the scenes of Instruction.. exert all its powers TO
maintain the supremacy of the civil over military
law.
Resoiued, That, in view of these principles, we
dennuce the recent assumption of a military COM
mandrr to seize and try a citizen of Ohio. Clement
L.. Vallandigham, for no other reason than words
addressed to a public meeting, in criticism of the
course Of the Administration, and in condemnation
of the military orders of that General.
Resolved. That this assumption of power by q
military tribunal, if successfully asserted, not only
a~brOsates the right of the people to assemble and
discuss the aStirs of government, the liberty of
speech and of the press, the right of trial by Jury,
the law of evidence, and the privilege of habeas
corpus, but it strikes a fatal blow at the suprema-
cy OF law, and the authority of the State and Fed
eral constitutions.
Resolved, That the Constitution of the United
States-tbe supreme law of the land-has defined
the crime of treason against the United States to
consist . only IN ievying war against them, or adj
herring TO their enemies, giving them aid and com
fort ;" and has provided that = no person shall be
convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of
two witnesses to the same overact, or on confess
sion In open court" And it further provides that
% no person shall be held to answer for a capital or
Infamous crime, unless on n presentment
OF Indictment of 4 grand jury, except in cases aris-
ing IN the land or naval forces, or in the militia,
when In actual service in time of war or public
danger ~ and further, that - In all criminal prose-
cutions, the accused shall enjoy the right Of ii
QpaaIv and puhlIp trial n an inn pnr rinl Iurv 4 the
State and district wherein the crime was commit
ted"
Resolred. That these safeguards of the rights Of
the citizen against the pretension OF arbitrary
power were intended more especially Tor his pro-
lection in times Of civil commotion. They were
secured substantially To the English people, after
years of protracted civil war. and were adopted
into our Constitution at the close of the rerolu-
ton. They have stood the test of 70 years of
trial, under our republican system, under circum-
stances which show that, while they constitute the
foundation of all free government, they are the ell
ements of the enduring stability OF the republic.
RSSoiUed, That in adopting the language of
Daniel Webster, we declare, q. 1t is the ancient
and undoubtrd prerogatiye of this people to can
vass public measures and the merits of public
men," 1t is a =. home-bred" right; Il f=eside priv
ilege- Il had been enjoyed in every house, cottage
and cabin IN the nation. 1t is rs undOubted as the
right OF breathing the air or walking on the earth.
Belonging to private life as u right, it belongs to
public life as n duty. and it is the last duty which
those whose representative we are shall IND US to
Aiming at all times To be courteous and
in Its use. except when the right itself
is Questioned. we shall place ourselves on the ex-
treme boundary of our own right and bid defiance to
any arm that would move Us from our ground.
4" This high constitutional privilege we shall defend
and exercise in all places-in time OF peace. III
time of war, and at ali times. Living, we shall
assert 1t and should we leave no other inheritance
10 our children. by the blessing of God we will
leave them the inheritance of free principles and
the example Of = manly, independent and consti-
tutinnal defence of them"
ReS0ired, That in the election of Gov Seymour,
the people of this State. by an emphatic majority,
declared their condemnation Of the system of ar
birrary arrests and their determination to stand by
the Constitution. That the revival of this lawless
system can have but one result 10 divide and dis
tract the North, and destroy its Confidence In the
purposes of the administration. That we depre-
cate it as an element of confusion ut home, OF
weakness to our armies in the field, and as calcu-
lated TO lower the estimate of American character
and magnify the apparent peril OF our cause
abroad. And that. regarding the blow struck at u
citizen of Ohio as aimed at the rights of every
citizen of the North, we denOunce il as against the
spirit Of our laws and Constitution, and most
earnestly calls upon tho President Of the United
States 20 reverse the action of the military tribu-
which has passed a " cruel and unusual pun
shnant" upon the party arrested. prohibited in
by the Constitution, and TO restore him To
the liberty of which he has been deprived
Rssoired, That the president, vice presidents,
md secretaries Of this meeting be requested To
transmit a copy of these resolutions to His Excel
.ency the President of the United States, with the