M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-07-16

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we have; none desire il more; there are none !
who will make greater sacrifices or endure
more than we will to accomplish that end !
We are, as we ever have been, the devoted ,
friends Of the Constitution and the Union, !
and we have no sympathy with the eneTis
of either. 4
10. That the arrest imprsoum5rt, pre- /
tended trial, and actual balishnent OF Gle
ment L. VOllandicham, citizen OF The Sta,e
of Ohio, not belonging TO the land or naval |
forces Of the United States, nor to the mill
tary in actual service by alleged military /
authority, for no other pretended crime than /
tina. of utterng words OF Legitimate critic
ism upon the Administration in power, and !
of appealing to the ballot.box for change !
Of poicy-(said arrest and military trial ia. |
king place where the courts of law are open
and unobstruCted, and for no net done with. |
in the sphere OF active military operations
in carrying on the wal-we regard as
| palp,blr violation Of the following proys.
/ ,iuus Of the Constitution of the United
States:
/. "Congress shall make no law
absidging the freedom Of speech or OF the
press or the right of the people peoceably
to assemble, aud to petition the Government
for redress of grievances.
2. "The right OF the people to be secure
in their persons, houses, papers and effects
against unreasonable searches and seizures,
shall not be violated, and no warrant shall
issue butupon probable Cause, supported by
oath or affirmation, and particularly describ
ing the place to be searched and the persons
or things to be seize0.
mo persons shall be held to answer
for a capital or Otherwise infamous crime,
unless in a presentment or indictment Of q
Grand Jgry, except in cases arising in the
, land or naval forces, or in the militia when
t in aCtual service in time OF wal u public
z danger.
4, ain all criminal prosecutions, the ac-
cusel shall enjoy the right to speedy and
public trial BY an impartial jury ofthe State
and district wherein the crime shall have
been committed, which district shall have
= been previously asCertained by law.'
And we furthermore denounCe said ar
, rest, trial and banishment as direct in
suit offered to the sovereignty of the people
OF Ohio, by whose organic law it is declared
that mo person shall bO transported out Of
, the Stale for any otlense committed within
the same
ie. That Clement L. Vallandigham was
at the time ofhls arrest prominent Candi-
date Tor nomination by the Democratic by
, party OF Ohio for office Of Governor of the
, State; that the Democratic party was fully
competent to decide whether no was fit
man for that nomination, ond that the at
tempt to deprive them OF that right by his
arrest and banishment, was an unmeri.ed
: imputaton upon their intelligence and 10y
: ally, as well as 4 violation OF the Coustitu-
, ton.
II II. That we respectfully but most earn-
esty, call upon the President Of the United
States to restore Clement l.. Valandgham
, to his home in OHIO; and that committee
OF onellIom each Congressional District of
the State, TO be selected BY the presiding of
tcer Of this Convention, is hereby appOin-
, ted to present this application to the Presi.
dent.
lS. That the thanks OF this Convention
are hereby tenk,red TO Horatio Seymour
Governor Of thGSlate of New York, lorhis
noble letter in relation TO the arrest OF Mr..
Vallandrgham; and the President of this
Convention is hereby directed to commune
cate copy Of this resolution to Governor
Seymour.
10. That the establishment of a miilrg
government over the loyal States, where al
does not exist, to supersede the civil au..H..-
ties and suppress the freedom of speech and
of the press, and ~ iuOrller. with the cleo
tive franchise, +, mes D.., -eDyusjye of the
Constitution end tLa sovereignty Of tie
States, bu! tn actual Inauguration OF revo-
luton.
| 70. That it is the Sworn duty OF The Gov
ernor of the State to protect her citizens ia
the inJoyment ana exercise OF all their con-
stltutlOnal rights; and we have behed W tn
deep humiliation and regret, not only the
failure oi David Tod, Governor of Ohio, to
perform that duty, but what is still worse,
his acttUs participaiOns in the violation Of
these rights.
II. That we denOunce as traitors to the
country the Abolition Jacobins who are
tseeklng to bring about civil war in the 10y
al States, with The view OF turning, if posi-
BILE, the bayOnets of the army against the
breasts of the fathers, brothers and friends Of
the soldiers, and subjlcting those States to
d military surveillance and dominion,
%. That we denOunce, as libeers Of the
Democratic party and enemies of their coun
try, the men who are engaged in represent
ing the DemocrIiC party US waiting in sym.
pathy with our soldiers in the ftll. L is
base slande; upon human nature to asset
That the Democrats, who have hundreds of
thousands OF brothers and sons in the army,
do not sympathize with them and it is an
outrag 60 upon the Democratic party, that
has always stood by the county, to assert
that it is not the friend Of its gallan! deleu-
ders.
rs. That the conduct of Briga1ier Gen
etal Mason, the Military CommaGdant
Columbus, and Of the officer commanding
the Provost Guard, in preventing all ppeaf
ance nj military restraint upon the proceed
ngs OF this Convention show that they have
a Just appreciation ol the Constitution of
their country and the rights of the people;
and that they are wise and potriotic officers
and that their conduct on this occasio ion is
in striking contrast with contrsry conduct
olthe military authorities upon the occasion
OF the late Democratic meeting at lndianap-
oils. And we take pleasure in expires sing
our confidence in General Mason and the
officers and soldiers under his command.
The Convention then adjourned, with
three cheers Tor the nominees. three for the
Constitution and three for the TTnion