The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-29
IOWA: FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1863.


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We cali the attention of oar readers,
and Of petsiotic. D,noNaas especially, TO
the following reasonable iustigation
"At meeting Of the Democratic Gen.
tral Committee of the city Of, Chicago, on
the 25sh Of May, A. ID. 1868, the follow
ing resolutions were passed
WHERxAs, The Hon. G. L. Vallndig-
ham, citizen Of the State of Ohio, has
been arrested without warrant OF law,
tried without the intervention Of. a jury,
and condemned o. kaasshsn snt tcr exer-
cising bis constitutional right Of free
speech, and
WHEREAS. The President, Abraham
Lincoln, by his approval thereof has clear
ly indicated, that it 10 the in.eniisa Of
this Administration to subvert the liber.
ties Of the people and erect . military
despotism upon the ruins Of the Rspub-
lie. Therefore, be ii g
Resolred, That the Democratic Central
Committee of the State of Illinois, are re.
quested TO call Conveniion OF the Dem
ocracy and other citizens Of this State { or
Of the Northwestern States, who are de-
termined 10 maintain tlAif constitution
al rights-to meet at some early day TO
vindicate the right of free spesoh, snd
consult us to the measures necessary for
their common safety. = = : - =
Resolped. That in the name Of ten thou
sand Democratic voters Of Chicago, we
! tender to Gov. Seymour, of the State of
New York, our heartfelt thanks for his
noble and patriotic letter to the latc free
speech meeting in the city OF Albany"
Here is an open avowal, an invitation
to insurrection and opposition to the Gov
ernnent, in the midst Of = fugrant war
nov raging, and involving The very ,sx-
istence Of the institutions purchased end
bequeathed to US by the blood and patri-
otism Of our Fathers.
The man under whose banner they
rally il the dstested vallandig ham, an
open opponent Of ths Government and
the war. who has steadily and pesistently
denounced the war from he start. and
voted against every bin for raising men
aud money to carry it on. A man who
was tried by legally authorized tribunal
and found guilty by patriots Who have
been riskiag their lives 10 dsfense Of the
country, and whose sentence was approx
cd by the gallant Burnside, and subse.
quently sanctioned by Judge lie avitt, Of
the United States District Court. Hi,
condsm nation was accompanied by ell the
sanctions of authority under the Consti
tuition. To nesis. il is nothing lsas thar
open defiance Of the Legislative, Execu
tive and judicial authority, all df which
have, in their appropriate departnssts
sanctioned his trial and condem nation. -
To resist II Is TO involve the North in civ
it,war, and eventually 70 reduce the who'll
country to military despotism unde
JEFF Davis, unless the Government prove
strong enough to ovarwhelm Northern
and Southern traitors in one common de
struction.
But that our readers NAV see that tn
action OF the Democratic Committee c
o Chicago has parallel and a precedent
= We quote the following:s Il
Eurdcts from Memorial ef' tAe cit
izens pf NeeJurypost, Jdn. 81, 1914
addressed TO the Legislature Of Nassachu
ID ssffs. Assa sassGse ,at44@ X
"In this alarming state of things, "
3 can no longer be silent. When our un
questionable rights are invaded. we wi
not sir down and ooolly calculate what
} may cost us to defend them. We will nc
+ barter the Iibsrtiesof our childrsn for -siav
, lsh repose--nor surrender our birthrigh b
y W. With osrs lives. sak 1Faoa
We remember the resistance of on
g fathers to expressions, which dwindle in
i to insigni6cance, when compared wit
J those We are called upon to endure. Th
. rights (which vs have received fror
% God, we, will never yield to man." w
a a call upon our State Legislature 70 protec
y us in the enjoyment Of chose privileges
to assert which our fathers died and t
'e defend which we profess ourselves READ
To REsIsT UNTO BLOOD. We. pny you
y honorable body to adopt measures imme
= diateiy to secure 70 us especially our nm
= doubted right to trade within our Stats
= Owe ere osrsslvs ready 10 aidyo
y in securing it to 10, to the utmost Of %
= power, PsecsabaJ n ~. caAs~fatnibly
IS We must" And We pledge to you Il
sacrifice of orr lives and properly il sur
port of whatever measures the dignis
= and liberties Of this ffse; sDvsrs;gs. m
:, independent State may seem 70 your VII
10 dom % demand" LAD .5GI
=. Compare the Bluelight Federalist nj
III mortal Of lS "A With the Democratic res
~ lutions of is63, asA mark The oneness
r. spirit which ohanearizes the tseASouab
.locumep&s gf8h ,TTsG
IN The Bluelight Fsdsnliats failed, b
n they, earned for thsnplves an stsrn
= ~sisht Of isiany and the Copperhe,
f...s to n IL.