The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1863-02-21
(From the St. Louis Republican,
GREAT DEMOCRATIC MEETING,
SPRINGFIELD. January 5lh.

The Democratic meeting at the capital to-
night WAS the largest and most imposing as'
semhlage held in the State since the great
Democratic meeting Of the 9Th of January,
two years ago. The Hall of Representatives
was crowded to sutfocation, and the most
enthusiastic applause greeted every expresl
sion Of the speaker which denounced the
Presidents proclamation, and a war carried
on for the purpose of freeing the slaves OF
the South.
WIN. A. Richardson was the first speak
er. lie declared his determination to op.
pose the Executive usurpations Of the Ma
tional Administration, and to give no aid
to a war carried on to subvert the Constitu-
ton, by freeing the negroes by Presiden
tial proclamation.
R. S. Merrick, of Chicago, said that he
would suffer death before he would give one
ried on under Lincolns proclamation. The
sentiment was received with tremendous
applause.
Judge S. S. Marshall declared that no
more citizens of Illinois should be illegally
arrested and carried beyond the limits of
this State and lodged in Government basl
tile. He said that the Democratic party
had made up its mind to resist the unlawful
usurpations of this imbecile administration
to protect their rights here on the soil of
Illinois.
Tom. G. Goudy, of Chicago, spoke with
great earnestness and eloquence, taking the
ground that the Proclamation was a viola'
ton of the Federal Constitution and laws of
civilized war; that, while the army and navy
of the United States is used to re establish
the authority of the Government, maintain
the Constitution and enforce the laws, it is
the duty of all good citizens to sustain the
war; but when used to emaucipate the negro
the war must cease. AS to the remedy for
existing grievances, the voice of the people
has already been heard through the ballot
box, and the Administration should also be
warned 10y the authorities Of the States and
their legislatures. AS well as public meetings
that further usurpalons would not he tolera-
ted; and after other expedienis had been
resorted to, the onl y remaining right of the
people to preserve their liberty and the
Constitution as our fathers made it, wy> the
right of revolution. lie said there was no
danger OF anarchy, because the State gov
ernments would be untouched, and a Union
could be made upon truly republican princi-
les, ty the States again; but in order to do
tins We must preserve the severe gnty of
The States intact. If the Courts ar. per-
mtted to act, and the habeas corpus writ
regarded this affords remedy; but when
deprived ot these, the only remedy is resist
ance TO the uSurpaI;on of the AImiustral
'lon. ibis war must not be prosecuted to
maintain Abraham Lincoln in power or
enauripate The slaves, but only 70 re estab'
lsh the Government
The Committee on Resolutions, Of which
/. n. Morris, OF Qulnry. was chairman, re.
ported The following, which was unanimousl
y adopted amid great applause, viz:
Resolved, That the Eman, patton procla,
nation of the President, of the United States
is As unwar' anel in military AS in civil law
"A gigantic ns"rpa1ion, at once converting
the war, protes>edy commenced bv the
Administration for the vindicalon of the
authority of the Constitution into a crusade
for the sudden, unconstitutional and violent
emancipation of three millions of negro
slaves; a result which would not only be
total Subver>ion Of the Federal Union, but
revolution in the social organization Of the
Southern States, the immediate and remote,
the present and far.reaching consequences
of which, to both races, cannot be conten,
plated without the most dismal forebodings
of horror and dismay
Th" proclamation invites servile insnrrec-
tion as an element, in this emancipation
crusade and means of warfare, and which
we denounce, and which the civilized world
will denounce AS an inetfaceable disgrace to
the American name.
Such detrimental and enthusiastic feeling
as was exhibited at this meeting has not
been exceeded since the war legan. The
country should know the fact, and it cannot
we'll be concealed that the Democrats of
Illinois will not support the war longer
unless the President wlhdraws bis procla-
nation, and resumes his position taken at
the commencement of the war as the defend
er Of the Constitution.
The meeting adjourned to meet again on
Thursday night, the 9Th of January.
SENATOR WALL.-Hon. James w. Wall
has been elected United States Sc nator from
New Jersey, by vote of 50 to 25 for other
candidates. A correspondent Of the New
York World says:
Some sixteen months since Simon Came
ron, then Secretary Of War, arrested without
cause, illegally and arbitrarily, James W.
Wall, of New Jersey. The same Cameron
has jus. been rejected as candidate for
Senator in the State of Pennsylvania, and
the man whom he SO cruelty wronged is to
be the Senator in the present Congress from
the State Of New Jersey. The "whrigig
of time" has rarely brought about so com,
plete and satisfactory revenge. The arrest
was the act of the administration of Mr.
Lincoln; the condemnation and compensa.
ton were the act of the American Deople