The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-06-25

that policy which III their judgs
meut is best, and I'd afgneaRd vote
against wbateyef policy seems to
them to violate the Constitution,
to impaiftheir liberties, or be de-.
trimental to their welfare. Pr
3. Thatthese andall otherfights,
guaranteed to them by their-eoh.
stitutions, are their rights in time
of war,as well as in time of peace;
and ofhrmor value and necessity
in time Of war than in time Of
peace.z For in peace, hbethyy ysecu-
rity'andpropgty7 are seldom endan-
gcred, inNwar they are ever in peril.
4. That we now say Ito allwhom
it may concern, not Ilbyl3Ayi of
threat, but calmly and firmly, that
we will not, ,snrrepder these rights,
nor submit to their fo1cible VIOLA
ton. We will obey the,laws our
selves. and all others must obey
them. l''s S''la bD9A a9N .r
Is. That the arrest, imprison.
ment, pretended trial. and actual
Punishment of Clement j. Vallanl
digham, a citizen Of the State Of
Ohio, not belonging to the land or
naval forces of the United States,
nor to the militia in active service,
by alleged military authority, for
no other pretended crime thansthat
of uttering words of legitimate
criticism upon the conduct of the
Administration in power, and of
appealing,to the balletibox for u
change OF poliey--Eaid arrest and
military taking place where the
courts of law are open and Npob.
structed, ana for'no act 96ne With
in the sphere of aeiis'e niiliiarY
l,eperafinna ~ .ss... Il
we regard as q palpabie yiolaf
ton of the following PROVISIONS
! of the Constitution:
4 +
amendments 10 the Constitution,
Article l, 4, 5,6." D..
And we furthermore denounce
said arrest, trial and banishment AZ
a direct insult offered to the sover-
eighty of the people of Ohio, by
whose organic law it is declared
that ono person shall be transport
ed out of the State for any offense
committed within the same"
16. That Clement L. Vallandigf
ham was at the time Of his arrest
a prominent candidate for nominal
ton by the Democratic party of
Ohio for the Office of Governor Of
the States that the Democratic
party were fully competent to del
eide whether he was fit man for
that nomination, and that the at
tempt to deprive them of|that right
by his arrest and Punishment, was
all unmerited imputation upon their
intelligence and loyalty, as well as
a violation Of the Constitution.
II. That we respectfully but
most earnestly, call upon the Pres
ident of the United States to rei
store Clement i. Vallandigham to
his home in Ohio /; and that a COM
mittee of one from each Congress
sional District of the State, to be
selected by the presiding officer of
this Convention, is hereby appoint.
ed to present this application to
the President. .I. N 10 ii
21. That we denonnce as traitors
to the country, the Abolition Jaco-
bins who are seeking to bring
about civil war in the loyal States,
with the view OF turning, If lpossi-
Bile, the bayonets Of the . army
against the breasts OF the fathers,
brothers and fyiends of the soldiers,
and subjecting those States to a
military surveillance and .ominion.
%. That we denounce as libelers
of the Democratic party, and onel
mics of their country, the men
who are engaged in representing
the Democratic party as wanting
in sympathy with our soldiers in
the field. 1t is abase slander upi
on human nature.to assert that the
Democrats, who have. hundreds of
! thousands of brothers and sons in
the army, do not sympathize with
them-and it is ali outrage upon
: the Democratic party, that has al
ways stood by the country to assert
that it is nat the friend Of its gal
liant defenders. ..'I s.t
ol - Fourth of ,Julv Calnkpokion