The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-06-27

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charge OF his sworL duties under the CO
stitutlon of the State, was a daring an
dangerous exercise of arbitrary power, an
if persisted in, will strike down the nc
blest and safest department, and the onl
sure shield Of the citizen from the assault,
ofarbitrary and despotic power.
l2 We, in like manner, particular
denounce the arrest and present impriso,
msnt of VIM. II. Carlin and other peace
ful citizens Of this State, and deman
their release. or, if charged with Grim,
their trial according to course Of civ
law.
IL. That the numerous arrests, by mer
military power, Of citizens of Illinois hav
been so many violations of both our Fed
eral and State constitutions, and q direc
insult to the people of the State.
IA. That the right to elect publ
officers' aad decide questions of pol
icy at the ballot box. derives its valu
from freedom of speech and of the press
that, as these are both natural and consti
tutional rights, and their exercise danger
Gus to .yrants only, we will, as a duty t,
ourselves and 20 the country, defend ane
maintain them against all the demands o
power.
~ tuc StAt0 vi ILLINOIS, us 2
sovereign power, subject only to the con
that the people Of this State have the sole
and exclusive right OF governing them.
selves as a free, sovereign, and independ-
ent State, and 90, and forever shall, exer
else and ENJOY every power, jurisdiction
and right which is not, or may not hereaf.
ter be, by them expressly delegated to the
tod tafA
by the Federal constitution.
l6. That, as one OF the leading object.
in good government is the recognition and
protection of individual rights, therefore
we assume that no persos in this State
can. in any case, be subjected to law mar.
tal, or to any penalties or pains by virtue
of that law, except those employed in the
army or in the military in actual ser.
vice
H. That the declaration of martial law
and consequent prohibition Of all redress
for wrongs in the courts, ia places where
war does not exist, will not be tolerated In
this State; and that the martial law can
not, and ought net to be, declared except
in States or parts Of States in which, be
yond controversy, the civil law is utterly
pouerless, either for protection or punish
ment.
Is That the safety of our State de-
pends upon the strict conf nement OF each
department OF our State government to
the discharge OF its appropriate duties
under the constitution; that any attempt
on the part 81 one to WELD the powers
vested BY the constitution in anoiher of
these departments, is revolutionary IN
character, destructive of our representa-
tive form o. goTersn1ent, and, If persisted
in, productive Of anarchy and civil war
10 That We condemn the recent act of
Gov. Yates. on ASSUMING the power to di.
solve the General Assembly and disperse
the representatives Of the people. a.
high handed usurpation and exercise Of
arbitrary power, subversive of liberty and
destructive Of self fgovernfneLt,-an act
producing a practical suppression of the
legislative department of the government
and intended..to concentrate in the hands
of the Executive the powers vested by the
in the legislative tranch.
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Governor of the State to protect her citi-
zens in the exercise and enjoyment Of all
their constitutional rights, and we have
beneld with indignation. not only the
faildre OF Richard Yates, Governor Of iii.
NOS to rerfor IN his duty in that respect,
but his actual participation in the viola
tion Of those rights.
81 That, as citizens Of the United
States and the State Of Illinois. we shall
obey all laws whilst they remain on the
statute book Ifr ght in our udyment, We
will endeavor ty perpetuate them; ifwrong
we will endeavor to effect remedy in a
manner by procuring thei,
repeal When doubts exist as to their va
ldi,y. we will appeal to the proper judi
cial tribunal for a decision, and cheerfully
abide the result.
ID That We denounce, as heretofore,
the ruinous heresy of secession, and de-
clare that VIC would hail with JOY the man
Hesitation OF disposition on the part of
the secedee States to return TO their all
legiance to the constitution, in which
event we would cordially cooperate with
them in procuring a recognition of their
rigats and suc!, guarantees as would Sc
cure to them an equality with the other
States under the Federal constitution
23 That the further offensive prosecu
tion of tins war tends to subvert the con-
stitution and government, and sntails upon
this nation all the disastrous consequences
Of misrule and anarchy. That We are in
favor of peace upon the basis of restora
ton Of the Union, and for the accomplish
ment of which we propose national con-
vention to settle upon terms of peace,
which shall have IN view the restoration
Of the Union as il was, and the securing
by constitutional amendments such rights
to the several States and the people there
of as honor and justice demand
a. That we denounce as libellers of
the democratic party, and willful insti ga
tors of mischief, thsse fanatics who are
engaged IN representing the democracy a.
wanting sympathy for our soldiers ia the
field Those soldiers are our kindred, ouI
friends and our neiyhbers, whose inter
ests are Identical with our own: whose
prosperity is our pleasure, whose suffering
is our pain, and whose brilliant achieve
ments are our pride and admiration
Promptly rushing to arms, as they did, II
answer to the call Of their country, the,
merit our warmeet thanks, our sympathy
and our support, and we earnestly request
the President of the United States tt
withdraw the proclamati tion of emanclpa
tion. and permit the brave sons OF ILLINOIS
10 firht only for the Union, the constitu
linn and tho enforcement Of tie laws
The vulgar ostentations of the shodd!
gentry may be pardened when ne thini
of their ignorance 1t happened, go"'
many years ago. that an ill-bred fellow
who had suddenly risen to wealth, by som
profitable government contracts, stood III
at the opera, with his hat on. - We mus
forgive the men," whispered the Duches
Of Gordon, "he has so short time bee
used to the luxury Of hat that he doesn
know when 10 pull it off,"
Little Willie, having hunted in all tn
corners for his shoes, at last gave them W
and, climbing on chair. betakes himse
to big book lying on a side table. Mothe
says to him, p" What is darling doing wit
tho book p "It'th the dictionary; p
looks in the dictionary for things, and Tr
looking 70 see If cant find my shoes.
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