The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-20


Buteruut Rcsolu;i0uS-- Passed.
Rc.oycd re tho s,usc of this meeting:
l.t rhrt 10 this tmo of our country q,
peril il j. the duty af all to study earnestly
the spring ol human action aud thc uuJt.
mental principles Of fee government.
"a. That with our revolutionary father,
we hold thas governments, derive all their
lust rowets f~um the consent OF lhe govern
cd: and that The exercise of powers not lc-
ghly delegated hy the people Is usurpaticn
aud dangerous 10 public liberty.
81. 7 bat in tbe diversity Of hdnan oiir.
ION, concession and compromise are ever iu.
Idispensnhle in the social or p,hlicpl orgaHi
zt,ion OF community. That the spirit ol
compromise fret elected the Union of e. ,
states and gave Us the best government ever
devised Icy man. That any other split j.
ntulcraut aud leads to Gisorltr and opprcS.
sion.
! .,,. 'r,ur. wcUrc uOvutvd ~ ,,,-, O,.u,,i,,,-
tional Union OF all thc States, beI'eyins hat
such union is Indispensable 10 the peace
/ liberty and prosperity Of tho American $50
Iplc. We can never consent 10 liual dis In
/ tion,
| 9TH. That when war ns means Of sop
pres sing tli, rebellion was adopted by th,
administrations, We trcn.blingly yielded, hop.
inv against hope that ill ion and friendship
might follow in The track or destroying ar.
mirs and mutt al slaughter.
Gh. That il any spcritice Of blood and
treasure could rrstorc order and onion We
should have az least one "ius,allmcut' after
two years Of war, in Which We have made
the lIghuul sacrifice Of 500 ,OOH livc' and
Incurred uatioul drht of l50 100 UrO
4 q sf
by men ih authority, We b,holl to-l,y a
land rent and torn IN one section by the hor
rurs If war. ard everywhere the widows
wnil, The orphans cry and the voice Of gen.
cril DESPAIR. In vain has v,lur met c,tml
yaIorpu the bloody Guli. Wcara but plung
u- ihlo grtator cahmhies. prcrning'iur fur
ther divisions which may c.raioly bring
blood dud destruction TO every dJn in thc
uGd. .'." M
eL. That W. attribute m uch ne the Gcsper
At, cucrev of the r,oels and our own weak
ness To thnt disregard Of law and couslitl
tiorul Obligations which has chIract ttrizrd
this administration.
OH. That while war has not accomplished
peace or union We rejoice ncyrdhcless To be
hrve that the imericim peonle have learned
u lesson which they could NOV in any othor
wnv and that everywhere there is growing
feeling which whispers "eome let US reason
together"
l0Ih That in view Of this unmistakable
sentiment of the majority it IL the duty Of
the Fe3erol administration to proposc an ar.
mistloe for the purpose Of considering terms
of peace. rtt4
ll,h. That "a one of The evils growing
out Of the war Is the eoucen ration OF power
in she hands OF those WHO were merely chosen
rs the servants Of the people, but who. under
the plea OF military necessity violate and
trample upon sacred constitutional rights
of the people That among those assuinp
iions of authority il the right to nrrest men
without judicial process. TO carry them ia le
tiuncc OF law TO distant forts aUl prisons, TO
deny them the right Of trial, to suppress the
freedom Of speech aud of the press, nnd fore
ing gthousands Of unlutored aud ignorant ne
groes into the loyal States ogginsl the will Of
the people, and the enfrnnchisement of ne
gro slaves by force, aud by their purchase
without the consent Of the owners, Gnd with
out our consent appropriating our money,
against al Of which assumption ofpower We
eater our protest.
l2'h. That these proc edirgs Of thl4 meet.
ing be published in the " CRisls" aud coun.
tY papers.