The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-08
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TIE RESOLUTIONS
PANoLI, Miss, June


E,fiLoy IMssissiDp, an have the loan OF
the Cincinnati Enquirer OF the 18th, contain
ing the proceedings speeches, resolutions, &c.-
of the largest public gathering ever held
west OF the Aleghalies" and knowing the
Derusal of the resolutions will be n welcome
treat to your readers, ! sit down to the rather
irksone task of copying them in order that
the Nississippian may not be behind it's South
ern contemporaries in laying them before the
people.
An idea of the immense procession may be
formed from the abatement that -four thousand
four hundred and fifiy-two vehicles, crowded
with men," were in it, besides the thousands
on horse and foot.
Senator W Richardson presided, with
fifty vice presidents and seven secretaries.
The ak stands at the lair grounds were all oc.
cupied by speakers at the same time, and these
were not adequate for half the crowd to hear :;
many tineranis mounted wagons and de-
claimed on the outskirts OF the vast multitude.
'AFrom seventy-fve TO one hundred thousand
persons were unques,iona5ly il attendance"
The speakers were Gen w 4 Richardson
of Illinois, Hon ) Cox, OF Ohio, Hon Daniel
w VOORHEES, OF Indiana, Hon Chris kelbyson
and Gen. MckiDsEry, of ct. Louis, Hon X
Eden, Hon w K Morrison, Judge 3 Marshall,
Hon Allen, Hon J Robinson, Hon ] 7
Springer, Hon w Nescot, Hon T Great
house, Judge Bryan Hon N Y Johnson, ex-
Gov. John Reynolds, and many others.
] will send paper containing the speeches
as soon as possible for the present your rea-
ders will be content with the
PREAMBLE AMI RESOLUTIONS.
The Democracy of Illinois in Mass Conven-
ton assembled, in view of the alarming en-
croachmerts on popula- ard individual rights
by the Federal and StNte Administrations, do
declare that the Constitution Of the United
States is the supreme law OF the land. as well
in time of war as III time Of peace, we will
uDey It on all occasions and in that obedience
we will exercise all the privileges and claim
all the immTnite, guLiaut,e. by lit instrC-
Ineut. Prominent amoIGg these guarantees are
the following:
Congress shall make no law abridg
ing the freedom of speech of the press,
OF the right OF the people peaceably to as
sciubIe and petition Il @ Government for the
redress Of grievances.
The right Q: the people to keep
aud bear arms shall not be abridged"
The right of the Ieople to be secure in
their persons. papers, houses and effects
against unreasonable searches and seizures
shall not be violated aud warrant shall
issue but upon probabls cause, supported by
oath or affirmation, and particularly describing
the place 10 be searched and the persons or
things to be seized
mo person shall be held 10 answer for
CaDltal OF OlueIWlsc lHIstQOud CElIHS UuiS6B on
q pTesentment or indictment or the grand jury ]
except in cases arising n land naval forces,
in the 'itia taken il actual service, III time
of war or pablo danger"
In all criminal prosecutions the accused
shell enjoy the right of a speedy and public
trial by an impartial jury of the State and dis
trict whereof'the criuae shall have been com
Initted, which district shall have been pre-
YiOusly asceT Ttained by liw.
w hich taS each hepn led lV
violated by the Federal administration in the
exercise OF arbitrary power, without sanction
OF law, but in direct COD iIct herewith.
The Federal administration mas through |
it's agents and subordinate officers, issued and
enforced orders "abridging the freedom of
speech" aud has assumed to limit its exercise
to those only who would ssvshiy laud its
policy and endorse its n eaaures.
3 II has sought to restrain the freedom of
the press" by making use of the military pow
or to suppress the publication OF public jour
nails i'll loya. States for tire only offense oil diff
fering with the admin u alton on measures Of
public pslicy of vital interest to every citizen.
1t has, with indifference and without re-
buke, seen the military powers attempt to deny
the people of the loyal States the right peace
ably to assemble and Pc ltion the government
for redress of grievances"
, Ii has permitted the issuance and enforce
ment Of military orders, preventing the people !,
of the loyal States from keeping and bearing |
arms"
1t has caused citizens of loyal States |
where courts of Justice were in full and unob- |
structed operation, to be seized without war
rant of law. and for pretended offenses trans |
ported out Of the State aud beyond the district
wherein such ofenses were charged to have
been committed.
Ii has caused citizsns who were not in "the |
land or naval forces. or i'll the militia when in |
actual service" I'd be held TO answer for pre-
tended ofeuses, without indictment or pre-
sentiment of grand jury" and denied them
the right to speedy and public trial by an
impartial jury of the State and district where |
in the ofieuses were charged to have BEEN
committed"
1t has under pretencs of military neces-
sity," assumed the power and asserted the
right to proclaim and ext,nd martial law over
States where war does not exist, and has sus.
pended the writ of h,EbeIs corpus, in direct
violation Of the constitution. IL has in loyal
States pursued in general policy, the direct
tendency Of which 10 10 re der the civil sub |
ordinate to the n litary power.
In condemnation nf these asveral acts oil
usurpation, we adopt the Ianguag. of the Ohio
State Democratic Convent OF, 9 nd declare that
the arrest, Imprisonment, pretended trial aud
actual banishment of Glenn snt l.. Vallandigham,
a citizen Of the State oil Ohio, not belonging to
the land or naval forces OF che United States,