Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-02
TIE RESOLUTIONS.

Feeling the great weight of responsibility
bers of Congress- have met in party spirit for
any party purpose but for the purpose of celebrating and
consulting together how may best perform Con-
gressona duties in the present great and perous crisis
Of our countrys fate and have to the following
conclusions, namely:
l. RcSolrcd, That the Constitution and the Union and
the laws must be preserved and maintained in all their pro-
per and rghtfu supremacy and that the rebellion now in
against them must be suppressed and put down. and
that duty to vote for all necessary and
proper to that end.
3 RcSotpcd That the true interests of the country as
we'll the dictates of humanity require that
of should be prosecuted done than
and proper Tor the prompt and complete suppression
Of the rebellion.
8 ReSoUed That the States component and essen
al parts of the Union bound together nseparaby by the
Constitution of the United States that of them
exist such long that Constitution
wives aud that is the exclusive sphere and duty of the
States to order ana direct their domestic affairs
While the rebellion therefore, has not annulled de-
stroyed the constitutional relations of the socaed Seced
ing States to the Federal Government neither has it
Invested those States of any rights powers municipal
otherwise properly belonging to them members Of
the Federal Union The actual exercise of those rights
and powers may for time be interrupted INSTRUCTED
by rebellion and egitimate authority may be subst
uted in it's place, but that rebellion suppress
ed, these States will be entitled as OF right to
the exercise of all the rights and powers, dgntes and
lmmunites which properly belong to them States of
this Union.
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President and Congress- aud understood by the people,
commenced and prosecuted for the purpose Of sup
pressing the rebellion and preserving and indicating the
Constitution the Union and the laws and for that purpose
0Rg. 1t great and noble purpose high above any
sectional party objects and at it inspired
and united in its support all loyal men Of every creed
party, and section At the call of the Government a
mighty army the most patriotic sprung at into the
field, and bleeding and conquerng the defence of it's
Government Under these circumstances would in our
opinion be most unjust and ungenerous to give any new
of any other than its great first purpose and especially
for the accomplishment of any mere party or sectional
scheme.
5 Rcsoirod That the many and great victories lately
achieved by armies and Bayies whilst they ought to
convince the world of the vast military power of Gov
ernment, give the pleasing that our deplo
rabc civil will be brought to a close should the
proper objects Of the war; herein before defined be
kept steadily in view. When that DONE and when such
punishment il inflicted such Of the guilty leaders as
will satisfy public Justice and upon such others as have
made themselves conspicuous for crimes committed in the
prosecution of the rebellion, it is opinion that our
Government should adopt such wise measures of ceency
will tend to bring back cordial reconciliation and peace
10 the whole country.
&. RcsOocd That the doctrines Of the ,ecessonsts and
ni the aboonsts the latter are now represented in
Congress- alike ae to the Constitution and irrecon
cIable with the unity aud peace Of the country The first
have already involved cruel civil war and the Others
(the abotOnsts will leave to the country but little hope
OF the speedy restoration of union peace the schemes
OF conhscaton emancipation, and other unconstitutional
which they have lately carried and attempted to
carry through the House of Representatives shall be on
acted into the form Of laws and remain unrebuked by the
people.
T. Rcsoccd That Congress has power to deprive any
person of his property for any criminal offence unless that
person has been first duly convicted OF the offence by the
verdict of Jury And that all acts Of Congress like those
lately passed by the House of Representatives. which as
une to forfeit confscate the estates of for offences
OF which they have not been convicted upon due trial by
Jury ro unconstitutional and lead to oppression and
tyrany 1t is justification for such acts that the
emes committed in the prosecution Of the rebellion are
OF uncHamped atrocty is there any such justification
az STATE necessity known to our Government or laws
r. L' foregoing resolutions are in explanation and re-
armn Of The resolution passed at the extra session
the present Congress known as the Crttenden reso-
ton, aud which declared that this war il not wased on
our part IN any spirit Of OPPRESSION nor 4or any purpose
conquest or sugaton, nor for the purpose of over
throwing or interfering with the rights or established in
stutons Of those States but to defend and maintain the
supremacy Of the Constitution and preserve the Union
with all the dignity equality and rights Of the several
States unmpaired aud that soon az these objects aa
accomplished the ought to cease"