The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-07-24

sions and wars.
IA That We will earnestly support every
constitutional measure tending to preserve the
Union Of thesStates. No men have greater
interest in its preservation than we have-none
desire it more; there are none who will make
greater sacrifices or endure more than we will
to accomplish that end. We are, as We ever
have been, the devoted friends Of the Constitu-
ton and the Union, aud we have no sympathy
with the enemies of either.
10 That the arrest, Imprisonment, pretend
ed trial, and actual banishment Of CLEMENT L.
VALLANDIGHAM, q citizen of the State Of Ohio,
not belonging to the land or naval forces OF
the United States, nor to the militia in actual
service, by alledged military authority, for no
other pretended crime than that Of uttering
words of legitimate criticism upon the conduct
of the Administration in power, and OF appeal
ing to the ballot-box for change OF policy
! (said arrest and military trial taking place
where the courts of law are open and unob-
structed, and for no act done within the sphere
of active military operations in carrying on the
war)-we regard as palpable violation of the
following provisions of the Constitution Of the
United States;
|. Congress shall make no law
abridging the freedom of speech or of the
press, or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble and to petition the Government for
redress of grievances"
2. "The right Of the people to be secure in
their persons, houses, papers and effects,
against unreasonable searches and seizures,
shall not be violated; and no warrants shall
issue but upon probable cause, supported by
oath or affirmation, and particularly describing
the place to be searched and the persons or
things to be seized"
| 8. "No person shall be held to answer for
capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on
presentment or indictment of grand jury,
except in cases arising in the land or naval
forces, or in the militia, when in actual service
in time of war or public danger"
4. sin all criminal prosecutions, the accused
shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public
trial, by an impartial jury of the State and
district wherein the crime shall have been com
mitted which district shall have been previous
ly ascertained by law"
And we furthermore denounce said arrest,
trial and Punishment, as direct insult offer
ed to the sovereguty.of the people of Ohio,
by whose organic law it is declared, that "no
person she'll be transported out Of the State
for any offense committed within the same"
TO- 1uhl Oltlutub IL hhlluuuleuhh WuoJ ~
the time of his arrest prominent candidate
for nomination by the Democratic party of
Ohio for the Office of Governor of the State;
that the Democratic party was fully competent
to decide whether he was fit man for that
nominations; and that the attempt to deprive
them of that right by his restand banishment
was an unmerited imputaton upon their intel
ligence and loyalty, as well as violation OF
the Constitution.
II. That we respectfully but most earnestly
call upon the President of the United States to
restore Clement L. Vallandigham to his home
in 0hio and that committee Of one from
each Congressional district of the State, to be
selected by the presiding officer of this Con
ventiOD, is hereby appointed to present this ap-
plication to the President
! IS. That the thanks of this Convention are
hereby rendered to Horatio Seymour, Governor
of the State of New York, for his noble letter
in relation to the arrest of Mr.. Vallandigham;
and the President of the Convention is hereby
directed to communicate copy Of this reso-
luton to Gov. Seymour
| 10. That the establishment of military
government over loyal States, where war does
not exist, to supercede the civil authorities and
suppress the freedom of speech and of the
press, and to interfere with the elective fran
chise, is not only subversive of the Constitution,
and the sovereignty of the States, but the ac-
tual Inauguration of revolution.
90 That it is the sworn duty of the Govern
or of the State to protect her citizens in the
enjoyment and exercise of all their consttu-
tional rights, and we have beheld with deep
humiliation and regret not only the failure Of
David Tod, Governor of Ohio, to perform thai
duty, but what is still worse his aetire partici'
pations in the violation of those rights.
81. That we denounce as traitors to the
country the Abolition Jacobins who are seek.
ing to bring about civil war in the loyal States
with the view of turning, if possible, the bay
onets of the army against the breasts of thu
fathers, brothers and friends of the soldiers
and subccting those States to military sur
veillance and dominion.
. %. That we denounce, as libelers Of thu
Democratic party and enemies of their country
the men who are engaged in representing til,
Democratic party as wanting in sympathy will
t our soldiers in the field. 1t is base slandel
upon human nature to assert that Democrats
: who have hundreds Of thousands of brother
t and sons in the army, do not sympathze will
t them-and it is an outrage upon the Demo
8 cratic party, that has always stood by tn
country, to assert that it is not the friend o
its gallant defenders.
: 20. That the conduct of Brigader Genera
Mason, the military commandant at Columbus
and of the officer commanding the provos
guard, in preventing all appearance of mill
tary restraint upon the proceedings of thit
Convention, show that they have just appre
citation of the Constitution of their country
and the rights of the people-and that they
= are wise and patriotic ofloers and that theil
conduct on this occasion is in striking contrast
with the contrary conduct of the military au
: thorities upon the occasion Of the late Demo
cratic meeting at Indianapolis. And We taxi
+ pleasure in expressing our confidence in Gen
n Mason, and the officers and soldiers under hi
d command