Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-12

00G tu " III tituo tNuu tuUy BiND ho oooubtuu Aoh
either. We will do our duty, let them remem.
Der to do theirs.
In view OF the circumstances that have
brought us together, We hereby resolve:
RESOLUTIONS
/. That the will OF the people Is the founda.
tion of all free government. That to give ef-
feet 10 this will, free thought, free speech and
a free press are absolutely indispensable.-
Without free discussion, there is no certainty
OF sound Judgment; without sound Judgment
there can be no wise government.
2 That IL is an inherent and constitutional
right of the people to discuss all measures OF
their government, and to approve or dsapprove
as to their best judgment seems right. That
they have like right to propose and advocate
that policy which in their judgment Ia best, and
to argue and vote against whatever policy
seems to them to violate the Constitution, to
impair their liberties, or to be detrimental to
their welfare.
3. That these and all other rights, guarsn-
teed to them by their constitutions, are their
rights 10 time OF war as we'll as In time Of peace;
and of far more value and necessity in war
than In peace. For In peace liberty, security
and property are seldom endangered; In war,
they are ever In peril.
A. That we now say to all whom Il may con-
Germ, not by way of threat, but calmly and firm
ly, hat We will not surrender these rights, nor
submit to their iorcible violation. We will obey
the laws ourselves, and all others must obey
them.
S. That there is a manifest difference be.
tween the administration of the Government
and the Government itself. The Government
consists of the civil and political Institutions
created by the Constitution, aud to 1t the peo-
pie owe allegiance. The Administration are
but the agents Of the people, subject to their ap
proval or condemnation, according to the merit
or demert of their acts.
That In the exercise of the right to differ
with the Federal Executive, we enter our SOL
emn protest against the proclamation OF the
President of the United States, dated the first
day of January, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-three, by which he assumes TO emsnci-
pate slaves In certain States, holding the same
to be unwise, unconstitutional, and void.
7. That we declare our determined opposi-
tion to O system Of emancipation by the States
upon compensation to be made out Of the treas
ury of the United States, as burdensome upon
the people, unjust In itsv very nature, and wholly
without warrant of the Constitution.
8 That We declare that the power which has
recently been assumed by the President Of the
United States, whereby under the gulse of mil
itary necessity he has proclaimed and extended
or asserts tie right to proclaim or extend
martial law over States where war does
not exist, and has suspended the writ of habeas
corpus, is unwarranted by the Constitution, and
its tendency is to subordinate civil to military
authority, and 10 suovert our system OF ree
government.
9 That we deem u proper fur her TO declare
that we, togetner Win ene truly ioysi people OF
the State, would hail Win pleasure and delight
any msniieeGatlone OF oesife on the part Oh
the seceded STATES 70 rs.urh 70 tneir arrogance
to the Government or tne Union, ana III such
event we wou'a coto'aly anu earnes'ly cooper,
ate win tnem IN toe res'ors.ion ol peace ano
the procurement OF sucu proper guarentees as
Wouiu give security u ah 'neir in'eies'S ANU
rlgnwi
~. tnat sne SOLDIERS composing our armies
mefi. tue Tarmess tna9ks y, sne na.lon; inelr
country oaleo ana noDly diu 'hsy responu: Liy'
ing tney snail know nauons gtautuae;
wounded, malone care; ana aylpg, tney snali
i've IN our memories, ma monuments snali Do
raised 10 teacn posterity 70 nonor the patriots
.na heroes VINO noon offered their l'ei e. their e4un-
Wy asI az .'uv"' ~ ~. "iphns o'phsIs - snan DS
suop,eu " .no ne:ion, : " W "a.Sn'u ose. ~ auu
cateo ior eS o'leo'S uuiy "o'~y nAHon
. nj -
II. InaI Onlo wiz acnere 70 Ine Coneututon
ana the onion 10 tne Dest' ID may Dc .ne last,
nope Oh popular Ireeoom' anu ior All Wrongs
Wnicn may nave peen commlued or evils "nicn
may exs1'Win seek Ieuress, unoer 'ne Oonstiiu-
uon ana "i1nln she Union, 0y the Peaceiui Dnt
poWehui asenoyo' 'ne suurages Vi u ree peo-
pe;
~ lnas we nail win pleasure ana nope the
mhuiieetauouo VI CONSERVATIVE btntlme0L
amopg .os people Oh tne MoftuerA states IN
.ueI Sieouous' ADu regard sne same as Tue ear
nee. u soUu puIPTse upon tneir part 70 coop
erase "i'a an 9'ner ioyaI ciuzens Ia giving &C.
suy .sin; " t .n9 nsn's every session anu main
.alnlng me Union ana the Conatitution az they
"e,e v.%nneu ~ Dy tne FOUNDERS Oh the Republic
10 hat whenever IL becomes practicable to
oc'a,n convention OF all or OF three-fourshs
Of .ne o.ases, suen oody should be convened
ior tne p9rpose % Of proposing such amendments
W tne reuerai CONSTITUTION as experience has
ment in the spirit and meaning intended hv ;ts
1onn5a., o.J +. n.;s. o'u W .s
iounuers, anu W pfoViue against fuInre conVnl-
sions and wars.
ID. That we will earnestly annnort ava.,
eonst,tutional meaaura tandn, - r.o..x ~
~ ~ eNis S1neipB W preserve the
onion Vi tne osA'eH' mo men have o greater
Interest in Its preservation than we haye--nona
desire il more: there are nnna vho ill -
e, " &c 'S'S io "oho "no VIII mske
greater sacrinces or endure more than We will
70 accomplish tnat end. We are, as we ever