Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-15
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, MONDAY, JUNE IS, 1863
The Great Pence Meeting i'm New
York CITY.

The Great Peace Meeting i'm New
York City.
Nearly three pages of the New York Herald
are filled with an account of the proceedings and
speeches at the great peace meeting held in New
York city on last Wednesday. There was speak
ing from five different stands The Herald says
of the meeting:
The Grand Peace Convention, advertised for
several days, previously, took place in and around
the Cooper Institute yesterday afternoon and
evening, 1t was one of the largest and most en-
thusiastic assemblages ever convened in this city
An address and resolutions, urging peace in the
strongest manner and denouncing the Admins
tretion in the most violent fashion. were adopted
Every allusion TO peace was hailed with tremeQ-
dous applause. and every time the name of GEM
Mcclellan was mentioned perfect s1orm of en-
thusasm was occasioned. The menrion of Mr.
Vallandigham' S name was also the signal for very
decided APPRECIATION The speeches were in time
with the resolutions, exceedingly denunciatory of
the Administration, and in favor of cessation of
hostties and the shedding of blood Immediately
on any honorable terms. The principal orators
were Attorney General Wootten, of Delaware;
Fernando Wood. George Francis Train. Judge
Flanders. Hon. Mr.. Dinninny, Judge McCunn
and Mr.. Wood. of Virginia -
The meeting adopted, with great enthusiasm,
the following resolutions:
Resolred. That the electors and the people OF
the State of New York who have hitherto pro-
fessed the name and held to the principles known
as Democratic, desire to declare their unalterabe
sttachment Ms well to those truths as to the Con
stitution and the amendments thereto. forming
the supreme law of the land; that they regard
obedience to the Constitution az alike the duty
of the citizen and the Magistrate. and regard such
obedience the only means of perpetuating the
Union, and by it the only hope of restoring the
same.
Resolred. That the sovereignty of the States
and the sovereignty of the people, as laid down
in the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, of
which Jefferson and Madison were the authors,
are the fundamental principles of the Democratic
party: that they are the vital essence of the Con
stitution, pervading every line and provision of
that instrument and TO deny them would reduce
political federative system to anarchy or des-
potism. [Cheers.l
ResoIred, That. under the Constitution, there
is no power in the Federal Government to coerce
the States, or any pumber of them. by military
force Tf power of coercion exists at all. it is
legal power and not military That the Demo.
cratic party, If true to its time honored prn-
ciples cannot sustain a war against sovereign
States that believe il the duty of the party to
proclaim these sentiments boldly, that the people
may feel that there is at least one political organ
ization which will deal honestly, independently
and truthfully with them.
ResoiDed, That the war in its inception and
further continuance, being contrary to the Con
stituton must necessarily fast consume all the ell
ements of Union; and hence, tlatour duty as cit
izens our obligations as men and our relations to
our common father. alike demand that an end
should be put to what is repugnant to the law.
abhorrent TO the humanity and civilization of this
enlightened era, and inconsistent with the benign.
ant spirit of morality and religion. [Cheers.l
Resolped. That attempts to do away with the
provisions of the Constitution which point out the
mode in which all crimes are to be punished are
high hhanded violations of the sworn duties of our
rulers and that the participants in such policy
guilty of aiming parricidal blow at the very
life of the supreme law.
ResOIued, That the claim of dictatorial and un
limited power, under the prelext of military ne
cesstv. and the trial of citizens in the land or
naval forces or in the militia in actual service by
courts martial, are monstrous in theory and exc
cradle in practice. [ApPlause. That it is
equivalent to an entire abrogation of the Con-
stituton and the erection in its place, of mill
tary despotism.
ResoiUed. That the dogma of unlimited sub
mission to the will of the executive branch of the
Government is unworthy an American citizen,
tional liberty i Cheers that such concession
is rather suited to the dark and sulen era of feu-
dal despotism than to time when the rights of
man regarded even by monarchs. and we at
tribute this exhibition of a1ject servility as die
tated by spirit Of fsnaticism bent on efectirg its
object even at the sacrifice of personal liberty
[Hurrahl
Resolued, That we should be unworthy Of the
name of American citizens of this free and inde-
pendent State, claiming the first rank among the
sovereign componeuts of the American confeder
acy, if we did not protest against the cowardly,
despotic, inhuman and accursed act which has
consigned to banisbment the noble tribune of the
people-the Hon. Clement l.. Vallandigham =
lCheers. the aE'i ence again rising in the utmost
unthusi ism "Three cheers for Vallandigham'
and "three groans for Burnside" we protest
against it in the name of liberty. in the name of
humanity and the name of Washington. We
hope the people of Ohio will have the opportu-
nifty of passing condemnation of this act by the
election of Mr.. Valandigham as the next Gov
ernor of the State.-( Cheers
Resolred, That thus believing there can be no
security to persons or property, pending this
and that by its continuance the Government itself
will be utterly and irrevocabiy subverted; snd
that the South. well as the North, must alike
crumble into general ruin and devastation, We
recommend in the name of the people, that there
be a suspension of hostilities between the con-
tending armies of the divided sections of our
country, and that convention Of the States
composing the Confederate States. and separate
convention of the States still adhering to the
Union, be held to finally settle and determine in
what manner and by what mode the contending
sections shall be reconcied; and appealing to the
Ruler of all for the rectitude of our intentions,
we implore those in authority to listen to the
voice of reason, of patriots, and OF justice.
[Cheers.
Resolutd, That to the end that our principles,
thus publicly avowed, may be practically carried
out and that State authority emanating directly
from the people. may exist TO call any future con
vention of the peace Democracy, lift shall become
expedent, or necessary; and disclaiming any in
tenton TO distract the Democratic organization
in this State so long as it shall reflect the senti
ments of the masses the following named gentle
men representing, each. a Congressional District,
are appointed State Committee for that purpose
with fall power to take such action in behalf OF
the success of our principles as may seem to them
just and proper.
Legal Tender.
The Supreme Court in this District, three
Judges on the bench, have decided, in the well
known Roosevelt case, that the act of Congress
making Government notes legal tender is uu.
constitutional The decision Is endef ed by Judges