The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-03-25

j IS s., aDElIOCRAETIC MEETINGS. ds
f. On wednesday last, Pursuant to call the
tDemocracJ Of vermiIlion Township, Ashland
a County, net at the School House ip District
No. 10, to take into consideration the condi
tion ofouru once happy buts now distracted
q country ard council together as to the bes
aimeans to bring about that bond of peace and
reunion Of States, which existed previous to
this deplorable rebellion. On motion of D.
Fox, BENJAMIN EIG1NeER was called to the
Chair. and f.. WOLF was appointed Secretary.
ON motion the Chair appointed Committee
of three to draft resolutions expressive of; the
sense Of this meeting, During thes absence
of the committee the meeting was addressed
tby d. Fox audE JOHN PETERsoN, in ,appro-
i pirate speeches, which were listened to with
intense interest. At the conclusion of the
speeches the committee on. resolutions made
the follswing report which WAS unanimously
adopted ssozf se.s1sa '=a5Ts .zesafio s5s
F Res;otoed, That the Democratic Party is
now, as it ever has been, in favor Of the Con-
stitution as it is and the Union as it was, and
will not submit TO anything else.
Resolced, That the Federal Constitution is
one of limited authority clearly expressed,
and all doubtful powers are ;reservednte the
Estates RESPECTIVELY or to the people, zai
-Resofved, That IN our opinion the Union
can never be restored by war, for war itself is
disunion. IDoUeLAs.] -. L- ..s.1-.ss.
Reso7rsd, That the present a administration,
is responsible, not only for the present war,
bnt for albthe evils VII oh have befalieni our
country In the last two years. EsfsssessH
n
nation and conseription Law, recently passed
By Congress, are Unconstitutional and Illegal
lusurpatious Of power, and sedicts Of "a tyrant
that should be resisted by the American ipeos
pie by all legal means in their power oie
sResolred, That We cordially invite the ac-s
tive cooperation of all Who are in favor of the
Constitution as it is and the Union as it was,
without respect to party names, to assist us in
an earnest effort to bring about the restoration
Of the Unions and a sreedy termination of a.
war which has cost the country milliops of
treasure and hundreds Of thousands of pre-
cious lives,--saturating the earth with the life
blood of our fathers; sons and sbrothersZE
tes Resolted That If there never had been an
Abolition Party there would have been no &C.
cession, and consequently no war. - !:
Resolred, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Ashland County
papers that love the Constitufion of the Uni-4
Fa1 s-I
lsa Resolped, That. this meeting adjourn to-
meet at Hayesvilles on Saturday evening,
ssa-ss BENJAMINsRIeENER, eH's.
FRED ToLs, sec'y. 8ss re, yazFas f. s..ss5
On Monday March 9Th, 1863, the Democra-
cy of Lake township held meeting in, said
township. The meeting was called to order by
elscting J. p. EMREIcK to the Chair j GEO.
MERKLING,I RoBERT MARKS and VIM WI
coFF were appointed committee to draft res
olutions: --zs1 .-af5rsIfA .sf=gsI =
sas WHEREAS, The Government of the United
States is a Government of the people from
whence all Executive and Legislative bodies
receive their just powers, and that the encum-
bents of any and all Offices within the gift of
the people are but the servants of the people,
and the people have the nndoubted right
to condemn or approve all ofhcisi acts of said
servants while entrusted With the powers of
making and executing Tie laws-States or
Federal !; therefore IS t-a feIs agetsaia 75d 1
10 ResoLced, That we arraign them for viola
tions of law under the fyrants plea of military
necessity, abolishing slavery in the District of
Columbia; suspending the writ of hdbeds corr
pus which is one of the most sdamnable viola
tiens of law that ever man was guilty of !; for
without warrant or authority transporting
them to distant States and incarcerating them in
filthy bastiIes without knowledge of their of
fence; denying Henfhe wright of trial by
Jury or witnesses or council for their defense;
Withholding from them all knoHledge of their
accuscrs answering their petitions for redress
BY repeated injury and Insult; prescribing, as
ndition, of their release illegal and arbitrary
test oatbs; for snppressine newspapers, and en- i
couraging armed and drunken rebels to destroy /
ofieesj for taxing the bloed apd sim
'ew of this generation, and Of unborn millions
of, fair white men of the North for com pensa-
ted Emancipation of the slaves of the South;
for forcibly liberatipg The slaves agaipst their
will; for the most stupendueus profigaey that
ever blaekeped an Administration or cursed a
.copfding and loyal people; and 80
WHEREAS, The present Abolition Admin
istration has led to murder, robbery and plum
sdering of pesceful and unofending citizens,
We arTaign The .Adminisi siration for declaring
marshal law oyer States not in rebellion where
the Courts are open and unobstrueted for pun
ishment of crime; for the enormous con6sca-
ton law which is unconstitutional and uncallcd
for the dismemberment Of the State of Yir-
ginia Rithoct The &C nsenf Of her Legislators,
which are alike arbitrary. and apneonsti5
tutional usprpations of the y judicial pst
partmentzState and Federal; an invasion Sof
fhesevereignty Of the States, (which if fsancsions
ed, will bedestructiye Of the Union and Iiher-
ties of the people. = sA2sis - . e ~ ~
Resosped, That the attempt now being made
By the Administration to aood the States with
their stolen aegrees,l viii ,.if successful, bring
ruin to the door of every white zlabofiug man;
will amalgamste the white RAGS of the NSFfb,
and fll our prisons and poor houses With fs
Ions and paupets, and that the plea nrged by
Abe Lincolp that ffe poor whites can, if dis
lplsnedai IBith > heo TeErosi emigrntes South
and take the place ef the onegro.is so mopi
stross % tosbRyei ha parallel lin history end
could have had 5its birth s6hiy in the bFai8
of 5anuenenysof the white races i1Eas saitgssI
/ dResofued, That tiies Repubhcan9 party ab has
Goternmsnt through it's present difacaltieszaa4
ReseEred, That ne areEoPposcd 70 DE odipnss