The weekly Butte record., 1863-08-22
PRESIDENT LINCOLN ANSWERED
Reply Of the Albany Democracy to the
Presidents Letter of June II.
THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE ALBANY MEET
ING REAFFIRMED.
The Province of the Chief Magistrate-The
Guarantees OF the Con stItution, Mill
tary and Civil Jurisdiction, the
Suspen sion of the Writ Of
Habeas Corpus, etc,
Discussed.
S 7 A T z " Z y 7:

sTATENENT:
At public meeting held at the Capitol. in
the city of Albany, New York, on the 10Th
day of May. 1868, to consider the arbitrary
arrest of Mr.. Nalandgham, certain resolutions
were adopted, copies OF which were, by the d.
rection of the meeting, transmitted By its Off
GERS TO President Lincoln, who in communi-
cation dated the 18th of June. 1868, addressed
to the gentlemen referred to, which has ap-
peared very generally in the public prints,
discussed the resolutions and controverted Ger
tain positions which they maintained in regard
to personal rights and constitutional obiga-
tons
On the receipt Of this communication the
Hon. Erastus Corning, Chairman of the meet
ing referred to, addressed the President, 10.
forming him, in substance, that the special
duty assigned to the officers of the meeting
bad been fulfilled by sending the resolutions to
bis EXcellency, but adding that in view Of the
Importance of the principles involved, and the
public interest which the matter had assumed,
be had deemed it proper to submit the Pre>-
dents letter to the committee, who reported
the resolutions, for such action as in their
Judgment it might demand.
The committee having considered the sub
jecf, and viewing the questions at issue as of
the graveSt importance, replied to the Pres
dents communication, which reply is now laid
before the public. At the request of the com
mttee it was sent to the President by the off
GERS of the meeting, in letter under their sig
natures, of which the following is a copy:
To has ErceiIeney tie President of the United
States:
SIR The undersigned, officers of the pubs
lie meeting held in this city on the 10th day
OF May last. to whom your communication Of
the 18th of this mouth, commenting on the
resolutions adopted at that meeting, was ad
dressed, have the honor to send TO your Excel
lency reply to that communication by the
committee who reported the resolutions. The
great importance to the people of this country
of the questions discussed must be our apology
il any be needed, for saying that we fully con
cur in this reply, and believe it TO be in entire
harmony with the views and sentiments of the
meeting referred to.
We are, with great respect, truly yours,
ALBANY, June so. 1868.
ERAsTUs CORNING, President
Eli Perry. John Tayler Cooper, Peter Mon
teath, Peter Granesvoort, VIM. S. Paddock.
James B. Sanders, H. w. Mcclellan. L. NJ.
Rodgers, Alanson Sumner, j ohm Nblock.
j. |. Burton, B. p. Stats, Jas. d. WATSON.
Stephen Clark, Bernard Reynolds, John P.
Nessle, John Kennedy, Jr., David Orr d.
V. n Radcliffe, Moses Patten, Francis
kearny Samuel w. Gibbs, Timothy Sey-
mour, l.. D. Holstein, Jos. Sponborg, Peter
2. Staais, Richard Parr, ohm McElroy f.
Mulcahy. Sigmund Adler VIM. Seymour.
James Quinn, Jos Z. Rice John Morgan,
Joseph kresser,
Vice Presidents
John Stewart, Wm A. Rice r L. Banks. |.
McB Davidson, Philip O'Brien jeremiah
Osborn, Hale Kingsley, Jas McQuade, j .
II. Bullock, r. w. Peckham, Jr., NJ. A.
Nolan,
Secretaries