Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-02
The Democracy of connections.


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The following are the resolutions adopted bv
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the democratic state convention y connecticut,
which met NJ Hartford on "Wednesday of last
''0
week:
wuxvx,s T., g. The ,-;,-;,o,o oa ,t ,,, 90 . e. -
ple living under the Guarantees of written Constituon
which combines the nroyisions Of an organic law with the
- r;1cIos &c ffSoratior "a frasn. q, er,,ll,
and seperaS'fr osSa-t ,h.5r rirs,s =, go ~.
acts of their annonted servants and 70 rearm The r,t
truths which nnderie the Government and upon which
Co. bros o. 81 ca,,,,r, have se.nroI, rosted tho
Iiberties ~ III neo,, q. snd ~
Whereas The present Administration Of the General
rrr,er, s tor neerv two wears hesn in armed co-
no, VIII tb io 81 - ~ a. s hid 90 ,bo S,o,os
comnoSing tbe Cofs5er,cv a- =, a. 20 ~,
eyii;,g ,Tsr bo ,,red ro,rsI ,tyiy AZ WIZ
,h ia,,ar and SD;r;t 81 The 10 suticn NJ the limited
S,s,oS - hecroaas NJ a. ,b rora,a,;,s Of ,ho 60
servatre people of Ccnnecticut While reasseTti or de-
termination 20 adhere 10 the true urincines upen which
,r ; fuDdod ard nrocloiro;pg o,r devotion 10 The
%. C,U -, $50, '' ~ a ~ -
rors of our public offeer": and '"' u
Wnoroas me aJrn ,,sirat;o, Of Ah-.b.,, lincoln h.
$3.50 ~ .;,,,; s th Irni,oJ S,o.os En- roanr -
violated tne CONSTITUTION " lne SlIUu "'' " many Vi
no P Bis '% TIL IL II;,S $50, 81
of states coeana in soveregnty and nocai noer ind
Sr, =; tair sororoI orray;7o,i6ps ond rosaryinrr 70
pendent ~ tne evera, org h S anu 70
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That while as citizens of Connecticut we assert our
devotion 10 the Constitution and the Unon and viii here
after As we have here ofoe support with zeal and energy
thu author ties of the United states in the full conttu
tonal exercise Of their powers deliberately that
the liberties Of the people meuaced by Congressional
az Federal usurpaons and can only be preserved by
energetic action of authority and deter
mined to maintain and defend the honor of State and
| the rights of her people.
That while we denounce the heresr of secession as
undefended and rnwarranted by the Constitution we as
conf emily ASSERT that whatever NAV heretofore have
been the opinion of our countrymen, the time has now
arrived when ali re lovers of the Constitution are ready
TO abandon the monstrous fallacy that the Union can
be restored nv the armed hand and are anxious TO nau
gurate such action honorable alike to the contending
Il
banruutcv and unite all the States uno terms ofeoual
| ity as members of one Confederacy
with their conservative brethren Of the Middle and West
ern States ped re themselves 10 unite witt them in the
adoption of all honorable measures having in view the
cessation of hostte- between the North and South the
reconstruction of the Union on such terms As shall thor
ou.hly define the rights of The sta e. the reproducl on
of those freteal feelings which form the true fou alton
federation and the erection upon more enduring
basis of the temple of the Const tuition.
s. That the militia Of Connecticut the natural guar
dams of the liberties of the people, subject the
troll of her chief executive officer acting under and bv
authority of the law the State; any and all acts
Of the Congress of the United States volave of the
ereignty of the State in relation thereto should re-
ceve the execration of people Justly Jealous of their lib
/ critics,
"wno know their rights. and.
| Knowing, dare maintain
Thu, the militia hill; recantv introduced into the
Senate of the limited States bv Senator Wilson Of NasSa
b,,s =; s,b,s;,a 80 H. S,.-, 49,, "a r;,t,s Of
ehuses, Is S13verslve o. the sovsrtgnty ana rsnts OF
se s ~ C lu ~ as =; -,
is; ,ns Ia Ss =. tb ib,;a b Is
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IN e,e,e y. az I S.' - ~ 49,. iy '
se % o So Fedes and So1
| " lliOn sLou.u ways 'NiS' Oe'"eeH 'NS Ae'' anu '0
governments - Ii. ---.,---, -
iuSs me ;nS Sa aSse o ~ ue
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@ SS issue Vi E
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~ 1851 St,o IA @ diDed ~,
.n1 s S.1'e anu - - ,; io =, he
o' me C,eS %G fS ~ 'e
~ w" ,'.I Jul " ~ IT4.S So, ~ ~.
emancipation pToclsnaton, mas strucn Oio" =.
sne Ilshs o. 'ne States v al nv ~,
bearer between the North ana the south. IN tne
people oil the niteen states througn auoinesue
which Is pc ued Win ther s"el ldoic anu VNeI Which
the lholVIual STATES POSSESSES eAo,usNe oVhoi anu
the National Executive, IN panderg 70 lne Sae
c>m OF the Abolition iactloh mas Ne'tuIeu upon y sum
of public policy which, if successfully naugurled would
disgrace our country IN the eyes oil the cVzeo Word,
and lust rapne and murder in every house IN the
! Slaveholdng States
Ihat the acts oil the Feneral Administration IN sus
pending the writ Of habeas corpus-he arrest OF citizens
not subject 10 military law without warrant OF authority
transporting hem TO distant Siates-ncarcerang them
without charge accusaOn-denyng them the night OF
trial by jury of witnesses in their favor and counsel Tor
their defen withholding from them all knowledge Of
their accuSerS and the cause OF their arre-an
their petition for reresS by repeated injury and insult
prescribing many cases. cond ton of their release
| test oath arbitrary and Illegal
In the abridgment Of freedom 81 speech and Of the
press-in suppressng newspapers by military force and
establishing censorship wholly Incompatible with the
| freedom Of thought and expression of opiuion
In the establishment of 'ystem of espionage by a
secret police TO invade the sacred privacy oil unspecung
! citizens:
In declaring martial law States not in rebellion,
and where the courts open and unobsucted for the
punishment OF crime;
In attempting to drive of existence the entire value
I of property in slaves throughout the country;
In the attempted enforcement of compensated emanc-
patton;
In the proposed taxation Of the abOrng white man
purchase the freedom and the elevation of the
negro;
In the dimembement OF the State OF virginia erect
ing within her boundaries State without the con-
sent of her Legislature;
Are each ana all arbitrary and 1ncons'uI oai, Eao
reserved rights Of the people and the sovereignty of the
S nnon be rims of the liberties Of the
people and the sovereignty OF the states consohoaea
And we hereby solemny declare that no American c
without the crime If infdety to his country
constitutions ana te aesanGe Mn'.h nc ueis 20
Se cra and NAV he construed into consent in deep
reverence for our Constitution which has been ruhlessy
violated, we do hereby enter our most solemn protest
against these usurpaaons Si pOweL .,o,s of other
States we use our utmost influence TO prevent the pay
of a single dollar of the money Of the people un-
constutionay appropriated for the unwarran'ed eNeeu
i've pTee, OF Nth ,be Soldiers who enlisted
to sustain the Constitution and the Union in the great
deprvaons and harships which they have been sub
in sickness and in health and demand IN 'ne name
Derived them proner food rament and care shall be
exposed and their authors duly punished.
2 That the plumber of the public treasure
oy secens.u'ea patrols osss scrn,;nv and the
ou Wy .Oun; ; , hd follow inst exnocnre
b. That as REPRESENTATIVES oil large PTSP9rOn sRe
PeoPe ~ ,hs in which the vast sum of four mil
lions Of dollars appropraied by our State during the p-st
two years or any portion Of it, has been expended with
detail Of the objects or sne ana uUeeed %