Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-06-23
Platform Ofthe Illinois Demo.
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is the supreme law Of the lend. as we'll in |
time OF war as in time of peace, We will
obey it on all occasions and in that ohedi.
ence we will exercise all the privileges and
claim all the iDmuuitiss guaranteed bv
that instrument. Prominent among these
guarantees are the following: /
3"Congress shall mako no Law
abridging the freedom of the speech or of
the press or the right Of the people peace.
ably to assemble and petition the govern.
ment Tor a redress Of grievances.
That the right Uf the people
to keep and bear arms shall not be infring
ed.
The right Of the people to be secure in
their persons, papers and effects, against
unreasonable searches and seizures. shall !
not be violated; and no warrant shall issue
but upon probable cause supported by oath
or Affirmation, ard particularly describing
the place to be searched, and the persuns
or things to be seized.
No person shall be held to answer for a
capital or otherwise infamous crime unless
on presentmeut or indictment Of a
grand jury, except in cases arising in the I
land and naval forces. or in the MALTA, /
when IN actual service or in time { war or !
public danger.
"ln all criminal prosecutions the accus- !
ed shall enloy the tight Of speedy and
tubIIc trlal, by an impartial jury Of the
State aud district wherein the crime was
committed; which district shall have been
previously ascertained by law"
Which guarantees have each been re-
peatedIy violated by the Federal admins
tratIon, III the exercise Of arbitrary power
without the sanction of law, but in iirec,
conflict Herewith
2. Federal administration has, though
its agents aud subordinate oficers, issued
and intnrced orders "abridging freedom of
speech ;" and has assumed to limit it's ex
ercIse to thuse only who would slavishly
laud Its policy and endorse It's measures.
3. 1t has sought 10 restrain "freedum of
the press, by making use of the military
power to ruppresS the publication o. public
journals in loyal States for the only cffepse
0! differing from the ADMINISTRATIONS on
measures of public policy, of vital interest
! u every citizen.
4. 1t has, with indifference and without
! re1uke, seen the military power ATTEMPT 20
deny the people of the loyal States tic
! right "peaceabiy to assemble and petition
the government for a redress of grievsn-
ces"
I
| iOrce EIeDt Of military orders preventing tho
I people Of the loyal States from .'keebipg
and bearing arms"
9. 1t has caused citizens of the Eoyal
States, where courts Of justice were in full
and unOhtructed operation, to be s-izad
without warrant Of law, and for pretended
offenses transported DOT Of the State aud be
I yond the district wherein snch fences
were charged 10 have been COMMITTEES.
I. 1t has caused citizens who were not
/ ''in the Land or naval farces.o in the ,aiii-
! tia when 10 actual service" d be held to
answer from pretended Cfsnses "witbout
/ indictment or presentiment If a grand 10,
! ~" and denied them the right 10 speedy
| and public trial by an impartial jury of the
/ State and district wherein the offences were
! charged u have been committed.
/ &. 1t has uuder preteHse of military ne.
, eeSsity," assumed the power and asserted
! the right to proclaim and extend martial
law over the States where war does not ex-
lat, and has suspended the writ of bgyeos
corpus IN direct violation of the coustiiu.
ton. 1t has, in loyal States, pursued. in
! general. policy the direct tendency of
which Is to render the civil subordinate to
the military power.
y. Ia c"cdempation of these several acts
/ OF usnEpaJion, we adopt the language Of the
ONO State Democratic convention. aud de-
( clare the arTeSt, Imprisonment. pre-
tended trial and actual banishment IF Cl.-
ment l.. Nal!infigham, citizen of the State
OF Obin, not belonging to the land or the
nava5 forces Of the United States. nor TO the
militia in actual seryica hy the ALLEGED
military authority. foT no other Pretended
( crime than that Of uttering words Of lsgi;i
| mate criticism upon the conduct OF the nd.
| mI6Istratinn IN power. and ofarrealinp I,
/ the Gsii0'-5nx for change Off Iicy-(said
arrest ard military trial tIking place y here
/ the c'uTts OF law arc open and unotstruct-
ed, ara Tor no act done within the sphere
OF active military operations carving on
ire war we regard as palpabe viola
non 81 the foregoing provisions Of the con-
stItntion Of the United States. "-"snj NE
u'ther denounce said arrest trial and tan
i'hme't, as direct insult offered IN the
soserPisuty of the people of Obio. Inv uboss
organic law II is declared that .'u0 nerson
shall he transported out IF the Sfata r'r
any otense committed within the same -
end we unite with our fellow citizens ,r
Ohio IN their call uron the President of .be
United States. 40 restore Clement I vi.
landieham to his home in Ohi,"
10. That the recent supr-ession cf tho
Chicago Times should receive the rebnke
ct all laW-abidiug citizens, ard will re-
ceive the cCndemna'ion &C impartial his
tory.
ii. hat the arrest of Hon. Charles II.
Cobstable. Judge Of the fourth judicial cir.
cult ct the State of Illinois, for a mere in
dicIal opinion, expressed whist in the dis
charge OF has sworn duties, under the can.
sh'utirn ct this State, was a DARING ard
Danger Us exercise of arbitrary power.anl
II persisted IN viii strike down the ngIIrst
ana safest department ofthe government
and the only sure shield of the citizsn (
from the assaults Of arbitrary apd des- (
prtIe mower.
L. " IN like manner particularly de- I
hounce the arrest and pre.eut innTisrn.
meut OF Hon. VIM. ii. Calm. and ntbar
peaceful citizens of this Staee,au demand |
their release, or. If charged with crims |
their trial according to the course of civil |
law. VI WIN
10 l"Ht the numerous arrests. bv meTA
military power. Of citizens Of Illinois have
oeen 60 many violations of both our fedar-
al and State constitutions. and n direct in.
suit to the people Of the State.
IA That the right to elect public oEicers
ana deci1e questions CT policy at the ballot
box derives It's value from the freedom of
speech Hnd of the press; that az these are
uo'i ha'ural ana constitutional rights, and
their exercise dangerous to tvrants oDIv.
we WILL as duty to ourselves and to our
country, defend and maintain them against
al the demands of pDWe-. -
10 Regarding the State of Illinois as n
sovereign power, subject only to the COL,
shtntlon ct the United States; vEDE
CLARE
That the people Of this S ate have the
sole and exclusive right of governing them.
selses as a free, sovereign and independent
State; and do and forever shall exercise