Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-07-04


of Clement i. Vallandigham; and we
assure them of our cordial sympathy in
the great struggle they are making for
thesr undoubtcd rights,
RESOLVED, That the plain duty OF the
Chief Magistrate OF this Commonwealth
requires him to use whatever power the
law has placed in his hands to protect the
State and the people from lawless outrages,
come from what quarter they may, and
no man is fit TO be Governor Of this State
who will consent to hold his own liberties
and let the people hold theirs at the mere
will Of the Federal Executive.
Resolved, That the Democracy of Penn
sylvania has been ever true to the cause
of the Union. 1t was in the name, ard
for the sake Of the Union, that our party
was made; that we denouncc the least in
timation that the Democratic party enter
| tains now, or even has entertained, or
even can entertain, the slightest sympa-
thy with the present gigantic rebellion, or
with traitors in arms against the govern
ment, or would ever consent to peace up
on any terms involving q dismemberment
of the Union, as utterly unjust; and in
proof of this, we point with exaultation to
the lavish contributions to the war in
blood and. treasure heretofore and now
being made by the hundreds of thousands
of Democratic citizens, who were among
the first to fly to the rescue Of the Union
and peril their lives in its defence.
Resolced, That as the true friends Of
the Union, and feeling profound anxiety
for its fate, we claim, and will exercise,
the right to consider, discuss, ascertain
and urge in becoming terms upon the peo-
pie and the constituted authorities, what
ever measures will, in our judgment, be
most likely to please and keep the whole
nation and Union together underone fed
eral government.
Resolved, That when this war began
we had the solemn pledge of the federal
administration and of the party which
placed it in power, as expressed in the
resolution passed by Congress on July
22d, 1861, that it "is not waged on theil
part in any spirit of oppression or for any
purpose of conquest or subjugation or pur.
pose of overthrowing or interfering witt
the rights or established institutions o
these States but to defend and maintain
the supremacy ofthe Constitution and tt
preserve the Union, with all the dignity
equality, and rights of the several States
unimpaired and that as soon rs thcst
, objects are accomplished the war ought t.
cease But the federal administration
acting under the influence of small fac
ton of ultra AboIitionists, always opposed
. to the Union and without the consent O
, the great mass of the people, has total,
changed its ground, avowing and pro
claiming its purpose to be wholly different
and thus it has greatly allayed our JUS
hope of peace.
The rcsolutionswere unanimously adopt
ed by the Convention amid frantic shout
of applause.
The following are the Resolution
adopted by the House of Representative
f on 18th April last, by the votes of tn
t Democratic members, which are affirmed
) by the Convention.
Resolued by the Senate and House Q
Representatives of tie COMMUNICABLE Q
Pennsylvania, IN General .AsSe,nblg me,
That US our institutions are assiled b,
an armed rebellion on one side, which i
,, being met by the sword, and on the othe
by unconstitutional acts of Congress an
startling usurpations of power by the exc
cutive, which we have seen be experimen
, can be corrected by the ballot, policy a
well as principle require that our peopl
shall wait the process of reform, which
.. slow but sure, and refrain from all unlaw
= full and unconstitutional acts, which hav
already brought terrible calamites upo
!, the country, whilst they invoke the aid c
all patriotic men to assist in averting tn
evils that threaten our free institutions.
| Second, That this General Assembl
1 declares that this Stale has ever been,
now, and will remain in future devoted
f true to the Constitution of the Unite
States and to the Federal Government e!
tablished by it, and is determined to miar
: tain them with her utmost power again'
both domestic and foreign foes ; and fur
ther that all appropriate and constltr
g tional efforts should be put fcrth to sur
, press the existing rebellion.
r Third, That this General Assembly re
4 cognizc manifest difference between tn
It administration of the government and th
t government itself; the one is tranStory
e limited in duration to that period of tim
c for which the officers elected by the pee
+ pie are charged with the conduct Of Il
!, same, the other is permanent, Intended b
: its founders to endure forever,
O Fourth, That this General Assembly ]
e the exercise of its right to differ with II
n Federal Executive, enters its solemn pr
e test against the proclamation of the Pr
: sident Of the United States, dated the fir
C day of January, one thousand eight hui
dred and sixty three, by which he assume
vt to emancipate slaves in certain State
l. holding the same to be unwise, unconst