Smyrna times., 1863-02-05
Joint Resolutions ON Federal Relations.


passed a series of joint resolutions on ou
I Federal relations that go the "whole hog,
: We had like to have said . tail and ALL il
e Legislative sympathy to aid the rebellion.
The first resolution says they want g res
teratlon OF the Union," but at the same tim,
, are very tenacious about violating the Fede
' raj compact, which, in their eyes, grants nc
authority to compel rebelIious State te
obey the laws
Second, the States rights dogma is SCI
forth.
Third, that the plea of taking necessary
steps to put down the rebellion is really to
tyranlze over political adversaries, and that
freedom of speech and of the press have be-
come idle words 1They seem to have for
gotten the liberty they were taking with
their mother tongue.
Fourth, they give no aid or countenance
to war which they consider to emancnate
slaves
Fifth, that the plea of :" military nccessi-
ty y is an artful device for the subyersion of
our form of government and the establish
ment of another.
Sixth, that the war ought never to have
been made, and that its prosecution has
resulted in no good.
seventh, that the time has arrived for
making All effort other than by arms to end
the war, and recommends an a,7oistire and
cessation of hostilities and National Con-
Ventlon to settle our difficulties.
Eighth, that the Legislature will not adj
Journ sf'e d'e while hope for such convention
remains.
Ninth, denounces the Proclamation ofI
Emancipation as monstrous.
Tenth, pronounces unconstitutional the
Of military Governors. the cleo !
ton IN reclaimed districts of members Of
Congress and the division of States,
Eleventh. condemns the suspension ofthe
writ of habcls corpus.
Twelfth, protests against the Z" wicked
outrage" OF having soldiers at the polls last
November, to give us a peaceful election.
thirteenth, something 1--WE could not see
the point about = eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty ;" and,
Fourteenth. (and we blush for the GOOD
name of our State ordered that a copy of
'heSe Resolutions be sent to the Governors
of all the States with the request that they
De lald before their respective Legislatures
Now men Of Delaware. here Won have tbo
longs OF our loyal (3 Democratic Iccisla- Il
ure Could they shape their course better
. serve the rebels than they are doinu
" look in vain for one word Of sympathv
or the government, or the pcrpetuity of the
| mon, or the soldiers, or the 'nion pno,l
# the south it is all given to aid the rebels
md their nctariouS intentions Of DESTROYING ,
he Cnion. Alas, for our State and nation
In the keeping Of such men,
They complain about the abridgement of ,
he " liberty ofspeech," and yet they use it t
With such liberty as to amount to an unbri-
Ted license, and all the acts they complain 7,
II have been instituted for the public good. +
md the preservation ofthe Union. though {
n many instances which were the cxcep- /
IONS, however, officials have carried them
excess These are not what they llain i
ii so; IT IS e'ery act and cdor of the govern t
nent to put down the rebellion and restore !
ne Union, and these resolutions might just ,
Is well have been headed "joint resolutions
0 weaken ard destroy the Union and aid in q
ne establishment of the Southern Confed- g
racy."