The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-06-10

The Committee on resolutions then repor
ted the following, which were received, duly
considered, and unanimously adopted, and
which are as follows, to wit:
WHEREAS, The Democracy Of Jefferson
County, impressed and actuated by common
sympathy with the whole people; who are
in favor Of the maintenance Of law and or
dei, and the restoration of the benign sen
timents that once characterized the Ameri.
can people in their unity and devotion TO
every requirement of the Constitution, as
well as absolute obedience to all legislative
enactment made in accordance Herewith.
Re80lUed, That we do hereby renew our
unal'erabe devotion to the Union and the
Constitution as We received them from our
fathers, and that as an expression OF our
views in regard to the same do hereby
heartily endorse the sentiments of the res.
oiutiOns adopted by the late Democratic
mass meeting Of Indiana, as follows, to wit:
WHEREAS, Il was declared by our fathers,
that to secure certain inalienable rights,
among which are "li!e, liberty and the pur-
suits Of happiness" Governments are insti-
tuted among men, deriving their just powers
from the consent o! the governed;' and,
WHEREAS, In obedience to this principle
in the Constitution of the United States, "to
establish justice and secure the blessing OF
liberty to ourselves and posterity, they di-
vided the powers Of the Government into
three departments, Legislative, Executive
and judicial, and declared that all legsla
tive power therein granted should be vested
in Congress of the United States; and,
,;-lot,o, i, pr
power" and law is rule Of action by which
men shall be governed; and,
WHEREAS, The Eeop!e OF Ohio, in their
Const tuition reaffrmed such division Of Gov
ernmental power and, ITO the end that JUS
tice bo established, publ C order maintained,
and liberty perpetuated,' they declare that
"all power is inherent in the people," and
"the military shall be kept in strict subordi
nation to the civil power" and
WHEREAS, The Cons titution Of the Uni
ted States provides that Congress shall
make no law x abridging the freedom
OF speech, or o the p ess, or the right of the
people peaceaby to assemble and to petition
he Government for a redress OF grievances"
and
WHEREAS, In accordance with this de>
cared right and long established usage, we
have this day assembled respectfully and
earnestly, as becomes ree,neD, to present our
views to those in authority; therefore Resol
we'd,
1st. That the people are the source Of all
political power; that officers provided by the
fundamental and statute law are their ser
wants to carry out their will AZ expressed in
those laws, and that when any one OF those
servants assumes to act without the previous
sanction OF such authority, he ceases to be
the servant of the people, and is striving to
become their master, by making his mere
behest law unto them.
I'd. That it is the duty Of every good citi-
zen to obey the Constitution Of the United
States and of this ate, and the laws passed
in accordance herewith while they remain
in force; but is there right-not a mere
priviledge, but right to temperalely, candid
ly and lreely discuss, not only the laws, but
the Gets of their servants who may have pass
ed or may be IN the administra ion of those
laws.
sd. This is the necessary result OF the
fact that the people are the source OF oil
power. They must freely discuss that they
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bad one and ought to be changed or whether
it is right but wrested from its meaning and
wrongtuly administered by those in euthor
ity, and therefore such unaithful servants
should be legally set aside.
4th. While constitutional guarantees
among others, the right of free discussion, Of
appeal to the Courts, as against uuconstitu
tional laws and illegal acts; of resort to the
legislative power to abrogato bad laws; OF re
moya OF obnoxious officials through an un
trammeled, uncorrupted ballot-box-remain
nyiolale, it is the Guty of the citizen to aid
those who are rightlully in anthony in all
lawful proceedings; but, if these rights are
set at naught by their official servants, the
people may assert their lnherant sovereignty,
and resume the powers thus being abused.
S. To uphold these great and inaleniable
principles of liberty. one general rule
should govern those who frame laws, those
who are intrusted with their administration
and the great body Of the people, being those
upon whom they operate; namely, the golden
rule of RIGHT.
g. The violation Of this rule by disobe>
dence to properly enacted laws, should be
punished; It's disregard by the fragrant as
of unauthorized power and perfor-
nance Of unjus,ifabe acts by the servants
of the people, should mect with their stern
rebuke.
Z. In view Of these great truths, we here
by proclaim our flxtd and irrevocabe con
demnation of every attempt to make laws
by executive authority alone, or by mere or
ders of those representing the military, the
subordinate arm OF the Government. And
we indisnantly denounce the result of such
fragrant usurpations, as the act Of military
tyranny, to wit: the arrest OF citizens OF
Ohio and our sister States that are in obedl.
ance to the Cousuu!ion.
8. That the day has arrived when our
official servants are setting themselves up
above their employers, the people, and have
two wars upon their handsome against the
rebels OF the South, the other against the
Constitution and those who attempt 10 up
hold it in the NORTH In the first named,
the Democracy have poured out their blood
and treasure at the call of the Adminis,ra
ton; in the second they are upon the side OF
the Constitution, aud are being prosecuted
by Illegal arrests and imprsonments ioF
opinon's sake, even unto range cities" and
loathsome bastiles and banishment to the
tender nercies OF our enemies.
8. Martial law is no law but the will OF
the military officer proclaiming it, within
the limits in which he has a sufficient force
to MAINTAIN absolute power. In State or
district Of country where the public enemy
has no footing, the people are not in rebel
lion, nor an aamsd insurrection prevailing,
there is no legal uihority in any military
officer, high or low, to substitute his will Ior
the civil laws and lie operation OF the three
co ordinase. departments OF the Govern.
ment.
10. That the attempt to suspend civil
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