North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-07-22


have but the flint Outlines OF the President
his tbinet. an their con uct OF the cruel, /
rnh,lv war inangurated by the Lincoln Ad- ,
mInis,ration. The North cannot conquer /
he South and hold them in su'Jhgat on whh
less than standing army OF 80O OJo men, "
at all Do the people of the Norm desire
such additional burdens of taxation added 10
what Linccln's Abolition war has already
| brought upon the country, and all i"r the
sake If negro emanci paton2 We sly no.
we protest against the further prosecution vi
this unconstitutional assumption ol kxecu
tive power. By the President, and for the tIr-
,her and following reasons :-Ahrahah La
! c,In ia A Secessuust Of the rankest aye. ana
advocated the right Of revolution in Con
gress in 1918, and practices to-day more
wicked treason to the Constitution than Jeh.
D Wis ever drd in his life. (See Appendix to
Congressional Globe, page 94 18th Congress
If ,,ces >ion is treason III jeff. DAVIS. the rec
ords show that President Lincoln preached
in Couerrss, IN 1913, what Jeit. DAVIS l.
practic,ne in 1861 Jeff Davis AMI the South
declare that they aIe fighting for their Indie
penGence. Abraham Lincoln says, " Let the
Constitution slide" cries Union and negrn,
and goes in for monarchy, Ia be established
when his term Of office terminates, ard 10
this and Ignores tho Constitution AMI the
law Of the land, under The plea oI = military
necessity" HAT infamous doctrine Of all ty-
rants, who ever cursed the world before him.
There is ;,oirt beyond which human endnr
, arce canno, be freed, CT induced Ia 60 by
threa;, terror or sopaistry. Abraham Lincoln
! has ariy brought the free ctizcms II 'hc
. North to a line uf universal resistance tC his
q mandates, which The. Signs all over the North
. plainly Indicate Mlitiphed wrongs, Hu !f,r
: nc>, and insult fur her attempted by the
. president, may bring fprIh their bitter fruits
: before the day Of March, 1865 and we
+ -av to the President and hi, Cabinet, - be-
ware Of the lies Of ,vembtr," remember
p the hist, ry "f other uSurper> AMI tyranfs wiz
/, have gone hef,re yon-or you may have u-C
# tur the ARMY of the P5tomac besides thai dl-
# " they are now engaged III, in order ~ So
l. cure you a safe conduct from the White
u House t" Springfield, Illinois. Self preserva
!. il n is natures first law. lmbecity and rot
= tcnncss &c lut peer safe guards Tor any ty-
e rant and usurper when the people become
II aroused. Yun have been " sowing the WII,!'
g tie ominouS clouds gathering in The North
East and West p0rtenaiug coming storm
7 :, 81
I. whirlvlnd nf public InIISnat.on, few more
outragrs on p-ivate right and tie c In-tjtu
v tion "f the cpHn'ry nav pro luce. CJunt a.
I 'he Cost, before you push the free pcnyl" n
i the North tnextremjlies for depend upon II
IS they will st"ns2lIe long and suffer much be.
Y fore they will surrender their per sonal liber
d ties
Resoired, That it secession is treaso, now
- under the Constitution and laws "f The Crt.
- ted States, 1t wlS treason IN 1918 and t'aI
by tn. rHi,. Of Interprc' a'on c.rahl shed Ly
e Abraham Luculn's executive gnTerumrr; Ii,
Il is guilty # treason, and for his numerous
:. wanion v.nltfIon pf the Constitution of the
! Unt' States he ought I, b. itn!Pachel.
Resoired That the election Of Abraham
II Line In aS President pi the Unisel State.
d was a hurlesqre upon "nr Government, and a
gross fraud upon the American people. IL,
> adm ui~ira ion is frul blot upon our na lion
and stigma upon cIv!lzItiun, worthy only
= of the Crusaders of the b 'rbarous ages, he
e having betrayed the people and wIckeIy viz
Il lated The C,">'irutl"n in nu nerou~ in>tauceS
=. which his official oath socrnnly bounl him
/, before hi,h heaven 10 ''prcserve, protect and
defend "
:, ReSolred That we indurse the doctrines
c"mtaue IN the tw" CIV. ScymoIro' letters
to the New York Peace Convention.
=. ReSofred, That We Will, AMI dn now. pied ,c
:" our lives and sacred honor tn maintain
+ free speech and Tree press. tn defend and
preserve all our personal cnnSt;u,nnal rishts
- and m man shall invade them anv lonyer
., with imrun ~, without authority Of law and
legal process ; AMI then, "a lit,le chrl cln
lead us" We will support the Constitution
n and fnthfulir observe the laws; protect lhn
il cr Zen in the enjoyment of all hi> lawful
i rights from military aggreS>0ns un.lor all
, circumstances, AT all times and ~ tins end
= we will trust in God and keep our powder
S drv.
r Resolred, That these resolutions and PRO
a cerd'"gs hr published in the New York Dali
Iy News" the "CaucaSian,' and the Dem
cratic ewspa"rS Of Lrzerne, Susquehanra
: and Wyoming counties.
n THERON FINN, Pres't
; 1cish g. s'','@t;i A. Gir,man, }secre'arie'.