Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-02
lfor the Dayton Empiro.l
Great Democratic Meeting al
Urbama ON the I4tah--,EI1e PeO-
pie Aroused. M

1 Pae AfOust4.
at the time appointed, the Court House
was densely packed and large crowds outside
were unable to gain admittance The meet
ing was called TO order by c, Snyder, Esq,
and Nathaniel Seeya appointed Chairman, W,
D. Lowrey, Esq, Secretary. After some pre-
liminsry business, and the appointment of a
committee on resolutions, consisting of G.
Snyder, ID Laudenback and Allen Pence W
A, Purtlebaugh ESQ.,, was called out, and
made short hut stirring speech, at the CON
ciusion of which Hon j. f. Mckinney, our
worthy representative to Congress, took the
stand AMID the widest outburst Of enthusias-
tic shouts, such as made patriot feel that it
was good to be there and delivered one Of his
Characteristic, noble aud patriotic speeches Of
about two and half hours at the conclu-
sion OF which tho committee, through their
chairman, presented the following regulations,
which were adopted with one wild enthusias.
ito aye;
WBgReAs, The Democratic party have al
ways proved loyal 70 the Constitution and
Government Of the United States and their
devotion thereto, by putting forth their ener-
gies with promptness in aid Of the National
Government, in every contest, in the present
rehelion 50 l0pr as II was'prOseeuted for the
Constitution and the Union; and
WHEREAS It's members have Witnessed in
silence aud in pair, during said rebellion, the
imprisonment Of their friends and the mob
bling Of their persons and presses, without
regard to their constitutional rights or the
observance Of law, and that by the party in
power whose duty it Is to protect instead Of
molesting aud destroying those wrongs have
| oeen borne 10 the hope that they we're tenn
porary and would be corrected by the author
tiles OF the nation and
WHEREAS These wrongs have gone on
without rebuke, aud, Indeed, with apparent
if not open approval of the existing powers
and
WArREAs, Abraham Lincoln, the Chef
| Magistrate of the United States, has thrown
ID all Disguise OF further pretense Of respect
| for, or obedience to- tho Constitution or laws
OF the National or State Governments, viola.
ted all his pledges to the nation, and has
proven faithess to his sworn duties BY usurp.
ing the powers neither vested in him, delega-
ted to the National Government, or existing
anywhere in free Government; therefore
lst ReSolved That it is the duty of all
lovers of the Constitution and the laws after
an experiment of Two years Of useless waste
of treasure snd blood such as the world has
| never known, To turn their thoughts from
blood to the contemplation of the prosperity
and the blessings of peace in the land-peace,
not by separation, not by disunion, but By a
return to those instru ,nentalties alone By
which The Constitution and the Union were
first made by our fathers, the spirit of human
lty, concilaiion aud compromise, the iounda-
lion OF this grandest and greatest temple OF
| liberty rooted strong and deep in the begin
ming oi this GovernmenG that Gn our opin.
ion) by these instrumentalities alone the tenn
| pie erected by our fathers can be restored
I'd, Rcsolved, That we have no hope of
our country but in the people, who have, when
their w'l. was properly expressed, always
been for the Constitution and the Union; that
we have lost all confidence in the President
and his advisers, as they have trodden under
foot the Constitution and laws Of the land
they have arrested citizens in free govern.
ment without warrant and without eonstitu-
tiona authority incarcerated them in prisons.
without accusation, without triRl by Jury,
without the benefit OF counsel, without the
right to DO heard in their own defense a
thing unknown in any free government, and
to which we as q free people, cannot longer
submit
Sd Resoired, That It is to the people we
must luak inr restoration Of the Union and
the blessings Of peace, and to these ends we
should direct oar earnest and honest efforts;
and hence, we are in favor Of the assembling
OF a National Convention Of all the States,
at The most convenient place and at the earli
est practical period, 10 80 adjust ourssuational
difficulties that the States may live together
iD harmony, each being protected in their
rights, guaranteed to all by our fathers, under
the Constitution
4th, RsSOiUsd, That we earnestly recon.
mend cessation of hostilities for such time
as may be necessary TO allow the people of the
North and South to express, through Ma
tions Convention their wish for peace and
the muutainance OF the Union as il was and
tho Constitution as il is
9th, ReSoiVed, That we have always grant
ed our opponents the right 10 investigate our
doiugs in war aud in peace alike public and
private without mob violence or any other ru-
sistsnee, and we, as freemen, claim the game
under the Constitution and laws of a free
government, and il forced, will resist, TO the
ast extremity any and all attempts TO take
away free utterance of our sentiments under
the Constitution, from whatever source they
may come,
9th Resolesd That we will in future mark
the renegadss who will join the enemies of his
country'a Constitution and protest agaiust
them as being traitors TO their party, renegades
to principle, and unworthy our support or
confidence.
7th Rssolssd, That the proclamation of
Abraham Lincoln Of September ~, 1862, and
ofjanuary LIST, 1858 proposing TO give free
dom TO the slaves ofthe Soutbern States, are
; unconstitutional and contrary 70 the rule Of
civilized warfare, calculated to bring shame
disgrace and eternal iniamy upon the hither
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