New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1863-04-03

Resolutions unanin' 'usly adopted a
a DE m cratic lleeti"g he'd Al
Jacksonville Chic, ,asaU Co. loaoa
March II, 1868.
Reso!ved, That the United State,
are Confederacv Of Sta es, CO equa|
in sovereigntv and political power in
dependant in their seperate organic
ati"ns and reservIng to each. all rights
not granted hv the, constitution to the
general government.
That while as citizens IF Iowa We
assert our devotion to the Constitution
and the Union, and will hereafter, rs We
have heretofore, suppor. with zeal and
energy the authorities of the United
States in the full constitutional eyer
cise Of their powers, we deliberately
avow that the liberties Of the people
are menaced by Congressional anil
Federal usarpatons and can onl be
preserved by the energetic action of
'he people. .,,.,.....
Thai while we len ,unce the heresy OF
secession as unlefen lei and unwarrant
ed by the constitution, we conf !ently
assert that whatever may heretof'Tc
have been the opinion of our country.
men, the time has now arrived when all
'rne lovers of the institution are ready
to abandon the uaonstrous fallacy tina,
the Union can be restored by the armed
hand, and are anxious to inaugura'e
such action. honorable alike to the con-
tending sections, as will stop the rava
ges Of war avert universal bankruptcy
and unite all States upon terms Of
as members Of one Confeder-
acv.
That the Democracy of Jacksonville
Township, s.mra this;ns with their
conservative brethren Of the whole
Northern and Southern States, pledge
themselves to uhite with them in the
adoption Of all honorable measures.
having in view the cessation Of hostil-
tiles between the North and Snuth ::
I he reconstruction of the UIian,on such
terms as shall thoroughly defne the
rights If the States the restoration ot
those fraternal feelings which form the
true foundation Of the federation, AMI
the erection upon more enduring
basis of the temple of the Constitution.
That the conscription bill recently
lntrot ucca by Senator Wilson of Mass.
and subsequently, became law, is
subversivc of the sovereignty and rights
of the States, and designed to make
them mere dependencies upon the gen
eral government unconstitutional in
ITS n easures and provisions and dan
ger'us to the liberties of the people.
The authorities of each of the States
shoald sternly resist the operation of a
scheme so fatal to the ju relations
which should always exist between the
Federal and State government.
And if any State should be go u :
f"rtunateas to have such dupes at the
helm as guides Of our ship of state
let the conservative men, the true
democracy-put themselves to the dirty
work though it be, and rear up monu-
mems { mind over matter in place Of
tire present incumbent blots. that need
only to be mentioned to lie despised.
That the Banking system recently
passed by the Congress ofth. U. s., has.
ed as it is upon a.. unconstitutional and
irredeemable issue of paper currency,
cannot fail, if forced upon the p 'ople of
the States to prove des' ructiye to the
existing monied institutions Of the
several States, and is certainly design
ed to establish a vast anil central money
power alike unknown to the constitu
tion Of the U. s., and dangerous to the
principles upon which our government
is funded.
That the President f.f the U. S., bv
his emancipation proclamation has
struck serious '.low at the riyh Of
the States !; erected an aim St impas
sable harier between the Nnr1h and