Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-15
Now and Then.

of all parties to the following resolution
"Resolcea, That while the Constitution of
the United States was ordained and establish
ed by the people in order to form more per
feet Union, establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility provide 70, the defense, and secure
the blessings Of liberty, and contains ample
provisions for the protection of life, liberty
and property Of every citizen, the dearest
Constitutional rights Of the people of--have
been fraudulently and violently taken from
them-their territory has been invnded by an
armed force-spurious and pretended legisla-
tive, judicial and executive officers have been
set over them, by whose usurped authority,
sustained by the military power of the Gov
ernment, tyrannical and unconstitutional laws
have been enacted and enforced-'test oaths
of an entsngling nature have been imposed
ns a condition of exercising the right OF
suffrage and holding oiiices-the righI of the
people to keep and bear arms has been in
iringed-thc right OF an accused person to
speedy trial, by an impartial jury, has been
denied-the right OF the people to secure their
persons, houses, papers and effects against
unreasonable searches and seizure has been
violaied-they have oeen deprived of life,
liberty and property without due process OF
law-the freedom of speech and OF the press
has been abrldged-the right to choose their
Representatives has neen made of no effect
murders, robberies and arson have been
instigated, and the offenders have been allow
ed to 90 unpuished-that all these things
have been done with the knowledge sanction
and procurement of the present adminlstra-
ton and that for this high crime against the
Constitution, the Union and humanity we
arraign the President, his advisers, agents,
4. fhar
before or after the fact, before the world /;
aud that it is orr fed purpose to bring the
actual perpetrators of these atrocious out
RACES and their accomplices to a sure and
condign punishment hereafter"
Now we presume that the Abolitionist
who reads the above, unless his memory
is remarkably retentive, will be ready to
swear that it is Copperhead resolution,
adopted by some Copperhead Convention
for the purpose of aiding and assisting
the rebels, and that such doctrine is perni-
cious and ought not be tolerated. If, how.
ever, we fiji out the blank in the resolu-
ton with the word Kansas, dim recollec.
ton may fit across their beclouded men.
tai vision Of the time when they either
were not advanced so far on the road to
political degradation, and actually held
the liberties Of an American citizen as o.
some value, and claimed the right of call
ing to strict account even so exalted I
parsonage as the President of the United
States, or were playing the hypocrite
They will remember that the above reso
luton was adopted by the Republican Ma
tional Convention that met in Chicago il
$50 and nominated ABRAHAM LINcoLl
or President. The resolution constituted
their Indictment against BUCHANAN anC
is administration and, as all will admit
was the chief plank in their platform; con
stituting their chief stock in trade tn
capital upon which they conducted tn
canvass, resulting in the election of Nh
LINCOLN.
How indignant they were at these a
legged outrages on the dear people of '6ar
sas With what holy horror they role
up the white of their eyes and invo ked Il
curse Of God on the administrF .tion 70
as they said, trying to force on the peop
"tyrannical and unconstitutio nal laws
They then recognized such thing as t
Constitution How they wagged til,
Tongues about "test oaths;" "the right
an accused person to speedy trial
jury" How thep rallied against "depri
ing people of life, libe' ty and propel
without due process Of law" and wi
terrible maleclictiOns they pronoun'
against BUoHANAS. } low it is pronounc'
treason to lisp disaI probation of the a
of "cut wise and e 1alted President l.
COLIN" We hAr lily know which viii
pronounced in h story as the greatest dc
sion and huml Jug, the Abolition pc
passing the ab owe resolution for the !
pose Of imPo sing upon the country
lief in theg exclusive devotion to