Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-07-14

protect liberty, TO be secure 10 tbeir
houses, persous and property. that dem
ocrs,s have. II 10 neither their mt rest
nor ours tha, cespotsm or ansIch,
should prevail snd il 'hey wish u
avoid bJth, lei them zee To II IN tine
that they give no occasion tor either
We will do our duty but let them Ie-
member TO do theirs.
In view of the circumstances that
hav. b,ou ht us toge,her, We hereby
resolve:
RESOLUTIONS.
/. That the will OF the people Is the
fouudsli OF all tree goseinnent.-
Tha, t. give effect to ,ni- Will, free
thought, Tree speech, and free press
sra absolutely lrdi-Pens ,ble. Without
ne. di .cnss 90 Their. IN NJ certainty oi
sound judgment without sound jCdg-
,nent 'hefc eau be no Use 4 rveinincni.
! .. That It Is All inherent am coned
iut,on.l right the people 10 d,scu-s
all measures OF their go'erhmeut, ana
10 approve or dlsapproso rs - then
best judgment seems rgnt. That they
hsve .se rghi 10 propose and advo-
ca that pc ICY winch il then judy
nett IL le-i, aud 10 argue and vote
a.slnst whatever policy seems u them
&, violate the Constitution, 10 imp.u
he liberir~, Or to he detrimental |
tuer @etia,e.
lha, these And all other rights guar
ante j /, them by the { onsli ulIon, IRE
| tie r rights IN [ me Of war IL well A. ~
iine {. peace, u lar ~ re ssin.bi.
aud necessary III va, han IN pence. =
Fer III peace, Liberty, .ccu,lt, aud pro
%, rty are seldom end iug.red ~ waI
ih,y are ever IN peril.
| 4. That we no. ray 10 al whom Il
NAV concern, not 10y wa, - threat, but
caImiy ard firmly, ,hat we will not sur.
,ender these fighla, nor uhmlt TO then
/ torclbe ,io alton. We will obey The
lave ourreh Is, and others must ob, J
them.
s. That there il u manifest difference
J beiwern tho aJ,nlnir tration Of our gov
eminent nd the government l-eli. Tn.
government consists Of The civil and 20
utica institutions created by the co.'s
tuition, and 10 1t the people owe nIIcg-
lance Inc aininistratlon are bat III,
d, GEMS OF the proi II, subject 70 therap
pto,a Or coadsmnati u, according I,
the III III or dement, Vi her scts.
u That We are opposed 10 to pro,e
cution of the Tor the purpose OF car,
lpg ont the emancipation proclamation
f the President OF the Unted States
aud If the Fed Ial Administration cx
pc / y united Nor h 10 Ut end rs Ell ri
10 sup press the REBEL on, IL must u,
ly come back TO the object of the wa
IL -.t forth IN the G,lttrhatn rec In ioi.
adopied Nv The House II h.p,csenta
I've. in July, 1861. but il must III II
dealings =, tie people Of Tie Stgte
lntrnge upon no one s'ngle light guar
sntted To the peopc Wv either the f., q
cral or State Constitul ons.
:. That We decl ue our deicrm ned oI
post on TO sy,lem OF emancipation h
The States upon compensation 10 l.
n ,dr ont of The treasury Of the Unite
Stste., AS burdet some upon the propl,
u,lnst ~ lts very nature, aud whol
!" W thout warrant ot the Constitution.
= That We declare that The pow,
WIN, Ii has IcCealiv Lcen a.sumed t., III
Preslden, Of tie tlnt, Il States, where
b,, undcr the 81 50 OF MI try ncvcs VI,
he has prod I'M aud extended MARTA
law over ; ates where war does not ex
1T, and has suspended the writ Of hd
beds corpus, IS nnwaranted by tho con
snluTon, a IL tendency Is to suhord.
nate cly,l To N lt.ry authur't, aud sut
vert our system OF tree govern muut.
o That we deem it proper fur be, t
declare that We would hail slth ples,u
and delight any manifestations IL
are on III part u tue .rGeeded ) ate
- turn To then egi'nce Ia the GO.
errm ~ OF the Unicn,and IN snoh even
We wonld 60 diiIiy and earnestly co-ol
crate with them H. the restoration ,
peaca aud the procurement Of their III
,eres erd rights.
10 That the sulliors composing on
: srn.i,s uo'it the warmest h.hks ii II,
MT 81. Ihcr county call d,.nd nnb
i'd they slond LvJur, may sta
know natlous graf tud aouo.i.d,
na lou care, And o,inp. Tia i, shall nv
~ on' memories. AID monuments sha
10 ral.ed 70 leach osreIi.y 10 honor b
patriots aud heroes VINO offered tie,
Ives NJ th,ir couotrY's altar Tier wl9
o~s md orphans sha lie I'd pit, d by llI
uatlop, 10 be wstch.d Owe aud "a cd 10
as bJe = uuy wor,hy Of nation
gisrd an,h'p.
IL. fhat We viii adhcret u the Con,
tltutioo an the Tn on ns the best
may be the last i hope e popu ar tree.
!om, aud Tor all wtongs eh,eh ma, Lav
b en- conn irtcd or evils which may *
~, will So, reaic.s ubdrr the ton.t,,u