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

ed upon system Of public poliov,
which, if successfully inaugur ted would
disgrace our country in the eyes Of the
ciyilised world, and carry lust, rapine,
and murder into every household Of the
Southern States. ..... ... .......
| Resolued, That the act of the Federal
Administration in suspending the writ
of hnbeas corpus, the arrest Of citizens
not subject to military law, without
warrant orauthority, transporting them
TO distant States, imnrisoning them
without char or accusation, denying
them the right Of trial Nv jurv, Of wit
ness in their favor, and counsel for their
.lefence. Withholding from them all
knowledge Of their accusers AID the
cause of their arrest answering their
petition for redress ny repeated injury
and insult, prescribing in many in
stances as a c,nli'i,n Of their release
lest oaths arbitrary and illegal.
In the ahrilgnent If speech and Of
the press, in suppressing newspapers
by military fore" anil establishing a
censorship wholly incompatible with
with the freedom of thought and ex-.
preston of opinion. ...
In the establishment ola system of
esroignage by secret police to invade
the sacred privacy of unsupported citi-
zens; in declaring martial Law over
States not in rebellion and where the
courts are pen aud unobstructed.
In attempting to strike out Of exist
ance the entire value in slaves through
out the country !; in the attempted en-
forcsment Of compensated emancipa
tion. ........- ...
In the proaes-d t.x"tion of tho labor
ing white man to purchase the freedom
Of the negro and place his labor in com
| petition with the taxed white man.
In tn ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of tho State
Of Virginia, erecting within her bounds
a n W State without the consent f her
Legisla,ure-are each and all arbitrary
and unconstitutional, subverting the
cons'ituti,ns, State and Federal, in
vading the reserved rights Of the peo-
pie and the sovereignty of the States
and if ,nctioned destructive of the Un-
ion establishing upon the common ruins
f the liberties Of the people AMI the
sovereignty of the States, a consolidat.
cd military despotism.
And we hereby solemnly declare that
the American citizen cannot without
the crime of in6delity to his eountry's
constitution, and the allegiance which
he hears to each, sanction such usurpa.
,ions F; believing that our silence would
I've criminal, and may he construed into
consent and in deep reverence for our
constitution, which has been ruthIessly
violated. we de hereby enter our most
solemn protest'against these usurpa-
tions Of power.
Resolved, That in connection with
our fellow citizens of other towns, c un.
ties and States, we will use our utmost
influence to prevent the payment Of
single dollar ofthe money Of the pso-
pie, unconstitutionally appropriated.
for the unwarranted Executive project
Of compensated emancipation.
Resolved, That We synsnathize with
the soldiers who enlisted to sustain the
constitution and the Union. in the great
deprivation and hardships to which
they ha' g heen subject IN sickness ami
in health, that we demand in the name
Of justice and humanity. that the great
frauds which have deprived them Of
proper oil and raiment or care, shall
be exposed. and the authors duly pun
isl el and we insist on their being
promptly pail for the services rendered.
RESOLVED That the e,,rmo,ls plum
der Of the public treasury by self con
stitu'ed patriots, which has been rife
throughout the country, demands the
closest scrutiny and that the severest
punishment should foll,w a just expos
ure.
Resolved, That We cannot sufficient.