The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-15
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isnt the american people were TO do any
thing whirh could be considered as in any
way spIIoyieg the disregard stown to 'he
iuaieSiy o. ,he law. even by one lao so em-
inentIy tni0ytd tleir couiidence and regard.
One sul i,ci more, and we shaa etneluie
You cxp'ess your regret that our meeting
Spoko 'as Dem, crats;'' and ou say that Sin
tins time OF na'ional pgril you, would have
yreierred to meet us upon levei one step
llgher than any uarty platform You thus
compel us 20 sllsae to matters which We
should have pre- erred to pas, hy, But we
can not omi, to notice your eli icism, as u
casts at least an impl ed reprosch upon cur
motives and our proceedings. We beg to
remind Jui Ai!a;, whtn, tie hour OF our
country speril he'd s0me, when it was evident
that most gigantic effcrt was TO he made
to oRubveFt. our institutions and 10 overthrow
the Government, when it vas yitslly mpoT-
iant that parry feelings sh,u uid be lad aside,
and that all should 10 called upon to unite
most cordially ard vigorously TO MAINTAIN
The Union; at The time You were svcrn into
Office as President OF the United Sla'es,
when you should have urged your fellow
citizens in the most emphatic amer TO
overlook all past differences aud orally in
defense OF their country AID its Institutions,
when you should have enjoined respect for
the laws, ard the CcnStituucn, SO clearly
disreeardcd by the Sou'h, y0u chose, lcr the
first iime under like circumstance in the
history Of orr country, TO set Up q party
platform, called the "Cticago Platform" as
YOUR creed; to advance it beyond tie ConSti
tuition, and 10 speak disparagirglyy OF that
great conservative tribunal OF cur ccuRtry
so highly respected by all thinking men who
. have inquired into our institutions the SUI
pfeme Court Of the United State.
,,sYour administration has been trpe 10 tle
principles YOU then laid down. Notwith.
standing the fact that several hu dred thon-
sand Democrats in the loyal States cheer
fully responded to The call of their couutry
filled the ranks OF its armies, ard by theiI
strong hands and willing arms" aided tc
maintain your ExcelIency and the officers o
government in the possession OF our Naticn-
al Capital; Notwithstanding the iact that the
great body Of the Democrats o. the county
have in the. most patriotic spirit given theil
best efforts, their treasure, their brothers and
their sons, to sustain the Government and tc
put down TIE rebellion, you, choosing tc
overlook all this, have made your appoint
ments to civil office, from your cabinet cfii
GERS and foreign ministers down to the per-
sons of lowest official grade among the tens
of thousands engaged in collecting the reve'
nues OF the country, exclusively from your
political associates.
Under such circumstances, virtually pre-
scribed by Your Administrator ard while
most OF the leading journals which support
ed it approved the sentence pronounced
against MIR. Naiandigham, it was our tue
course our honest course - TO meet as
Democrats" that neither your Exctllency
nor the country might mistake our antece'
dents or ourpositiOn. ..fl..-.
IN closing this communication, VIC desire
to reafirm our determination, and we doubt
not that of every one who attended the
meeting which adopted the resolutions we
have discussed, expressed in one Of those
resolutions, to devote " all our energies tt
sustain the cause OF the Union" .. ...
Permit US, then, in this spirit, to ask YOU
Excelleucy to re examine the grave subjects
we have considered, TO the end that on you
retirement from the high position you occu
py, you mayd deaye behind you no doctrines
and no further precedents OF despotic powe
to prevent you ard your posterty from en-
joying that constitutional liberty wi ich i
the inheritance of us all, and to the end, al
so, that history may speak Of your admins
tration with indulgence, if it can not will
approval a
We are, sir, with great resTect, yours yer.
truly, JOHN VII PRU4N, p
Chairman OF Committees.
James Kidd, George II. Thacher,
Gilber G. Davidson, G. w. Armstrong,
j. V. P. Quackenbush, William Doyle,
VIM. A. Fassett, Franklin Townsend,
o. M. HungerioTd. VIM, Appleton,
John Hogan, B, R. Spilman,
Henry Lansing, James Mckown
s. Hand, A. IL. Tremain,
Nj. K Cohen, Daniel Shaw,
John Cutler, W. Simon,
q. Van Benthuysen, A. E Stimson,
- Isaac LedeIer.
Albany, June 80, 1868.
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