Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-03-10
For the Dayton Empire
DemOcrtiC Meeting In RuiIer
County.

At Democratic Meeting held at the Stone
School House in st. Clair Township, Butler
County, Ohio, Andrew Flenner was chosen
President and j. NJ. Warwick Secretay. The
following Preamble aud Resolutions were
read and unanimously adopted g.,
WHEREAS, The Constitution guarantees free
speech, free press, the right of petition, trial
by jury, protection to life liberty and property,
and other aud similar privileges and immuni.
ties, and iohereaS, 1t is the duty of every citi-
zen in this hour OF great national peril when
the fabric OF American Liberty is tottering TO
its very foundation to speak freely, forcibly.
and iearessly aud to use their influence in
favor Of a restoration OF the Union, aud the
preservation intact of the Federal Constitu
ton, and Whereds, The party in power have
shown determination to regard neither Con.
shtuton nor Laws but to act in derogation
of both, thereby invading the dearest rights
OF American citizenship making the will of
Abraham Lincoln, and not the Constitution
the measure of power, therefore.
Resolped, That all governments derive
their just poIOers from the consent of he
governed" that the fundamental principles
upon which our government is based are those
Of love- affection, fraternity concession and
compromise, and that coercion as a principle
never had an existence in purely democratic
and republican form of government, but that
it is monarchial and despotc power and be-
longs to Kings and tyrants only
Resolped, That we are in6exibly opposed
to subugation, determination, confscation
and emancipation, and consequently are un-
willing to give the Administration another
man or another dollar until the war shall be
changed from war upon slavery to war
for the Constitution and Union.
Resolced, That the Emancipation Pro
clamation is an outrage on the decency of
civilization, and religion of the age, and
gross insult and indignity to every patriotic
law-abiding citizen, and ought to receive the
ever lasting condemnation Of the civilized
world
ResolDed That Abraham Lincoln ia the
Nero Of America and for his many crimes
misdemeanors and aagrsnt violations of Con
stitutional obligation ought to be impeaehed
Res0lped That the Clergy of the nresent
day are the Devils, select and Insured renre-
sentatives preaching, enpy hate, malice. zen.
gedRoe, blood and murder instead of Lons
charity christianity and the doctrines Of
Christ, and hereby receive our unqualified
and indignant rebuke.
ResolUed, That we are in favor of an armis-
tioe and National Convention composed of
delegates from all the States, to meet at sneb
place as may hereafter be designated 10 CON.
slider terms of reunion of all the States
that being impossible reunion of the Soutb
and West at all hazards
ResOlped, That G. H. Valandigbam our
noble and fearless representative in Congreas
for his bold and manly opposition to executive
nsurpation, and unconstitutional enactments
deserves and receives our warmest thanks
Resotred, That this governments is demo.
cratic machine, and none but democrats know
how to run II, and therefore We will vote for
no man for no Office unless he give positive
proof that he is a sound substantial Vailandio.
ham democrat
Resolped, That Abraham Lincoln and his
minlons in power are nsing their utinost en-
deavors to centralizs the government into
one ponderous Federal head, by obliteratin0
State lines, passing bills for indemnifying he
President for arbitrary arrest and for enrolling
the militia, &c, and we hereby denounoe sneb
an exercise of power as usurpation and
tyranny.
Rssolved, THAT violence beoets piolencen
and accordingly that spirit of mob law which
has again begun to manifest itself in several