The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-04-08
DEmoCRAIC MEETINGS.

The Democracy Of the south part of Perry
township met at Cory'sz school house on Fri
day evening last, pursuant to adjournment,
and David Weygandt, Esq, was-chosen chair
man, and il. Winbigler, Esq ;Ssecre:ary.-
The meeting was addressed by DEG. W. Hill,
isaac Gates and John j. Winbigler, ESQ
The policy of the Adminis:rationein the man
agemcnt of the unnatural and wicked civil war
nowTaging between the North andSouth, was
shown to have chan ged; from a pretended eff
fort to save The Constitution and Union as
they were,@4o a direct and indisputable at
tempt to o~verturn bobby the Establishment
of slavery in The District of Columbia tho
division Of Virginia into two States-the dec
~laration of martial law in the free. States not
in rebelfonzthc suspension of the writ of
Ao6cas c0pus--the emancipation proclamation
and with it the overthrow of Southern repre-
sentatien-aRd last and most infamous of all,
the CONSERVATION act, to drag po5r men into
the camps toGbe shot down because they are
minus the $500 levied upon them. After
which the following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted: -
. Resi- ered, That the Democracy of Perry
township will endeavort to preserve and perpet-
uate the priceless immunities guaranteed to-
the Americanspcople by The Constitution, In
opposition to all the attempts of despotic pow
ier to overthrow the same ~
Resoleed. That these proceedings be pub
.li<hea, in the Ashland Union. Fl
D. WEYGANDf,c CHAN. 81
III. WINR1eLER, Sec'y. a
- sG " Fl
Pursuant tosa previous call, the Democrat
of Jackson Township meet at Abe Centrsj
School HIouse-oE Thursday, April 2dy and af
ter appointing MILAN BUCHANAN, Chair
man and JoHSsBERRY, Secretary, they prof.
ceeded ito organize a Democratic Club, and5
the, following as their permanent off,
GERS Presidents WILLIAM BUCHANAN ; Vice
President, JOSIAH W1cKs Secretary DAVID
Treasurer, WILLIAM BERRY,
Whereupon the following pysanbhpand res
were adopted, and ordered to be publ
lished in the Ashland vi ion. ~ 80.
Y uEREAs, The Democracy of jackson TIP.
IN common with their brethren else here, feel
A deep interest in the preservation Of their
Constitutional rights and liberties, and sharing
also in the general afar#%. which pervades every
triotie breast, at he sAgeatened destruction
Of their rights and Tlibeetiess they do ia Con
%'ention assembled, adopt the following fesalu-
ions expressive of4their sentimcpts,e and ipdi-
'atiye, Of their future. action. f4sq BFAldsA -s72tI
Resolpcd, That We are unalterably opposed
o n dissolution, Of tins Union, aud We RtaidF,
low upon this question where we ever meaR I
he vindicating the doctrine of 4equalityI .
paternity and the reserved rights Of the peoqS,
qe and of the States. That We court the =
scratinyfinto al, epr .antesedepts npon ;
his point, and defy the malice of sAbolition. !
sm which is 2his. day hypocriticalry bewaihng :
hreatenea death the0Ln mon Which in. EJe 8
t aneitherilotea ofsehershetl.sis ,sIgoA ua - y
ResefeeaJ fThhtweia are opposed to. the fur. I
hen. prosecution, of a, war OF doubtful iGbestNk,y
eommsncemiaeSnit,sa and which is how sreh, I
cred disgraeefat by the Presidents Prociauia- 4
Of Emancipation.