Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-05
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at the democratic" state convention:
Resolved that the great duty of every cti-
zen of the United States is to sustain the ma
tional governments and as citizens, not parti-
sans, ever mindful that although admnistra-
tons of the government are transitory, the
government itself is permanent, and was in
tended by its founders to endure forever, we
adopt, as expressing at once our duty and our
determination the language of Andrew Gack-
son, and declare that ''Ihe federal govern
ment must and shall be sustained"
Resolved that our institutions are assaled
by armed rebellion on one side, and on the
other by unconstitutional acts of congress,
and startling usurpations Of power by the ex-
ecutlve; the democracy are equally opposed
to both-thcy will meet the one with the
sword and the other by the ballot
Resolved, that in the imperlled condition
OF our country, the democrats of Massachu-
sets, having ever been true to the Union, 10y
al to the government, faithful to the constitu-
ton, obedent to the laws, and watchful of
the liberties of the people, soemnly declare
that the paramount objects of their political
action shall be to restore the Union as our
fathers framed it, to maintain and abide by,
in all truth and fidelity, the federal constitu-
ton, to preserve the reserved rights of the sew
eral states, the unity of the nation and the
liberties of the people, and to secure through
out the length and breadth of our country, an
honorable, fraternal and per nanent peace.
Resolved, that we lmplore all loyal men to
consider the manifold dangers that threaten
our nation our form of COVE nment and our
liberties, through executive usurpations, con-
gressional enactments, disregard of judicial
processes and decisions by federal officers
the Subordination of civil to military tribu-
nails, arbitrary arrests, refusals of those in
power to grant trials by jury, suspension of
the writ of habeaS corpus, arbitrary banish-
ment of citizens for the expression of opinion,
and the efforts to CONTROL on the part Of the
administration, by threats and force, the great
safeguard Of the people-the ballot box-and
sincerely invoke them to lay aside all old dif-
ferences, and meeting US, on common plat.
form, aid and assist us in our efforts to re-
store the Union, maintain the constitution,
preserve the liberties of the people and the
unity of the nation, and secure the blessed
ness of an honorable peace
Resolved, that we are opposed to the doc
trine of secession as fatal to our national
unity; that we are opposed to all interference
on the part of the national government, or its
officers with the 10 cal and domestic affairs of
the several states; and we are opposed to all
interference by the citizens of one state with
the domestic affairs of any other state, be-
of power in the general government, and
the other tends to destroy the peace and
harmony of the people; that we are opposed
to the assumption OF any assumed powers by
any department of the government as danger
GUS 10 the liberties OF the people and con-
trary to the intent of the founders of the
government; that we opposed to any and
all efforts on the part of the administration to
continue the present deplorable civil war for
the purposes of suhiugation or emancipation;
that we are opposed to the extension of mar
tia law over states not in rebellion; that we
are opposed to all interference by the mill
taty authorities with Gill elections--the sub
stitution of bayonets for ballots; and finally,
we opposed to all the enemies OF the
constitution and the Union, whether they he
found in open rebellion at the south or insidi-
ously at work at the north.
Resolved, that our present government was
formed by people which owed allegiance TO
several distinct and sovereign states; that the
people, DESTROYS of reserving certain rights to
themselves and their immediate state govern
mentS, clearly defined in the constitution the
power and authority of the general govern
ment and expressly preserved to the
states respectively, or to the people,"
all the powers not delegated by the
constitution to the general government;
that obedience to the constitution is the only
true test of loyalty to the government, and
any wilful omission to comply with or depar-
ture from It's provisions by any department or
officer OF the government whether in time of
war OF in time of peace, under the plea of
military necessity, moral duty or any other
modern name for treason or revolution, is
fraught with as much danger to the govern
ment and the rights and liberties of the peo-
pie, "a armed resistance to the laws or open
rebellion.
Resolved. That as our Union is composed
of Independent, sovereign states, no one Of
which has yet been wrested from the Union by
force of arms, look with adherence on
the proposition of leading republicans, to pro,
coed, by the arms Of the general government
to thrust any state out of the Union, under the
pretence that by the rebellion of any part, or
the whole of the citizens OF any state, such
state has ceased to be an integral part of our
Union.
Resolved, that this convention hail with
Joy the manifestations in North Carolina and
in other states where Instruction prevails, of
desire in the people to renew their obliga-
tons to the federal constitution, and to resume
their political relations co-equal states of
this Union; and we arraign the attempt of the
Radicals to insist on their party platform as a
condition of peace, as revolutionary in its
character, and tending, not merely to prolong
the war, but to produce anarchy and despot-
ism.
Resolved that whenever any states in
arms against the laws of the government shall
lay down its arms and submit to the laws and
the constituted authorities, the people thereof
will be entitled to resume and enjoy all the
rights and privileges given by the laws and
the constitution to citizens of the several
states.
Resolved, that we have entire confidence
in the patriotism OF the people and in their de-
termination, voluntarily, to maintain in suffi-
cient force the army OF the United States we
look therefore upon the CONSUMPTION act pass
ed by the last congress as unwise and need
less; we are opposed to its provisions as
harsh, oppressive and unequal in their opera
tions, and contrary, as we believe, to the con-
stitution; but ever mindful that our govern.
ment cannot exist il individual opinion be
substituted for Judicial decisions, we feel com
PEELED to obey and counsel obedience to the
act, and all acts of congress, until the COM
petent judicial tribunals shall declare them to
be unconstitutional, or until they have been
legally repealed.
Resolved, that the soldiers fighting in the
armies OF our country shall receive our warm
est sympathies and our best efforts TO sustain
and protect their honor and the glory of the
flag they bear; but our sympathies would be
but half expressed for them, did we fail tc
ccnsure thd reckless and improvident man
agement of the civil department that direct:
them, and the cruel delay and refusal to hole
out the olive branch Of peace to those errlns
States by which this prOtracted and cruel wal