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The Toledo Union Democratic Club.
ToLKpo. Feb. l0th, 1868.

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The Toledo Union Democratic Club.
TOLEDO, Feb. 10Th, 1863.
EpIToRs SrATEgMAN-- Gents ;--0n the 18th OF
January last the Democrats of the city Of To-
ledo met, pursuant to notioe, and formed Club
Of the name and style of "The Toledo Union
Democratic Club" the object and business of
which (as declared by its Constitution) "is the
reading Of such governmental, national, poliu.
cal and historical books and papers az treat of
past and present events relating to our country;
and also the discussion Of any suggestions that
may be made for the restoration OF law and Or
der, union and peace, loyalty and patriotism,
where now exist tyranny aud confusion, dis
union and war, secession and treason"
The officers Of our Club are-W. W. Jones,
President; John 4. Hunt, Vice-President; A.
T. stebbins, Recording Secretary and Treas
urer; and Andrew Young, Corresponding SEQ
retary.
On Thursday last (the fret stated meeting of
the Club the following resolutions were report
ed by a committee, discussed, and enthusiastic
ally adopted without dissenting voice:
WHEREAS, The present Administration, In
accepting the functions of the Government,
declared to the country, through the President,
In substance as follows: IL have no purpose,
directly or indirectly. to interfere with the nsti-
tuition of slavery in the States where 1t exists,
and believe have no lawful right to do so;"
aud the thirty-siIth Congress of the United
States, by unanimous vote, declared that
neither it nor the people Of the non-savehold
ing States have the Constitutional right 10 legis-
late upon or interfere with slavery in any Of
the slaveholding States of the Union; and the
people of the loyal States, relying in good faith
upon the honest fnlfillment of the trust, and
the carrying out of the will Of the nation, as
expressed by these declarations were united as
one man against dieuni0n and secession, ana
every part of the country Wed with its
nelghbor ia contributing men and money
for the support Of the nation, threaten
ed with destruction by armed traitors
aud while reposiug in that faith, the cause OF
the country prospsred. its armies were success
full, ana the hopes OF all true patriots bright
ened-bellevipg they could see the end coming,
when the Union would be restored and peace
and harmony again prevail over the whole
land-but, suddenly the Administration alarmed
the whole country by its intolerancein declaring
martial Law over the loyal Ssates-placing the
military, 10 violation Of the Constitution, su-
perisr TO the civil authority-deaying hear
| Ing 10 the parties whom IL held under arrest
suppressing the presses which it could not sub
sdze encouraged the formation of secret
political societies of oath-bound members to
SPY out and hunt upsubjects to fill its prisons;
employed detectives to dog the footsteps Of
those ii hoped to entrap, stealing upon them in
tile dead hours of the night, instead Of arrest
| ing them in the open day; and, when In prison,
with cowardIy fear, denied them all access to
| friends, and communication with dear ones at
home-iolloWing which, the President issued his
celebrated threat that he would abolish slavery
on the first day Of January, 1863, and which he 10
now attempting to do under the plea of military
neeessty-the enly effect of which would be 10
liberate the slaves Of loyal masters (it 1t could
be enforced), the confscation act having al
ready declared the freedom of the slaves of
those in rebellion. As consequence of such
departure from the principles with which II eet
out, the Administration has involved the ooun-
| try in confusion, deprecated its credit far be.
low that Of any of the loyal Sta!es-so that the
national six per cents will not bring as much
as many of the railroad bonds of the country;
set an example Of violation Of the Constitution
and laws, which encourages anarchy, cofrupts
the people, and demoralizes the army; there
fore,
Resolped, let. That II 10 the fret duty Of all
true patriots TO unite their efforts to bring back
the Administration to the principles upon which
it started ont, that the efforts of the country
may be united In crushing the rebellion and
restoring the Union.
ID. That the military is subordinate to the
ciuil law, where the civil law can be enforced;
and no sophistry on the part of the Administra-
tion, will Justify the War Department. in yio.
| latiDg the Constitution and laws of the country
by Illegal arrests (notoriously partisan In their
eniorcement), and no eS post Jdeto law enacted
by Congress ought to indemnify the psrpetra-
tors Of such outrages, with the peoples money,
or shield them from the penalties which Justly
attach to the violators of individual rights.
Sd. That We look upon the proclamation Of
emancipation as unconstitutional, uncalled for
and issued under misconceptlon Of the effect
II was calculated to produce. That proclama
tions, 10 order to be effective and binding, must
haze the authority Of lato; and, we regard the
proposes to tax the people Of the free States, to
liberate the slaves Of the slave States, as an
act Of executive usurpation; and We object to
the encumbering Of our posterity with debt
for this purpose, and the exciting OF external
hatred against US on the part Of loyal persons
In slaveholdng States, as the emancipation
proclamation will do andis now doing. ~
4ih. That the present Administration, by
its action and war policy, has given On artificial
and extraordinary force to the Abolition faction,
in place of the delegated will of the nation
/ ana made itJelt the instrument OF illc0ncerted
and inoongruous projects; rather than the or
gan Of consistent and wholesome plans, digest
ed by wise counsels and modified by mutual
interests. And that THE faction has, for years,
by their noisy, inconsiderate and pharisaicai
action, disturbed the harmony Of the people Of
the States; treated the Constitution and the
J laws with contempt, whenever they came 10
conflict with their peculiar ideas OF "hishs
law," and which has finally illuminated in mad
dening the South into rebellion.
5lh. That while We will yield implicit obedi.
ence to law and constituted authority as sacred
obligation and duty enjoined by the fundamed.
tal maxims Of the republic, we protest against
the innovations upon the spirit and letter Of
our Constitution, which are manifested by an
Artful, oveneachng and interruptions minority
Administration, to centralzs power in the handi
OF the General Government, tfsmpls upon the
rights of the States, destroy individual liberty,
and change the whole fabric Of our Govern.
ment.
9Th. That virtue or morality is necessary
spring of free governments seems to have beer
forgotten BY the Administrator tion--peculatio Il
winked at in high places, and official misconduct
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