The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-06-19

That we hail with pleasure and hope mani
festatiOns Of conservative sentiment among the
people of the Northern States In their elections,
and regard the same as the earnest OF good
purpose upon their part to cooperate with all
loyal citizens In giving security to the rights OF
every section, and maintaining the Union and
the Constitution as they were ordained by the
founders of the republic.
That, whenever it becomes practicable to OBJ
tain convention of all or of three fOurths of
the States, such body should be convened for
the purpose of proposing such amendments to
the Federal Constitution as experience has prov
ed to be necessary to maintain that instrument
in the spirit and meaning intended by its found
ers, and to provide against future commissions
and wars.
! That we will earnestly support every consti-
tutiOnal measure tending to preserve the Union
of the States. No men have greater interest
in its preservation than we have. None de-
sire it more. There are none who will make
greater sacrifices or endure more than~e to ac-
been, the devoted friends of the Constitution
and the Union, and we have no sympathy with
the enemies of either. 8ea
That the arrest, imprisonment, pretended
trial, and actual Punishment of C. L. Valland-
igham, a citizen of Ohio, not belonging to the
land or naval forces of the United States, nor
to the military in actual service, by alleged mil
than that of uttering words of legitimate criti-
oism upon the acts of the administration in
power, and of appealing to the ballot-box for
change of policy, said arrest and military trial
taking place where courts of law are open and
unObstructed, and for no act done within the
sphere of active military operations in carrying
on war, we regard as palpable violation of the
following provisions of the Constitution of the
United States
Congress shall make no law abridging the
freedom of speech or of the press, or the right
OF the people peaceably to assemble and to pc
titiOn government Tor redress of grievances.
The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers and effects, against I'M
reasonable searches and seizure shall not be vi
olated, and no warrants shall issue but upon
probable cause, supported by oath or affirma-
ton, and particularly directing the place to be
searched and the persons or things to be seized.
No person shall be held to answer for capital
or otherwise infamous crime, unless on q pre-
sentiment or indictment of grand jury, except
in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or
in the militia when in actual service in time OF
tiOns the accused shall enjoy the right to q
speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of
the State and district wherein the crime shall
have been committed, which district shall have
been previously ascertained by law"
And we furthermore denOunce said arrest,
trial and punishment rs a direct insult offered
to the sovereignty of the people of Ohio, by
whose organic law it is decided that :" No per-
son shall be transported out of the State for any
offence committed within the same
That G. L. Vallandigham was, at the time of
his arrest, a prominent candidate for nOmina-
ton by the Democratic party Of Ohio for the
Office of governor of the state; that the Demo-
cratic party was fully competent to decide
whether he was a fit man for that nomination !;
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right by his arrest and Punishment was an I'M
merited imputatiOn upon their intelligence and
loyalty, Us well as violation of the cOnstitu-
ton.
That we respectfully, but earnestly, call up
on the President of the United States to restore
G. l.. Vallandigham to his home in Ohio; and
that committee of one from each Congress
siOnal district of the state to be selected ty the
presiding officer of this convention, is hereby
appointed to present their application to the
President. IN
That the thanks of this convention are here
by rendered to HoratiO Seymour, governor of
New York, for his noble letter in relation to the
arrest of Mr.. Vallandigham, and the president
Of this convention is hereby directed to COM
municate a copy of This resolution to Governor
Seymour.
That the establishment of q military govern
ment over loyal States where war does not eX-
ist, to supersedc the civil authorities and sup
press the freedom OF speech and OF the press.
and to interfere with the elective franchise, is
not only subversive of the Constitution and the
sovereignty of the States, but the actual nau-
guration OF revolution
That it is the sworn duty of the Governor of
the State to protect her citizens in the enjoy
ment and exercise of all their constitutional
rights; and we have beheld with deep humilia-
ton and regret, not only the failure of David
Tod, Governor Of Ohio, to perform that duty,
but what is still worse. his active participa-
tons in the violations of these rights.
That VIC denounce as traitors, the abolition
JacObins who are seeking to bring about civil
war in the loyal States, with the view of turn
ing, if possible, the bayOLets OF the amy
against the breasts Of the fathers, brothers. and
friends of the soidiers--subje cting these States
to military surveillance and dominion.
That we denOunce as libellers of the Demo-
cratic party and enemies of their country the
men who are engaged in representing the DEM
Ocratic party ls wanting in sympathy with our
soldiers in the field l. i i us,st SANDER upon
human nature 10 assert that the Democrats,
who have hundreds of thousands Of brothers
and sons in the army, do not sympathize with
them: and il is an outrage upon the Democrat
ic party, that has always stood by the country,
to assert that is not the friend of its gallant
defenders
That NJ conduct of Brigadier General Mason,
the military commandment at Columbus and OF
the officers COMO sing the Provost Guard, in
preventing all appearance Of military restraint
upon the proceedings OF this convention, shows
that they have Il just appreciation OF the Consti-
tuition OF their country and the rights Of the
people and that they are wise and patriotic Of
iceis: and that their conduct on this occasion
is in striking contrast with the contrary con-
duct Of the military authorities upon the Occa-
sion OF the late Democratic meeting at Indiar-
apolis, and we take pleasure in expressing our
confidence i'll General Mason ard the officers
and soldiers under his command.