Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-03-09

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States, by his emancipatioD proclamation, has
struck u Serioue blow AT the rights Of the
State created an almost impossible barrier
between the North aud South, IN attacking
tbs beople ofIifteon States through domestic
insliiun0n which is blended with their social
fabfc and over which the individual States
possess exclusive control and power and re-
gardless of tho great lessons Of the past, the
national executive, in pandering to the insane
fanaticisn Of the abolition faction, has Yentur-
led pbon system of public policy which If
Successful, would disgrace our country in the
eyes Of the civilized world, and carry lust,
rapiue, and murder into every house in the
ssveholjng Statea
ReSoiced, That the acts of the federal ad-
minsiraiioI IN suspanding the writ Of habeas
corpus, the arrest Of citizens not subject TO.
military law without warrant or authority
transporting them to distant States--incarcer-
ating them without charge or accusation
denying them the right Of trial by jury, Of wit
ness in their favor aud counsel for their dei
fense--witholding from them all knowledge Of
their accusers, and the cause Of their arrest
answering their petition for redress by repent
ed injury and insult-ptescribing in many
cases. as a condition of theirrelease, est oaths,
arbitrary and illegal
| In the abridgment Of freedom Of speech
and of the press-ln suppressing newspapers
by military force, and establishing censor
ship wholly incompatible with the freedom OF
thought and expression of opinion;
| In the establishment of a system Of espion.
age by secret police to invade the sacred
privacy Of unsuspecting citizens .0
In declaring martial law over states not in
rebellion, and where the courts are open and
unobstructed for tho punishment Of crime;
In attempting to slsike out Of existence the
entire value Of property in slaves throughout
the country;
In the attempted enforcement Of compensa-
ted emancipation
In the proposed taxation Of the laboring
white man to purchase the freedom and BE.
cure the elevation of the negro H...
In the Acknowledgement of the state of Vir-
ginn erecting within her boundaries a new
state without the consent OF her l.egislature--
Are each aud all arbitrary and unconstitu
tonal, aubyerting the constitutions, state and
federal, invading the reserved rights Of the
people and the sovereignty Of the States, and
If sanctioned the destruction of the Union,
establishing upon the common ruinS of the Ii
berties OF the people and the sovereignty of
the states 4 consolidated military despdtsm.
anu VIC nerepy '"'e'nn'y ueeIhre tnaI no
amerlcah clt'@eh can, without thf crime OF IN
h1elty TO ms country 5 constitution, ana the
allegiance wnich ne pears TO cach, sanction
such usurpat'ons Believing that our silence
VIII be criminal and may he construed INTO
consent IN deep reverence ioT our poPstltn-
ton, "n'ch mas been ruthiessly violated we
do hereby enter our most solemn protest
against these nsurpallons OF power.
lVth, heSotoea' mat IN connection with
our iellow c'tlIens Of other states we wIll use
our utmost iunuencesio prevent the payment Ol
single dollar oil the money OF ihe people IN
constltutonaiiy appropriated Tor Tie unwar-
ranted executive project OF compensated enan
| cipatlon.