Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-17
RESOLUTIONS.
Passed oy tile Pierce C>mty Demo
cratic Club, at a meeiiny held at Els
Uorth, Morch 81, 1862.

| 1U0rth, NGrch FL, 1862.
| WyEEEAs;-A Government lased
upon the wishes Of Il e Re lie, rs expires.
ed ct the ballot b,x, is in e.ery sense f
the word the 'ply truly literal form If
Government; and whereas; In I'll past
ages rs at the 'cseot time, questions Of
National policy have arisen, Wherein the
interests [ TIE Pc. le are concerned; and
whereas; In the great ami loyal Demo
e,atic party, upon the ,'lats~.;i hid down
by Jefferson. arI han'ed down to this
generation l,y such good anil wise men
as jackson. u uGIai, and others we
might m,nti N. is. and ever has Eeen. a
patty whose first great car 'inaI principe
las beer strict AM nnwayerin adhere
ance t. the principles of the Constitution,
and as parry. have ever deprecated ar
at cmI.t 10 Vi late any Of lie many COM
pacts IF that in~trumer' believing any
dc, .artuie { ON tie principles there laid
down lie he harh;nge' If sectional
difficulties. AMI if persisted in 10 any
geat extent woun produce civ waf;
Therefore
IeeaolOed, ThGt we believe it 10 lie the
dug Of every loy:l man, ia this day OF
great nati,,'al c;;lam:. les, 80 unhcsilating
~ and wlhcut faIterag, attrh himself
10 t,'at party whose p';'~i lies thr ugh
! nc decades have hui ..>incI tn tie intel
i.,e"ce, wealth aud greatness Of tie Ma
tivp.
Re ,llped, TRAIT those PRINCIPLES we
fihd embodied in tho cardinal principles
"f the democratic parry, therefore VIC
pellge ourselves to labor f.r The advance
meat of those principles by seeking once
again 10 place ur bleeding AMI diStrac-
tie connry beneath the guidance of
Democratic statesmen, which hope Gun
not lie realized exc pit it be through the
ballot bnx.
Re diced, That il Montgomery NJ
Cuthrcn. the Dem. cratic n.inince for
chief Justice OF the oui. eme Court, we
find n man Of rare combinati, NJ. IRE EN-
inenJy ,rra'if, in! him CIR that p siti.n,
AID we Fed e ourselves to spare no cf
fort that s'!al end To- secure his clcctioa
to that high position.
ResolUea, That we ple'lye our un3iyi
ted sur. ,o,t to he Ad sims, a,i' II in I'll
endeavors to res orc the cpunir, 10 its
orig nal s;rud'ng, upon the basis Of the
Il MON as it was un Ter ''the ''onstitu-
ton as it is" and dat when That is n.
complisicd, We believe this War ought /,
| ce &C.
Ec5olyed, That The maintenance iuvi-
oia,c of the rights Ct the ,. ties, anl
especially the rglrt of each o,ate - der
/ an C N, oil its owh domestic iastiu,. rs.
a,c Ging To- lis own j.. gao, cS. rs, C.
~, j. e>seni' al 10 Fat lailan:t "i ,,..acr
o. which, ~. pe,irct;c', IL i, !ut..,c1 u
,ur political fabric depea''s.
RcsoJ ed That he PEG; le justly view
with 70 :" the lecless e..tlava sarce VIII, b
pcv"dcs every department of the Fe'le
IL Goyc~a 'ent at a return > rirl
con ". AID .pfHta|i';iy is iu.'is, 'c1-
sable ia a est tic sys.ema,' pluncer Il
Ire ,,ubI'c ,rea urv by favored IA tisa1s,
Willie The recent S 1rt'Irg ;icvcI :pments
f frauds and eruption, al III" Fe, 'eral
me; opoIis, show thai an el.,ire change If
administration is i'm. 'erativcly demanded
Re;,I- q, That tic history of ;he
PIE ;cl. Nalio ri Adm;Hi>irlt'on is n lis
try 0; repe led wrcA;-s ana usurj,1ti1rs,
te:ding directly t'''vu throw the | Linn,
su'vef: the powe 5 # tie 6 ties, "nl TO
enslcve the people; and Il i its ,escnt
policy is FIST DIG ;iry tho na,i.n irto,
First, cnsoli,liinn ~ he FEDERAL pow
or On sp. ',us pfe: Il Of + iIhlry ne
eitv," anl S>cold, 10 mil;,ayv ucs
;,o.ior, m"re 'a'oIer:l l. than TINT II
au~u..,; by the House o. ,.a2;burg; 10
D, Ove which, let few historical iac s
be subm;i,e.; to c..u.''d world.
The President has without excuse or
legal au, ho,,s suspended the sacred writ
Of babeas corpus, in tie loyal States,
thus ST. king down 10 right. of tue peo-
pie.
He his caused G.. ;"ens to be arrested
t.n nol tel &C. istart States, aud iacqr-
serated IN lcatbsome prisons, without
cha ces or fctu~a,i IS aga MS, ,iem, and
{: .er keeping ihem in Dues u il The
event of popular election. has ordered
them 10 'o ''houorably tlischa. .ed' with
out consolation or re,ices.
lie has denied he citizens Thus arrest
ed AMI ia. iisoped, III: by Jury, or
any iaI, and has withhold ON them all
knowledge O. inf, nation as 10 who
were t er accd,e:s or the cause of their
res.
lie has al 'emp;e,!i 10 destroy the freedom
of the press and compel that Palladium
Of our liberties 10 silence by unlawful
seizures and pretended confscat;ons,
without warrant of law. charges or ria
of any hid.
He hai attempted to suppress the free
dom Of speech, by ar'estiog citizens who
have animaverted upon the measures and
policy of the Administration.
He has caused to be arrested persons
! engaged in circulating petitions for thu
removal of officers Cor incompetency, thu
striking down the sace ed American RICH
of petition.
He has wholly disreglrded the RICH
of the people to abe secure in their per
sons, houses, papers, and property
| a;st unreasonable searches and scjz