Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-04-18
SIi;iInoIsiu Valley t'rIiOu Meeting.

At p meeting of citizens Of ShGnokin Valley
friendly to the Of the Government in its at.
temPts crush the present rebellion, held the 9Th
Of April, 1863. AMOS NAsrINE, WIS called TO the
chair Jonas Beruinger, Jacob Reed SEN. Solomon
Martz Jesse Reed David Reed md Eli Reed, Vice
Presidcnts and BpnjI amin Banner and Jacob H.
Muench. Secretaries.
The following preamble and resolutions were unan-
imously adopted
WHEREAS, our government is row engaged in a
struggle for the perpetGaton oi every right dear TO
us as American citizens, and requires the united c
forts of all good true and loyal men in its behalf
and WHEREAS, we behold the bitter partisan spirit
that is becoming dangerous in our State the tend
ency of which is parayze and Illustrate the plans
of the Federal and State authorities in their efforts to
suppress this infamous Rebellion; therefore,
ReS0irsd. LIST. That We will unite ourselves and
support the Government in this hour of national pc
r We therefore ask friends and neighbors to lay
aside all petty jealousies and party animosies and,
man stand by us in uphoding the President
in his war measures, in maintaining the authority
and the dignity Of the Government and in uufurlng
| again the glorious emblem Of our Nationality over
| every city and town of RebedOm.
I'd. That we hold in dctcsiRtiun and will eXccrate
any who in this struggle for our national life,
offer factious opposition to either The Federal State
authorities, in their efforts for the ygo
prosecution of the war for the suppression OF
! this Goddess Rebellion.
Sd. That we opposed TO all propositions for
cessation of boslilites, compromise, other than
those propositions which the Government has constant
ly offered Return to loyalty and obedience to the
Union, under the constitution fathers made il.
4th That we hereby pledge our hearty and undi-
| vded support TO the legally constituted authorities
of our once happy country, IN their efforts 10 crush
the Ioulest conspiracy and rebellion ever inaugura
| ted against the government in any age. Govern
ment, that has enriched and favored those deesable
traitors, who with bloody hands. aiming their
blows to destroy that Government, and erect in its
stead one of the most detestable oligarches known
to the world.
9th. That the Consti,utionally elected Chief Ma,
gisrate Of the Union is clothed with powers by and
with the consent OF the Congress OF the United States
to put down rebellion, que insunecton, and repel
foreign INVASION it therefore becomes the duty OF
the ''powers that be, and in the present cont est
every act calculated and intended embarrass and
weaken the government in the performance of its
sworn duty must encourage and strengthen the re-
belhon.
9th That we behold with sincere regret certain
pary-eaders, protesting to be loyal TO the Union ye
with all their powers OF eloquence and persuasion
endeayOTing TO embarrass tho government, create
distrust instgate the north to open resistance to thu
necessary and constitutional acts of the government
thereby creating diversion In favor Of the Rebellion
prolonging the war, encouraging resistance and fin
ally ifsuceessful in their dsoyul schemes, bringing
about recognition of the Rebel Confederacy and
, dissolution OF the Union,
9Th. That dissolution of the Union would be m
tonal death. The rich inheritance bequeathed TO u
sI our fcre fathers and purchased by the blood 0
our Revolutionary ancestors would be torn asunde
5 and trampled upon Our greet national roputatio
gone, our tag would be insulted with inipunity b.
the nations Of the world, our power gone, and tn
honored name of citizen of the United States woul
be a byword and roproach in all foreign lands Th
hope Of freedom for the human forever destroy
e cd, and Monarchioal despotism would soon agai
embrace with its tyrannical arns the entire globe
: 9Th. That our brave officers md soldiert in n
field, who an latiiirs In our eountry's cause, a.