Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-05-27

1 SOP' 'Hc ~ COiICSuc " siuy
power, military or civil. the rights and i'm
munities we have heretofore enjoyel under
the Constitution OF our country; but have
assembled as Of old TO express in fearless.
but respectful terms, our sentiments in re-.
gard, to our once happy country, in this
hour OF her distress and humiliation.
ReSolced, That we believe that that these
States to be sovereign except in so far as
they have ronferred power on the general
Government, by the letter and spirit of the
Constitution.
Resolced, That q The enumeration in the
Constitution, of certain rights, shall not
be construed to. deny or disparage others re
tanned by the people and that The
pewers.not delegated to the United States
by the Constitution. nor prohibited b. it to
the States are reserved respectively, or to
the peop'e.
Res0lUed That the privilege of the
writ of hcbeas corpus shouldl not be sus-
pended, u less when in cases of rebellion or
invasion the public safety may require it,
and, therefore, the arrest Of Hon. Clement
L. Fallandigham, citizen of the sovereign
State Of Ohio, where neither rebellion nor
invasion existed, is a fragrant violation Of
the Constitution. ..
ReSolced; TAatt Congress (should) make
no laws respecting an establishment Of reli-
gIon, or prohibiting tie free exercise there.
of or abridging the Freedom of speech, or
OF the Press or 3fthe right of the people
pcaceahly 10 aSsembie-;" Therefore, the
set of Congress known as the indemnity act,
authorizing the President to do these illegal
ana unconstitutional acts, and indemnifying
him for th, Sc heretofore done, is in contra
vention cfthe Constitution 81
ReSOlUea. That the Constitution provides,
IF tl,o
bear arms. shall not he iufringed - and anv
order contraveuing this provision is uucou-
stitutIunal.
Res0IDed, That We appeal to that clause
Of on: Constitution which provides that,
The right of the people TO be secure in
their erSons. houses, papers, and effects,
against unreasonable searches ani Seizutes
sna not be violated aud no warrant shall
issue, but upon probable. cause. supported
by oath or affirmation - and deny to any
power the right u make arrests, otherwise
than as provided iy the Constitution, III
IN any al the States of Ibis Union. not nov
In rebellion ss
Resotcca, That the Constitution has wise
, ) pr Ivide!, that, - NJ person shall be held
10 answer tyr car ital. or otherwise iufa-
NOUS crime. unless On q preseutment Or in
dlctmeut Of Grand jury, except in cases
y
Militia, when in actua al service in time of
war and public danger nor be deprived
oi life, liberty, or property without due
I process ui law )" amd hence the arrest of
! cltzeiS, IN States in which there IS 10 re-
oeilion, contrary u the forms Of law, ana
without trs'cess Of any kind, are clearly
violations ot the Constitution,
Assvfced That the Constitution further
provides that, In all criminal prosecutions,
the accuse shall euj " The right to d speedy
and public trial by All impartial jury Of the
1 State and district wherein the crime shall
have been committed, which district shall
reliUusly have been ascprtaiued by law.
and to be informed Of the :fIture anil cause
OF the accusation u be Confronted with the
witnesses Against him - aud all arrests and
proceed ngS, in peaceable States, contrary to
these provisions are in ,lerugatiun Of the
constitutional lights tie citizen and iata to
constitutional liberty.
RcSc'ced. That we hold the Constitution
not t. be fur weather" instrument
bat the H1gHd Chartd Ufthe citizen. his
chart IL sunshine and in >torm-n war and
!. in peace and anything that cannot be
preserved uuccr its prov,sr us, is not worth
l,feSeEyil g.z-z--~s.
heSo'rei, That we. in common with the
i'' t'i - ttIO iLIStASCa Ci Inc North. lmpiOre
tie authorities f the nation. to cease their
ass" upon the lights Of the free people
Of the North, to bring their war measures
| back to that condition which fanaticism
! compelled them to depart from; and ia the
! lEture. 70 prosecute it for the restoration of
tie " Constitution as it is, and the Uni.n
as it as. y
Eesoi0ed, Tha, nutIing less will satisfy
the Democrats than Union of the thirty
Tour States, under the Constitution, as they
we're before the .ebellion cummeDcod.
ResolUel, That in the language of our
fellow citizens, Of Syracuse, New York we
protest against the seizure, trial. and SEN
tenoe pronounced upon Clement L. Valan>
oieham, and against all similar seizures,
trials. and DEGREES, as subversive OF the
fundamental principles Of American liberty;
as tending to universal anarchy and dis
order; as inaugurating n reign Of terror
and despotism forbidden by the very charter
by which government here exists. rs y
public declaration and exam pie on the part
OF the federal authorities, that the Cons
stItutlon having ceased to bind them, has
ceased to bind allegiance tc them; and, as
ieadlng necessarily TO the distur bance of our
peace and to probable collisions, involving
rum alike to our country, our institutions,
ourselves and cur posterity; and in this
belief we but discharge our duty as citizens
In demanding that the federal authorities
revoke the sentence so unwarrsntly pros
nounced against Vallandigham that it re
store him to his family and home, and 20
the f-eemen of Ohio, and that it refrain
from all similar proceedings in future. 70
the end that alike the people and the Gov
ernment may be preserved from further in.
jury. BE .iI.sF t ro n
ReSoeued, That we de- m the only saliva.
ton OF, our county to depend on restora