The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-03-27
pisloyalty in the Legislature.

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~ On Friday Of last week, a tempest. on
a small scale, was created in the Ohio
House Of Representatives. by an amend
ment offered by Hon. Mr.. Dresel Of Frauk-
lin County, to some measure then pend
ing before that body, that in this dark
hour Of our country's history, il not trea-
sonable per 50, has squint in that di
rectiou, and were offered, doubtless, only
for the purpose Of throwing burning
fire brand into the Union camp, as well as
to test the strength Of the loving,
Constitutional sticking, suple-kneed wor-
shippers at the shrine of King jeff, the
lst, who claim to be the embodiment Of
the Democratic Party. In order to give
to our readers clear view of the whole
transaction, we give in full the resolu-
tions of the Hon. Gentleman from Frank
lin County:
"WHEnEAs, In the prosecution of the exist
ing war the present Administration has assum
ed powers utterly at variance with the letter
and spirit of The Constitution Of the United
States, and has thereby forfeited the confidence
Of the people; .5
.8a.WarREAs, In order to re. establish full har.
mony aud mutual confidence between the sover'
eign people aud its appointed servants it is
essential that the voice Of the people should
he heard and needed by the President, his
Cabinet and in the halls Of congress; tire.
fore,
l. RESOLVED, That while we assert our de
votion to the Constitution and the Union and
will support the authorities of the United
States in the full constitutional exercise Of their
powers, we deliberately avow that the liberties
Of the people are menaeed by Congressional
Federal usurpation, and can only be preserved
BY the energetic action Of State authority, and
we are determined to maintain and defend the
honor of our State and the rights of her people
2. RESOLVED, That the CONSUMPTION law re.
Gently passed by Congress is subversive Of the
sovereignty and rights Of the States and de-
signed to make them mere dependencies upon
the Central government, unconstitutional in
its provisions and dangerous to the Liberties Of
the people. ,3.
g. RESOLVED. That the National banking sys,
tenn recently inaugurated by congress, based
as It is upon an unconstitutional and ire
d,emable issue Of paper currency. cannot fail
if forced upon the people Of the State to prov
destructive to the existing moneyed institution
of the several States and is covertly designed
to establishsa vast central money power. slk
unknown, to the Constitution of the Unite
States, and dangerous to the principles upo
which our Government is founded,
A, RESOLVED, That the President by hi
emancip, ton proclamation has assumed pow
ers not granted BY the Constitution. struck
serious blow at the rights Of the States and cl
ected an almost impossible barrier between th
North and the South, and that by thus par
dering to the insane fanaticism Of the Abolitio
faction, he has ventured upon system Of pnt
lie policy tending to Disgrace our country
the eyes Of the civilized world and carry lus
rapiue and murder into every home in Il
Slaveholding States.
5. RESOLVED, That the acts Of tho FEEDER
Administration, in suspending the writ Of h
hcas corpus. tho arrest Of citizens not subject
nilitlry law without warrant or authOrit
transporting them to distant States, incarcer