Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-04-28

and deaigned to make them mere dependencies
upon the Federal Government; uno0nstitution.
al In ita provisions, and dangerous TO the libsr-
ties OF tho people, the anthoritiea or each Of
the States should sternly resist the operation OF
o scheme 80 fatal to tho Just relations which
should always exist between tho Federal and
State Governments. En- WV
Sd. Rssolrsd, That we call upon our Repro
ssntatives In the State Legislature to favor the
passage Of q law prohibiting the further Immi-
grafton OF negroes Into this State.
On motion, the proceedings OF this meeting
were ordered to be printed in tho Ohio States
mgn and The C,isis. lsl w .is
Very able and satisfactory epeeches were
made by Col. s. Medary, jackson Smith, oi
Delaware county, aud Hon. Geo l.. Converse;
OF Columbus, after which tho following resolu-
lions were aleo resd and adopted:
lst. ResolueG, That ID 10 the duty Of oil low
ers OF the Constitution and the Lava, after an
experiment of two years of useless waste of trea.
sure and blood suoh as the world has never
known, to turn their thoughts from blood to tho
contemplation Of the prosperity and blessings Of
peace; that We have no hope of our country but
in the people, who have, when their will was
properly expressed, always been for the Consti-
tuition and she Union; that we have lo8t all con-
hdenoe In the President and his advisers, as they
nave trodden under foot the Constitution and
Laws OF the land; they have arrested citizens In
Tree Government without warrant and without
constitutional authority, inoarcerated them In
prisons without accusation, without trial by
jury, without the benefit of counsel, wlthou!
The right to be heard In their own detensc, q
thing unknown 10 any Tree Government, and TO
Wnicn We' as q free people, cannot longer cub
NIT,
2d. Resolued, That 1t is to the people we must
look for restoration of tho Union aud the
blessings Of peace, and TO these ends so should
direct our earnest and honest efflFte, and hence
VIC are In favor Of the assembling of National
Convention OF oil the States at the most eonven-
lent place aud at the earliest practical period 80
toatjust our National difficulties that the StAtes
may live together 10 harmony, each being pro-
tected In their rights guaranteed to all by our
tathers under the Constitution.
Sd. Resolued, That We easnesily recommend
cessation of hostiIities for such q time "a may
bo necessary, to allow the people of the North
and South to express, through q National Con.
ventioD, thoir wishea for peace aud tho main
taipa noe of the UniOn as it Was aud the COnsti-
tutlen ss il 10.
4th. 'Resolusd, That we have elWaye granted
our opponents the right 80 investigate our do
ings In war and in peace, eiike public and pri-
vate, without mob violence or NDy othde resist.
ence, and we, as freemen, claim the same
under the CoDstitution aud laws of q free Gov
eFnment, and it forced will resist ID the last
extremity, any sLJ all attempts to tako away q
free utterance Of oar sentiments undeF the
Constitution from whatever source they may
cone.
5sn, Resolusd, That We will in future mark
the renegade who will join the enemies of his
country's Constitution, and protest agSint them
as being traitors 10 their party, rsnegadcs TO
principle, aud unworthy OF support or conf
dence.
9th. Resolued, That 1t Is, therefore, of great
Importance that the people should initate at
once some plan to restore tho Union aud stop
tile bloody hand OF war Rhicn ia ncR dosolat-
ing the fairest portion of our onco happy
land and streaing its bosom with the bones of
our murdered fellow citizens.
7th. Resolued, That tue proclamatiGne of
abraham Lincoln Of September 22i, 1862,
and OF January let, 1868, proposing ~ give
freedom to the alayea OF the Southern ssates,
are Unconstitutional and contrary to the rules
OF Civilized warfare, calculated to bring shame,
disgrace and eternal intamy upon the hitherto
uDEullled flag OF tle nation /; that 1t will unite
the South aud divide the North and thus pro
long the war and that as Democrats Wo ore
ever ready and willing to do battle for the Con.
stitu!ioa aud the Union, ind will protest against
any war which has for its object the execution
and enforcement of said proclamation.
After which E F, Bingham, Esq, Of Coium.
bus, made few remarks, and then Clcaed one
of the mest orderly end interesting meetings
ever held in Jefferson t1wDsnip, at the result Of
which ali seemed gsatified, even Republican,
VINO remarked that he thOughS he had Gss bis
last vote for lhe Republican party.
JOSEPH EDGAR, Chairman.
FRED NEIs REHDER, Secretary.