The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-09-02
rhe Butter county Copp .rhead..

The Butler county C'pp 'rhead..
The Copperheads Of Batter county
met in Convention ut Hamilton on
Monday, and adopted the following
preamble and resolutions by an nj.
most unanimous vote:
WHEREAS, We have this dav mot
to protest agnlnst the further uncon.
stitutional slaughter of the people of
Ohio by the President of the United
States. his counsclors. aiders and
abettors, az well rs to decide in what
manner we intend to protect our lives
against ruthless, conscription, and our
property from taxation;
Il sale n, That the pretended war
for the Union, which the Abolition
lists and their allies are conducting.
is the natural result of 10 years of I'm
ccasing agitation of the slave labor
systam hy the people Of States where
it did not exist
Il s0iCek. That war for the intcgri-
tv of the Union, in fact, is justifable
and constitutional, only when the
States comprisingthe Upion are threa.
tened with invasion, or actually inva-
del by forcigh power
Res 'rat, That the president Of the
Uuited States cannot constrain the
allegiance Of the sovereign people III
any State or Collaboration
RcSolced, That the Cons titution Of
the United States is voluntary com
pact of the States, to which each
State acceded as party, agreeing to
vest in the Federal Government GER
tain delegated powers which cannot
he enlarged by Federal Presidents,
Judges or Legislators, and that the
assumption of undelegated powers
makes any act of the Congress or the
Supreme Court of the United States
or the President void and Of no force !;
and to that class belong both the acts
furnishing the shows of war, to. wit !:
the Bank Law and the Co1scn ption
Law, which are utterly void, to say
nothing of the mass Of other worth
less legislation.
Resolred, That the State Judiciary
having entirely failed to declare the
Conscription Law unconstitutional or
even to issue q habeas corpus TO try
the question, and there being no hope
in that quarter, nor in our Governor
nor Legislature, the evils OF the draft
are so monstrous that the people are
compelled to interfere and declare
that they will not submit to it; and
we call on every county to move in
concert as an effectual peace party, to
put an end to the wholesale destruc-
tion of our institutions aud our fami-
lies.
ReSo'r"d, That States have the
right to withdraw their consent to the
Union, and resume their independ
encc. by repeating their ordinance ot
accession aud passing ordinance OF
secession.
Resl1red That q State having beer
withdrawn from the Federation with
the consent. and by formal act o
the people, cannot be invaded with ;
purpose to compel its return.
ReSoicDd That the Federal Govern
ment cannot rightrIlly interfere with
or modify or abolish the system o
labor OF any State. either in or ont %
the Union, under any pretense. or il
pursuance of any authority, whatso
ever.
Resolred, That in the application o
these ideas. which in orr iudgmen
are constitutionallv reasonable. cvi
dent and Just, to the conflict bctweer
the Union and Confederate States
we but perform a natural and soca
duty in declaring "to all whom it ma,
concern" that no citizen of Ohio, res
ident OF Butler county, shall he com
PEELED to join the Federal army L
consumate the avow ed designs OF TIL
enemies Of State rights, even shoulC
it prove necessary TO give effect t.
this decision hv force and with arms
Res Iced, That the citizens Of thi
county, who are opposed TO furthel
prosecution of war should prepare 70
|, such Il contingency.
These resolutions are at least out
spoken, and crammcd full Of treason
1hey indicate the true position of tn
1 copperheads-pcacc with traitors an
5 war against loyal men; coalition wit
; treason and rebellion, and oppositio
to the Union and the Government
, The right of secession is PLAINLY as
serted and forcible resistance to th
4, draft is openly resolved upon. I'll
eOpperheads although they cannc
bear the thought OF fighting thei
Southern allies and friends, are rcf
D dy and willing to light the flames {
j civil war right here at home, and dc
lugc tho North with blood for til
/. benefit of the South And this i
G "peace' democracy