Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-07-26
rHEVERMONr DEMOCRACY
ReGOid4ious Passed at their Recent
state Convention.

Resolred. That the cardinal principle OF
cur faith is mistaken devotion and IoyS"y
10 The constitution and the UnioO'
Resolved, That in the restorshon U
the constitution to its rightiui snprema>
cy is our only hope that the UNION can
abide.
tbc Federal government has lawful juris-
dictior by virtue of the constitution. and
that it is it's boundeo duty to maintain its
supremacy and execute all laws of Con-
gress constitutionslly enacted, and over
come all impedlment or resistance TO the
rust exercise of such Jurisdiction by all
necessary military force, yet We protest
against the usuruation and lswless despos-
ism, for v:ndictive party erds OF this ad
ministratinn. for it subveTts the constitu.
ton and renders hopeless the restoration OF
the Union.
IL has denied to sovereign States all con.
stitutional rights, and thereby absOlVed
them from all allegiance.
I, has stamped down na'ion that il
nav install military desposisu upon the
ruins Of constitutional liberty.
II has wag4d bloody var for the avow
ed purpose Of extirpating eight millions Of
p9npls from the homes of their fathers,
and hlotling from the American CON
steIlation one~half Of the states Of the To-
ION
II hss sought to arouse sad enlist the
mos, wicked and malignan, passions reck-
PASS Of VII ends, fit lot subvert the exist
Jug government and immediate American
citZsrs.
a Il has struck down freedom of speech
ard Ci the press.
1t has stripred from the American citi
sAn his panolly and consigned him to the
bhs,ile without process, without charge
ard without the opportunity OF trial.
II has, by military violence, suppressed
the ballot, snd dictated elections Of she
rniht Of the beynnet.
1t has annulled every constitutional
guarantee for the protection Of the citizen
ard objected him to the irIepr sssibie Tyr
amy of military violence.
Resoleed. 70 the end that sHch evil.
pay be removed, that free ballot, enc
free unrestricted election is mt only
means Of preserving essential rights, hut i
the very end for which government is in
stituted, and this right must be exercises
at ell htzirds.
ent cvils Of the administration may cease
the overthrow of the arrogant and cOrrUI
party in power shall be primary objec
win every man, and to declare it to b
rnr duty ae well as that of all good citizen
to defeat the election of Abraham Lincoln
and Andrew johnson, for the tfices 0
President and Vice President VI the Unite
States.
Resolved, That free press, free speech
free ballot. freedom of religion and tn
right Of h0beds corpus to protect the liber-
~ Of every citizen are the essentials of
free government and free people. and W,
box with alarm on the late proclamation
a the President, declaring martial law il
the loyal state Of Kentucky, as fOreshad
owing the REPETITION Of the means which
have been used to carry the elections, ant
which will again be attempted 70 pcr2etu
ate the power Of this corrupt administra
tiDn.
That we look with alarm and the wors
Epprehensions for the future upon tn
growing national debt and the deprecia
tiOn of the currency a free people ough
not to indulge in the present extravaganza
ut the expense of future want and depend
ence.
That We approve and applaud the con
duct Of Hon. Horatio Seymour, Governo
OF New York, in maintaining the suprem
Scy OF tho civil Inv and attempting t
punish the violation of the freedom Of tn
press by the arbitrary suppression of tb
Torld and JoUrnol o! Commerce newsp;
pers.
That We congratulate the democracy
Vermont upon the steudfsstuess of tt
people Although leaders may deser
the people are true to their principles, L
we rladge our hearty approval to the ca,
didutss this day nominated.