M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-02-11
Cls2o LGaIsg.AEJGS.

NGGA 81, sen. Nac& 20 S.aF1fN.
CG1o LG2IsLAEJGS.
ia TIE E)usG, February Ist, the
81, 10 gjy- Pr,ta;o C1urn cgo2or-
roat ilsjs.,ci:oa with Common Pleas
UyUc's, in tho petition of o3utai,
wa Indefinitely postponed. The
,anj]r.N oi the committee 90 Military
Aii4ics aI,lrtd .lr ad0p;io1 tAa iJI.ow
log 8a5s.iA!e iUr resolution. previ-
oI5,y referred 20 thea:
SUBSTITUTE BY THE MAJogIrY OF TnE
OoaNlTTEg.
Rc57'a.3 b. The General Asssn,.
By + he 5;a'5 4 Oijo, TIM. IN
,h,s c,igi, o! our coan'Ty's history,
20 d1em i em,adriIy jaat 1HA prs
pJr in th9 nano and ol behalf Of the
people OF ;nis State to renav oar
plodg.s Ot devotion to the Federal
Oa!oa Rrl th3 Co7s,i.asiJl OF A,ese
Stasa9.
RcsyloiI, That.h R9b,lion shall
DO crUahel, law and orlar reatJral
aud the az Of oOr County muct
ioat in t'.nnph oyes every loot OF
America coil.
Il s9!gc2, That, in the opinion OF
! Ihjs General Assembly, tue Emanci-
patton aad Amnesty Pc0cipluat.on5,
bsnei by onr hoUest, devoted. and
cmineut!r patriotic Onief Magjs'rsta
tis Ezcall4ncy Abraham Linc9lu, ere
jnaicions, wise, aud proPuE, and meet
oar hearty approval.
ReSoyv;2, That the Governor bc
requested to forward copies OF the
foregoing Resolutions to the Posi-
dsut and 70 each Of our Senators and
Representatives in Ceugress.
Mr.. RRArroN, from the Minority
Of the committee on Military Affairs
offered ;hs following preamble and
resolutions, as q substitute for the
above:
sUBaTITuTE BY TIE MINORITY OF THE
cHAGITTEE.
WHERGAs, Thu President, In biz
message OF tho 9th CT December
1893, clams, that the Union caus
has gained important and substantial
advantages ani
WuEaE4s, IN view OF these tri.
nmpbs, it is 10 longer beneath ou
dignity, nor dangerous to oar safety
to eyiAce generous meguanimity DO
coming great and powerful people
by Offering to the lnsurgents an op'
portunity to return to their aliegianc
without imposing on them destruc
tive conditions therefore
Resoloed, That we, the Represen
tatives OF the people OF Ohio, hol
| tho Federal authorities TO q stritt ad
herenco to the solemn pledge mad
by Congress at tho oatlct of the wal
/ that tho war should not be- wngod 0
onr par: Tor any purpose OF ovel
Throwing, or interfering With th
rights oil established in5titutiona {
the Statcs, but to defend aaI main
tain the supremacy 0: tbs Oonslitu
zion and to preserve tho Union, wit
'SFaAi ihe dignity, equality, aud right
lot the several States unimpairQd, al
los soon as theae objects are accom-
fpiished, the war ought 70 cease.
Resolved, That the iriumphs wo
lbt our aoi1iera IN the ttsld shoul
, s.-w 30 fsilJgednp spS sSes.sd b
= siae peace making policy Of tas STA
: tcsmaD,
Resolved, That the rebol Stats
q should not be prohibited from as8um
.Iing their former relation to lhe
tsister States and the Union, bv in
posing upon them any Coalition e;
-Icept suJmifalon to tie Constitute
l. oI the United States and lava pa8sy
, lin pursuance thereof.
; Resolved. Tha. tie doctrine re
=. lccutly aunouucod BY tho dOminal
: party, ami endorsed by the Prosidel
liz his late Proclamation, that Il
, trebel States have ceased to be Stat'
! Of the Union, sballnltlmate,y be hel
!, as Territories Of snbjugated Provi1
ces, ami shall not be restored to ii
,tUnion, except on conditions unknow
Ito the Federal Constitution, "is
o glaring breach of plighted faith, ten,
\ 10 prolong the war, ratideS and col
frms tbs doctrine Of secession an
. therefore, ought to be rebuked ar
c5ndomned by all g9pd and patriot
men.
. The substitute Of Mr.. Brattou WI
, voted down By party vote +; and Il
8 previous question WAS s1s!aiusd {