The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-10
jasted in peaceful and constitutional man

TASTED in peaceful and constitutional man
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Rcsolrsd, That the Democracy of Bel
mont county desire, and do hereby make
known 10 the delegates who will represent
this Congressional District in the Chicago
Convention, that il is their wish that the
said delegates shall use their influence, and
cast their votes for the man, IN said Con-
vention, who will pledge himself to bring
the present bloody and fratricidal war to a
close, and who will seek a restoration Of the
Union through the means of Convention
of all the States, as provided by the Consti-
tuition of the United States
Resoiced That we hail with joy the
spirit manifested by Messrs. Clay and IlOl-
comb in their late efforts to bring about
peaceabe adjustment of our National trou-
/ bles and restoration of the Union, but we
utterly condemn and deply deplorc the prin-
ciples of Abolitionism which led the Presi-
dent of the United States to repulse the eff
forts of those gentlemen for peace and Tn
ion, between the States
Resolre,l, That when the President of
the United States declares as he does in
his late correspondence with Clay and Hol-
comb that peace and un;0n shall not be re-
stored to the people of this country unless
Slavery is abandoned by the people of the
Rebel States he but mamifests the same un-
patriotic spirit which led him to declare that
the Union could not stand part free and part
slave and that he would never rest satisfied
until Slavery was put in the way Of uti
mate extinction-a spirit that deserves the
lasting cxccraton of every pataiOt within the
boundaries of the Republic.
ReSolred, That as men who know our
rights and have counted the cost Of main
tanning them, pledge ourselves by all the
powers which the God of nature has given
us. never to surrender the Constitutional
rights of our State and to maintain for our
selves free speech; Il free press free courts,
and the right Of speedy and impartial trial
by Jury; free elections freedom of rclig
ouS opinion freedom Of public asscmblage
for the discussion of public affairs, and pc
ttion for the redress Of grievances free
dom from arbitrary arrests, searches and
seizures freedom to keep and bear arms
as a necessary means Of security to free
State and that we will stand by and defend
these and every other right guaranteed to
us by the Constitution Of the United States
and of the State OF Ohio.
Lewis Sutton then offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolred, That as the Editor Of the Go4-
cite has been threatened and abused, for his
upright course, therefore it is the duty
of every good Democrat and Republican to
sustain the paper by securing additional
cash paying subscribers.
Hon. j. W. WHITE, being present ad-
dressed the Convention in an able and in
tereSting manner. He was followed by X.
$. CLARK, in an excellent speech
On motion, it was requested that the pro-
ceedngs Of this meeting be published in the
ST. Clairsville Gozette, the Democratic
newspapers of this Congressional District
Crisis, and Cincinnati Enquirer.
On notion Convention adjourned
j. W. MILLlGAN, Rrcs't.
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