The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-01-18
Peace Resolutions I'm the Ohio
Legislature-LincOIn ElectOr
at Large for Ohio for Peace
AbOIitiOnists Changing Front.

Peace Resolutions In the Ohio
Legisiature-LincOIn Elect0r
at Large for Ohio for Peace
AbOIitiOnists Changing Front.
MIR. Connell (Abolitionist) introduced the
following preamble and resolutions, which
were laid ON the table TO be printed:
WHEREAS, Ii has been the object of the
Government and the loyal people Of the
United States, through the whole course OF
the present civil war, to defend and preserve
a strong, enduring and Just nationality, and
to maintain our great Republic as a popular
and Democratic Government in all its origi-
nal integrity, and
WHEREAS, Ii is believed that q large
portion of the people of the United States
now in rebellion, if not an actual majority,
not only were opposed TO the disruption Of
the nation at the inception of the rebellion,
but now PREFER the Government against
which the insurgent States. are arrayed IT
arms, to the de tdcto Government OF the so
called Confederate States, and
WHEREAS, The great ACHIEVEMENTS and
success of the armies and nayles OF oul
! Government during the war, resulting II
increasing the power, prosperity and
strength of the nation, and in desolatIne
! the insurgent districts and overthrowing
their former sovereignty, have demonstra-
ted that unless the insurgents soon return
to their allegiance, the States in insurrec-
ton will be subiugated, and become mere
provinces of the Republic; and
! WHEREAS, 1t is now an admitted fact that
the principle cause of the rebellion, slavery,
must necessarily cease 10 exist as one of the
results of the war, and this fact is now ac-
knowledged in all of the States in rebellion,
as well as by the de tdcto Confederate Gov
ernmcnt; and it is the belief that the time
has fully come for a proper expression o
opinion, both North and South, for or agains
permanent re-establishment of an unbro
ken and united nation, and that the question
may be fairly settled by the people OF tht
insurgent States, and by a true expression
of the popular will therein, wherher thost
! States shall, by continuing the war, be finally
suhiugated and made mere colonial depend
encies or, by peace and areturn to allegiance
to the Government, resume their condition
of State sovereignties with equal and unim
pared constitutional and legal rights IN tn
United States; therefore, be 1t
Resolued, By the General Assembly o
the State of Ohio, that the Executive ant
Legislative Departments of the Genera
Government be and are hereby requested t
take steps at once to submit propositions t
the de facto Confederate Government AM
to the authorities of the different States Ii
!. rebellion, that on agiyen day in each OF tn
original States of the Union, North an
South, fair, open and honest election b
held by the people, for the choice OF thrc
or more Peace Commissioners from eac
State, to meet in Convention in Nashville
Tennessee, or some other suitable point, t
arrange terms of peace; that the direct issu
:. of peace or war, and union or separation, b
made in said election by the presentation Q
opposing candidates representing the contlit
ing ideas
That the fair choice by the people of an
, insurgent State, of Union commissioner
shall be taken and accepted as tual decla
5 alton of peace, and return to the Unlo
5 on the part of that State; and shall EMIT
the same to be so treated by the Cover
}. ment of the United States, all Of whic
! shall be done with the understanding th'
} the peop!c of the several States of the VI
: ion may, in the manner and form prescribe
r in the Constitution of the United States,
a amend the Constitution of the United Stat
as to prohibit slavery in all the States, Ih
/ duringthe period of ten days iii which sa
n election snail De held, tntTe siail oe an "
n mistice and cessation Of hostilitles; and du
S ing the peiod Of twenty days while So
S convention shall be in session, there sh'
y also be an armistice and cessation Of hostl
v tics. And that on the failure OF the 20
G federate Government to accept or notl
It these p opositions, the same shall te &C,
r sioared as rendered to the authorities OF Il
g different States in rebellion, and action TAX
# accordingly with any of the same accedll
;, to said propositions.