New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-09
German Republican Central Committee

At a special meeting of the German Republi.
can Central Committee OF the City Of New-York held
on Tuesday evening. March &. Louis Naumann in the
chair and H. Beyerle acting as secretary, after the
transaction the routine business the Pres
dent briefly explained the objects Of the meeting and
the following resolutions. having been reported and adj
vooated by DR.. Charles hessman, Chairman OF TIE
Executive Committee, were unanimously adopted;
BY German Republican Central Committee OF tue Cit,
Reoired That the exceptional position in which portion
Of tie Union is at present placed, and WHICH daily reco
ned exceptional by nueroqs acts Of the Naona Govern
eut and more especially by the continued military
ton OF such portion ofe counrycsn be successfully
only by amending the Constitution OF the United states ~
such render conflicting constructions Of the re-
spccve powers the General Government and OF the states
individually impossible.
Reocd That in the amendment proposed by Represents
tive Bingham recognize measure Of this mature ana
urgently adoption by Congress and the Legs
latures cf the severed States.
Resoed That the legislative brnsch Of the National Gov
eminent alone entitled to judge OF the evidence Fenrnna
loyalty and obedience to the Federal laws which ,ha Be
produced by the II states lstey IN rebellion aud Is alone
empowered to prescribe the CONDITIONS OF compliance VIZ
winch BY those II States must rrecrde the restoration 81 hef
normal relations 10 tie National Government and Their par
ticipstion through their representatives. in Congress
Resoired That in article Secon g. OF the Constitution
which provides that republican form OF Government 1
be guaranteed TO all the states OF the Unon we ma an
grant power 70 Congress TO examine the condition OF the
OF government Until shall have become repuoicen sha
the history of the United states shows that according 10 h
American conception form Of government can be accepted
republican which excludes from the right OF Suffrage any
considerable portion OF the people
RcsOlted That while OF the Risahtlc
the Southern Rebellion and Of the participation therein OF &c
many citizens loyal States regard general amnesty
advisable aud practical step demand, ON the other
hand that Congress exact from tue ii rebeous states the
stringent guarantees of obedience to the Federal iw
snd especially that il the freedmen IN the nnenTsed
possession of their civil and political rights In inhlnent OF
the solemn obligation which the nation owes them -
Reored That hereby call the Union party IN d8
yarts Of country and .o delay TO express itself IN I'M
the state OF the country aud on the meas
be taken by The Government in order TO restore at an
early date the supremacy OF the laws This becomes more
mpersvey the duty OF the loyal party which saved the ne
public destruction nasmuch the who for four
unnteruptedly conspir.d with the Rebels now
making sduous efforts to ay before the world the voice
Of the people. ,
Re,ed That copies OF these resolutions be communicate
TO the President OF he nted States and both Houses OF Con-
gress.
1t was further resolved by the meeting to distribute
printed copies of the above resolutions 10 the several
German Union Clubs Of the United States and TO re.
quest them also TO express their views Of the poeS
situation.
The meeting then adjourned.