Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-08
RESOLUTIONS,

Mr.. Hamilton, of Texas, from the com
mitteeon Resolutions, reported tile follow
ing: .v#"Y'sF ". .7t"n'a ifts.E
/. Resolued, That the loyal people of the
South cordially unite with the loyal people
of the North in giving thanks to Almighty
God, through whose will a rebellion, un-
paralleled for its causelessness, its cruelty
and its criminality, has been overruled to
the vindication of the supremacy of the
Federal Constitution over every State and
Territory OF the Republic, ,,..,,... ,,.i....
2. That we demand now, as we have de-
nandedat all times since the cessation of
hOstilities, the restoration OF the States In
which we live to their old relations with
the Union on the simplest and fewest con-
ditions consistent with the protection of
onr lives, property and political rights, now
In jeopardy from the vanquished rebels
lately in arms.
/, 3. That the unhappy policy of Andrew
johnson, President OF the United States, is,
in its effects upon the loyal people of the
South, unjust, oppressive and intolerable,
and accordingly, however earnestly we de-
sire to see our respective States once more
represented in the Congress of the nation,
we would deplore their restoration on the
inadequate conditions prescribed by the
President, as tending not to abate, but only
to magnify, the pefils and sorrows of our
condition. ana Ilfa
A.. That the welcome we have received
from the loyal citizens of Philadelphia,
under the root OF the time-honored hall in
which the Declaration nofIndependence was
adopted, inspires us with the animating
hope that the principles of just and equal
goVernment which were made the foItn-
dation of the Republic at its origin, shall
become the corner stone of the Constitu-
ton 9'a. ~ ina ioA II p ..' ipaal
s. That with pride in the patriotism Of
the Congress, with gratitude for the feeT-,
less and persistentsupport they have given
to the cause Of loyalty, and their efforts to
restore all the States to their former con-
dition as States in the American Union, we
win stand by the position taken by them,
and use all means consistent with peace
fpl and lawful course TO secure the ratitica-
ton of the amendments to the Constitution
of the United States, as proposed by Con-
gress at its recent session, and regret that
the. Congress, In its wisdom, did not pro-
vide by law for the greater security OF the
loyal people In the States not yet admitted
to representation. 1ll S,1i..sI no anfgnid 4
6. That the political power of the Gov
ernment. of the United States, In the ad-'
ministfatIon OF ublic affairs, is BY it's
Constitution, contided to the popular or
law-making. department of the. ;G0vern-
ment.. '7A''l 'A'''''. - "Vlid /" -
z. That the political status of the States
lately In rebellion to the United States
aud the rights ofSthe people
Of snch States, are. political questions, and
are, therefore, clearly within the control of
Congress, to the exclusion and independ-
ent OF any and every. other department Of,
8. That there is no right political, legal
or constitutional, In any State, to secede or
withdraw from the Union, but they may,
by wicked and unauthorized revolution and
force, sever the relations which, they have,
TO the Union, and when they do
they assume the attitude Of public enemies,
1T war with the United States; they sub
Idct themselves to all the rules aud prinoi-
Piles Of International law and the laws OF
war. applicable to belligerents, according
70 modern usage. eisif ,gabliuil nslai.1i adi
10, That we are unajterabIy IN favor of
the Union OF the States, and earnestly de- !,
Sire the legal and speedy restoration Of all
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