Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-21
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Pursuant to notice meeting of the citi-
| Zens of Knox. was held at the Court House,
in Mt. Vernon, on Thursday, March 10,
! 1866. ~" f n''9 5'l .sf .ol
| On motion Off. J. Zimmerman, Charles
II. Scribner, Esq, was chosen President
! On motion, VIM. Dunbar, Anthony
White, VIM. Watkins and Luther Freeman
were elected Vice Presidents. ml 9Ilni
e. j. Mendenhall was chosen Secretary
and John s., Parrot Assistant Secretary Of
the meeting.
The President read the call Of the meet
ing, and briefly stated its objects. u lajIl
l.. Harper moved that committee of
seven be appoipted to prepare resolutions
expressive OF the sense Of the meeting.
Whereupon the President appointed L.
Harper, w. r. Hart, +. j. Zimmerman,
John Welsh, A. B. Ink, d. G. Montgomery
and w. j. Morton, said committee.
The committee then retired, and during
their absence the Democratic Band played
a number of patriotic airs, larl 4
L. Harper, chairman, reported the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were unanimous
| ly adopted: ''s
WHEREAS, Our country and its free in
stitutions belong to the people, and not to
any party, it is the duty of the people to
defend the one and preserve the other,
against the assaults of all enemies, whether
foreign or domestic; and
| WHEREAS, A revolutionary body,
usurping the title of the Congress of the
United States, but only composed of Sen
ators and Representatives of a portion of
the States, while twenty-five Senators and
tifty-eight Representatives, legally and
constitutionally elected, are excluded from
their seats, whereby eleven States of the
Union are disfranchised by the action of a
majority faction in Congress, which arro-
gates to itself absolute powers; and
WHEREAS, The rights of all the States
are co-equal one with the other, an in
fringement upon the rights of one State
is an attack upon the rights of every State,
and should be by all alike resisted; and
WHEREAS, The only rightful object of
the war was the maintenance OF the Con-
stitution and the preservation of the
Union; and f........... a....
WHEREAS, The majority of the so
called Congress of the United States sought
to establish a military despotism, under the
pretext of making provision for the freed
men, which was only defeated by the wise
and patriotic exercise of the veto power by
President johnson; therefore, be it
Resolued, That in the name of the patri-
otic citizens of Knox county, we tender to
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thanks for having refused the unlimited
powers of King sought to be conferred
upon him by the so-called Congress, in
flagrant violation of the Constitution.
ReSolued, That we thank him orvindicat-
ing the character of our free institutions
by declining to accept of imperial powers,
which would have placed him above the
Constitution, made him the tyrant of the
people, and have enabled him to have be-
come despot for life, with power to trans
NIT the Government to such person as he
might designate. ..'t 100
ReSolUed, That the rights of Ohio are
, put in jeopardy by the deprivation of elev-
en- States of the Union of their cOnstitu-
tonal rights, and that in asserting the
rights of Virginia and of the other States,
like situated, we but defend our own rights
and the rights of our State.
Resolued, That as no State could with
draw from the Union except by legal seces-
sion, or by the force of arms, and as the
right of secession does not exist, and as no
State succeeded in withdrawing by force
of arms, the Union exists, as prior to the
war, with all its rights, and all the rights
of the States unimpaired.
Resolued, That we tender our cordial
thanks to those Senators and Representa-
tives who have stood by the President, in
his defense of the Constitution and the
Union. To those who are Republicans, es-
pecial honor is due, for breaking the shack
les of party, and in disregard of threats
and intimidations, of defending the Con-
stitution, against the treacherous Schemes
of those who seek its destruction; and to
those who are Democrats, especial honor is
also due for sustaining the President in de-
fense of the Constitution, although the
elected candidate of another party. t.-
ResoLued, That this Government was made
on the White Basis, by White Men, for the
benefit of White Men and their posterity,
forever; and that we are opposed to con-
I ferring the right of suffrage on negroes, in
Ohio, or in the South, now, or at any future
time, or under any circumstances.
RESOLVED, That, regarding Edwin M.
Stanton rs the Judas of the Cabinet, we
respectfully warn the President to beware,
lest he be betrayed with kiss, and in the
name of the people and of the army which
he has betrayed, we demand his dismissal
from the councils of the nation. 4H l.f
RESOLVED, That the President Of this
meeting be instructed to forward copy of
these resolutions to Andrew johnson,
President of the thirty-five States forming
the Union, and to each of the Senators and
Representatives who so nobly sustain him.
ReSolued, That the papers of this District
and OF the state, which are opposed 10 the
subversion of our free institutions, and who
desire the perpetuity of the Constitution
and the Union, be requested to publish the
proceedings of this meeting. '-.'aa.-t
Gen. Morgan being called upon enter
tanned the audience in a most eloquent
speech, which elected outbursts Of ap-,
plause. - iH'tdIE.-d| -l.fl q -gJ NJ I
The meeting was also addressed by M.
H. Mitchell, after which the following res
olution was adopted:
Resolved, That our free institutions are In
imminent peril from the schemes of traitors,
and the intrigues of demagogues; and as it
4 is proper that the people should assemble
for the purpose of public deliberation, that
: the committee of Arrangements be request-
\ ed To call q Mass Meeting of the citizens of
4 Knox county, to assemble at an appropriate
time and place, and that until such time
this meeting stands adjourned.
/ On motion of Mr.. Mitchell, a meeting
i was announced for next "Wednesday, to
celebrate the anniversary of Jefferson's
Birthday. .zs.-
A vote of thanks was rendered to the
Democratic Band for the excellent music
they entertained the meeting with.sGr
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
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