Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-09-28

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200 Comprehend Democrats Of this coun-
tv among whom we fnd the names of the
foremost men of the present Bread aud
Butter Democracy. PURSUANT to the call
the stay-at- home peace patriots held a
meeting in SWeetsers grove, near town,
on Aug. 13. 1861 The Democratic Sand
ard Of Aug. Is. says the exercises con-
eluded BY adopting unanimously the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions, after
which, Sthe multitude adjourned with
the determination to prosecute @ speedy
peace
We, the Democracy and Conservative
peace men of all parties, hereby declare,
that the past three years Of blood aud
strife, prove the Administration of Lin
coin to be entirely Incompetent for the
emergency; having at It's command all
the men and money 1t demanded. has
shown III. energy OnLV against individual
citizens in the destruction Of their per
sonal and constitutional hberties-and 10
the prosecution Of this war has declared
a purpose and policy foreign to the Union,
/ has welded the purse and the sICOrd Of
the naeiOn, for the emancipation OF the
black man. to the subVersi0u Of the lib
lefties of the white man. He has made
the military superior 10 the civil power
IN States net IN rebelllOn-has OVer-leap-
ed every Constitutional barrier-has sup
pressed free speech and free pFess-has
caused the arrest of citizens without the
warrant or sanction Of law-depriVed
them Of the right Of trial By jury-has
suspended the great lRyjt Of Right -
has obstructed the Courts Of Justice
made judges dependent on his Will-"he
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and sent hither sWaFms of officers, to
harrass the people and eat out their sub
stance and as he has destroyed State
sovereignty and State lines, aud erected a
consolidated Imperial Desp0tisnl. s. AZ
President whose character Is thus mark
ed BY every act which may define a
tyrant. Is unfit to be the ruler of free
people.
Moreover, we believe and declare that
the past history of this bloody and fra
tFIcldal war, proves that the present re-
belliOn cannot be crushed or the Union
restored by blood letting or further use
Of the sword That l0Gr IS DIS Union.
final and eternal separation, in the lang
uage of DOuglass-and ''the foundation
Of the DR5oH must Be laid IN the Affections
Of the people says Geo. Washington
aud President jackson also said in re
gard to war as a remedy for existing
evils ia his farewell address IF such
a struggle is once begun, and the citizens
of one section arrayed against those Of
another; let the battle go as it may, there
will be an end Of the Union.
In view Of these things and the bleed
/ ing and des0lated condition OF our cOun-
try, with tens of thousands of weeping
wives and widows and helpless orphans
we believe that further drain upon the
| country. for men and money, and to pro-
seeute this war to be ruiuous and, we,
therefore, protest against further con-
scriptiOn and taxation, and declare our
selves in favor of the Immediate inaugu-
ration of peace measures as the only
hope Of our enslayed and bleeding cOun-
try.
Therefore, ResozUed, 1st. That we re-
affirm the doctrine Of State Rights as
embodied in the Virginia and Kentucky
resolutions of 1898 8. aud repudiate the
unconstitutional doctrine of coercion, as
at variance with all former notions of re-
publican government
End. That IN the prosecution of this
war on the most stupendOus scale known
in modern times, for three and half years.
it becomes apparent to every candid
mind, that the further use of the sword
will prove a failure 10 the future as it has
10 the past and. therefore, 1t becomes
necessary to adopt speedily other meas
ures to prevent utter ruin of our conn
try
3D. That justice and humanity de-
mand an immediate cessation Of hOstili-
ties and the adoption Of peace measures
as the only hope of our blee ding country.
4th. That we demonstrate against fur
ther cOnscFlptlOn Of the able-bOdled men
of the country to aid in the prosecu-
ton of the war, uncalled for and super
latively wicked-and President of the
UnHed States be requested to revoke
his order for further draft on 5th day of
September next.
9th. That peace is a necessity-aud that
we demand a peace platform and peace
candidate for the next Presidency.
9th. That we are in favor of no man
for any Office, Safe or National who will
not plant himself infexiblY on the doc
trlne of State Rights, and pledge himself
to labor for the immediate Inauguration
Of peace agencies for the adjustment of
this bloody and ftatricidal strife.
The speaker of the day was George E.
Pugh, q notorious peace eopperhead Of
the Yallandigham stripe Previous, how
ever, to his arrival, the Standard says
that A J Smith. II. Felkner and George
B. Stayman "entartained the anxious
crowd with pointed and appropriate re-
marks" After which" continues the
Standard, "COL. ". P. REID was call
ed upon, who responded in a VERY AP-
PRoPRIATE SPEECH!
Here we have our present Democratic
candidate for Congress attending a Cop
perhead peace meeting, and making a
speech there ''Uery appropriate" to such
an occasion ! Yes, here is Col. W. P. /
Reid, the soldier, who had left his regi- |
ment at the front to come home and help |
to stop any more levies of money or men
for its support or reinforcement. Here /
IS W. P. Reid by act and voice endorsing
.he declaration that Mr.. Linooln's Ad-
ninistration was incompetent, that It had
riolated every part of the Constitution,
hat it had oppressed the people and had.
lesn converted into Consolidated talze-
ial Despotisni
Here is Mr.. Reid the Democratic can
idate. endorsing the statement that the
war is failure and that the rebellion
aunot be crushed - aud the declaration
That War" for the maintanianee of the
JnieR and laws against armed treason, i
Is Dis-asaion final and eternal separa-
ionF' Here is w. P. Reid, by his presence
ndorsng the doctrine of State Rights,
the declaration that the
further prosecution of the war (for the
Jnion) t0iu prove a failure in the future
5 1t has in the past Here is Col. Reid,
= his presence and voice demonstrating
gainst the further levies Of men to rein ]