The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-09-26
Miscellaneous.

Cincinnati Conference on the
State of the Country.
The Methodist Conference, lately held at
Urbana, adopted the following series
of resolutions, reported by the Commit
tee on the State of the Country"
Resolved, That we heartily approve the
reconstruction acts of our National Con-
gress, and especially those measures which
aim to make all men equal before the law.
Resolved, That we deprecate the appar-
ent determination of the President of the
United States to misinterpret and refuse to
execute, according to their true meaning
and intent, the laws of Congress respect
ing reconstruction, and his removal OF GER
tain executive officers who have sought to
accomplish faithfully the will of Congress
and the loyal people of the land.
Resolved, That we reject the political
heresy Of estate Rights" and that we in
dOrse fully the wholesome and patriotic
declaration Of Chief Justice Marshall, that
"America is my country, and Congress is
my government"
Resolved, That we lament the endeavors
of partisan press, and intinerating ad-
vOcates of leniency to traitors, stimulated
by the policy and suggestions of our Presi-
dent, to injure the public credit by their
persistent clamOrs for a reputation of our
national liabilities.
Resolved, That we will never consent to
a REIMBURSEMENT of those high objects
which were gained at such a sacrifice of
blood and treasure, through the conflict of
loyal with rebel forces in the field.
Resolved, That in our prayerful iudg-
ment "treason should be made odious,"
and "traitors" of high degree should hence
forth be made to occupy "back seats" in
the conduct of public affairs, until the
spirit Of loyalty takes the place within
them of hatred to the principles of repub-
ican equality.
Resolved, That we extend our sincere
sympathy to those officers of the Govern
ment whose honest endeavors to do right
have subjected them to the maledictions of
a perverse Executive; and we call upon
Congress and the General of our armies, to
continue to stand firm in their attitude of
opposition to traitors and to "heady'
wickedness in high places.
Resolved, That the protracted distur-
bance of our public affairs demands a rigid
inquiry into the prime causes of that pro-
-acted disturbance, and a prompt en-
f9rcennent of the constitutional provision
for impeachment against any officer of the
Government to whom it may justly be ap-
piled.
Resolved, That, recognizing the efficacy
of Christian prayer and effort in time past,
when our national unity and even exist
ence were in peril, we will henceforth la
Dor and pray that treason and strife may
come to an end in all our borders, through
the submission of the factious and disloyal
to the equitable demands Of an enlightened
Christian patriotism.
Resolved, That the great Christian Com
monweaIth of Ohio ought to purge itself,
at once and forever, Of all Unrighteous dis
elimination between the men ofhigh and
low degree among its loyal citizens, and
that we therefore, approve heartily the
pending amendment, which proposes to
strike out the word Ewhite" from the Con
stitutiOn of the State.