The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-25

Democratic Meeting - Resolutions
Adopted,
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ST. Louis, Feb. 23.-Oil has been
! struck in Ray County, Missouri.
A st. Louis Petroleum Company have
well here furnishing 100 'bbls. per
day. aea arr
ST. Louis, Feb. 23.-A Democratic
meeting was heldsat the courthouse
last night for the purpose of reorgan-
izing the old Democratic party Of this
county and State. Hon. Mr.. Sherry
presided;S and speeches were made BY
/ Claiborne s.. Hutchins, of. the Tiues,
and other prominent Democrats A
long series of resolutions was adopted,
declaring that any attempt on the part
ofHthe.c0-0Edlnate branch of the Tov-
ernment to usurp or exercise power
befoEgfHg t0 mother IS subservience
of the principles of Unconstitutional lib
.erty, aud should not under any cir
lcumstances be, permitted sthatrthe
Federal Governmeht afsA The mere
agent of the States and any attempt
on the partl of that Government to
Impair or abridge the authority of the
States should be met and defeated.
That the Constitution prUvidesfor lheE
admission of new States, but not for
expulsion OF destfuetiofia Therefore,
a law, passed by, Congress, to reduce
nine States to Territories, and govern
them by military power, is fragrant
violation of the Constitution, and
a pract cal dissolution of the Union,
and should not be submittess to-. That
| the late decision of the Supreme Court,
! in regard to test oaths, is founded in
| Justice and law, and we offer our SER
vices in enforcing it against any op-
position, whatever. That we favor
direct taxation in preference to pro-
/ tective, tariff, which, under pretense
of yielding revenue to- the Govern
nent, is, in n reality,asa tax on
labor to reward capital-not more
than ST. out of So contributed by the
consumer going to the government;
that. nothing .ean.be- accomplished by.
contending over dead issues and
thereby Keeping alive the sembers Of
lsdiscord left by the fires of war; we
| therefore invite the good men of all
parties to unite with us and stem the
ltorreut of fanaticism and fusione and
apply the only remedy yet remaining
to us. That remedy is convention
of the States, where all the tparties to
Dthe original compact, and all those
Win WIZ 45sS sisS aaiys sEasi esGssff ss.f
represented; and-where, in
spirit of harmony. concession
and union, such modification can be
introduced into our form of govern
ment as wilrFbceite the iaLappro-
! .bation of all-reinvigorate the sympa-
thies, and establish aDkendufing Con-
stitution; that we approve the con-
! templated convening Of a National
n -AConvention, and recommend Louis
willie as the .Hlade; 1hat Weiheartily IA
I vcr the improvement of the Mississip-
Il pi River rsand its tributaries, believing.
we have a right to demand that a
portion of the public money obtained
by the United States from taxation
shall be thus expended.
tr The Tresplutions then arraign the
State Government and the dominant
party as corrupt andoppressive, crimi-
nally wasting the resources of the State
rama aHOrQlng clLlzenS no protection,
except. that based upon partisanship,
and denying the people the right to
vote, and charging that these excesses
are mere devices to maintain their
power; and,
/ WHEREAS, So long as the majority
of our citizens are prevented :, from
voting; and, whereas, the Supreme
Court, has declared unc0nstitutionai
the test oath, by which our disfran-
/ chisement was hoped to be perpetual
ted ]; therefore, 99pTkaI gaI4.
Resolved, That every white man in
/ Missouri, of lawful age. and sound
| mind, has the. right, to vote, and
| should exercise that right at, all haz-
ards, and is subject ], to all conse-
quences which an unlawful assump-
ton Of power might invoke.
Considerable opposition was made
4 to the last resolution, as having a
revolutionary tendency but it was
finally adopted by.a large majority.
A State Democratic Convention
will be called at an early day.