The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-03-21
FROM SENECA.
Formation of Democratic Club

An enthusiastic meeting Of the Democracy
Of Seneca, was held at McNamara's Hall on
Thursday evening, March 12th, for the pur-
pose of organizing Democratic Club. The
meeting having been called to order, proceed
ed TO organize Club by electing the follow
ing officers:
Joseph NJ. LaEmey, President.
Alex. Naughcy, t. Davis, and Amasa Wat
son. Nicc-Presidents.
John Cro.ty and Conelius Lynch, secreta.
rics
After the election of officers the following
resolutions We're proposed and unanimously
adopted;
Whaeis, 1t Is time the people Of the whole
United States were enjoying peace the fruits of
the victory Of the war which ended three years
ago. and believing it has been, at all times since
tie war ceased, within the power Of the present
republican party 10 have secured this peace on
the terms demanded from the beginning to the
close Of the war,-that is, that the people of the
so-called Confederate States should submit them.
selves 70 the constitution and laws OF the United
States:
ie'oleei, That the republican party, as guided
by the present ianatical so-caed congress, are
directly responsible for ait that has been done
and all that has not been done for violated law
for broken promises; Tor disregard Of civil law
for trampling under foot the right Of hi5eas an.
pps, for attempting to break down the right Of
states 20 make their own internal laws; create
voters and choose their own rulers and law.
givers.
Res1lced. That the congressional action since
the year 1860 has caused practical disunon
which is referable to their action, wicked in mo-
tive, illegal in character disastrous in its results
and that dissolution more disastrous than the one
now between the federal union and the south
could scarcely have been brought. about by the
success Of the rebellion itself
Htsoleed, That congress, by its course Of &C
ton has prevented the states lately in rebellion
from resuiaing their position as equal states, and
all for the interest of mere party that, in en-.
franchising the blacks and DISTINGUISHING the
whites of the south, it has made voters of the
ignorant and the vicious, who regard liberty and
license, and law as the instrument of revenge
and whose ideas of government tend directly to
barbarism.
Resolced, That this body Of rump represents.
ton have created military despotism over the
people have established freedmen's bureau
costing twelve millions annually, which institu-
ton feeds and clothes swarms of malignant
union-haters, negro fanatics, and greedy adven.
turers from the north they have established
Military 1uic,-ueslToVlug TIE uDertloA OF the
country, costing from sixty to one hundred
millions of dollar, annually: they have estab.
lished system of internal taxation which loads
the people of the north with taxes; and have
created offices in every village, county, and state
to horass eat up, rob, and destroy the hard earn.
ings of he tax-payers,--that corruption may
prosper, love of power be satisfied, the supreme
cy u radical misrule be established, and that the
southern states shall acquiesce in their theory of
regr, supremacy ard negro-rule.
iteS0iJei, That we condemn the policy of the
radical legislators who legisate for the success
OF the radical party, rather than the success
prosperity and happiness of the whole country !;
anu they endeavor to retain their present power
by torciEg on u certain portion of helpless peo-
pie, negro suffrage, and refusing it to the same
people IN their ewn states.
Rts0lcs9, That, in the management of our
tnancio. affairs, the party in power has enacted
the groSest FOLLY and injustice, by the impoyer-
ishing Of the south, throwing the burden of
taxes on the north and west; by tho issuing of
bonds exempt from taxation, while toll is taxed !;
by endevoring to pay the bondholders dollar
for dollar, in gold,-a currency which is better
than that used by the laborers that greenbacks
are a legal tender for all debts, public and pri-
vate,-a currency that soldiers had to accept as
the price of toll and hardships the laborer as
wages, the farmer for the produce of his farm.
the merchant for his goods; and why not the
bendholler, who partakes of all the blessings
OF government and pays!forssustenance of none ?
Hes0lnd, That lair taxation of federal secur-
tiles win yield many millions of revenue; that
the national banks suggest an opportunity for
the saving of twenty millions Of dollars annually,
and justices requires that this sum should DO
saved; that the money derived from the taxing
of bonds, and revenue from the premium paid to
national banks, and the millions expended in
Atricanizing the south, would, in few years,
b, redeem every dollar OF our Indebtedness.
HesoSccd, That it will be happy indeed If,
while republican congress are trying to i'm.
peach republican president for political often
ces to their party alone that a dangerous precs.
dent be not established, and a republican form
OF government be nat entirely DESTROYED ana
that Andrew johnson, 80 long as he adheres to
the constitution and laws of the land, deserves
the encouragement and support of all good.
minded citizens; that change Of legislators is