The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-12-15


AT the last stated meeting of the
Committee of Administration of the
"Central Association of Pennsylvania
Democrats" the Hon. Richard Vaux
offered the following resolutions
The Central Association of Pennsyl.
vania Democrats organized to defend
the rights of the States and the people
thereof the Constitution of the United
States, and maintain the cardinal prin-
ciples of the Democratic party, In ODE.
dieuce to its solemn duty does now
ReSolve. That the Federal admins
tration of the Government at Washing
ton is violating the sacred rights of the
States; overturning the Constitution of
the Union; attempting to establish
military despotism ruling the people
by martial law; closing the Courts of
Justice; encouraging public plunder by
employing dishonest agents, depressing
| the citizens of some of the States by the
most infamous tyranny; concocting
schemes to overawe the people of the
South, and compel them to support
military dcspotism, or become minated
Of military prisons or exiles from their
homes, for the only cause that large
number of them are white, honest,
| AIncTlCuU ClllZSHS, anu DCuiOoiutS.
Resolved, That the policy of the Fed.
eral administration at Washington to
secure to the States of the South Re.
publican form of government, Is an Wi.
erdmpled success.
Because, White Democrats are seized,
imprisoned and oppressed, in violation
of justice and liberty, without charges
made against them, by armed bands of
negroes under the rule of martial 10 W,
for the only offence Of being white men
and Democrats.
Because, The Courts of law of these
sovereign States, the chosen Judiciary
of the people, ARE closed, and all redress
against this tyranny Is denied the peo
pie; the rule of force usurpiug the pre-
negatives of the civil power and the
laws of the State.
Because, The Legislatures Of these
States are filled by negroes, whose only
pretense for right of membership rests
on the Federal will, and the armed
bands that make bayonets take the
place of the Constitution and the sover
eign rights of the States.
Il Because, The people of the Southern
States are plundered by carpet-bag gov
ernors and horde of Federal agents.
Because, The tyranny and oppression
/
more terrible than that which has eve
before disgraced civilization, thereby
demonstrating that the policy Of the Rad
icdt party in The South is a Eiumphan
, success, all Of which the Democratic
party denounces as treason against fire.
government.
Resolred, That the representatives O
the Democratic party in Congress be
and they are hereby earnestly appealed
to, by all lawful means within the del
egated powersgranted by the sovereign
States to the Federal Congress, to us
every effort to establish that peace an,
union and liberty and prosperity amoni
the States and people of the South
which can only be secured by main
tanning the rights of the States and tn
Constitution of the union, as the Su
preme law of the land governing Gran
, his military, his agents, Congress an,
. the Radical party.
ReSolced, That a copy of these resC
lutions be transmitted TO the Democrat
ic members of the Federal Senate an
+ House of Representatives.
These resolutions were unanimousl
adopted.