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a ; and | Bure. Deca, auoribced upeo the aftr of tabwuae and in” | Decility? (Remewed applause.) These are questions that | the party to Comer enee Sneeiiatar tacnenwee OF et ave to answer, y, will soquer OF later before @ trib nal, not foi med o shoulder straps, but ae sovereign people— (great upylauro)\—and who doubts that the verdict and sentence of that tribunal, al ibmay Rot expa Fiate tacm—will not banish them, will nover- theless cover them with such disgrace that they will Tke to hide themselves in some remove part of the earth, where they will be shut out from the gaze and presence of their injured countrymen. (Appiause.) Is ia because I besiove, and we believe, that the war werin tho bands of any party, and especially io the ds of the party now wielding it, 1s powerless to give peace and restore the Union, that we aro iv favor of augurating concilixtory measures for the purpose of efiecting that giori us object. (Applause,) I am aware thtas for tl sentiments we mnsy be caled traitors. But favor of amicablé adjustinent of difficulties that have estranged and alienated one portion of our common bo in favor of, closl:g fon that bave drenebe be in faver of rolling fale city. The assemblage rose as one man, waved bats, handkerobiefs, sticks and umbrelias for Minutes, roaring out cheers until it seemed ole yoiges would positively crack (rom over @x ertion and straining. Scarcely did this exeitement cowe when another was occasioned by some one calling for “three groans for Burnside’ —a caf! which wus loiluwed by a multiplicity of groaus, hirses and de fistve shouts, iu every possible key ard voice F Wood was uext hovered with a very enthusiastic round pi cheers; atter which the name of Co. rke B. MeClelien Was roare i nt, und was saluted with avother outburst, | survassing even that which the mention of Vallan- diuham's name bad evoked a fow moments before. ‘Lbree times three,’ and * three times thro.’’ repeated pver und over gain, attested that the people at least still | believed iu the gallant ex commander of the woble Army ‘ as ex-couegeer Cee ee tincea thar 1D. Anita wuemieleg fo | f three-quarters ofan hour, 1 basa | ouco iu &® whiie for “Peace,” “Wood,! “Seymour,” up aacds pile ellen," Valandighota”” and “Governor, Parker, of our country ta blood, yeu, uetion that has ‘ew Jersey.” Some merriment was occasioned by & calif t “three cheers for Jeff. Davis,’ uttered in an tm mouraing——it se a iron cal tone. ‘he audience took (t as a good joke, and | Jaughed ..oc hissed ia Tesponse, but aot a siug @ cheer went un fur the President of the Southern confederacy. ‘Loud and continued 1am for making Wo Je ‘hess sceves wore being enucted two ladies made several reasons » ( ) and. cries of “Good, their 4, perrenve among th: aadience, one gl ‘op the | g00d."") First; the God jaa bode which, allowing en \d Seating herself in a conspice Bites! me to be the judge, it would be well for many of our pul- OS the President , and the other gliding into a chiir | Pit leaders to a often atthe <a among the*frough-and ready" of the spectators. their | ing less of pol (applause and ter). appearance was balied with s mI good buck deciares, + Biessed are the peace makers, for Gon of -ropectful applause. The ‘on the seas ‘ebail inherit the kingdom of Heaves.”' Gnomes Iatform—who, we we.o ifwmed, was Mrs. F.C. .) That promise, it appears to me, largo por; ionmny, wife of the vresidi.g olicer—did not tarry tng amid the wil ‘ness of the opposite rex, but, Anding herse! tnx ylurious minority, ad trom the scene alter surveying the audience tor some fitteen minutes, The other feminiue spectator stood it out to | change thetr course of conduct epon this question Aaa THE DECOR: for makin epee ar it sree mye ibe ene an at all pale watering whlch | At en ee aes, ial, have taken place wuhin the sam> walla since the begin- | Pesstae'in that lies sho only bopeot saving and precerv Cane read te asta ee eee vangied Banner aa | !ng our constitutional Uberties. (Reneyed applause.) und the . F the othr berose whose beads occupy’ niches in tho hall | L¢tae not however, in our desire to pérpetuate those inetitutions, in our denire to pecure peace and prosperity of the Unin. the flag of the Union hung from " ot do any thiny arch to arch, and the “starry erab ema" were suspended | $0 ourselves and to posterity. —let us not do thy thing fn amp’e folds at the back of the pluttorm, seven large devoted citizens to the constitution od the flags covering the sane number of mirrors which are Htted iu.to che wail back t the stage. Over the ft side of the plavorm, looking toward Fourth avenve, was the fo iowiug scroli:— Qeogarececoverecveccrcoorssceseresocesee seeesr eect ee 3 The Cuion as it Is and the Constitution as It Was. country in which we live. (Applauge.) But let no pretended effort to prevent this war wrest from 0s con- Stitutioual liberty. (Renewed applause.) Let us at least be up in defence of those privileges that have been se cured to us by that precious document, the © natitution, and buckle on our armor and lay hold of the hilt of our sword —(vociferous poplouse) tay. hold of the hilt of-our sword and fight on and hoid ‘on, wielding it in defence of Our sacred cause until our hand shall grow [ast to it— (‘fBu.ly for you,” and applause)—never, no never, for a single moment surrendering or relinquishing one fota of those precious privileges so long as a shred of muscle thal! quiver on our bones. (loud and continuca ap- plause.) ADDRESS AND RESOLUTIONS. The Pausipent of the meeting then said:— GEN! LeMEN O¥ THs ConveNrion—The next thing in or- der will be the report of the committee on address and Stand Firm, ANION ANION ELE OLE IEEE LE DPEDLODEDED Over the middle of the platform were there words of the immortal >. ge of sstlaud:— Qeere re nes OOOO LOELEDELETELE ESOL DDE LOLEDEEIIOLOLE Tle Great Issue before the Country is this:— hall 2 Abolition put dowo the Uniou, or shall the Uuion put D asada Abolition 1 Henry Clay, 1851. AU ROIE LEED ROEDER ODE DE RE MDELOLE DE DILODE Over the right eide of the platform was the tollowing brief inscriptiou:— $ "No Proseription tor Upinion’s Sake. Tasolutions, aud, introduce to you, Te. Bradford, trem WOOL LLOOLOLE NEL OT OO OLDE LE ALOE EO ELE LIED: few York, who will now read them. A dunner ut the back of the stage likewise contained | jf BRApvoRn than read the adilregs'and resolutions as the fol@w ing inscription: — Qenvnrene nee nner ne ae ne tOtt DELP tOELOLEHO EE HEIDE THE ADDRESS, Fet.ow Crnzxns oy rag Emrme Sratr—Called together : ‘TwEnmy sxconD WARD. ‘by competent authority, we address you, treely and fear } bufoutidtndssy os Neen ne Jesely, ‘upon the great question porvaiing ‘the public : FINAL 7 LS iy pets mind. Our vowet to Gees Mexenntce frown hereapr sir: i popular will. We, are t! rized. exponents Qeemennnnen OODLE REET IE LE LODOLEPOLELE LOLOL: sentiments of those who yote domocratic ticket afid THR SPEAKING BEGINS, About ten min.tes boiore six o'clock the meeting was evled Ws order by Hon kDwaRp A. LawRence, of (he First istrict, wh Bali that it was one of the m st pleasant in- citouteo bis Iie to call thix vast a-sembiage of: freemen. to order, and to present to them ag their presiding officer Hon, F.C. Innvinny, of Steuben county, SPEKCH OF HON, F. C. DINNINNY, Mr. Drvsixny, coming forward amid great applause, then Bpoke a6 foilowa:— P ENDS AND FR1LOW CrTIZRNS AND GRNTLEMEN COMPOSING ‘rma CONS ENTION—T uk you for this rece; tion and for tue hour yousnhayé conterred upou me by calling ee m - to preside o or your deiiberations upon this most P Fat occ sion, support democratic principles, We speak the voice of ‘the masses assembled for that purpose, and thas we re- | present those who have the exclusive right to determine | Questions of doctrine. according to usage, the machinery of our party organiz;tion steers c trolled by the few) assumes the right to speak for 6! maby. But.these are not ordinary times. Stupendous po.itical questions for adjndication and party determina- tion are forced upon us. Issues between the States and the people on one side, and those in authority of our central pverseaee upon ¢hé other, are being made up, and must be met and disposed of forever. The reaolu- tions adopted in State convouticns, called for the purpose of making bominations, are, as you know, always framed ‘he object we have in view and for the | to moot what is considered expedicut for the then sole To ordinary times, P.onotion v which we are avsombied. here this aiternoon | Object of electing the ticket nom nated, and hence do not, fof ny iaciou chaiuger. It none other than to ex. | aad Mdeed cinnot, dew! with these mighty politfoat erciae the rigtts of Creemeo—(applause)—-in canvassing | lems which the crisis has thrust upon us with that Inde and discussing caretaily and candidly these impor. esieece and bein eae C fant questions that are so nearly connected with ‘herefore, thus assembled in ear the wellare of our beloved country, (Applause.) That | drom the’ selfish considerations which ob,ect, fellow citizens, is pregnant with interest, not on); Of success of candidates, not embarrassed by the corwider- to us, not enly t every citizen o: this vast re:iblic, but’; ations of a pending clection, with a full belief that there is toeve y b man ag, Qowever high or low, that has xo fovere tm thé p ation of freedom and (ree iustitu- — (A-vlicse ) Viewing the quest on, thea, that we under cons.doretion from ihe standpoint that in- no pinto power known to the democratic purty than that which rests’ in the people, who compose the assume®the right to what,‘in our judgment, is be duty Of the party at this perilous moment of yg bis. it with @ ch vast importance, it our duty, 'y. doubt not if will be our sure, to ‘The democratic party was established by Thomas Joffer. to it that vo rush counsels prevail; for | son. He founded it by the cnurciation of certain dis- notwithstanding we ardently desire peace, and to sve,this Uni n orice more restored, yet. we ean accept it ypon no © her terms than honvrabls terms,and upon no other @ ms that sbali notin the end restore to us the lasting Desst igx.o tne entire Union, (Uheets ) | amaware, fovow citize: 8, and | reget to see it bere, that there has Deen an tii-adyv effort on the pag of some othe members of the democratic or tinctive principles, toking with an opposite which ‘held doctrives of aa antagonistic cuaracter, - We have held firmly t these principles from that day to the commencement of the war. However much occasional diferences upon minor qhestions. have diytded the lead- ug minds of the party the - great lead! funda mental teuths upon which .it wae fou Ry At m increet generally respected and acquiesced in until 1861. party to powon the otimds the masses | Commencement of this war circumstances created a con- y circulating the report that this convention | diticn of the public mind whioh overwhelmed reason, and bid for ite wte tion she diva ving and healing of the | ‘th inciples and true policy, The theory on untea of the ¢ ; felow citizens, | which the central government’ was lished was lost thit so fur as as our suc- | sight of. The cess de: ends uyon the unity of the democracy, so long | the moment. the relutation (( that siander is unnecessary from the; | s:rted the musves, @.d rep a: bore that the valy thing we have to do with tbe | omission to gtay democratic pacty 18 (0 attem) t, if we, can. to combine its | creed ag, it sw ori! and numerical strength upon the right side of these | state of iasucs, ha’ must at no distant day divide the polit.cal | mies of Pirties of tue country, (Appiause end cries of “-food."") true, the forms of part; a Uh, fellow citreus, we have-tnteréats juvolved in these | Men were told that democratic party still existed. re iniinitery beyond all party considera- | We were called upon to vate at elections for candidates aa infinitely better-—that the democratic ees who were put forward and supported as such. ps ty, great ind ful ne it is, should be scattered be- discifine was enforced in favor 6f men ae the youd the hope of theo that this war ebal! be | representatives of the party after the party itself bad Malotavedin the name of putting down the rebellion, | ignored the fundamental principles of its creed. Tho" while n travb and 11 fact st 18 to crush ont constitutional | party was called democratic, though it had repudiated liberty. Covers rm rep Maree Real my eyes over | the pope truthe which comstituté the chief woe this vurt assembias® and reflect that the people in thyir so. | ment mocracy . , we design no " vee Cc nel y ore uow movirg ta the only direction tht | those wie thes | ah potable =f party inachinery. can bri. g about the »complishinent of the glorious object | The terrible ordeal through which ai) of us passed in that wo bave in view, my heurt leaps wittjoy at the thought | dreadtul moment of popular excitement may be accepted thit toore 48 vet Hope that our long cherished desires may | a8 @ Dalltalicn if not as an exouse, for this estrangement. yet be revtiz d—to wit, the restorasion of tho Union | It may that the skeleton was preserved. Indeed, feud that alt may wot'bs lost. (Appiguae.) In view, how- | 0 view of the fact that even yet it is not too late to ever, o th tuct, ieliow citizona, that war is the enemy of | elothe it with material life, let us bo thankfule To do-s0 conmerce aid commerri (i interests, nud perce ts the har. | is our duty and our present object We desire the do bioger of votive resperfty and commercial pursuits, tts | crate party to come back to ite time-honored principles eminently fit ad oroper thatthe @rst geceral volc@eppos. ‘Yo bo trae to itself asd to the country-;to assert ed oO waranty of peace should emapate from thig | boldly Be tenets by which it has always obtained and gre tty, the “cul cenire of the continent, | maintaived power and under which it bas admin! y shgkeu from centre to circum. | successfully the government of the tnited States fof. fifty natural and unnecessary fratracidal | years. t are these principles? + a at hus beep waging within our borders fur ‘THE PRINCIPLES OF THR DEMOCKATIC PAliTY. democratic party yielded to the insanity of Tes leaders, through fear or treachery, de- , @ther bY criminal desertion or torrent of {afaality to the yerty over the- ee ea ony ina helpless , at mercy e ene the country und .of democratic: principles, It is organization were adhored to, wud dreary years. (Cheers.) Theat will | ‘The principles of the demvcratic party ato nat of recent @e as lor gund s long #8 we shail have peculators | origin. They wore announced by inde Jefiersof sixty (a © Lunt -re jufest’ng © ir country —(Cries of Guod!” | years ago; and new quesijons have from time to ‘oO ')-—uiteas the pounds take power shall rise and oly satatee ing 20 Lp edare pera Sager put an cod to tte vast deva-tation. (Applauge.) lam vi aspects o: public affairs, them- awa, tellow citizens, that ai eee He4 claim solvoa bare folentoed and pet w Demo- to t® ouservatives there exets a difference of | cratic princ they would ‘pinem so w the poncy which is to be . bavé bet effect that ours oust W rest re jeace to our distracted hana have had upon the action of a great for over hai a wd country, und, notwithstanding we aii desire peace | century. Luriag the years’ adm: aed and d sio torce the American Unive once more as Pres! rom which we may date the oxist- doubt the | ace of our present form of government——there were no propriety of tuaugurattog veacetul and cunc! mea. | distinctive bye Rig omg) because there were nu SUres to eToet this gloriong cbect. Allow'me, fellow citl | tasues. The adams succeeded Washington, ihe vena. to inquire it @ ter two tong years of sanguinary aud | Character of id btleas, (rom the influ 1 edy conti t, mm which millions ‘ud miilious of treasure res of hi S ‘oan ve palloy Mave bea expendd, and thousyndg pa tens of GF adeainia . v rene consolidation, Aad te see tt prompe-o.wand hapoy, yet t thousa.de, yea hundeeds~of thonsanda, our fel- | It was bis admin; a rough bis tue fow citizens Lave been eacrified, aud’ yet po fu thay the odious al and sedition laws were er 8a © restoring that fraternal concord whch panel vad that aT took ¢ in Conse- tly extat ta order that the Union may dis. | quence. also ined & standing afmy yt sate ex — rs =e, if the tine hag not yet come | thousand men. We refer to these facts simply an - ) o able means’ we can stay ihe ravages of } racterizi the tendency of the government under fo he came of bigh Heaven whea,prili it come? | the thon tetideucene Setferson ake he driit. He de- “hall it be, fellow eitt ens, when the last hope | tected in this policy « determination to force the govern- sls bern ext! guished? Shall it be when | ment toto a wroug ebannel. It was now that he enumer- constitu'i ust liberty shall be crushed | ated the great truthe which have ever since been the itr No, fellow © timens, ewer Lo If the time is | corner atone upon which the dem: cratic party bas stood. ever tobe .4e1 per to make such eifort that | These were ition ieee tate acon time is to-day Choers.) We know not and we care | struction of constitat entire epee’ >And oe what may mark out to be | the States—the limited Of the federal authority— close economy in ures—a0 aversion to British power on this coptinent—the expansion of ourster- ritory, Im which ail the States should hold equal rights— tho largest liberty for the citizen consistent with public \— and that that is the best pursved in th stmportantorisiso our country's histor; a. over tht we ave Bo cuntrol it let us Bee to ier. 1 w citizens, that we discharge the rosponribilities ‘that Ww owe to our cvantry am good ciizape. Let us see that we p-rform our known duty, oot with rashness or reck- vernment which fea-nees, but wih dign\ foariessnes*, that shall be ° up inctive principles upon Oo Men=u nto with | the importunt interests that | which the democratic party was established. John ad we have und-r consideration, (Cheere and applause ) | ams, Alexander Mamfiton and their wore then Tei Ot lon» because of the War power or general policy | in power, and by virtue of thie advantago wore steering «f the administration im prosecuting this war in its effect | the ship npon another tack, Like this administration, upon eur country and the nation, but also because of ‘the F pid strives with whick we are being hastened to a mill- Cory despoti-m, that we cause Of alarm. (Applause. ) they had porsersion, and wore the most of it. Fearing in porte thelr efor wae to messethe popular elements whole scope and tendency of official au- Mt is tins ten oney towards despotiam that is shaking the | ¢hority was to incrense the central power from its Cor Gtence at Ly only in the policy of the into one whieh would overshadow the ac ainiaten| ‘Biro in Chis disporition to restore | people and the States. They denounced J . He wes peace and 7 ity to our istryoted ox ‘Ap: | called “trattor,”’ as we are now, becamse he tho ad. plcsey Tt Bot be considerod proper for Mme upon | ministration. (Immense’ cheers.) He was pronounced Chis ecoasion of the causes that have *@ bold, bed and dangerous nan,” because thw otvil pon us with ail its dis.airone wences, | relied tothe aes his dcetrines: (reore “chat is what we want.) is al- | becuse he be‘levet im the “rights of man.’ “an in bow b tay not be pr tor me to speak | fidel,” bocaure he ai fh of that 1 com roareely forbear to speak of sng | would noe it Now Mogan mat auimadvert with gome severity on the conduct of Jeranee inte Py bite | ra Crone Civation both North and ‘at the time who, were belt up to publi evhou term of hot orable evtaprom! jistment w: ike Gtininad ©, reused to Hatem ¢o the: duct ob that cocoon, aud their si @ chat time, hay) be ugbt the beet waka ea by thei trite 4 inet rtal 10 oonguct as they will eastath a again government tl ment and the ingenufty f man could devise to the utmort nT * (Apptaure.) rein, Aad they gow look on ‘hile thie to going dow THR SOVERBIGNTY OF THE sYares. the steoy deoiivity of tain, with the eame atotoat ind ‘Thir principle ts the 7 Jorovce wth which Ners fiddlod while Rome wi corner stone «f the Upon rente Toe wienetaveie, (Chests) As is her ebiet onal “ing. Had ‘ho @ trouties of our patriots been then listen. |. med’, #0 it is U olemen: ed to bad the wise and patriotic counsel of goed ona the seencte ie 7 Seustebe, pa tried and true men been bi we hot to-day | deltverel Marc u policy ehowgde Nave boon reap ng 8 reiribatia of wick and folly, “to anpport the Pel tele renee Abd vot w.thetan a Sele Of such mon wore not | the most con our domestie oou- » the advice Of men who desired | cerns and inh sutte ye ant! republican wag adopi@, abd yotwithstanding | tendencies.” The Virgin of 1798, drawn by hovglt and feit Chat civil war ought to | Jamen Madicop “the powers of the general nou a have beet a ted, 3, Ot ee say | government, ae résul from ote compact to which tbe now, admin rates Ay ¥, iin nee | claiee are parties, are by thé plat seize and tn the ovmpact, ahd rom the people, without distinctwa at | ys uyt Gods no paraiel in the history of | ‘and mo. 6ro thrust upon the admin. | mpoliod to ery hold, | has been the result? wport been given to has beeo the men in power 7 () en We that ate, palpalvie powers | Granted, the Riat H thereto have and are iv duty bound to tnt ! LP hetgtone of ihe pa and for ps nde ‘em’ the authorition, rights and liber * them" And in the Kentucky E - yore 1708, = which it ta under. ‘hed by Thomas Jefferson, it wae deatured bat whens @ver th MODE HA UIIWE LN doiegsted powors (ta at ritwtl we. wed and fo forde, that Gach Stits aondded ta & <tais, ad an Pd won ld, iateation untit tough, and to pause; and & Fwo long yours haa that generous « Ihe adiwistenrt 9 amd wh: 119 Hite ¥ and comdnes o ® they we % fom. Eat th hoar thom arawer. One | Ireaaure that wan “thu fond fountry # cause tas during tht tie upon olical favor. toe Wa re are 7 i peop! pehire, Masaacl taken severally, and not collectively—that is, the > people of Magsac! NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY; ‘JUNE %, 1803 STHTPLW SHE Finceo cheers for Clement Vallandigham, the next Go- Ms ) T would like to know, likewise, how many tegral co-Btates forming iteclf theether whflo: —_ cooreive te prinot re.ccted. tendcivus were the the by this stitution upon the subject that the word “national” | itself. At the time euch was, unavimously stricken out of the draft of the pian | the parties to its creativn adopted, on motion of Mr. Elisworth, of Connecticut. | wmecessary to any that The word “federal” wos use, as was | been co nterred. it paid, a 't State at any period of from an agreement or covenant between parties, particu larly bouween pations.”” Mr, Ellsworth and Mr. She:inan, tho two leading minds from Now in that conven. tion, wrote of the constitution, it merely granted “some additional powers to which oxtended to coerce it or to Bubjugate it. Massachusetts Coaveution for the ratifoation stitution, said thatthe Alexanaer Ham'iton, tn “sad Th States can never lose their powers till th plc of America are robbed of thetr liberties, (Ch: t a imust other et rome te oe hee conatitution under ¥) ups publican pric as it ie 4 ya “235 the ‘coercion tie ax rd a clyil wart would Tore nation mt woe with ae, ‘Gan any rosso man be ‘Sevceee toward georerament and carnage meana, of ‘supporting moat (net Ge BAY oat ‘by the swor must involve the with 9 sideration should oot be fe bya apne ws 8 government. 108 Mr. Law, in the Btate Convention of Connecticut, con- | we deciare that, admitting that the power exists, it "aoligasenns siesta regpaenert ayred tends consistont oes ‘union, #0 Fete nove a3 = mn i ex ever the whole wit san Biiat te Seale govornmen's But | with ae wha ve eA sae ti ls general government rests But none of these objections existed to the pre- Pa atiral Rerdee eee for tte Support. It is like vast aad | sone war, bow cal the democratic party sustain i Ite Jara. Now the rolers, who occupy the bridge cannot | Objects are not left to supposition, They have been pro- ‘be 20 beside themselves as to Knock away the pillars that | claimed My the President, by the action of the late > Support the whoie fabric, gress, and by the practice of the army itscif, it is not . The constitution was formed on the ides that all powers ranted to the general government wore ‘specially de- fnea’® or ‘“enamarated,” and that all powers not ‘apeci- pry hoy tore of not “@numerated,”’ are retained by each States. To the formation and adoption of the constitution the to sustain or to restore the federal Union, but to destroy and uproot the domestic institution of States, to destroy Private property and to subvert the form and theory of the federal government itself, (Cheers.) ‘To support the war is to support the policies of the war. ‘This pro, osition is too plain to be disputed, from it there States were the only agonts. The State Legislatures ap- | is no sone ‘Lo support the war is to support copfisca- pet the de! to the Convention. While there | tion—not by the courts under the constitution, but by voted by States. Each delegation mado its report | acts of Congress contrary tw the constitution; emancipa to Legislature or Governor of the State. The con. | tionandarbitrury ariests, not by any lawful a ‘ventions which assembled in the several States to ratify |. but by the monstrous and frightful usurpations of the or reject the constitution were appointed by the people of | President (hisses); subjugation, not to bring the South the several States. The parties to the ‘‘coustitutional compact’! were the States, Roger Sherman says:— . And the government of the United States being ‘ederal, gad instituted by a number of sovereign Siatce {or the bet- re back into the Union, but to reduce it to the condition of Territories and convert it into one vast San Domingo. ‘These are the policies of the war, and if the war shail successful these policies will be accomplished. a writy of their pga and the ‘advancement of their ‘The professcd democrat, there ore, who is deliberately for interests. —Letter to John Adana, # - se war, is nota demociat in fact, but an abolitionist of The motion was made in the Convention to giveCon- | the most radical, violent aud destructive kind. It is use- ress power to negative all State laws contravening the | less fof a Person to say that he is for the war for one get Srticles of:Uniea, and thus to abridge the rights of the | of purposes, when the war is not prosecuted for any of several States. This metion was ted by a vote of | those purposes, but Opposite and antagonistic pur- seven States against three. poses, This is to s imgelf, , The abolitivaists do Tuurapay, May $1, 1787.—In the plan bf a constitution | not care on what pre or. professions support by Governor Randolph, and generally adopted | the war; they only ask that they will support iton some Convention, provision was made ‘authorizing the exertion of the force of the againvet a delin. ); for, the policies of the war being fixed, support quent State.’ The effect of this would be to abridge the Of it, cn whatever pretence, onures to the aid of th es fectively as support of it icles. How can demo- Fights of the States, nye ow e on tl ci Mr. Madison observed:— cm % crate endorse such a war? How Ey the Stueshens party 7 refi as & party u endorsi war we Per nig ee pep ep of pcessity endorse the pellcy of those who prosecutoglt when to. & people collestively and uot indiridustine jet commends, To. Fupport, the former, and at A Union of the States containing an ingredient aeemed | same time oppose the latter, is an absurdity. To do the ag Lathes $ er’ — suse 0 force Ggainat | one wo rovcssarily do thie other. Tho President's emanci- ey tics of puniaiweents aud > has een ee pation pe ptaanaion and the war go had in hand toge- by the arty attacked 4s disaointion of all previous com. | {DO Dan ateaeen: tasery site Meehl eigenen | by it might be bound, He hoped such a.aystem | 0: the crises whiie we cringe to ite giavt. This war ia the might be framed as would reader this resaurce unnecessary, | curse Of the age in which we live. (Cheers.) Without it ‘and moved that the clause be postponed. This motion was | we would have retaiued all the liberties now lost. Witb- 10, nem con,— Papers, p. Tol out war there had been no abridgement of liberty of Alexander Hamilton used the following e on the | person, of speech, of the press or onerous taxes wef ddan sumo subject, Aftor referring to the case of Shays’ re- | issuance of negro proclamations, True, these are ne cossarily ee, srNcpiate. ae 80 ay fo * managed y negro phRan' . (Hieses. ve had the maui ror a thos ae dl contin fo But bi this force be exerted on the Stat Neetive: || ites as it lasts. war ty ang Stace ahihortyyt Tt io impoesioie: “Ie awounte | toxt fore. Il the wrongs against which tho democratic fo a dectaration of war bet tne parties, Foreign Pow. | Z wi rpare; the | dollion, ia which miKtary force conld be properly om. ed, abd (or which ““ansachusetts was eating provi sion,”” by State authority, he adds:— | 1 era, alao,-will not be idie spectators; Uheir accomplistiment. (Cries of ** confusion will iucrase, and a dissolution. of the Union will | cheere, the people sounes chance) Hip Papers. bales chief, Ac. ke.) bry udaranaa + Thus it 0 State can constitutionally be co- | lerced by:th® other States by foreb of Loot clr be ‘Thep if the democracy would work a they. must‘strike at the cause of evil. Ibe continuance of the | war will be fatal to our iiberiies, Suppore-that the war | be continued for two years more the assistance of | democrats, would there bea vestixe civil liberty leftr Of what ee victories bo hyo it would be out of wer Of party to restore govern- ment to the eid order things. it in that eveat we peter ged ho viejories. Thé whole and usurped powér of the government, wielded by the unscru arms. (Applause. ), In the Convention so determined were the advocates o1 State rights net to give ap certain of those to the general Soe gas te danger of tangent to accompli hs was « Of fai ent to accomplish ¢ object for ake they mean bled les Pinckney de- clared that for nearly six weeks the small States particu. | ag mrugciod to in equal power in both branches. term ‘United States” was in constant use when the | constitution was framed, with a fixed aod definite mean ing in the minds of men—namelg, the sume ag in the ar- eK WhO noweoontrol it, would be more ticles ot confederation. That tis deacribed ax | Comaceguos who | I y political combination that might be formed the Stated ot New Hoehne Mae nate etmert | against them. “The only road 10 democratic vieworioe is rough peace. Why should politicians fear that.a peace | party may prove unpopular. If the war has damped the Tepublican party ig it not logical to suppose that # peace Now, it is evident that the terry “Untied States” in the var) aight. preaper tne opposition’ (Cheers) Do constitution means the same that it does in the articlos + the ‘poopie love war more than peacer (No! no!) Of confederation, and is equivalent to New Hampshire, | fo they preter the nardships of the camp, the dan- Masgachusotts, &c., united, or the States united, They | gors of the battic field, the onus of taxaikn, to the formed a union by’s compact between themselves. . ures, ‘the prosperity of peaceful sAytiiey, ‘The ratiteation of the conventions ot nine (No! nol) But this mattor is beyond the control States adail be suflicient for the caiablishment of this consti. tution between the Btates so ratifying the sanie. Article 1. Th thi: the LAttiglg. The style of his confpderacy suall bé “the of the war, and domand peace on the basis of exist- ‘over."’ The con- | ing fasts, and politicians cannot change their views in . We the peo this reapect. If the’nen who now occupy the position of the United States” evidently mean the same as do not see and recognize this fact, ig Syne forced to give piace to men who do see it. people have been traded aud trucked about 60 much during war, by old political hacks, that they have becorge susyt” le of New Ham) husetts, &e., of New Hampebire and the husetts, &c. ‘The people who voted fer the constitution of States mest | Cclous und restive, and refuse to be sold any more. have unde: the phrase as meaning the same in the Again, in addition to these Irresigtible and sufficient constitution that it does tn the articles of confedoration—“| Teasons why the democrati: party should declare ior namely, the people of the several Stat co, is the palpable common sense and hard headed ie of "America. collectively as people.. it | fact that the war cannot succced. We have been | ‘was # majority of the Of each State acting by itecif Beaten. We cannot conquer the South. (Tremen- that thy const ftujion, and not a majority of the} dous cheering) A glance at ail history would” have peop'e of allthe States taken collectively. qyond cheers, |%to'd this it ‘was undertaken had we read ft anderies of “That's 90.” aright. No purely agricultural people in ® state of | indeed, the of all the States.have never acted | revolt, contending for their domestic r@Bts, have ever as ope whole. Even in the election of Prosident ot been subjugated; anal no revolted people who Rave | “tho people vote by separ States, not for a President, but*for State eléctors, A majority of the people of the whoio qpuntry do not wppoint lector, but & majority of fw wermonth jiave page are wered or put down. The last welaemonth uni teen te 7° . | twice our power they saccedstully resist us. Seax (ces ten cles, ao. Geaiee be Gokives aementana; | Sk: toenderw wd "cre Senpetaite, Mo. eave, the int the President, Ri jand hating one vide and | chances of war the invaders should possess ten Omes Now York*no more, Aud ithe House ot Representatives | the power and evory advantage of position. That. js choige, the Senate, appointed dy the | Not thir case. sll the power of the thea colossal 8, shall elect a Vice President, who shal! act | Sp&nish empirqynder Charles V.,and the gucceeding Phit. States. ipa, fatied to conquer two or three miserable Duteh prov. an Prosident of Dr. Johnson, in the State Convention in Hlartford, con- | inces aimost Lilliputian in extont. (Cries of “bravo.” Of this onlightoned era. aud | seems clout that we Kr Warting agatwet tho fond yoned January 17, 1798, to entity the ederg) couatiuition, | Even petty anid centinades, Port gal expelied eictoriouat? : nanapirit of morslity and relt Ivins of out gorernest and thats: 70% fvel id t from jt °0i all the hosts of the sarte Pow to do away with the j ra 7 yy tho deatrnction o° “botn the federal anc The consiilution vests im the general legis a.ore & power to vain stands recorded in more tag © ta ie Au | gore ta, and the estab Mbmentol ons grost co. make fay in mares et " concern; to appoint 3 er se opin. roe oped ‘lations of the ized des) Over tha whole coantry, 1°n: dont) dock q Sworn Ailes of one rulers, and tha te mneh te eceution, Tp, Hag eth ‘laws Into we Uaslstaads aa teigat fe ote tery Us bsacd ae ‘ 3 pen Wes integrity sn ! Sips 4 pdt me Ben, Jeant” power, vested tn. the ugia'rate—(not raliliary)—ine : Bee imate se ‘untim 4ed prow tacretie t » fo anni Raha age forse mich fa tobe employed culy upte. ustividuals whe th miliiaty hecess! ¥. and the t deapepdent us to ttm tet fall in their duty fo their coun is the gory of the lai or nara Tore: | eet de mle yy pane ee Son actual courts pre tia! ST £5 wh Ea fogs ark A Oliver Ealsworth, January 7, 1788, ia the Spyge Oxerven. | Fe will uot compare these inew tne Tenia, mre ; a cy ciara. tion, Hartford, eald-— Stonewall Jneks'n, It ts bol neds fd, character. wiiter sexes Gene a warty We'gee bev, Becedeary x for the Vaion te sf, cosrelve Pe tack. ghd oapaity will alway; ON pty and maintain their ae American citizen, as onvistent wb T. Principles of . prete e e A . t thers jt w Tita nececsity., The ony question ia.ghall it bee coercion of | fuperiorlty. the ee rile al Beene fs friker shied to tue dark nud chiles ata ot tennt deep Ba Bycaent pe ddegss ventign (9 by law or a coercion of armet There 13 bo other 5 than to a time ther ghus of man are fegarden even | CY OF New York dh the d of June prox native, Whege would those who oppose a a kaa she Reman common | ds 'minarch e atipibute thinexhivicon af Sek cr noe, | ‘ln favor of & cesext on ta; ye out? Where will tue? oud? A. ‘woalth, in e ketrNor ds Cepeiatton armice and . vility amdictated bya of fanatic: m bent om effect restoration of the Union by conciliation and ¢ apron rinctpies laa wat ot the Blsieat nile Fesources, wae de ALY Wind by | its ovjers even at the gaer Ror Of personel livery teeibicg | Leadorse heartily she olysoue ot pour call acd ea! om ty law: that docrvion. whi which the mind Cesar could be balanced aid { Bosgived, Tuat we showd be unwo thy of the many tthe fuldimont of @ prediction made at a publ ccs” 3 det PALAarati. whe sousutation doce sot tered. Holla wale Aireriran cltiens of thiq {ree and indep aden! 8 aco, fate a gees + ak gt 4 encountered. was lost to Kpain when the ‘ by myself one year aud e@ balf ago-—-That tu tess to goerce murereign boiiee Sinton in their political | Priaiye of Orange and’ Prince Manion were: eu. ime tht rat rank among the compononts of the f £2." Shieie tema abetting of the Nort) ned fe wait ettemoe be os 4 *perlor to all the viceroys and the the mother | Aigerican confedesaey. if we Sapte ee at ihe cow. selene sla 4 ‘armed force. uld attempt to execute the laws My ems ardly. dew inhuman a! reed act which bus con. | be (ur peace. The hopeless ruin aud tho wu’ y tre enion ar country could oppose to them. ‘The merieat de. ugned is banishment the noble. tribrine oF une propie—ine | willduave forced upou them the goussction uat Gier it wou pendenctes were gone when she had ovary kied of Poli. Hon, Clement L. Vall (Cheers, the sudience a ate |. be no Union where blood te ye coment, and no ret in th 0 var, The civil wars of France, efter every kidd of triat rising in the wtmost enth “Three cheers for Vallan- | aifection while fierce passiois continy bo engonc 0 guilty individual and and of violaaitnde al clove in the pre. eminence of Heury <r, o Taree, bat husoside’ Pye amid the wild horror of sianghu ‘ vey heart tanter of Lis epoch. Cari “ —— ‘ot On i gut brethren So much for thé intention of the framers of the constf | isis! had uot any match for ; tie Rardinten had . Sat eee oe reniatice- gS he Pa ae on ee ee etree T bel tome E tution and tl Mey ap vy Seg saat oepnt ot Ratu Mh. sae ee eens ont by ‘igelon of ME. F almcdigham a the woatGor. | that ft is as oes Of good, as I know it to be It hag not only been the universal belief of all the Charter’. and Cromagell. itis tfue tbat bistors* eed not Hesolved, That oa beloving there can be ro reiahie ae. | TYE Ovil, | The sirife must ceaee beloro the oxi Brive recagnined fi stvo, non URNS FOEAT Powi | apt ceeta Da nae pena vourad by the, | Ga'eniinence he government ian wil Be Mints and | te madanlty. being dhe sirunger eet. unit ng . orles or s experienee at least y and we decinre, agitated by like passions with thos ‘The following elauscs of our Revised statutes were | forcibly suggert. to us, that had ‘the Knler of tho works | Merde emadt Sine cepelbinteis penal tote tat eee Gpalnet Os, Loves least tender (hem the olive branch caretae on, = by & body numbering en ot bes on, + eer oe) mre Ave ot, te we name Sore be us ack for a0 armistios, and then , amid the full of >» imbat tatesmen:— ‘than Lincoln leagues boat! ales of |. Gab che ene ore The 201 ty and juriediction of this State shall extend | Would be seen conducing to hie purpose. (Cries . {he dl: ided sections of our country. and that @ convention of Snoty commande ave, nt pd what tests of ' to ail the Withie the boundaries (bereot of “hat i¢ a fact, &o."") Tt i# not going beyond — He Stale composi oa fon te hela | verribie atrifecan be closed. Hf itoau be Baus! Again: tno bounds of caution to allege that a new chapter will {finaly seitie aud determine in ner ‘by what | cod, eveu uj ov che basis of wn entire recoustruct ion Ii shall be the dniy the Governor, and of ail the aubor. | Beopened i the anna of waokind If, ot this uneivalled. mode Ue contending artione dhl be reconcile, 2 Appeal | tor this thaw long yoars of o-uel, bitter etri dinate ra of the State, to maintain and defend sie | 880, the qualities which they regard with scorn are “Ing to the Ruler of all for the rectitude of our inteniion®, | ixingwur people, hopolcasly prostrating our v ws sovereignty and jurisdiction. found triumphant over those they agree to follow —¥ implore chose fn authority to tlaten ‘0 the voice of reason, | in which ronslitutinnal liberty must aconer or t-t All these nigh authoritics establish the factthat ta | 88410 Fevercoce. But, last of ail, it Mr. Lincoin and bis Sy. Queerenn ts Simin, ite inte thoy pate enunciated In the Declarations of pendence, that al} | Cvlleagues ovald suce the leader and the armion ticiy avowed may be carried out, and Liat a the powers of our gowornment apy'derived from the peo. | Which oppose Parktoan yoo Own — suthorit; (——! Soe in the, Dedpie may cntet..o Up oroigag + consctongpess—revenied MANY 81606 OF Rp fall pny fotun Fentions of the orveny, og Faron and all ciwelet Guthoriies Aad turther, that the | '.4 9 ONY Hast come Bapediomt Teteaaary. and art Any | libertion uf the citizen made & eg pelle people have delogated ceria sleciged powers of | 10 thle counegtion we must roter to the ludicrous a: ialentivm vo distinc, the democtnts Organ! ation Mh this tate | nil tary deapotions fapid y encroaching uyor Mie | sovereignty to be exercived by the federal government, , “mule tbat eiecatie chen every Mullvery foverse t0 at. ° Tenn ng named gontleeen, repremaung cock Crrstne, | tou of civil tribunals, and the Sate nuthorities «t+ and résorved all to the States aad the peopie there | Seauate renal to other ti ‘true ‘canes. . singel ‘are appoinie.!'as a Btaie Comaittee for that | érembling and aghast bofore tho advance of focorn! | of. 8 of the United exercias | (Ha! hal) Wriiee * Ragtlo te ‘gual Mt ie mers rpose, full power to take such wclioa it behall of | ovets, life of tyrange With what ited | ry tp es | cing Tl Uhen comme, the reakous Saft Nise Werureias ot owe yetncipten array vere to down Just acd | | wet ty, referonon Ye tote Apminiogrntion as Cava fad the ‘all omitted orders superiors, Se aieed towards Grae, r we District. Drivsytet ut, in due to Staten an ya ives fe Seaatees ato, met gn oa ty os Ct, again, i. ] A Fipoders. = hah Lage wy bea hn Of covercignay ead to the rexpective wuslen ante all See Fe a aeceree, serve, ae oh adverne Stalin, ae nS fas ote and grav ous outrage bog 82 lo , ao 8 ’ ‘ : a tg. 7 % ering courage with in It also follows that ioyaity t» due to ye Cutted piates | (ale arp attributable are served up t Ube credulone 21 Norman Mattoy pea bey iayonity watering courage with, only eo far ae the federal government acta with! ll the truth, (Ory of “Never. y 3 Sernucl Avery. Checked, will result a the Bubve.sion of (ho gore eae er ike ae 18 none dare *tell it. ‘The hawt of God ie uplitted Gace & Kies. * ‘citablisbincot fidasy Seapott-h ail cahor reopects loyaliy is cub to the reepechige tat us. His ilimttable power overture all our de Be Peet aren ©" | eee etree ropebiia, fies glad to. seo Lo yo - 4 fi er. ete * ¥ okey. “ » Le peo; Freaeon, flows andes écirotea ona ' digas and subverte all our pias. (Cry of, “Woe wart P fe bana foun rherannes tot al racine of oe oe oi >) Capen ee 0 » F.2, Dinninny. oppress toast thre he Indiv treason against the federal governatee ormeme ta deers ‘He ebe oar destinies, “rough hew them as we nay,’ S44 Sethe. o? a mks cs té aces, "are juamtiog t TRE DEMOCRATIC LAGISLAITVE ADDRERK, %. Witten ty td ton 60 Athos AL they wilh hold thoi to tie o! 2 The add Pat ee heal by the demeeratio men BL. fag. Pratt , Uona of (heir official cathe, If thoy Rlill porrict gor ot tne fe ia favor of conducting the fair whening given, then revolution can Alon stu THE {Then the offence mus veo! ug to the constitu low does tye ge on for the conduct of Pe gal Te Uaion? The War peing uncdietitutional, it gannet be prosciled const ally. (Cheers, and righ of “Good.") Tho South o niucts it in op. 1 pe on areas Wee, eee: ae the North conducts it Compact ben ys onite! the consttte is an | nooeptitution, restricted and di iy limited, this feeble authority | war. The Dectaration of ledependence says “ = make war upon the States? Wo are not without authority | eroments re their powers from the wt of the on this point. governed.” To favor ‘war now after vellivea hie ‘The authorities aireay quoted are clear on this heat. | assumed the Of revolution, te to deny tnig By reference to thom it in pinin that the framerr of the | peivciple aa well an to Geny the right of revolution. conatitgition aod the state authorities «bich modified tt | ever we caane to reorgnt/o the principle that the oonsent did not conceive that thare was any mititary power of the governed is casentinl to free we lay cre-oon w the general ovorume: tas Ameinet delinquent | Gown the fundation Of despotiam Wrivea connie Stated, The legal power to donots roorred 1 bint ‘he maintained by strict tho war ywor In the lamauage of Olver ktlworth, f i pa | of*politiciaus. ‘be great body of the people are tired | the | able to mafhtain an independent government for u | the Bouth, and though we had | store sues woes en iesue | and ot u upos the moral or Stutos for tte straint as to the meuns used pt inthe manner of using means. constitue | (many does not limit the number of men that Congress may nar Sox-¥% Bave dono me much bonor by yo Ht to arms, nor specify whe’ era 9 vitasion to State Convention, wie is te Bow they shall be music. wi man- | moet at the city of New York om tho fd of ibis mont If the governmevt has the right to bom- Would be giad to attend and take @ parc in youl the ities, burn the property and divide | ceeiiogs; but at present I have ements whic the States o tho South, it bas a right to aay that ove par- | prevent me from doing 0. I mist, thereiore, bog o eer species of thenr property many Be resets trees CR Hmocept Of my excuse, aud with it my cordial reo Lge p aaees pel oe mp bn MG A the br tnoiples upon whieh yoo ealbfor a conved Privciple and an assumption of arbiwrary ere, asthe di- You know something sir, 1 preavmo, @f the dem vistom Of the State of Virginia. » taake oppo- Platform upon which the Into contest in Conectiout| sition to ita speciality im politica? But it is said (his is | conducted, who. . Deoensary if * we would maintain our party ancy.” | truth, have conveyed fe Foe hey a tirade , Is tho ascendancy of our pariy the highest good? rhould | that defouted us, invtead of aumething eles woesorifice pri:ciple for the sake of partisan success? If | 1 fool myself at iberty t stats that nothing o democracy canoos gain and hy More incorrect than this When the doingu of our Published, the war aliecied write the that body, ohange, monarchs. ‘they 9p} to government for aid, See ep wi 0¢ to the which ‘unity, thoy would giver pia tens oo tee ‘statesman, our elegtion, the way ior the defeat of th se a letter to @ New etood on the peace jorm. " he saya:— rere were tahes.masane. sage. (9 Gatonk which But the errors Bot necensary to ‘at this time, but which ma; only learn from oe . , that teach us? bee ee ceil ity loft them, and 0.4 00 not jemacratio finer that to revive iL tm mt pov conservative maorlty but wound ba the v ory aie — ot nes w have the ploagure of seolug in your cr Fees, Soe ee “Peace and Reuvion.”” i‘. fhe" Union’ whic thetr tatvars copetrusied. “Natisry them: | ‘tive fin ‘tod dvare of that the war ended. that Union will be as It was intended to. | ves mare mmsy And. its, excuse, tel tho usture of you for a muss necting, and juatify ue in making the oc tis “eaang fight “sea sae Sad uiuch, very tach 8 sullablaone for troubling you with.» fow addition . ‘fone trogs! on end | marks. and to restore our former nationslity, Onecrs ) We shall ‘This terrib'e fratricidalwar that is now going on t — too, = vw each cot the age te MY : country stil continues its demand for pow action. ch’ other more. Cou as been fo Pools e Rott rah taj Pe assertion that it is @ war for ¢hgBuion proves to mero illusion, I may add that the character of the} hag ob inged also, #0 that, loole ate: im whatevor light P ease, it is plainly enough destructive of nion ji Lesides, it is fant Seg bakbaric «spect thick:a with smoke of ‘ids, or are heard to the shrieks and 3 of the Butchered to make a Roman holiday. porsession, rected, love of freedom te seen to be equally sincere, and we shall be more firmly convinced than we have ever been that. Union under all the guarantees of persona! and State rights which odr fathers provi.’ed can alone make us what they in- ded'and believed that they bad accomplished through their blood and wisdom, the treest and the happiest and one of the most intiuential mations of the world, We have positive assurances that as late as last De- ‘The introauction of culored troups lends addition: cember overtures were made looking to reunion, and it is | tred to the coutest, provoking a war of: rac 6 .which jell known that Alexander H. Stephens and Johnson, of | not help but bring disgrace on. the ofviiiz «tion of the] 1. rgia; Vance, of North Carolina, and, other prominent In this view of the cage, to details, Steteamén of the Bouthsare suill for thelold Union, These | ha pgp ear Lat muen But Walt fora pion like +thie to respond te» Getetiad Lf. ora dnl SA our peace, (Chéera. ~~ Raye Lot us at foart have time to breathe, and, whilst e CONCLUSION. ing trora the carnage, ark durscives Wt this ‘a ac Let the immortal Jefferson speak. Hear his voice, gan hive the approval of the Most High. Yor coming up, as it were, from the tomb. He dec! own part I do pot bel ‘that it can. & supremacy of the eivil over the noilitary autho- ‘This invasion of neighoring ) with rity, economy tn the pubiic expenses. diffusion of in- b borne the on of property, and al formation and arraignment of all abuses at the bar of tags Ai migded, genoroas and brave public opinion. Freed.m of religion, froedom of | whosé great consists in too histily reaiatin, the press and ireedom of ‘perscn, under protection of the | croachments on théir rights, has my @éepest ubhor: habeas — ‘ial by jusy impartiaily selected. | and { make no wpology for saying a0, ceeeen princi form the bright oonstel- Coming nearer home, ‘the wat as the rogt {atlon bas gone ua and guarded our the ev{ls of which our meetings take notice or and aubseq being ono 0 pn geen omer and reiormation. The we dom of our sages and the been ey as in—the recent arrest, it Peatthment or the Hone Me. Wen fanotghup to moat outrageous aud f of all! jon dills, conacription ; iMegat trrost ‘And overthrow of 11 for yoion and harmony in our r eased upon as b; the com ovents that alread, apes ure Cost thelr shadows 4 ere e.. great princi sles are concerned, every man duty to perform, which his eonsciente murt app Butevery difference of opinion ts not necessarily a d| ence of principle. i Your- Convention will, I doutt not, te a represent one ofdbe entire conrervative Comooriscy, and eauae you Will bave, | trust, for 0g cach 90 the prospoats of the true Union party of your Io my honored friend; your the poople the of the constitut itself. necessity, done, upon popular jiberty oxcelient Chief Magis ee & perversion “of its’ own time ' honored creed. « ‘and & warning to by thdse who now wield scoptre prepared to defend them against the éxercist dt va power, for such is got the mission of democracy. | poweis. . ‘ Cheers.) the ovantry has nothing ¢e gain by putting ‘war Hoping; sir, that a calm and dispassionate cons! nw (as they insidiousiy oul! themselves) into | tion of the it questions at tasue the present day) ny (Hisses and crics of ‘Where's Brady?”’) There is | lead us all (6 prefer peace to war, #hd help us to aay no difference between ‘war democrats” and “war repel Heans,’? They graze on the same pastere and grink at the same‘fountain; and.if the war must be continued, with all its portents of evil, and constitution and the Union become the inevitad e rifice, it Ie .better thas dem cracy should wear the chains of despotism to the grave of Uberty vane a the executioner of the coun. country, restore its Hbertics and lay the foundati # nore “perfect union,” and al. cerely p aying that) Peace Covuyedtion may contribute lerely to theso resulta, | have the p.nor to be, ri Mully. your ent sorvent, a . H. BEY MO! , LETTER* FROM SRNATOR BAYARD. Witmuwcron, May 23, 1 | try’s freedom . Sim—] reveived this morningfrom Béward A. Laws i RESOLUTIONS. aq, Chairman, avinvitatin ‘to attend and addr Resolved, That the electors and people of the Siate of New | mage State couyention, to be heid tu the city of New | York whe have ttherto professed the name and held wthe | Ou'the 34 ed gune next’ of allatbuse iu favor OF nto | Eeeshadensattaatetattse te we oats |-o hoalitid prstry fa rnargton o> tion and the smendments thereto, = cunoiliation and compromise,”” He also requ}: me | of the land i ghet dienes to dress my"reply to you, | aw alike the duty of the citize: I regret J cappot thé invitation h obgdt nately my voice has vot gufficient strength gard auc senge as the on ntion, and by bce is to address large public mest! : ga. | Resolved. ty of the States and the sove- Apart from th ! t) 4 over, I havo, under a desp sense of my resp na! reigaty of the peuple, as lald down in the ¥ ‘and Ken- * B + tuel resolu ‘of wulch Jefferson and were the toe area & a be expressed in thers authors, are the fundamental ples of the democratic | United my opt and given my roas:na in party; tbat they are the vital f f the constitution. | gitiuu to the war bofo.e it. ¢ mmencement, ard sin vada Une and proviajon of tbat lietrument, and | nas been waced, against ite continuance. ' Ths pra} £ eee ae toto athens hears Stee fecerative aystem '4, | of ey hte Bas o firmed those opivions. wut in ay s"Ronolved, Twat. oder the ‘covatitutlog. there te no addrose 1 could but reiterate arguments pro: ously in the federal government to coerce the # ates, or any num- | 1.4 suatained to the full extent of my capacity. fof them, by military force. If power of cocreton existe | ‘That I believe (ho continuance of -this war ir ttle! atall it in 4 legal power and not mi ftary. Tha the demo | ag that {ts pro Mist Boouer oF iate crate party, if true to its Own time honored priveiples, ean. the ersion Of Jiberty and @ goveroment of not sustain ® War age'neporerewh States: that we boi jughout tbe U ‘and the source of vast ir Hts be the duty of the Barts to proctaity (hese sea ip whole sous ‘ boldiy, that the people inay feel that the « is atleam one | distres ruin le coustry. is very c | IKtical o4 ization which Wil. dewl bonesti;, iniependent- | Nor ean 4 the process of Te soning by vf and ti fay oy 4 tig aoe tee many bie men tw baye arrived agtbe comet h = war ptton See | con- | that a federal government Jike out, aver bo extour y tnuance, belong comtrary to the const tution, "ty ust ecesaa- Fil ‘cpasutne all the elements of Union ;ana . that tty and AO Mary eeparate Omntilies, with ea cliizens, ovr obligationsas med ‘ami our rela- ly fast a t Rn a4 our common father, alle demand that an end by the sword, andthe Conanegs and subj stored one set of these communities by Che dimers should be put to what ts repugnant to tthe law, abhorrent. «0 tho humanity and eivilivat inwous! ich the begs oF LETTBRS, Me, Joaurn A. FLaNbens, of Frauklin county, them came forward and said that in the absence of of outraged hberty bat wos be to dim throegh whom the offence con + AMES Wy Yours, ronpoctfaily, « Wal tho Committee bv itation, whe was out, arene LaTTRR FROM JUDGR wa called upon to discharge a duty Sen jovolved upow bim if present, by cailing . the invitations beve been to day returned from New \ © Woek, and find your jeter of

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