faithless Charles.l.who 'aciald , tisienktb
the Petition. Of Ifikhrvaed 'ebade its "e t :
by fidsifying the record; if tlie liberties of I
'tge people bad depended on nmere char
• ter." 'So tiErbitire been obliged to ask,of
what avail haa - been our"sacred Charter,
the Constitution-of the United. States; a
gainst a tyrannical President, the willing
agent in carrying out the wicked persecu
tions, of the republican, party, agamat, The
Ditmeeratswho are.' guilty. of no. crime
but that - abbor'rinie the diabolical_apitit
whichthese republicans manifest. That
the' Witmer:its have io - lareseaped-ileath
at their.. hands is - owing:, selely.,= their.
want: , of power, and not to any virtue
they::. possess that . Would restrain them
from : making;. awattorapt. to murder, If
any, one, deubti thierisiertiOn now, it will
he proven. in the subsequent bistoiy. We,
.will ',neW'shciVi the different modes-of re
drisandiiieh'thessi innocent persons have
in' .their hands. - It has already been Seen
that, theY have a right to wage a war for
vicdatiid tights . and liberties—that they
can obtain damages in the civil Courts
"against` all concerned in thus."unconsti l
tntOlially misusing them," and they' have
ogai natural, moral and legaiModea_ of
r rose, which they will use without doubt
hereafter if thus assailed..
:Illackstone says "self defence is called
the primary law of nature. If a• person
he forcibly attacked, it is lawful for him
to. repel force by force.. alt considers that
the future proens of law is by no 'means
an adequate remedy for. injpriesiteemnpa
by force, since it is impossible to say
tii,iThat wanton lengths of rap ine:
. and era
eitY..outrages Of this hind unlit be , car
ried. unless it were'speririitted a man im
mediately- to oppose; one . vidlenne with
another." Lieber says—" such beiag the
laiva of Magna Charta, the very iniPcortant !
creation occurs, how are those la,ws to be
enforced. How is the law the 'nest ef-
feiktially to guarantf to every one of its '
in acts the inviolability of , his . .perstm
and , property The first security is that
-derived from the law of nature.. The law
permits every man to defend' his person
otproperty,. and to 'repel by, force any un
lattittil invasion of either. .But the law of
natiire affords a feeble - protection, and
. inn nnite'hi" com tnnnities for the more
elfectilal 'protection wrong.' 'lf
one man unlawfully seized the persoirof
another, he . is by.thd laws of every cent-.
liable to make amends 'in dame=
ges,' and when a inan'sperson is carried,
the Country so that he cannot be
Anna, then a process, takes piaci similar
to' that adoptea When goods are Carried'
off; in "that caie Other . goods are taken, -
so ni case of the 'man, the person who
ltikleonveyed hiin away is
.himself taken
as a pledge for Ms restoration. This , pre.:
ceati of replevying , man is very Ancient
in the English law, and was superseded
by. the • writ of Habeaa Corpus, which is
the great and efficacious - writ in all min
tier' of illegal confinement, for if a proba
ble ground be shown, says Blackstone,
that the party , is imprisoned without just
sans e then the writ of habeas outline is
a writ _
ticrc eb
irswg - . - TW to every man de
tithed imprison, though it be bythe
maid of the King, the privy eonneil or
any other." '
Thus;cati the Democrats not Only law.
filly resist any officer who ' attempts to
arrest them without a legal warrant. for
some specified - crime, but they Can take
Aliiabam Lincoln himself, or any one . as
sisting him and detain them as - hostages ,
for the safe return of their victim. Cob
bat, in describing the" atrocious. aets t of
tyrannicil Irings says, " they imprisened
any one they ciose to imprison,; n any
dungeon that they chose, to keep in,
imprisoned persons front all Comniunica
den with friends, ". fathers, husbands;
brothers; mothers, wives 'and children,
and prevented them froni the use of pen,
papers and _:books, denied them the
right of being confronted with their accu
te'rs; of knowing the names of the witness=
es against theyn,,br the nature of their :of
Was it in Turkey, or in Tripoli
that„ these things were , enacted 'No,
but in ragland where Magna Charta had
been in force, where nothing could (Luce
have been done contrary to law" ffu.d
nottiti America the same outrages are
committed b a party , who are, exerting
all the ene.rgies 'of' their nature to perpet,
nate their,power,. and every_ vote hereif;
ter east fora'rudical Bepnblictiri, a vote
far' the : Government Henry- • Bth;and
every other'arbitrarY King` that ever,sat
on a;throne. Let their power be perk:V.
fatedand ;Europe Will yet be arefuge
frOixi Atnericati Despotism. 'L
SpEsca.---Extract, from a speech
4c)ivered,by Hon. A.. - G. Rid.dle,,Repub 7 :
liiimiinember of :Congress from- Ohjo r in
Fehriarylpst. : . •
. .
"The freedom of, speech is the latitSran•
elm' le free, peoplewill Surrender, sta mg
11taillions will Stamm it in.the midst efitti
matter what 'calamities.: They: vill,diseuss
the events and managentent of the.
It is their.war, and the humblest. -of them
- haul an interest: in it eqool. to that otthe
fast nitisen„ ands they :must andnisy ais;
cube las (the President's) acts with ti - frei
mainstay ken."
Lineoln, it in Raid, when he: eard
theiiews of.the'-•COnfederate • iaid into
PennsYlvania, was in I his-, , r00m smoking
'bist , nw.. 'Seward entered and told :him
ahl••
. .Wa , ,-and then tamed end , asked him
Idarifte had 'another- aeg'ar.l-z•lti. • Lin.
colitliface;;Trltiehliefore looked :mow* ,
up n'•
tmilelae he eaid..l"l sorry h4ven-t:
aidthtk,BiTi ha:le& can • emne- behind iiiiliateip pun, if yew like,' for ibi s i s
- 4rialimillarcl to draw." - This joki, is
idru.:kiviinoaufftfia
.;4 3 7"Ithe.:.PieslatOt - has 'Orditiedth
thr , m, to be'eatorcediii e
jihode.
bland ana
I •
.01t
4..cia0..r
COZIOW..
• ... „r,
DemocracNomizugjims:
Ll . rolt , 4,ovapotoif,
GE IGUI--,:1100111
X t t'R JrtKm oP!,ml farPMl'7nC•MThPs.
WAITER H. INIII,-
i OF,-¢LLT~QHB2~C_ COQ : -
to. iioioii:Tt.io*ifie..*oolo;;ii,-:,..::
Depooratioigast c I
Not‘thatandingjhe'unfavorible wee-.
thepi the ',lgNsit344 : iii* io Aity:ii!!4ge• - :sn
1 00 4 0_
drizzling Iniohegao . , : to fall: aim* p6on,'
'which continued several .hours;.: keeping
many (especially ladie4 away who'Woild
otherwise:. bate been ,' present :',` But the
rain - was much needed , f4ir itiigroving
crops; and oornturdy Democratic farmens, ,
who:can stand -tamest m4thinf hut abolio.
don misrule, SeenlesVia 't,egied the drizzle
as o Tart 'of' th 6l Piagrallinie; was a
capital' mixture : ; of i n dependence , , , "rain;
ibod - nature, .inud; entiusiam and muein.:
Delegations from nearly :all "the , teet.e.
ships iere - present: latge . priiceiMot
from rrankiiii and townships 'adjidzine, -
inarShaled by CoL 'Caine in
4bout_noon,,,wittliags o 'bitmers and mar.
tint Soon'sfter,:along,trahz of *a- 1
eoni, loaded 'to with strirdiYeo-
Men, Came in from Aziferctand toireshipa
and beaded; .by theßerfOrd-Cornet4and.,
Halting in front of the Keystmie Rotel,
the welkin fuel, such cheers as 44;nly
healthy fun& can give.
On nearly all:- the owner* hzmit ere car:
Tied:-in:proceision,i weie . .thetalismania
. I
li r r iftirM'lMNlC:Ore I
.oco3aliitltlitiC23.:
• As common steel y by-attrition, : assumes,
the qualities of the tnagnet, sotheiteeleo-',
trio words, - 13 , ;eortnitniltinigneintion, :have
become indissolubly united with the hetirts
ofour peraueiiiiiiiSeiiUvkitiacts t and they
h
Aar. fire!!: 444. --Itti:threngb.
the dark _days of: thie:administration.. te
the bright dawn- when we Ault haveDear.'
ecratia rulers, and agaiin'be•a united 4nd
happy people.
Oreeiey, r,terauta,Mf . ajmting „with
erystariitite ideze i lorandly - Waved: trout
every Wagoitirr the lockieasion; • = . f
About' a o'clock ` the 'meeting was or
ganiied
.#P 04_
41t - *-..ri#44-,osantatf,4, !them:. were .; g,ooo
persons on the - groned. l . - : A. Masi Meeting I
at - -Ben tcitt:: . reentrie;' on the- tiatneday at
traded a from
•-
otberwisti,„itaiebeen Itei.e.-:',4:.r.eourte.
few,: abolitiOniste -were preseet;:rond it is
to - be'-hoped
..glreetr!'
-1 4 1 404
thif - argik . **ic4lyat
.adrait!abii-`llol9o.l4=:;deAfeiik al eers
were=liven *a!' Egwii oiotoiflir;
•
Vnien; . 1'4:90; §eyntaar v ..Atr - ,
racy of 4tiio; and i'ot Geri ,.; McClellan.
The 7,..l)i,eAdenT;•.Titapo, 11*intrn,
101*,44700 4***:',oolr)it,
W§sTs-No4Top,
iueal; speakers w ho were advertised , to
:Addeo" , the •' , inee.t#lk4
j been de than &bjat oxit;so4iis> ii; iEiGia ring - was plain , logical ;un.
otn
: = . - - • • . •
of Ins_ saannerconvmeealialencethat.
i v . 14 : 1 04401;*04 i **0 0 C4 2 1.14 4
same issue iic eajzs faiiiitioo - 40
#EC)*Wi*t4**g*'"*4k**:*:.:
t000:i40340.0 1 #400,-igfOt.:004.
iii *V it * -11. # 1 !k - # . ' i llitc* : 11e#.04 . .:
iieti**77* . fk*OftsitigtO
called 40**,404_ . 4*j4,o4* . rA
upotpt .14m
otandi.awonsmit,
mae~erly aid effietWejli*h "
Au*
lie` efi a .a "copperhead"
litcriiWioi:governmeht. co
,the'fr:Vonstitntion.P
i4dinfs of the dominant patty: :
nflitter invective, - exposed
and flriiiiiistries, ',and called n
meaning men in
'standard a,s ; thenulyineans to
litierties
IBM
Avery salt
ted taitaliate;Avilt , - , givei!pai
men* Aeadedif
0 , 41iin7 7ul)'9 "
h Ot. '
ottlie will Pe, aPPr9P.
Ladiee'Aid-,Sciety of thils
`wanttobar , pea
MUMNA
thwolos "HISTORY =,Oi
Mr.
Iw; , .Gi 4 00w iiiiilk*Pg.
tyfor his ular.,work, ; Tlß
the S. T. .Healy; ifi.4
goaraotee 4:4l4oilirtater Ot thi
.144sirithic 4 3.—
tiikihe dop e s_ of 44* Btppitinl
forkweli strunic*ith lightning of
afteintninlast, Burin asevere
-
- storm.'' ;'Tlie
il4 - 1 1 11 1 ! 1 Msa 40 ' 0 k , 16.0 0 0e, wi
neighbors :came and • ,extingifish
LARGE '.giatir.-70. Pad: . Do of
4 4 .
ed save/feet across 4he.witigkiromliplo
Mr D. , pmfinied twitiiitli two Kam .
4016 trim ti)e'rikht'.*irig,-o',t,lisinkniff...
Kg* 80,-derg
-4ili,Great wert,to.
Horrid: argon.. the Governor's' call, ter°
struck iitkligitning at Camp Carlin on
Friday Inst; andinitanqy Ware
unable to give neir
•
• arktr•Tallaijdikhrm s ewed„at
f4;,:t ) Y4 lll3 :,:steanier garnet Pine y,
feinn.l3ennuda, on:Sunday:huge-It is ta,
iectthat - heAtisigns to spend the Butn er
at Niagara Falb.
- • . • - •-! •
Editorial;lloiiesponience.
Ady - 3;
haa `been
one 4:ifOrentembb.Os, -
• u , 6treittiell€4l) -- d'OWeaces on. the:
*g4 'of net' '.eatrip,. • *4e - tv We ; 4:iik
armO with next day,
iopithe va ll ey . , 1 t miles to Oyster
,POint L ai
frnOei ; trete. 4arnahnigi where we met the,
advanCifciiee'e the, rObele,:, - Oonsistbjgof
a:sinatl force of cavalry:, , with swpeogal
OPF;ned :tipen.us4.
but as their &elk - Abe, were thrown to the,
right:and left tit oni,l.sbirmishent, our 00,.
.
which held, the road j ust in front of their
gun,s, ytes;not,fired. open,.but • the !has,.
OfiffibicarMy'ne - o . 4zitAke: - tacsiorto be
-
more ekeitAng - ,thiti ealitivisting . Our boys
.were generallyiretty cool for new hands,,
and were . complimented 'for; firmness' by
regimentat,Officers , and: others... We had
no artMeryvanctconld,not;,, therefore; op; ,
state: advantigeonsly against the - enemy
hut lvereohliged-AO. stand. .vied,' finder'
their' , battery troubl e , theme -ad:we
could , by,.lankskirmiishin the road' in :
frontbemgbarricadeiL.
hour or.twO at intervals; the firing ceased,.
and' at evening -the the
valley, • end' made our picket lines on
'the field Weinitest4;', '1:40 not' laiow that
any of our troops: were hit jWe took one
prieonefinhiii was. shot through :the kne e.
and; we heard rii , rtunor the,t, , ,-"A• they buried
-16 •up at;Carlisle ' - .lMCSuice I*.e; came
here'l heaine• - confirinatimi-, of the'llitory :
Neat'afternoon , : we were relieved 'knit
*bet duty, returned `to vainpond rested
tilLineriing, , ;*heti*i Marched -up the
valley on-the: rinottaken:bY the 4ebels:
Peiping through•Niugetoni we were treat:
titd:sonicibreadepplebutter,Oefree,
by the ladireskAvhiehl.O;utc.in.,:ocitlyeark•-
• beriditiOn",--; Trak feaet'lo `appreciated-,
onlyby those who -paitook , ofit::=' , •' - : 'f•-
' ' - ' ,, Atnarch:of 16 miles brought. tto Cita
lialei-16 miles froiO , lbirrisburig,and a fit.;
tle-after inusetAholooVtic trhei bad not
fidlio =out =handed by the way,,taip:hed
.§4
into ilie.;',lfaiket uare;'-*anked''arOiti
and Wire - .fillniA! . .-te "the itolln: for re
freihrifents provided, by, thiesit4eni,wheii
a cry -Was therebeli.eredomine'-
iarbSeirefr,raslied:bask .
had betely:Alaniitelet , parer forroedln
* .;,ea c hrsid ee f,t hestreeoineielpatink
edivairt: charge, When we - !Teri:l'o*ot
10 . 011 Mini led . ilia frcn > the et le,
wtio , iieen***:-tusve awaited of r arrjvsi;
and Or r - 4 3 ingeletietly;-?. - . After ,bold=
inittbii4OtiolonAkiktit minntaii.***4 - 4 ,
detailed ipito differintotrtirof
tbouitynonid itatioaed:dar-towel any
attempts litnntrai3O?;:,Aithifititizenii4ant
. atiken viverii 4 dvnnoed'ito44- -- iiii-*lceto
inctiddindSher " . .i4ifteri - -4 *Want firing.
004:41iid'Obkofp i tteitinoldpg
koitaid*othoWidebibe*
bd -1:s "quiet°p se at :for ionic thitt
itidtbnitinfrithnt:l6loi,„lrbrebepit
refer:
,niektliOsb4olo,_ Itledt:!iegiut 't:4s Ili jiver:
falling mirplhibonsliio
rottst6 4 itidlitharoginogaiiiiiho l ivek
`Ocunirnand - fidling-iy*.fieldsticiow
. - t- ' -7 * O SSAW 44ol 4nati*iiisi4:nadratti,
istbotal44****3liiirprixtobeeitith4n*
lienTilikt4tievarntOinit
• • • - -
*fUld POnei
be smitent of town beforeltft'elocknext
day, Some , JeA, but Illear'rlialeinetkilei
we _felC 4 'confidentAliat 14 4aylrglit , wel
eelddm Wed by our artillery, reat‘the re
hidir;wliose farce Was,thonght WA:ma - not;
super-14P ours 1110)11Urned /degas.:
works and barracks;:aud it 3 in tifirnorn..
inweentlifew nioreehellsl over the towni .
and feft--since - which we" kuotv* nothing
of them._ We held our post until morn- ,
ing, when, as the-enemy were gone, our
fore a were marched. to, camp - ear site :
dike - humid barrabitOtrhere vie muff tit
tb*TrqPi.-- ~ T , - s -,..,
Mtich dimagevma — ns to tVelob7
the ,Shelis,[ and one private - in:our , -regtd
men Waralabot in the thigh; bat `I have '
nci reliabla. infoniation• that any 'others ,
were wounded. by the enemy:- ;' Theft#4
of trace Vamileolishly alleima to come ns
to 'temin'to- the' very- corner held hyOni.
comPiiiiji, after which eeveral Shells stet&
the', buildings are , und Vs and pisied alohg
the 8004 but owing: there to ours
fortnne t an simmebody'a tiaanag'ement, -
4 ,
'
our , coM sly, vitli one excePtion; tame
out unhu ' but mittelly exhausted 'with
cereal= day's ,' close duty; a, hard ( lays .
march,' Mid it- 'ni#l4, of, battleaervice,
!lime* Were obliged IA stand minder a•
terrific shower of shot and shell 'from a
foewe could not see, or defend =ourselves '
againsand - that too almost without re
freshimmenpc `except the ehower of broken
shells,,brmeir, AO:, which fell around and
among us. - Mole Hunter :had his ' an.
klilmnused by a piece= ofcshell,and - was
carried to; the hospital - . Dent, -Atherton
and others, were struck - by spent' fra„,f7'
ruebts- which did no harm.' - Nekt MIMI- ,
ing, our troops'got= "'refreshments as hest
they *Mid among the '.citizens, who did
thd Wit, they Could - for Us. , 1 Lieut.; Ather: i
tun ; ' ..14.1Atherton,' and Myself partook
of A dery 'rice' breakfast with Hon. J. P.
almoadm44 friend of ?nine, - at
reddened; and he prepared`lane pail- of ,
lult;teiremi, bread, ibc:, ler - the , rest of our
Col but tee; had changed -' po sition and
w I
ad notbe found, ark others got what.
was "designed foi , Our buys: t - -
We have low had 'nearly 'a day's vest,
with' a - night cmf qniersieep, feel refreelied i ,
and await, suchr orders' as . " the emergen ,
% 31 may at any moment: render necessary:
e have!. about 50 !nett this' morning mn ,
line, fit for - duty, A few :were detained' 1
for light eervice;'fit , Harrisburg, some are.,
sick; (nbne seriously) and some are still
straggling, but will probably' come in ,to.
day. • Maj. Jesstip'went , tip the river Some
days glide with three companies, for some
duty, and they have not.yet joined the
Reg.; hating thus escaped the toil of' the
other Cfoinpanies. Our COL is a man •ot
nerve, amid discretion; in whom' We all feel
't conftdence.
have' been 'thremgh eivice, -witbOnt
falling,Which .! never t ought I could
endure. ~` I There were oho t' five minutes,
after thashells curse in 'mine of our fie $
corner, When the , b rines of us found
oat &atm would quiver , bu t he , itrein
%art
creased Our nervemew,,,,nympg e iza , _
aimited 6 momentanly expe •ted charge
without [:winking.
1
'A train of cars `ante imp om Harris
burg yeaterday, -we --were 'reinforced, ma
tey feel increased confidence, amid hope
that the," crisis" of , :'" the ernergeney'' is
over, and that if , the invaders • have not
left our soil;' we may soon geva chance to
teach them, that our
,construction of the
ConstitUtian and statellights, doctrine
don't allow theni to iramplunpon the ,
lovely, fertile fields of the Old Keystone.
More anon. , , ,
1 Youm for the emergency, ,
• i. A. J. G.
"
- Direct letters to Co., B: 28th Reg.,
P;V: , M, 'Harrisburg, Pa. = "
bleb via
.eta, ask
gaie the
'roadside
it follies
ail well
nioartitio
-rinkuatf
eelebra.
itt'entav
ttisday.
maceds
totb,
Ifiod
w is the,
0 CO 13111.
STII 0 0 t
ificient
ok.
e leain
in CRP
Friday
'under
e, and
Ind 17.
the
the
21111MatltOLLOF00. '29th
- F. -P. -NI. • •
• Captabi—Willidiii E..Poii, ;,
f"fiit Ileufemlbt-13. Bentley,
seeod'Lien4n.intili-; Atherton
Orderly a 'Fester;'
'Seecnid'SergeatitC.
' MIL Webb, '
- • - 4th- Urinal. Stebbins.
Quraiteritigter
,
George F. Bentley,,Leisle
„
W. wthayr,_ afail,A;Ylintc, =
Privates. Thothai*P. Dodd,; ` "'
Edson Mott, , -' S • C*in
E. RFargd, M
C& resie l 34ol, •
3 tab=onYi Uwiii`Thi.tcho„
O. A. lariee ) Leroy,Thnier;.
B. B. 'Mul ford, X. Thipgeitord,'
A. Fauriit,,„, A. 3% . Gerrj4en; ' '
SineslK." Sprooi.,, Todd,
IL Unest liiiet. * W.A4rber;
H. :
D. Perd!inio,
W. T. Reed, 'AtliOft9pr .„
Geo. P.l p:
WArrln; .
E. Rogers„; J. D. Iftyloe;
• c4andiei t : Rose,
Aivaii7A.4ooy, •Thendoinpi.
Mt. - Meeker, - 11CriO4:
Tipad, I #.*iit#iyOrttoi
.1:* Williams,
P. Reyno
' Trilnk—OcOttft
= 8...1 ClilYeTt . , i 'et P. nandno • =
ildisot;l3o 01,
it It p4p4cpiii; " - Aa4lB.ow.got te pJtoway rt:
Gt•
4c;:rostoc,
A"-! I TOMkorei l •
intak..- S; V 4601 1 !;
..
•
=IN
;Nrii" 'o• iron -. •
Vaitaittiow
deb the : MatoTAtiii difit 4 .4.o'_Ot .
terror," Olootoi to 7 COgrielit whilell,
jilt, 'iarii from the jail - 'ra
*got
Ccin#m* ;:!• •That the -.ma* ttifookkritlki
i i i ve **l loa m ipskop. • ; I ,
areillitini to av-tlitossi*ie—r-
DIVEOOIIIIIO - 11,013. .%'IIOP3TING.
- ...,lloiiinai*l - 00;of - oint*tkii the De
mcietitoy - S#lO*nrui-,-Meti - in Mass
:Meeting, _ tout see, July % th, to`ratify
ncimin4tioif:'_,Madiby ; air late State
Ciinventkop at - • \
' Although thil(Weither was unfavorable,,
/the Lion 'Matted DeMocracycame pour-I
big iuto town by horse load, fol.'
lowed by the four horse loiid, with drums
beatinkand colors flying, 'and the Stars
and Stripes in bands of stronkutoop .
such !lumbers as•to indicate the return of
ii - FogeksjOi andfliP•4(" 4 l
to thtt, - 'l4 l int " - Ground; - ' irecida`by 'the
Harford Brass Baud, Otvadded Much t o
interest,_aq&,enliygniix- i OF. -Abe octal
.lion, by theft' - hippy inetlied
dicoursing music.,„ , , •
Arriving on the -grounds, the meeting
vas called to order -b AL-Gere,
"Chairman of County Conimittee,;'and Was
orwitlized bY - lhe choice ''of C.
TYLER, PresiiientCGen: Jciubt, 1316,x-
DING; Cu). C.' M.- ~GERgy, Cu). • - . ll,urcria
Swim, Wu. C. WARD Esq., R. WELLS
S. 'TEwKsurrii - , 'O. , Ross,
MAusuAtx, - Vice •Picsidents. , • -
J. I.•Merriman, - D..., - 13i•iWitter,' and tr.-
S. 011bert•Secretaries. -
COminittee on.-:Resolutions,
tle, Chairman, reported the resolutions
passed by the '-'llarrisburg : Convention,
and on -their being read were unanimously
adopted . - '-• .
That wo
of
the` reseltitioni; upon
the state Of : the' coontry;Oassed..ll. the
House of.Reforesentatii'es of this Common
wealth on the lath day of,April last,: and
in addition - thereto, and - as.a: furtber-ex
pression of-our.. yiewa upon public affairs,
do resolve as follows - - •.'' • -- •
.
Resolved, That We:: again' tenon% oni
rows of fidelity,tb the bOniiittitien of the
United States, the greatcharter for which
our fathers., struggled, And fought, and
which was-citablishedi :as they theinselveS
expressed it, 4 to form a More perfect"Un
ion;' - ensure "tinntatie
trfinguility i 4rnvide,_,for'the
feitie; promote
.general welfare, and .
secure the-bleSsinge;bfliberty - to Ourselves
and posterity."
Resolied,,illttinasmnch, aslthe Consti
tution embodies the onl y guarantees : we
haVe Or public libeitY and priinte , right,
AS without it Viiiean haven() hope of pro
tectiOnfroni-blooded, sPoliation.and
nicht—the Man' who'sneers.at"Cini
stitution as' itis" 'proven hiniself tO be de.-
ficient the 'elOnent of -patriotism ;'
and - any officer Of 'the State or:-Federal
Goiternment. who; 'steins to ' - suppbrt the
Constitittinii, and -afterWirds with - "it,lint
x~atli on ' his 'clinseielice, violates iir
is wholly unworthy of pfiblic-' confidence.
Reeetred,ThakatnOng the rights which
the Constitution ikro+ides.te evei7 citizen:
is.thst 'of beingsedlire . in his life, - libeity;•
and property,. so that he - cannot - be "de ,
prived - ofeithOr. Without: due -precess of
aw, a faiririarhy a boinpetentjudge'and.
•
confrofix him and'counsel to defend him.'
This is 'so jig in Itself; 'so neeeisary' to -
the linppine.4l'of %hit peeple for'Whotn, All
governmentli Made, and so Plainly writ=
ten' doWn] in the ,Federal Constitution,
and also in Millie 'State Leonstitiitiens'
that any person Who miiunder-'
Biota it, has not, in our opinion, the nieff
tal capacity' !bleb fits him "for'ptiblic Stn.
tion: '"'
Peso That We:have hearewith
tense alarm , , and deep ,indignation - that
seine of our Opponents claim thr the - Pres.
ident the - United States - 4 - Rowiir, hitherd
to wholly miltnownin* America, and neV
er exercised , in Europe . or Asia,: . except:by
the- most despotic'. monarchs, "namely:'
the dower to arrest free, citizens, - , for the
expression of their honest opinioniofpnb.
lie Rainy; and the President-has not
only presumed to - aCT0)80 . • this power
himself ''ivlthsthe indderation mercy'
whfch tnigh't' bitti.
has, delegated 'itto SabdidnrateS;
ad 'they 'again 141 othersJa part of
the 'country, titan its hideous presence*
seen sad felt all over the ;
Resoired,-Thit'..sincint the iiurneroMviie
.fieerS'tio President has giVen
thhli terrible4Mtier above the laiitCand
Novo the peoplic theie. mast,' t. 4. a:afire
be alo;ge, • ivii&are ,
ibtatlppeapaVia uneldolf.j . t_eithei bOa
*Ali Or Wiselylciiktinlitietainffilled With:
partisan "rancor knaves':who =do=net cite
foe iPitice; • and rililianie ;AO delight, to
trAmpleit 'Wider font ;',and--therefo - re, we'
ate nantirpriediVteieartithaktlitr
eat menC . have"been torn : from theitjdoW
lies, judges itnniked'doiin. on the tied*
ministers of the' 'GOSp'et:iniOitsoned'
liiathionfe dangetinii, imirireipectnble vdp
men 'treated w ith brutalitp:iihcioh,
,w'otild indeoent efeif
thii, in many c ases, 'witliodtxat}-`preten
that tha - viitni,sivere gui!tx . of even pot
Offeadk much less. of 'lto cite
against the laws. : •
/..Reitai , 4 ) ThaVfeee-OoireTniiieni catitikt,
exist Without "a free'
tvtloa> of :, this 0 .
, *l4 = iiiivousroti - sw ,
WeihiNriiited-sfate4 ass deolgred `that ji
theierc*i-Irt
-eripiiiis "Of tkaf . torroritetitiod ,
osteiti:64 4 .betiteciliey for th&
it. in: theiftest;-.o4.4lepinia.
, dOit'Of Clement
nod :ttien of Q
'Lyle
• t i le gio**ittMevtlief;ilf,o'
That`,the
,0401 cilitk*Ab4
lailogigistrptebfabir tloM***Matth
reit.dnfrilinfUune j .Avintetierpotterjthfs
livrlot4lticed:iplialiands.urp.oteettl i e
Ss t Tromllaivieit niAtra
01 1 4414*' . .konrivsataft pnerithermis.
, mid*iinniezitytetkoAovernor,lattliti
,stomoy-41eavement - t to: 1014 ,biroir
Übritiai'lindiet - thiff*ot• I :,htildtheins lit
the 041re - iiill ottlie3rcelleArit t iecatire;
Pirdits l 4 l _l ll 4ite , i7Afii-bar** ot-Peilb
br
sylvinia hail : eiiiittrite 44;:cthei:cau se
of the trnkril.' - Wig Wilie'rittine and for
the sakrinfAlre niiiiiiithiit .t.tit :party was
made ; thittiwe:dinonnt* tlielost intim
timilhat tlie - Dini_ Oerittiepa4:entertains
now, tir:eVeritifientahOi et'Wer , can en.
tertain, the, slightett pimptbywith the
present gigantic rebelluni, Or with trait.
.w in -arms against-tlici: - ,Overnment, pr
would -l ever' ciimisentlo?-peti* uon .taty
terTs_invoiving is dismemberment of the
I:fiiiiini'iji.r i ntitGylinjiiitritirdiiiiiiiionfir
this, ure Poirit *ith eiairit4ioivilb:ißelliv
ish contribritions to the irar.iiiiblad tind
treasure heretoforkatid noir) beim Made
by the
_litilidiedii - Of iliciiiiiiiida: ofiCreMo
cratic:Citizens; who ':
-were jiiiitirig,ibit i list;
tq onta t h e regeoe'WthO'VoiOn'Arrairer
it their lives'initif defeinie:: -, :!-,,..,
R,siolvetc, . That - tok the IrtYfrieuda ofr
the Union, and :feeling aini3foun4l.Oxiel- -
t.y , foi ioi, fate, Noilairo, 04 Will'„"eker.
me- the right to canaider,'ldisetiss, ascii) ;
'lain and•Urgoin b*miug loins upon the'
people, atid the,,,tnortitnted ituthoritiev
whateveiitantres - ,will,itt - oiejtidiniem,,
be most likely to .4 plearie and leep: . the'
whole nation , and-Union ,together under
no federal goiernMent: -
1 -: 6 iidiii4, Thif;iihimifillirlihif liiii
we had the solemn:06:1,o of the ,federal,
administration and ,- bl• Alie Ilarty which
placedit in pnwer, as expressed in the
reivlntindpaesed by -Congress- on doll
22d, 18f3E•that ii giis iint,wagedoiti their
part ili'ailY` Writ , ' - 9f - '9,i'Pre,ffigi9. l , l- or - for
any puiPiise nt einigniat' or'. .subjngati4A•
or purpose Ofoverthrowing or interfering
with the righiaiii gitablished institutions
'of those, S tates; but 'to defend =and main.
tab] `the ! isiikerriany of thee — Conatitritiet
and to' preserve 'the 1 / 2 ; Union;:with: all the
dignitre3unlitY and rights of the several.
Stags ininppaired; ,an4. - thati.ai 80Qn ni .
Wiese objects are - accoMplished:, the :war
ought to, cease. " . .lAtt,..the f'ederal, admin
istration, noting tinder, the infinetice, of a
sinall faCtiOn oluitrA Aboliticnisti, al ii.sYs'
o.PpOlted 'to tho , MoP ,'-and'' , rithout life
consent of the great, =is ,of , the`people ;
has totally changed ground.; "rivoString
and proclaiming itivinirpose to be - wholly
different, arid thns'it . hassreatly allayed
onrinstbope of &dee', _-, - ,
, .
Three cheers . '!were.propos -for iron.
Geo.. W. -Woodward; • ' were given
with a Will:„'aud after music by the:Baud,
the President,: introauced-'Hori. George
Sandersen tif Scranton; - win) proceeded to
address the meeting. .plam, instruc
tive,7ol"Cetive and eloquent - manner; re-,
tii.bistery;- and ,antiacOents or
the'Demcfcratic party, and they opposition
thereto from...Jen - Cram turAbe Lincoln,
contristiug , Abe doiltriues of -the former ,
whh-tbe actions of the latter, and closing,
with an earnest appeal for the suppression
of the - rebellion. In his- ,ullusioir to the
condnet of the walVand Abe mention of
the name, Gen. George A.. McClellan, the
vmtui data m-prevalleit;:and as the
cheers'were given -,and given agnitt,' who
keep front saying his .beart, I
viould rather be Mcplellan,.then ,Bern.
side, llooker,t
I. Freemont, Butler, Lincoln
& Co., all. combined, ; IJ
The Band gave fis•the !'Ster paOgled
Banner" when R BAiitl.3 was'nitrodue
ed, _and received with the' `iiitistitearty
applause, and on. its subsiding-he-gave the
best speech of life.7/111hongh
coeupying.a short . lialt.hPrillr4esholved
in such odious light.the men, the
and the party, whci`.tleneOuiteend;.derahic
by:he'epithets of ii , '"cepperhead,7 !.‘ trai
tor," iiiiiiiii men-tithe flove4.eflf.
Y., 4.,,and the, next Grov. reilnisyl
ver4nohe Hob. G. W. Woodward)„ ,and
especially 'the that; idvertisia
men like' the editor : 'our,- DOlOratie
paper, as, an enenly of 'his ontiiiiry,Lwhile
manfully,bea!ingf L - mei - tic wl,rdi - steel
of Lh, e eFLefiliyirkklui it L ar 'appre,giated,
fdioidit hii4been'heard, - intid iher,Silitril
aide 44400'1/ which , ' giteted
was all Ont. could - have been desire 1.':;
After' _mottle byilie Bank_',9ll7 tflPtilok
the thanktvoftliet piestitig:, * Wert tOnfigted ,
to . Mon: 'Geo; Sanderson foe Ns' a le
speech,. - Che‘s, Wiltiditiii4_o47, the,
iriiina; the Bisailisdedkmo
drone adopted' ...thst,z4l*.zplxwel4ngsbe
pabliehed.- ,The meeti9giftdO '
wkw4th
theiierYliest'erfeefing- "
fsigno b.Y-the-otricertg,
...
':•-'''_..-,,,, ,- ' Goneralliiiiiil '.', 1 '; i:' '.'_.
This venerable 'statesman in reply.to an
invitation to Attend, a .:ntne,ting of the Pe!
nuieraey - of: , Yiratibington. , :county o , 4 Pa.i.
makes- await:to Sille3deteigiiifleartilie•
gunge:' 7 '''', . 1 .,"71:'' ':: "'-'• :' '..,'1*., - 1 '
' I have , 139,03t977t k
,191C - ,„wttit-iiimost as
'tnueb:solietttße7uponlytlio . ion of the_
DOin‘ciado OrCir Oita . tiluirr *al,
as'foi. thO fetitliv-ofl-the . 1 1 04 , E.04** II
for-the . r ,f.a B .-99;4,,, 0 4-:il. Af.,!w , 4*4r that
.the, perottnty 0r...011r-present farm of Gov
erment' ieiteelfl thCFE44044,4 antoh.43
'pocky forboaKan co ow ;cOnsistenksonrse
of action, by the DenineratiovHwqii.A The
JapobinannCzaiiinalinvtiti l o : ,*49 o l4-
.ing aPirits4itiflnioliticatitarty:tt4itstiir
agent Saito; 7 ,4l CiettilliXo.7, - 4 6 5.0t0 ..,.,. Tif'
civil nghtirtut intwhippitivlbovebobato:
144i i e i tio W p r e ..Y* , Afitt:te'ftiiiiiron:
the prtOritit,ooo, 04.441.focovigttki
` • E r me i ,er A / AP sea z t tAPPt - tiP . C ll #l4,l
AeteitisAdifiluls'4C 014/1C149"5.
biidiO‘iihed.;-'l!o4fattsibi., 9
td i s c'ODI (4 ro;
mniki . e:Alait.thk-****llo le 'Oise AV -
;lowed-WIWI 'ti:_piecee..Wo inoit,-bold
I
theixicii#Wiik,Wiplitr Orin — Oaf
'to thOiriliityi*lt koOp Iliem ilbei do-
Ay, obtitwevan;l4P-':milini of the b ot,-
~ btieepotatabeiriloti3 'ittibonAttiotilt*lL
. . _ .
in li m e ter.*4 4o rlPMqt,AXlfiram*
*I by Oaf oppeittori.:, ,-, t•‘ _ . _
,--: ~ .., .
, , ,
,;-4. °1 1 16 - la t. ol oo
my of llielatl*l4...
,H9tratailt*lhe
fir!triiiiiiiitiimitu*lY3 . 44 , :i:v C 17.1 EL-4:vi.fe