Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-05-04

Meeting Of the Country People.
Pursuant 10 previous notice large and respectable
meeting Of the citizens Of Marion county con7ened
the Court House in Indianapolis, the lst day Of
May. 1913.
The meeting was organized by choosing Daniel
Roberts, chairman, ind Hiram Wright, secretary.
When, on molten, committee appointed 10
draft resolutions expressive of The of the
ing, consisting of Steward Mason, John Alexander,
Aqnilla Hilton. H. B. Mcdowell. Thomas Higgins.
j. Z. Fisher and Mr.. Shields When, motion OF Mr.
Bryan, II. Rains was added to the above committee.
The committee. after being absent short time, re-
ported the following preamble and resolutions which,
on motion, were adopted.
Whereas, in the course of human events itbecomes
necessary for one portion of community resist the
encroachments upon their rights by another portion,
decent respect for the opinions of their FELLOWSHIP
zens requires that they should declare the causes
which mpe them to action. We hold these truths 10
be self-evdent; that that people who would maintain
their just rights must ever be jealous of them and
sist every lawg that encroaches upon those rights
by forcing the power back the people by
whom 1t has been delegated and selecting others with
whom to enirust it. Prudence indeed will dictate
that sectional jealousy should not be countenanced
only when absolutely necessary. Accordingly all
experience hath shown that are more disposed to
submit To first encroachments upon their rights than
to foment dscord while they consistently avoid 1t;
but when city Incorporated with unnecessary pow
es manifest by the passage of unjust and oppressive
laws determination TO Cypress their fellow citizens
OF the surrounding country. 1t is duty they owe to
themselves and poseriy TO rise In their sovereignty
and stay the onward progress of oppression. Such
has been the patient forbearance Of the people Of Ma
rlon county and such is the necessity which has
called together. The history of the past audpres
ent corporation of Indiana polls has been history of
repeated injuries upon the rights of the people of the
country by the enactment of unjust laws all having
d1rorf Ia rin,tS
men and ALLEVIATE friendly feelings for brethren
OF the city of indianapolis. To prove this, let facts
be submitted a candid community. They have
established the Hay law, sublecting thereby to
necessary trouble and expense in weighing hay
without allowing the privilege of selling 1t by the
load. They have passed unnecessary and arbitrary
laws regulating the sale Of marketing, whereby the
innocent and unsuspecng have frequently been robbed
Ut their produce by not being able TO keep pace with the
laws passed from time to time. They have frequently
by their oppressive laws subjected fellow citi
zens to great expense and inconvenience by imposing
upon them unjust fines with heavy costs for pretended
offences when absent from their homes thereby de-
prving them of the benefits of the stay laws of the
State. And last of all they have enacted the odous
wood law which takes effect this LIST day OF May,
1545. We have modestly calmly, and in the spirit of
forbearance which should characterize people
desiro0s of cuvating good feelings between the cit
zens of the town and the country, demonstrated
circumstances have been answered only by sneers and
contempt. A corporate body thus marked by acts of
much injustice is unfit In opinion longer
lst. Nor have we been wanting in attention to our
brethren of indianapolis. We have reminded them of
the injustice of their rulers towards us. We have
reminded them that we were their fellow citizens and
should be met equal ground. We have warned
them of the dangers of such encroachments upon
rights operating injuriously upon them well as
ourselves We have conjured them by the ties of
citizenship to placing such men in power. They
too have turned deaf ear to our warning. We must
therefore acquiesce in the necessity of denouncing
this corporation unworthy longer to be tolerated in
republican community and ought TO be abolished.
To this end, with firm reliance upon the Constitution
of our common country and the intelligence of tine
people of this State elect faithful and worthy rep
resentatives, pledge ourselves TO give up the
struggle until this corporation shall be abolished or
these odious laws repealed.
ReSolued, That the meeting recommend to the wood
haules and farmers of this county TO sell their wood
at two dollars and fifty cents per cord, and the pro-
auctions of their farms in proportion.
Resolped, That when this meeting adiourns it
adjourns to meet again the first Saturday in Sep
TENDER next, and request general attendance of the
citizens of the county.
Resolued That the editors of the State Sentinel and
State Journal be requested 10 publish the foregoing
preamble and resolutions.
The following resolution was offered by Hiram
Rains, and unanimousy adopted:
Resotred, That in our opinion this corporation is
opposed the interest of large majority of the cit
liens of this county, and that will not vote for
any candidate for the office of Representative unless
he pledges himself to vote for the repeal of said
poraton, PrOrided the present council does not re-
peal the Wood, Butter, and Hay laws.
| THE Journal will please copy.