Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-24
Hear Them.

HPaP Iltiii,
AZ quite large meeting Of the Old
soldiers OF 1912, of the State Of Michigan,
held at Jackson on the eth of July last
for the purpose of asking Congress to
grant them in their old days, an equal
amount Of land With the Mexican sol
dierS. TIC following. amongst other Teso-
Iutions. were unanimously adopted:
Rcsolrtd, That we entertain the mo 81
profound respect and veueraiion for thu
veterans Of the Revolutionary war. and
the men who formed our glorious govern
ment; and 10 perpetuate our institutions,
one must cherish lively remembrance
Of the mutual sacrifices and concessions
OF eur "a thers--their love for, and hope
in, the Union Of the States.
Resolred, That sectional issues and
disunion CRATE harsh!y or our ears; and.
should disuuion arise, We will again
buckle on our armor in the defence Of
our Institutions as readily to pu: down
traitors al home. as to Ecpe! foreign
Zoe.
Yes, hear Them! It is . qualification,
end it is with pride that we hear them.
Some Of those who loved the Union and
is institutions In 1912 sufficiently to
peril their lives III lis defense, still live
TO advocate It's per?etua,ion. Thoir no
be and patriotic examples a!a, to-day.
worth all the preaching and teachings
Of the Young men OF The present day-be
they saints OK sinners.
All, those old veterans, whose locks
are whi:ened with the fsos,s Of many
winters, and just upon the brink of the
grave. are not all Office seekers, noF are
shcy hunting for, popular favor or ap-
plause. but in their convention to usi Z
the hands Of .he government they had SO
nobly defended. the li,tle pi,tanco TO
help sustain them "yet little longer.
they could not neglect 20 declare their
continued attachment 20 TIE Ualon, and
,hci. Willingness 70 again take Up arms
III Its defense. Col loves such fidelity.
In the month Of November. 1850, when
the Union was ehahcn 10 It's centre. aud
the constitution required the support OF
such men as Cay, NrrsrEn, and CAss.
20 pto;oct il frorn The ruthless hands o.:
traitors and reasonable disorganizers.
convention of the people Of Boston ard
It's vicinity. who reverenccd the consti-
sulion--who wished 20 discouutenance
Il spirit.of d.sobedience 20 the laws Of the
land. and 10 refer all questions arising
who would regard with dislayor the pop
uler agitation OF subjects which enden
ger he peuce and harmony Of the Union
was called at PAINFUL NALL--where
liberty YVES first Graded. In the old
chair, once pressed BY sages Of the Revo-
luton, sat descendant Of VARaEN-an
cid man. beafing the honored name Of
his great presiding over the
convention.
Il; has been my lot.' said the venera
bic man. 10 have lived az period when
there was no constitution and no Union;
when there was no commerce, no manu-
features little Of agriculture. or Of amy
of the arts. calculated to make g power
ful and happy people. 1t was period
when there was no sound cprrency--nO
confidence between man AMI man-no
harmony in the action Of difftren! States.
1t was a period when mems hands were
turned against their neighbois; when the
courts were beset with armo men; when
law and justice we've tIampled under
foot; whom our best towns and villages
were threatened with pi!lage, fire and
the sword: when the soil was polluted
with the blood OF is own citizens. In
the midst Of this gloom ray Of light
showed itself. A CONSTITUTIONS YVES pro-
posed. and after cautions investigation.
and careful adaptation 10 the varied in
teres.s OF the country. was adopted. rs {
BOND oF.EyEnLAsrIXG UNios. For these
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