The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1860-09-05

TO the Freemen of Indiana.
Two elections take place the conise I,
ID in which you will bs called upon 10 psr,i.
pate. y is the duty and constitutional i rio
Iof every one Of you to do 90.
The drst election is for your State Officer
% snd sskss place in Oc,obe. The second
% fo' Presiden, and Vice Presiden, Or Il
United States, and occurs in November.
fouf personal rights and privileges are MOI
}. Immediately involved in the frst Of The tw
I , named elections. and to this We wish 10 6.
4 your serious and candid attention for ! fe,
! moments. Your liberties. your rights Of De,
: sonas security. personal liberty, and OF ri
vste property. may be Invaded By your Stat
standardization. Past experience Of uncon
|stitu,ionsi legislative enactmenss, sought I,
be enforced against you. hss demonstrate,
the truth Of this assertion. These right,
were 90 invaded By the last Republican 3D.
minlstrstion that held power In The State,
and We most solemnly believe they will Be
again invaded should another republican
administration be placed 10 power. Lss o.
look for moment to the past, and 10 passing
events:
About The close Of 1853 the liquor Law Of
that year was declared Unconstitutional b.
the Supreme Court, 10 the csss Of Maize 70.
the Stsss. That decision reused The i,s Of
The Republicans and vas followed by IN
creased activity. in the premises, on their
part. A. early % January llth, 1854, .
State Convention was held q the Masonic
Hall. In indianapolis, the printed proceedings
of which, in pamphlet form. ere now before
us. The Convention was 10 session two
dsys- The President, 10 his sddress, said:
The manufacture, sale and use OF intoxi
eating Iiquors y evil, only evil, and that con.
iinuslly. The utter destruction, therefore.
Of the whole system Is . consumation most
devoutly 70 be wished for 5y every good ci,i.
zen. There IL one portion Of our fellow
citizens. for wboce sake especially, tie en-.
sctment Of . prohibiiory Law is desirsbIe.
sllude TO The stranger from other lands.
who. fleeing from oppression. seek protec.
tion among us.
In THE NEE ting General s. r. CAREY, the
great Maine Law advocate made speech. in |
which he s,id that what wss wanted was 81
bill 70 search, seize. coufscste and destroy;
and. says the report, ss he uttered those
words, there was an over -powesing, stun.
ming acclaim in favor Of the sentiment AL
resolution was passed. % far ss appears
unanimously. in favor OF such bill as Gene
Fsl CAREY said was wanted The namesl
u the delegates 70 this Convention Who
shouted such stunning approval to the Maine
sw, 10 It mcst tyrsnicsI form, for the espe |,
;isl benefit Of foreigners, are published with
he proceedings. We find among them
Hon. WILL. CunBAcK. xho now heads the
Republican Electoral ticket; REUBEs A.
R:LEY, also on the Republican EIec,oraIle
ieket; Hon. G. w. MuaRAr.a leading Re il
'ublican Senator; Hon. JoHH CoBuaH, now =
Republican candidate for Common PIesslt
'udge 10 the Indianapolis District; Hon. A. II
= PoKrER, now Republican candidate Tor L
congress 10 the Indianapolis District; b. r. Il
'uLcRovE, now editor Of the Republicanls .
tate organ; w. N. PEELE. nov Republi- {
On candidate for Secretary Of State, 10 10,
ether with DErREEs, GoRDos, o. BEEsoS, d
v. N. FREScH. CRAvEss. and indeed, almost,
u The other prominent Republicans sf the
resent day. The ball thus Get ia motion Il
10 rolled on BY the Republicsn leaders, tiIlI
'e 18Th of July. 1854, when their State a
onvension was held in the Masonic HsII,lp p
J Indianapolis which nominated their State q
cket Of that year, Judge GooErss being the 6
cminee for Judge Of The Supreme Court. =,
The third resolution passed at that Con. F
cniion reads . follows: III
Resolved. Ths, W regard insemperance y
} great political. moral and social eviI-Ith
Legitimate subject Of Iegislstion-snd that =
. sre IN favor Of the pssssgs Of Judi. :,
ous, constitutional and efficient psohibieory q
~. with such penalties o shall el|ectusIl ~ nl
'ppsess the Rafic 10 intoxicsting liquors o q
beverage. l1s
Hon. HEsRY 8. LAHE. the present Re l.h
,blcsn candidate for Governor, wss s|if
ember o. that Convention, and, ssys tho -
port of As iIeeeedioss of the saspoIis d
'urnsl - isth o. July. 1854. made slss
eech = SbSd!psssed eIoqusnes % behalf ~
the Republican principles. Id
Well, the -RspubIicsss tsiumphed r. theIte