Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-04
From the Paoi Qa-) American Eagle.
The Peace Party In Indiana.

The Peace Party I'm Indiana.
| FRENCH LICK. Aug. "a, 1861.
In pursuance of previous notice, a large
number of the citizens OF French Lick town
| ship met, and after the meeting was called to
order, DR.. w. A. Bowles. introduced to the
assembly Jesse Goss, Esq, of Monroe county
| Indiana, who proceeded to address the peo-
| pie in plain, fOrcible and unsophisticated
manner on the great questions now agitating
the nation, and showed by nuanswerable ar.
gument the necessity and importance of the
| people assuming peace position, and make
the effort more to settle the pending difficult
| ties by negotiation and compromise instead
| of shedding of blood. On the conclusion OF
Mr.. Goss' speech, the convention was organ
lied by calling John Dishon, Esq, to the
chair, and appointing Jacob Shoat, Esq, 10
| act as clerk. = -.l -.lts 8! -
| The object of the Convention was then
| fully stated
On motion, a committee of three was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions for the consider
| alton of the Convention, consisting of w. A.
| Bowles, John t'eltner aud John Shields.
The committee then retired for the dis
| charge of the duty assigned them, and dur
| ing short absence, MIR. Beckett, of Jasper,
entertained the Convention with few tell
ing remarks, taking grounds in favor of a
pacific settlement of our unprecedented Ma
tional troubles
The committee announced their readiness
to report, and by their chairman, DR.. w. A.
Bowles, reported the following resolutions,
which were read and severally adopted with
out dissenting voice:
WHEREAS, The people of these once hap
py United and prosperous States are now,
the North engaged against eleven of our late
sister States of the South, in bloody and
expensive Warwick is being prosecuted in
a manner and on PRINCIPLES unprecedented
in the history of civilized men. And where
as, the prosecution of the war thus far has al
ready manifested the tendency, if not dis
closed design, to break up and destroy the
genius of this government in the violation
of and setting at naught the Constitution and
statute laws of the General and State Gov
ernments. Therefore
Resolued. That, in the opinion of this con-
vention. in view of the extraordinary and
deplorabie condition of our beloved country,
that it is the bouuden duty of every Ameri-
can, either by birth or adoption, that feels
for or desires the perpetuity of this Govern
ment, to come forward as becomes freemen
and take part in the discussion and invessi-
CATION of every subject that comes up for
public consideration, to use all patriotic and
honorable means to put a stop to the present
bloody, unnatural and expensive war.
Resolved, That we are opposed to the aban-
dOnment of the true principles of the great
Democratic party, as set up by Thomas JEFF
ferson and Others of the distinguished found
ers of the Republic, or the amaIgamation or
utilization by it, with the party now ruling
the country, whose proceedings and toar pol
icy are calculated to render the reunion of
those States impossible, deprive us of our
liberty and reduce the masses to wretched-
ness and poverty by excessive taxation and a
host of other evils of civil war.
ResoiUed, That we earnestly appeal TO our
patriotic fellow citizens, to cooperate with
US in the use of all honorable means to put a
stop to the war that is upon US, which must
result in desolation of our fields, ruin of COM
merce, towns and cities, and last but not
least the slaughter of thousands of our fellow
citizens of the best blood of the nation.
Resolued, That the citizens of French Lick
Township, friendly to the preservation of this
Government, would be happy to meet the
citizens of Orange and the adjoining Coun-
ties, at the town of Paol, on the second Mon
day (the 9th day of September next) for the
purpose of taking into consideration the va
rious questions OF the day, and if possible,
determine on some settled policy to bring
about solution of, or peaceful adjustment
of the great questions now agitating the
country, without the further shedding of
blood.
On motion a committee was ordered to re.
port the names of five suitable persons for
delegates to attend the county convention,
which is to meet at Paoli, on the 2Ist day
of September next, to put in nomination
suitable candidates for the various offices to
be filed by the people at the October cleo
ton.
After a short absence the committee re-
ported the names of the following gentle
men:
Francis Able, W. A. Bowles, John Dish
on, John Felkner and Thomas Archer, who
was severslly appointed to act as delegates
in said convention, on behalf OF the town.
ship.
DIR. w. A. Bowles was then called and
responded by short speech, in which he
urged the necessity and Importance of the
immediate adoption of a peace policy on
the part of the friends and advocates of
the perpetuity and preservation of the
Democratic principles of this Government
and showed by chain of historical facts
and unanswerable arguments, that under
the existing policy of the ruling powers,
that everything tending to the fiaal down.
fall and overthrow of this Government.
Aud concluded by solemn appeal to the
wise, the good and patriotic friends of our
inestimable system of Government, to inter-
pose the staying hand. that an armistice
might be brought about, and our beloved
country saved from her present calamities
by reason, righteousness and justice, instead
OF bloodshed and war.
On motion, it was ordered that the pro-
ceedings of the convention be published in
the American Eagle, Paoli, and Louisville
Courier, KY.
Then, on motion, the convention adjourned
sine de JOHN DISHON, President.
JACOB SHoAF, Clerk.