Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21
Democratic Meeting at westport.

Pursuant to notice, the Democracy of Sand
Creek Township met at Westport, Decatur coun.
ty, August sth, at 2 O'Clock p. NJ.
Sanford Grayson Esq, was elected Chairman
and Jacob b. Beck Secretary.
The following Committee on resolutions was APP
pointed: John Meyers, William Evans, Enoch
Bayless, John H. Hackenbury and John Z.
Sharp.
The Committe reported the following resolu-
tons, which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The present could and ought TO
have been avoided by compromise, and would
have been had not the Republican party by the
persistent effort TO engraft upon our Government
Their iuepressibie conflict doctrines, defeated every
measure offered by the Democracy to secure a
peaceable solution of our sectionable troubles,
and whereas our Government, State and Nationai,
is now in the hands of our lifelong enemies,
who have we believe, precipitated US into an I'M
necessary war with our brethren of the South.
And whereas, believing as We do that the prose
cution of the will be utterly destructive to
every interest and section of our common coun-
try, and that it will be the of never ceasng
hatred and malice between the contending parties,
and believing with Senator Douglas, that war is
disuniOn eternal disunion, therefore,
RESOLVED, That while we disapprove of the
ton of the seeding States as hasiy, unwise and
impolitic, We most emphatically condemn the alb
clifton party for opposing every measure looking
to peaceful ane honorable settlement of our ma
tionable troubles. and hold them responsible for
inaugurating a civil war tending to the widest
anarchy, before which State rights and individual
liberty will be crushed.
Resolved, That we deplore the present civil war
as a national calamity, and that its further prose
cution by either party will be runOus to both sec
tons and therefore are earnestly solicitors that
this war between brethren shall cease the very in
slant that terms of adjustment can be agreed on,
alike honorable to all the people and ali the States;
and to that end it is the duty of every patriot to
exert all his energies for the adoption of such
measures as will prove most effectual in termin-
ating hostities and thereby restoring to our be
loved country, all the blessings of peace.
Resolred, That we Democrats of Sand Creek
Township yield to none IN our devotion to the
Union, attachment to the Constitution and loyal
ty to our glorious fag-tO vindicate the Consti-
tuition and uphold the stars and stripes, to sustain
the supremacy of our Government and defend our
soil from invasion and for all other legal and 10y
al purposes we will contribute our last dollar and
ifneed be our blood. Our motto is: millions for de-
fense but NOT cent for coercion or sUbJugdtion
of soUereiqH States.
Resolued, That the charge of the abolitionists
against Democrats with heing secessonists and
disunionists, Is a foul and infamous falseiooo-
There is not now, there never has been Demo
crat in Sand Greek Township in favor of secession
! UT ulSuutOtl-tic1 arc All Aot euC
every disunionist is against compromise and for
the soar that must inevitably sever the Union and
render reconstruction impossible.
RESOLVED, That we believe the purpose of the
party now in power under the false and hypocrit-
| ical plea to save the Union) is TO prosecute the
war for the subiugation of the South, for the free
dom of the negro. for the subversion of State Gov
ernment and for the erection of consolidated
Government on the ruins of our Federal Consti-
| tuition.
Resolred, That large standing army and an
overwhelming national debt are repugnant TO the
! principles of our Government the immediate fore
runner of military despotism-destructiv tive to
Constitutional liberty and the freedom of the peo-
pie.
Resolved, That the several acts Of our present
Chief Magistrate by which he has sought to sns-
! pend the writ of habeas corpus. to call out the
militia of the several States for period of three
years. and to increase the regular army and navy
| upon his own authority and without the nteryen-
ton of Congress, are not only not authorized by
the Constitution, but in rect violation of that
instrument.
| Resolved That the Indiana State Sentinel, vn-
cinnati Enquirer, Rushyille Jacksonian and
| Franklin Democrat be requested to publish the
proceedings of this meeting
The meeting then appointed the following Cen
trail Committee: Henry H. Meredith, Jacob b.
Back, John Cheek, Henry McDougle and Amos
Miller.
/ The meeting then adjourned.
JkcoB b. BACK, Secretary