Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-31
Indiana Ranch Union Club Meeting.

INDIANA RANCH, May 26th, 1861.
The Union Club of Indiana Ranch anC
Vicinity" met, pursuant to adjournment, a
French Town, Sunday May Goth, 1861.
Meeting was called to order 10y the Presi
dent, whereupon D, r. Sample, L. S. Camper
and T. NJ. Stroud, Committee on Resolu-
tions appointed by previous meeting, mad,
their report of service performed, and pre-.
sented a series Of resolutions which were ac
cepted and endorsed by tie Club as express
i've of the views of the meeting; which reso.
lutions were in these words, viz:
WHEREAS, War has been with traitorou'
intent levied against the Government of the
United States, by portion of its citizens and
! as such war has been declared without just
cause or provocation, therefore
ResolVed That we consider it the duty oI
all good citizens to support the Constitution
Of the United States and the Union Of those
States; that we deny the right of Secession
and declare the act to be treason, and there
fore, in the language of the patriots of Inde-
pendence Hall, 1--WE pledge our lives, our
fortunes and our sacred honors" to the main
tenance of our good Government.
Resolred, That it is duty of all good citi-
zens to put party feeling and prejudice under
foot and know no East, no West, no North
no South and above all, no party, but the
Union and the Union alone.
ReSoiced, That the eXigencies of the coun'
try demand for office men fresh from the peo-
pie, and that we deprecate the system OF
professional office seeking that has attained
in California, and that we will use all our en-
deavors to put it down.
Resoloed, That we will vote for no man
unless we knoW him to be a Uui0n man ; that
of empty professions we have an old stock
on hand, and that hereafter we shall open all
packages and hnow that they are correctly
labeled.
Hesoleed, That to these two last resolu-
tions we call the attention of all candidates
for office.
Resolred That we see with pleasure the
warm feeling that our adopted felow-citi-
zens hold toward the Union and their deter
miuation to lend their voice and aid to its
mantainance.
Upon motion it was ordered that the fore
going be presented to the Appeal, Democrat
and Express newspapers for publication.
Upon motion the following resolution was
adopted.
Resoiged, That a committee Of three be
appointed by the President to prepare pro
gramme for celebration Of the approaching
Fourth ofJuly, to report at the next meeting
of this society.
The President then appointed as such com
mittee W. T. Woods, IL. W. Camper and d..
K. Sample.
Whereupon, on motion, the meeting ad-
iourned to meet at the Indiana Ranch on
sunday June Cd.
ct being the desire of many members Of
our society, suhjoin the two leading sections
of our Constitution
ART. 3. SEcl No question shall be re-
viycd or remarks made of partizan politi
cal nature in the meetings of this Society,
and the person violating this section shall,
upon mo,ion, be, for the first ollense, repri-
maudedL Ly the President; for the second, be
expelled from the Society. Provided, how
ever, that majority Of the members present
voting shall SO decide.
ATT. 3. SEc,l. All persons who are will
ling 70 declare themselves uuconditionally
Union men, who are willing to support any
men or measures, and none other, that will
tend to secure the perpetuity of this American
Union. and who are willing to put all party
prciudices underfoot fer the good of their
country, can, upon signing the Constitution,
become members of this Society, and THEN
signatures hereto shall be a pledge to this
effect. ID. Il. SAMPLE, Secy.