Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-04
Democratic Meeting i'm Washington
COUNTY.

One of the largest Democratic meetings which
ever took place in Old Washington, came off at
Salem on Saturday last The meeting was adj
dressed by Hon. c. L. Durham, Hon. S. X. Wolfe.
of Harrison, and Thomas NJ Brown, of New AL
bany.
At large Democrat Mass Meeting, held pur-
suant to notice, at the Court House in Salem,
Washington county, Indiana, on Saturday, Au-
gust "a, the following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United
States was ordained and established by the people
thereof, in order to form more perfect union, TO
establish justice insure domestic tranquility pro-
vide for the common defense, promote the gener-
al welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to
themselves and their Dosterity:
AND WHEREAS. Open and sercet enemies are
striving TO overthrow the fundamental doctrines
of that instrument:
AND WHEREAS, Those doctrines underle the ba-
sis of the Democratic organization: III srefore
Resolved, That We have ever cherished an ear
nest constant and unalterable attachment to our
National Union.
Res0tUed, That the Union can be best preserved
by observing, at all times, faithful and firm ad-
herence to the letter and spirit OF the bond which
called it into existence that this duty is sacredly
obligatory upon all, !" and especially upon those
who have been selected TO discharge the highest
functions of the Government
Resolved, That after making due allowance for
the necessities of public danger, we have been
compelled to witness with pain and regret the un.
warranted and impolitic exercise of power on the
part of the Administration, believing, as we do,
that all acts of usurpation furnish most potent
strength to the wicked and insane rebellion now
so rife in the land
Resolued, That interest, humanity, patriotism,
and christianity alike demand honorable adjust
ment of our national difficulties and speedy res
toration of the peace and harmony of the whole
country, and that to secure the same the people
everywhere should discard all local jealouses and
sectional animosities, be more imbued with that
spirit of compromise and Cancellation which actu-
ated the noble founders of our Republic, and
eyince greater willingness than has been hither-
to manifested to make such mutual concessions
and to grant such constitutional guarantees as the
rights and security Of the citizens and of the
States and the perpetuation of the Union may re
quire.
Resolved, That among the causes which have
brought about the unhappy condition of our be-
loved country none has been more fruitful than
the misrepresentation of the views and aims of
of one party of the nation by the other, and that
to counteract the pernicious and destructive iniu-
ence of every party whose growth is the result of
such misrepresentation, it is the right and duty of
all conservative men to unite, and by public meet
ings otherwise to give full and free expression
to their sentiments and to hold up to the honest
indignation and scorn of true American citizens
that ntoerant abolition spirit of partisan bigotry
which finds vent in the denunciation of all men as
traitors who do not adhere to its perverted standard
of loyalty to the Constitution.
Resotued, That now, ever, placing our trust
in the intelligence, patriotism, and discriminating
justice of the American people we sincerely and
honestly declare, as our solemn conviction, that a
National Convention composed ofdelegates elect
ed by the people and rejecting the popular will,
which has been so heedlessly ignored and disre
regarded by the representatives of the psrty now
in power, could and would agree on propositions
conducive to domestic tranquility and the perina
nency of the Union.
Resoiced, That the present deplorable civil war
should not be prosecuted for the purpose OF in
terfering, under any pretence whatever, with the
rights of any State citizen thereof, but vigor-
ously to defend and maintain the constitutional
and legitimate supremacy of the General Govern
ment, and that its prosecution for any different
object would not only do violence the patriotic
impulses and wishes of the gallant volunteers
who have enlisted under the flag of our country
but would essentially thwart, If not destroy.
the ends for which the Government was insti-
tuted
heS0Iced, nat the ulrect tax ana present tariu
enactments are unjust and unequal in their opera
ton, and that in all measures for raising a reve-
nue. one department of industry should not be ia
vored to the injury of another.
ResoIoed, That whilst we regard il to be the
duty of every citizen to maintain and sustain his
Government, whenever engaged in war, yet that
it is equally the right and duty of such citizen TO
discuss the course and acts of the public officers
which produce Government action and TO indie
pendently condemn such course wheneverhe thinks
condemnation merited. Opposition to the acts
and course of public officer ia administering the
Government is one thing; opposition to the Gov
eminent in Its action Government is another
and very different thing.
ThurIow Weed Attainted Of Treason
The Saratoga Republican, an administration
paper of more zeal than knowledge or discretion.