Indiana State sentinel., 1861-08-07
Meeting of the Democracy of Putnam

mass meeting held in this place on last Saturday.
By a resolution of the meeting you are requested
to publish the same in your journal. The meeting
the greatest enthusiasm and good order prevailed.
Judge franklin, Hon. John G. Davis and Hon.
Arch johnson addressed the immense concourse
of people. Davis speech was one of the most
effective we have ever listened to. The spirit of
compromise is the avowed policy of two thirds of
the voters of Putnam. The Democratic party of
this county can not be abolitionized.
Yours truly &c, JAS
At mass meeting of the Democracy of Put
nam county, held ON Saturday, July 81, 1861, at
Greencastle, Indiana, James d. Scott, Esq,
chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, re-
ported the following, which were unanimously
adopted:
1--WE, the Democracy of Putnam county. in
mass meeting assembled, publish the following as
an expression of the sense OF the meeting:
"ResoLred, That we are still as heretofore, un-
conditionaly in favor of the Federal Constitution
the union of all the States both North and South,
upon the principles inculcatcd and agreed to by
our forefathers of the Revolution, the main,en
ance OF the Constitution in its purity the enforce
ment OF the laws by the legally authorized agents
and the defense of our common flag by the strong
arm of the military against all opposers of the
Constitution.
Resolced That we sincerely and honestly be-
lieye that the present difficulties OF our National
Union might have been honorably settled. and to
the entire satisfaction of every section of the
country, at the last session of Congress, by the
adoption of the Crittenden, Border State, or some
other compromise of similar character, and it is
our full conviction that the people of the North
west were. by immense majorities, in favor of
some such plan of settlement and adjustment, be-
cause it would secure TO them that Union they so
much love. and would le,ve them that prosperity
with which honest industry has heretofore re.
warded them; and we condemn the conduct of
his Excellency, Governor Oliver p. Morton and
all Others, who directly or indirectly plunged us
into this unnatural war with our brethren, until
every peaceabIe means fairly and honestly
tried. and failed believing that our fathers in
tended and that civilization and christianity alike
require. that war should be the last, and not the
first resort of nations, and we declare that, as
heretofore, we are still in favor OF compromising
upon terms alike honorable to all the people and
all the States
ResolDed, Tint while we are in favor of defend
ing the flag of our country. and maintaining the
supremacy of our government, by the aid of
the military, we do believe that ultra fanat-
icism North as we'll as South, has brought
about our national troubles. and we are desirous
to maintain our national Union, without the loss
of single star from the glorious national galaxy.
We will therefore vote for men and money to sup
press rebellion, be it North or South, so long as
the military shall be needed for that purpose, but
when perverted so to interfere with the con-
stitutional rights of any of thepeople Of thesev