The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-02-28
maintenance Of peace between its citizens and

maintenance of peace between its citizens and
to that end to postpone all political predictions,
partisan interest and party creeds, far these
may conflict with Cancellation aud may tend TO
break up into fragments the contedsracy of States
and to assent to any reasonable plan of accomns-
datioi, which promises to settle tho existing DIFF
fculties.
RcsolUed, That, if the Southern form of Labor is
issecluded ON one portion of the common ter
ritories of the United st es. it is just that there
be another portion of the United States wher Elm
that form of labSg is admitted.
Resoiued. That an extension of the limits with
in which the slaves of the United States to be
permitted to dwell, is not AZ extension Of slavery,
which can only be affected by an importation OF
slaves and that refusal TO accept any terms of
adjustment by importing the maintenance Of the
Union, is the most likely means to extend slavery
itself, seeing that while the savetrade will
be allowed whilo we remain united, it may DC re-
opened by Southern Confederacy
Resolced, That if The Peace Conference shall
adopt and propose, for the settlement of the pres
ent difficult ties, the plan of al iustment of Senator
Crittenden, or or any other fair and just PROPOSE
tiot, substantially resembling it such plan shall re
ceiye our cheerful andh earty support.
Resolsed, That if the Peace Conference shall
fail TO agree any proposition, then We earnest
ly recommend that National Conv ention ofdel-
egates. to be elected by the people, be called by
Congress or by the States, To which sfall be refer
red the question of the settlement of our national
difficulties; it being firm belief that the popu-
lar WILL elected through delegates 30 elected,
cannot fail to result in some fair and honorable
plan Of adjustment
cept some satisfactory plan of adjustment will
cause the detection of the border and middle States
will divide the Union into two Corfederacies
which may or may not remain at peace with each
other, and will open the door TO such agitation IN
the North itself as may result Va other smaller d.
visions OF the free STATES
Resolred, That in view of the present distracted
and deplorabe condition of the country, OF the
imminent DANGER CT hostile collision, and of the
fact that efforts now in progress o bring
about peaceable solution of our national difficult
ties, ii is the duty of the Government, while such
efforts are III progress to maintain the present
status, and to refrain from all acts whatsoever of a
warlihe or aggressive character and that if, uIi-
fortunately such efforts should finally fail We de
precate all attempts to maintain the Union by
war.
ResoIred, That we earnestly commend to our
fellow citizens the duty of abstaining FROM all vi0-
lent, eliminating and irritating language toward
our Southern brethren of the South and of adopt
inc, in practice, that Christian spirit which is gen
tie and easy to be cntreated which is not easily
provoked which beareth all things, and which
leads us to do unto others as we would that they
should do to US.
Resotaed, That VIC will use oar utmost exertions
to induce fellow citizens OF this State, by MEM
orial or otherwise, to protest against the spirit OF
violence which mingles in our public councils, and
which we believe to be the expression Of political
craftsmanship and opposed to the true sentiment of
the people.
These resolutions were adopted cen, by a
rising vote, Oh motion Of Gov. Hammond
Hon. j. A. Hendricks, Hen. Joseph L. Nc
Donald, Judge Hall and Others being successfully
called pom, made able speeches in favor of pacific
adjustment Every gentleman answered himself
against coercion.
| am yours truly, Y.