The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-30
Coral Matters.
Union acknowledgements IMAM.
imOus for the Government.

III ShO P"'PoSS VI ShS oNpiOooioh ~
their views relative to the present diff
culties,of the country. The large hall
was crowded to excess, great proper
ton being ladies, and the audience gen
orally manifested calm, earnest, determ-
ined feeling. ALFRED INGALLS,, Esq,
was called to the chair, and Messrs. Rich
and BARNHARr appointed Secretaries
A committee Of five, on motion of Mr..
LATHRop, was appointed on resolutions,
as follows G. E. LArHRop, w. S.
MARSHALL, EDw. BREWER, d. II. RAN
DALI, LYMAN HATHAWAY. While the
committee were out, Messrs. HoRD and
LEE were called out and made strong,
earnest Union speeches, declaring that
the government must be sustained, and
traitors punished. The committee re-
turned and reported the following reso-
lutions, which were unanimously adopt
ed -
Whereas, The fact has been announced by
proclamation of the President of the United
States, that rebellion exists in portion of our
country, and that the flag of our Union has
been fired upon by the constituted authorities
of the so-called Southern Confederacy.
And nhereas, The President has called upon
the loyal States for troops to put down said
rebellion and assert the supremacy of the laws,
therefore
Resolred, That we, the citizens of Indcpen-
dence, without respect to party distinction, will
rally as one man to the support of our right
fully constituted Government, and pledge our
selves to respond to any call that may be made
upon us, either for men or money, to the full
extent of our ability.
Resotued, That we regard all who refuse to
stand by the Government in the present crisis
rs unworthy the name of American Citizens
and as enemies of the Liberties of mankind
RESOLVED, That come what may, we will never
give up that noble sentiment of the Patriot
Jackson, " The American Union, it must and
shall be preserved"
Resoiced, That We approve of the policy of
the National administration in the present cri-
sis, believing that the President has acted to-
ward the Southern rebels in ust, magnanim-
GUS and concilatory manner, and has afforded
by his conduct no pretext for their recent war
like preparation and action and we will stand
by our President while he continues to act in
the strict line of his constitutional duty.
Speeches, breathing the proper senti-
ment, the utmost devotion to the Union,
and the determination to stand by the
government were then made by Messrs
DOMAIN, MARSHALL, LAKE, JONES, PRATT,
RANDALL, BRYANT, SAMPSON and ABBOTT
Mr.. HART was also called out and spoke
to his Douglas Democratic friends, tax
ing the most unaccountable position that
the call of the government for means to
defend itself was the call of Republicans
The Republicans, said Mr.. HART, now
call upon lis Democrats to assist them,
and unless we do SO they must be van
pushed by the Southernors We should
go to their assistance, because if we now
sustain them our political principles NAV
hereafter triumph but should the gov
ernment be now overturned. as il will be
without our aid to sustain it, there will
then be no hope for our political ascen-
dancy. This was the only party appeal
made on the occasion, and we must say
that ii grated very harshly upon our
ear. The call of the President is not
the call Of Republicans. 1t is the call
of the government which protects us al,
and to which all owe allegiance The
Constitution and the principles Of liberty
which we all profess to worship, are
threatened with overthrow by armed
traitors, and it is to the defence of that
Constitution and those principles that We
are summoned, not to the sustaining of
Republicans. The government in such
crises should be separated from party. 1t
is not the province of patriotism to ask
or to consider how the unfolding Of that
government will affect the interest oil
party. We certainly believe that Mr.
Harris speech does utter injustice to his
real sentiments. We hope his patriotism
is infinitely deeper and broader than his
party feeling.
A Mr. HENRY, of St. Louis, was also,
at the suggestion of a friend, called out.
When he said he was with us and for the
Union, he was cordially applauded; but
when he said that he and the Union men
Of the border States were averse TO CO.
ercion, and should stand as wall be
tween the contending parties, saying TO
the government you shall not cross our
territory to attack the South, and to the
South you shall not Gloss our line TO at
tack the North, the declaration was re-
ceived with manifest dissatisfaction, and
he received some sharp catechising from
the audience, some of whom could hard
ly refrain from Offering the speaker in
dignity. Such an attitude in the Bor-
der States marks the traitor to the gov
eminent as distinctly as the more openly
hostile position taken by the Seeding
States, and the people Of the north are
not ready 10 tolerate il any longer. Ma
ryland, interposing herself between the
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