The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-07-04


r. Mcfarland, of Union
The first ballot stood as follows:
barclay, ........... ........5l
| CuShman,. 80
| NIX. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
FOR COMMISSIONER,
SNYDER. ~
| Rank, 50
FOR SURVEYOR,
kllnger. ................... ...Jl
Mcfarland. II
Thereupon Snyder AMI Klinger made the
unanimous nominees of the Convention Tor the
Offices of Commissioner and Surveyor.
No one having received majority Of all the
votes cast for Recorder, the townships prepared
their ballots again with the following result:
Hannah. .................1 10
Barclay, II
tUShlnan, ........... az
Mr.. Hannah. having received majority of all
the votes cast. was, on motion of Mr.. Cushman,
declared the unanimous nominee of the Conyen-
ton for Recorder.
On motion, committee, consisting Of Messrs.
NJ. a. o. Packard, ]. F. VanValk enburgh ]. A.
Shirley, p. Mcdonald and Lawrence Shakes, was
appointed to present resolutions expressive of the
sense of the Convention.
II. Corbin, Esq. was then called for and made a
very conservative, loyal speech taking the ground
that it duty to support the administration
as long as it kept within the limits of the Constitu
ton, and to denounce those who usurped authority,
no matter who they were, or where they were
placed. This was the sentiment of the entire
meeting. the resolutions will show.
The following are the resolutions reported by
the committee, which, after reading, were unami-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, SECTIONAL AGITATION bv the ABoII-
TIoN and REPUBLICAN PARTIES of the North, and
the DIsUNIoSIsTs of the South has eliminated in
| DlSUNlON and CIVIL WAR, the prostraton
of business and the accumulation of NATIONAL
! and STATE INDEBTEDNESS and from a condition of
! honor and prosperity unprecedented, the Union
has been suddenly broken asunder, and the Ma
ton thrown PROSTATE in all her great progressive
movements since the accession OF the Republican
party to power, predicted by the democracy from
the birth of that party and
| WHEREAS, From 1893 to 1860. under Democrat
&c rule and the administration of the Government
TIE NdllOn progressed In
all the elements of greatness with unexamped ra
pidity-checked only by the temporary success of
the opponents of democracy i'm 1921, 1910, and
/ le4S-thus proving that those principles are the
natural outgrowth of aud congenal to our form of
government; therefore,
| Resolved, That, in our opinion, the only saliva
ton for our CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES
Is TO restore the administration of the Government
TO the wisdom and guidance of Democratic states
n,,l ti.,tD I
VIII follow such restoration.
Resoiced, That it is the duty of every lover OF
this nation as it has been and is TO make everv
honorable and lawful exertion to remove from
power the sectional and abolition rulers now seek
ing to administer the government, and in their
place to put sound democrat statesmen and we
pledge ourselves TO leave no honorable means I'M
tried within our here of action AID influence to
accomplish it.
Resotred, That so long az the present admins
traon remains III power and acts strictly within the
limits OF the authority delegated to the several CO.
ordinate branches OF the General Government we
Will aid 10 IN all i11rf acts to preserve the intecr
ty OF the UniOn to the best of our abilitv refu
sing always to cOuntenance or sanction the correct
ness of the political doctrines then ca II ID incplcs ::
out We WILL TO the utmost of our power, oppose all
acts Of usurpafion by any party. person, or officer
believing that it once permitted, the guarantees of
"" 'i'h hpef'I VIII De destroyed anu replaced by
he barriers of dospOtism.
Resotred, That inasmuch as Democrats in the
enumeration and administration of Democratic
principles were the originators and have always
peen the protectors and upholders of the Union
anu itsrevered lag, it never will be traled i'm the
aust, as consequence of any act of theirs and
"heh rescued from the cloud that now envelopes
IT, IL Will be by the wisdom of Democratic states
men, and the courage of Democratic defend
| erS.
Resolved, That it is the duty of every DEM
ocrat to use every exertion to maintain a thorough
organization OF the Democratic party and pre-
serven intact in al its time honor ed customs and
principles.
After the adoption Of the above resolutions. Mr..
Packard was called for and responded IN his usual
manner the sentiments he uttered found