Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-30
Democratic Convention of Decatur

County.
Pursuant to notice, the Democracy of Decatur
county met in Convention at Greensburg, De
cember 25. 1861.
The Convention was called 10 order by Har-
vey w. Anderson, Esq, Chairman of the Gen.
trail Committee.
William w. Lowe was elected Chairman, and
Jerry Dugan, David Munds. Ralph Martin, Vim.
NJ. Douglass, Jonathan Webb, Jared N. Keith,
Burrel jackson. Morgan James and Allen Dun
can Vice Presidents.
William l. jackson was appointed Secretary.
William E. Dobyns, Robert Crawford, Barney
Stewart, John G. King, VIM. Rely, Sandford
Grayson, John Shaw. William Glidewell, James
b. Foley and Oscar B. Hord were appointed a
Committee on Resolutions.
The Committee then reported the following
resolutions which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Sectionalism and incompetency
have brought the country TO the verge of destruc-
ton, we deem it the duty OF the People to give
decided utterance to their opinions upon the i'm
portant questions agtating the public mind, and
involving in their decision the existence of our
present form of government; therefore
ResotUed That the safety of the liberties of
this uation depends upon the maintenance of the
Consultation Of the United States as sacred in
strument by strictly enforcing its provisions, and
limiting the sphere of the Federal Government
to the powers conferred by it. That beyond this,
the Federal Government possesses no power, and
the exercise of authority not delegated to it, is
treason to the People therefore
ResolDed, That in our judgment the Constitu-
ton is sufficient in strength, and ample enough in
the powers conferred for every emergency that
can possibly arise, and that as freemen reyering
that instrument, and the wisdom and patriotism
of our fathers, its authors we repudiate and con-
denim the newly manufactured doctrine that our
beloved Constitution is failure. and that it is
necessary to the preservation of cur liberties,
that it should be set aside, and the despotic will
of our temporary rulers. s.substtuted as the funda-
mental law; therefore
Rssolped That we view with alarm and indig-
nation the exercise by the present Administration
of the power to arrest private citizens without
legal process, convey them to prisons in other and
distant States. conine them without charge or
bearing and denying them public jury trial; to
violate the freedom Of speech and The press, and
the Executive suspension of the writ of kabeas
corpus The constitutional guarantees TO per-
sona liberty, the freedom Of speech and epress,
and the right OF the writ of habeas corpus are
necessary to the existence of free Government,
and without them we are slaves
Resoired, That we are opposed to the emanci-
patton of the slaves in the Southern States either
by the action Of Congress or that of the military
power, upon any pretert iohaferer; that the con-
sequences of emancipation would necessarily be
the Africanization of the South and the destruc-
ton of its political and commercial value, the
Inauguration Of desolating seryile war and ell
ing the Northern States with a debased negro
population, corrupting the morals OF our people,
increasing our public burdens and cheapening and
degrading labor.
Resoired, That the attempt to compel our gal
liant army, who entered The service OF their coun-
try animated by the high patriotic determination