New-York daily tribune., 1863-03-03
THE VOICE OF INDIANA.
GRAND UNION DEMONSTRATION
10000 UNION WEN IN COUNCIL.
POWERFUL SPEECH BY ANDY JOHNSON.
Resolutions for the Union Internationally.

ult to give expression to an uncompromisiDg de-
termination TO sustain the Government in the pres
ent war for the Union. Gov. Morton having met
with an accident, was unable to preside, and En-
Gov. Wright was called upon. A large number OF
VicePresideuts, consisting Of the best men Of the
State, and Secretaries Of the same stamp assisted
Speeches were made by Ex-Gov. Wright, Gov.
Andrew johnson Of Tennessee, Gen. Cary, Col.
Case, the Hon. Wm. Smith, Capt. Copp, Private
Dewey, Gen. Kimball, the Hon. r. w. Thompson,
and T. Buchanan Read.
The following stirring resolutions were adopted:
We the loyal people Of the State OF Indiana In mas con
venton sseabe Capitol sqosIe iD the city OF India
nspo On the 10th day Of febru,ry, 1858 DO resolve
and th,s will sdhee with m pnHs1n ssySo1 to AND md
tbe preservation Liberties depend the perpeIny
OF the Union and that we view every proposition OF compo
mise with rebels on any other osss tnsH the O
insdmsrbls and hsush, with the most dsrgeiou' con-
Thai we desire thst effort which inspires reasonable
bope Of Ia restoring tho Union Ss 1t was under he
with the conviction that alone sseeuse to the ac-
comp Of that end will heartily support the Govern
crushed and that we dsprecse ~ tracking anisticss aad
juggling Conventions with traitors in arms week invsn1., on
won only serve goen the foe and we.Aen ourselves
ssd would be base surrender o. s '1s &
cannot be enterrined by iOJsi men Tor one moment
,on the Union and not only that the greet valley o. NE
Missispp fro s source to i mouth bu' all the si1'es OF
rom the Atlantic the Pacific shall remain under Gov
aud dag aud that tho Government and h' Of
Ths. the attitude the gaan. soldier. Of Indiana ia the
t,.ns which hsys bsen Introduced the Legislature Of
Stss challenges admiration and exces our gratitude
The voices to mountain ana rye and fem
svuc. The h resolve Of citizen dsy to sustain the
their fathers and to restore tse supremaoy OF
the the Republic every foot Of the soil embraced
s. Thai we believe in every measure which President Lin.
coin has adopted for the msnensnce Of the Union and the
restoration Of the national authority he has been adjusted by
the highest patriotism so the loyal devotion to the Ia
teesi the people and pledge ourselves 10 hearty sup.
po the Aamiei,tiSOn in al it' measures for tie suppss
That our di:iiHg gul,hsd Governor, p Morton 1. .n.i.
and unng efforts Ia behalf Of the of the county for
s s1s S BIZ the oom S Ssv s
indiana troop'; Iha. to his energy foresight aud paoii.
field We indebted .or the proud position which our be-
s. Of our sods a. well a. t The 3onc and safety our
State and OF the General Assembly that they pass
law dePrVDs he Governor Of any Of tie powers
OF peIogatvss aDed him by the Constitution. hitherto
scoorded to bis oihce oy law OF custom.
tain the National Government at oil hazards
that they viii submit to the withdrawal Of the State Of
Western Couiederscy that experience has shown that the
pssOeabs d.iness0n Of any portion Of the Union is I'M
rebuke. In such terms az viii need no Iepetop oil nen
who reoon.,Iuetion Of the GOveronen by leaving
sny State or section out of the Union.
That resnce to law Is revolutionary in It's tendency
and that any empt to embsrTass the Government in the
execution Of the revenue consenPon or any other w Of
the United States. will be promptly me. aud suppressed by
the 10y o. people Of Indiana.
Tnatto our distinguished guest 0oveInor Andrew John
ana patriotic adherence the National that hod
up example OF faithful loyalty to the of Arno
ca worhy OF their imitation and tender through Gov
johnson, TO his oppressed and persecned loya fellow
hope. tbs The day Of deSsIsScs nsy specify come.
H. tue Iniscveauts mius, si.rnIt create
Ia
than to de,ert the coou made glorious by Their yso On re-
p.alsd battle fields traitors than the armed Rebels
II the soutb that they entitled TO- and will the
scon Of ali honorable that they dan.eron,
euemes TO the armed iIost
ssmuch the latter ske only he life OF the solder.
while former seek the ds'trucon Of his honor and ss
spect which to the true soldier are desIer than lie
IL That pledge ourselves collectively and Individually
and family OF the soldier who absent in I've held battling
the restoration Of the Government
GOV, JOHNsoN's SPEECH
The keynote to Gov. JoAnsons speech Ia found
In the opening words. He addressed his audience
as fellow citizens of Indiana, and then explained
that he claimed the right 10 thus address them, al
though citizen of another State because he claimed
citizenship under the broad panopy OF this U0on Of
ours Aludiug TO tue past glorious history Of the
country, lie asked wha, had rapspired in the short
period Of time since the election of 1860 that had
made it necessary for one portion OF couutymen
TO commence desecralon Of the Constitution Of the
Government. He knew 1t had been sald before in
high places that portion Of our fellow citizens had
been deprived Of their DTS and those interests III the
Union but he would ask the vas. concourse before
him what right, what privilege had been lost TO any
portion since the formation Of this Upioll Not u
der the constitution. Then why this work OF demo-
litiOn I He should show them why it was, tracing
logically the action OF the Southern during the
canvass OF 1860 when parlizans were yielng with
each other in claiming devotion to the Union, and
when he supported Breckinrige because he had de-
clared himself Union man and their acting nme-
dstely alter the result OF the election wa. announced
He showed plainly what the reason was. He de-
sired the Democrats present to tell hun whether
they did not believe il BIeckiuridge or Davis had
been elected President instead Of Mr.. Lincoln they
could have endured this Constitution four years
Longer. But they repudiated it because the party
power had parted IRON them. They precipitated
revolution, making the Slavery question the pretext
Deca1so upon II they could most readily unto the
people Of the South. Ifthis principle Of revolution
, wsre aniaitted sitsr each election, TO what ond
would u icadl To anarchy worse if possible than !
int winch reigns in Mexico. This was the issue |
presentea 10 tho people OF the United States What
was our true pohcyl lie had declared in fbs Sen.
ate Of the United States his intention TO stand bv
the Goyernment which had been con,tjtntionalIy
elected. N'V"A"'
No possible danger could obtain under NJ, Tin.
eOlns administration TO any portion OF the psople.
The Senate and House were both sgainst hin, nnI;t
ically, and could have prevented any Obnoxions &C.
tion there. The South were without excuse and ON
this point he administered soathing rebuke 10
Northern traitors.
He Taid 1t was bad enough for Southern man 10 |
raise his sacriegious hand against his country but
IL was greaV deal worso ior maa here 70 sympa- |
tbize with him.
The historical fact, however, Is that there was
among the followers Of Calhoun q prenneditated
scheme TO break up this Government. The Mont