Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-03-05

Coy. Wright returned his thanks foo
|fhe honor conferred upoahim in sppropri-
iate remarks. 81
After the appoin.ment Of 4 number Of
Vie Presidents. Secretaries, and COM
mittss of one from each Congressionsl
District on resolutions. Gov Wright in.
trcduced Gov. Andy johnson. of Fennes.
see to the meeting. who proceeded to adj
dress he'peopIe. He spoke three hours
and during all that time was a.tsntiysly
li.tsnsd to and frequently and enthusiastie'
ally cbse'ed by the vast assemblase. Atthe
eonclusion Of his speech t. Buchanan
Reed. male few rtIsarks. and alsa reel
ted asopple Of his spirit stirring. patriotic
poems. which were enthusiastically ap-
plaused by the multituds. Gen. Csrsy
nextspoke. Gen. @. is not only an orator
but patriot. as his remarks proved on
'"i' occasion 4 Las bsy i. sd llsls
The report Of tho committee on Rssoiu-
tons was made by Charles II. Test i'm me
distely after the conclusion Of the speec Ia
Of Gen. Carey. II wss read SO clesrly
and well that it could be heard all over the
crowd, and was received with the = mos,
deafening cheers. The resolutions against
any compromise or armi.tice; demanding
that the Legislature should leave untonch.
ed the constitutional powers oil. the Gov
ernor; pledgng the meeting to the snpport
OF the families, of soldter>;sud dcnouncing
the traitors al home who attempt to dis.
courage the soldiers. were each received
with three tremendous cheers. AT the
conclusion Gov. Wright put the question
"All in favor Of the resolutions hold up
the right hand. and the uprising of hands
was an astonishing sight. Il looked like
a new growth of crowd on the top Of the
lower one, and every hand HE'LL up a hat.
and every voice below ehee,c.i as If cheer
ing was the only thing it had done from
childhood. All p,eviou. shouting was
tame TO it. Never were resolutions 40
heartily and unanimously. adopted. and
we may add, never did resolutions better
deserve odf fo a8iTses gtatIIu sdf
a'' ~ nEso,rr,oy,.. iro, % iga 7
WE. iheelo, al eople Of the State Of In
u'!iara. in Mass Convention; assembled. at
the Capitol Square. in the city of Indian
ai,oli-. on the 26th day of February 1868.
do resolve:
| l. That our attachment to the Fe,le,a,
Union is undated; and that we will all
here with unhinching devotion the Nation.
al can,e. That we believe the safety oi
III" country and the preservation Of our
liberties deIehd opoh the fefpetui,, of the
Union; aud that we view every ptopo.i
i'm Of compromise with rebels. on any
o,llet hasis than that OF unqualified snl-
! mission TO the laws and the National an
thrrity. as wholly inaimissible and franght
with the most dangerous consequence To
th. country.
9. That We desire "that no effort which
in pi'e- a reasonable hope of >tIcce-s in re-
storing the Union " itwa, under the Con
stitution. shall he omitted; and b.ing sol
rmnIy impressed with the conviction that
arms alone" are adequate Ia the acc,.rn-
I'li-hmenl Of that end. We will heartily
support the government ina vigorous
prosecutions s:f the war until the rrsneIlion
i. crushed; and tina, we deprecate oil trick
ling armi.tices aud Juggling convention.
with traitors in arms, a. weak inventions
Of the enemy; that a cessation IT hostilites
for q single day would only serve To
strengthen the foe aud weaken ourselves,
and would be base surrender Of all the
advantages We have gained in the pend
ing struggle; aud that such proposition
cannot lie entertained lily loyal men for
one n,oneHt. =
I 3. That the highest interests Of Indiana
'.Jemand the perpctuation of The Union. -
and not only that the great Valley Of the
Mississippi. from its .onrce to its msuth.
but all the States nf this Union, from the
eastern border of Maine to the Gulf. and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. shall re-
main under one government and one flag
ani tina, the government and the flag Of
our fathers. 4
|, 4 That The attitndeof the gallant SOL
diers OF InIiana. in the various armies OF
the Republic. in view Of the dislo. afprop-
! osiii N. which have been introduced into
the Legislature OF our State, challenges
our aiuirsrionr aud excites onr gratitude.
| The voices that come io us over mountain
and river. and from many bloody fields.
in the ringing accents OF patriotism, evince
the high resolve Of our citizen sol,liery .o
sustain the government OF their fathers.
and to restore the supremacy OF the flag
Of the Republic over every foot OF the soil
einb, aced in the Federal Union. -
5, That we believe that in every meas
,ire which President Lincoln has adopted
for the msimtainancc Of the Union and the
restoration If the national authority he
has heen actnaicIl nv the highest patriot
i'm and the most loyal devotion to the in
terests OF the people. and we pledge our
selves to q hes,ts support oi tire Alu,inis-
tration in all it's measures for the suppress.
sioh of the rebellion hvi> Ct M 49,
6. That onr distinguished Governor.
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