The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-09-11
THE RESOLUTIONS.

/ Resotyed, That this unholy rebellion was
commenced without any jnsti6able cause
that it has been maintained in violation oi
every principle of justice and humanity,
and hat it is the duty of the Government
to suppress it. by the use Of every consti-
tutional iaeans within its power
Resolred. That We viii lay aside all party
questions. forget all party prejudices. and
devo:e ourselves unreservedly to. tine sup
port of the Government until the rebellion
shall be finally and forever crushed.
! Resolred. That whatever else may de.
the Union shall live 10 perpetuats Civil Lfb-
erty whatever else may perish, the Gov
ernment shall survive in all its constitution :
al ntegrity; wha aiever else may be destroy ed.
the nation shall be preserved in its terrific
! rial unity and to this end We pledge anew
our lives, our fortunes aud our sacred hon
or.
| Resolyed, That the strength of our Gov
ernment consists in the respect OF the peo-
/ pie for the laws aud the constituted author
tiles. and whoever opposes the execution
Of the laws, whether by open rebellion. as
| in the disloyal States. or by secret com bina
tions, as in the loyal States. or teaches 9TH
ers SO to do, is enemy to Republican lib
erty.
| Resolved, That the recent successes Of
our army and navy form a glorious record
upon the page of history that our gallant
soldiers have won for themselves imperish-
able renown; that their victories indicate a
speedy overthrow of the rebellion. and
| strengthen our confidence in the wisdom
and efficiency of the Government.
Resoired, That the course Of that portion
of the Denocra tic party. who have not for
tba ~ q A
Douglas, and who have in the hour of our
country's trouble nobly rallied to its stan
dard, and have placed their country and its
destiny above and beyond mere partisan
success, meets our hearty and patriotic ad
miration, and their services will live ia the
memory Of grateful people, long as
constitutional liberty shall remain.
Resolved, That we ,ender our heartfelt
sympathies to the thousands Of wounded
heroes, to The multitude of widows and or
phans who are scattered over the land. in
consequence of this unholy rebellion. and
we assure them that gaateful chuntry will
remember them in the hour Of their neces-
sty and disaster well as cherish the
memory of the gallant dead.
RESOLVED, That in view of the extraordi-
nary difficulties find embarrassments, which
have envroned our National and State al
fairs, during the present atrocions rebe eliion,
the efforts of the constituted authorizes of
our National snd State governments conf
mend themselves to our highest respect, for
the zeal. ability and fidelity with which they
have been marked.
Resolutions were also offered at the diff
ferent stands indorsing the policy OF the
President and Gov. Yates. favoring the
continued prosecution Of the war and pro-
nouncing the Emancipation Proclamation
constitutional and just. A meeting compo-
sed exclusively Of Germans also adopted a
series of patriotic resolutions.
The great speeches OF the day were made
by Gen. Oglesby, Gov. Yates. J. c. 1nger-
soil, Gen. Prentiss, and Senators Trumbull
and Lane Congressman Arnold, of Chi
cago. Gen. Hayuie. and Col. Dougherty.
were among the other speakers.