Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-21

resolutions of the last Democratic State Convention Of
Indiana.
citizens in the enjoyment Of life, liberty and property
and II + the duty of the citizens thus projected sup
and legal measures that enacted adopted by the
proper authorities for its preservation, whether they be
measures Of peace
g. That the nresent civil wal in which engaged
'could in the language of the present Secretary Of
State, 'have been ided II the counsels of true patriots
had been heeded;' but snce those counsels not
but Of remedy n snow the duty Of the people to up
port all the constitutional Of the Government
calculated overthrow the rebellion and restore the
Union under the Constitution our fathers made It. And
that end. and until peaceful remedies be
fully applied are in favor OF the war beng vigorously
cued for the purpose ofreeiDg the whe pie of
the South from the yoke Of military despotism and ena
bling them themselves back into the Union; but
believing that to free the negroes Is not calculated
either overthrow the rebellion restore the Union
earnestly protest against the money and blood Of the
people being squandered for that purpose.
L. That it is the duty of the constituted authorities
conduct the to unite the peoe Of the loyal
Stass and divide the people Of the rebel states and
for that purpos all purely partisan shoud be
abandoned, and the people of the S. nth should be
that their personal and political rights
aneed by the ConstCton shall be secured to them In
the Union.
That the writ Of hab corpus is the soul of liberty;
that its Office is free the guilty. but TO protect the
innocent: that its denial in before tr and
ytion of guilt arbitrar, exercise of power without
right wholly incon.itenr with and subversive Of cons
tutOnal liberty, which but yrants viii exercise and
none bnt slaves will submit to.
That to canvass and criticise approve or condemn
by speech in print. the acts OF all their public SER
wants and then freely for against them,
rights which no free people ever did or ever Will sur
render
l. That all secret political organizations, however
good the of their members be, whatever
object they have in view. wrong and til Dem
ocrsc ard calc Rated to dist rb the peace and good
order society and therefore Shonld not be encouraged
Experience has taught the lesson in every age and
tr hat such organizations cont oiled by bad,
ambitious accomplish their selfish and wick ed
kara kaQp aOfa
good.
s. That while nty desire that the civil
war shouo brourht close, speedily IL can he
done hOnoraby and the basis Of restored Union yet
we will never consent to dissolution Of the Union and
the acknowledgement Of the called Southern Confed
eracy; experierc" shall so that nothing but war
will prevent di solution. tten say. the war must be
waged with increased vgor until the rebellion is utterly
overrhrown.
rebel States cut of the Union and th-t they should be
treated terrtori is Acknowledgement that the
doctrine Of is true which friend of the Union
will admit. The act OF secession is nuy. and a. such
change the relation of State to the Federal Gov
ernment
TO- That IL affords us much pleasure to know that
Harrison county has responded with aacry 10 every
call for volunteers made upon her people, and that her
brave sons in common with those of the entire State,
have nohIy vindicated the honor and fame of Indiana
for gallant deeds upon every battlefield where they have
fought; ard them hat living they have our
heartfelt gratitude and wamest sympathy, or dying,
their memories will he cherished, and those depen-
dent upon them will be the object of solicnde and
-DEMooRATIc Mass MEETING IN PULASKI
County The Democracy of Pulaski county
hold convention in Winamac, Thursday, Sept.
"a at I O'Clock. p. NJ. tn nominate ticket.
The sterling Democracy Of Pulaski will be out.
willing to show their devotion to their glorious
principles The Democracy of the adjoining
counties are invited to attend The meeting
will be addressed by DR.. FITCH, G B. LAssELLE
and S. A. HALL
The new Court house at Rockport is to cost
s27 900.
-SoLDrERs IN SERVICE FROM THE FIFTH DIS
TRTcT The Provost Marshal reports the fol-
lowing number Of soldiers in service from the
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