Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-23
Meeting OF the Democracy of mont
gomery aud Putnam Counties.

At laTge and enthusiastic meeting OF the De
mocraey OF the south part OF Montgomery and
north pact OF Putnam counties, held at Ladosa
on the 9Th day Of February, the following reso-
lutions, among others, were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The most sacred provisions OF the
Constitution have been with IMMUNITY violated,
the rights and dignity of States imperfectly OBJ
served. the liberties of the people Imperfect or
prostrated, the freedom of speech and OF the press
threatened ard the Government tottering almost
to the verge of revolution, disintegration, and
despotism therefore,
Resolved, l. That we recognize the Consttu-
ton of the United States as the Magma Charta OF
our liberties, and the Union as the safeguard OF
their political existence; that IN order to Perpeta
ate the one, all its powers must be kept within
their legitimate sphere and to support and defend
the other t must be faithfully observed in all its
provisions BY the Legislative. Erecuti0e, and JE-
diciaL departments of the Government, and by the
people.
2 That we have no sympathy nor aff!iaton
with the unconstitutional acts OF pro slavery Sc
cessionists of the South, nor their counterpart,
the Abolition Disunionists of the North, and that
they are alike dangerous 10 the perpetuity OF the
Union, and to the liberties OF the people.
g. That this Abolition Administration and its
coadjutors have basely violated their solemn
pledges to the conservative people of the nation,
as set forth by Presidential messages and proc
lamations diplomatic correspondence, congress
sonal resolves, and public speeches all over the
entire country to wit: THAT they had no desire
or intention to interfere with any institution of
any of,the States, but 10 restore the Union. with
all the rights, powers and dignity OF the States
unimpaired;" but with shameless impudence and
perfdy changed the suppression of the rebellion
and the restoration Of the Union to the suppression
of the Constitution and the liberation of the negro
as soon as million brave and patriotic hearts
| beat time to the martial roll OF the drum We
arragn them for violations of faith and law, for.
under the tyrant's plea of necessity, abolishng
slavery in'the District of Columbia: for taxing
the blood aud sinew of this generation. and also
of unborn millions Of fair, white freemen of the
North for compensated emancipation" of slaves,
THIS doubly cursng rs and them with the bur
dens of debt and the burdens of thritiess popu-
lation to crowd the poOrhouses and PRISONS for an
attempt to trampledo the constitutions of States
by forcing the negroes North for dividing Vir
| ginia without the consent of the people;
for encumbering the halls of Congress with bo
gus members from military districts; for pro-
claiming martial law in loyal States; for arbitra
rily arresting and imprisOning peaceable loyal
men without due process of law; for exacting, as
a condition OF release from the dungeon, an oath
that the outraged party would not institute legal
proceedings against his oppressors for the wrongs
i
arm of Justice. 10y an act of Congress to- indem
nifty President Lincoln and his sub Lincolns. for
violation OF laws that they had with upliited hands
solemnly sworn to preserve; for an attempt TO
suppress the freedom of speech and of the press /;
all having an intention and tendency to embar
rass the free whites of the North for the liberia
| ton of the black slaves of the South: for the
most stupendous frauds and prohigacy that ever
| blackened an Administration or cursed couhding
and loyal people.
4. That the late currently reported act Of Gov.
Morton in putting the arms belonging to the
| State in the hands of members of his own pc
litical party exclusively has tendency to excite
suspicion and alarm. and may lead to bloOdshed
in our State, and deserves the unqualified con-
demnatihn of all lovers of peace and order, and
is only equaled by similar act OF Secretary
Floyd for a similar unhallowed purpose.
>. That we oppose all propositions of ere
construction" on the basis of leaving out New
England but will cordially approve of such meas
ures as will render fanatical Abolitionism and
other pet "isms" of that section pOwerless IN the
| Union for evil
! 6. That we approve of the course of our Rep
resentative j T. Harvey, in maintaining the prn-
| ciples upon which he elected. and especially
for his effort have lowered the rates of freight
upon our produce shipped to the seabOard through
the State of New York, by memoralizing the
| Legislature of that State upon the subject
H MESSIC, Chairman.
! n. VI. HENRY, Secretary.