The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-03-19

diate steps to bring about a conference
among the Middle and North Western
States, with view to a general delegate
Convention of these States, for the pur-
pose of endeavoring to restore pace and
Unionswithou. further shedding of blood
4lb. The Democra ic p .rty are now :
they always have ben the firm friends Of
the Union and the Constitution, and always
stand ready to obey and advocate the only
safe guard of society. Law and Order
And while opposed to all usurpa.ions of
power and encroachments upon Cousilu
tlonal rights, Will ever unless driven to re-
sist by, force mob violence, appcred to the
Ballot Box as the great remedy of freeman
against the encroschmentS Of power.
9th. That the utter disregard # legal
and Con titutional obligations and rights,
ev:nced by the republican and abolition
party when they are in power. and theiI
avowed determination TO put down by
force all opposition to successful appl'
cation of their abolition dogmas; has de-
stroyed the confidence of the people in
their integrity, and in the revolutionary
breaking up of The Indiana Legislature by
their desertion of their seats in violation
Of their oaths-in the overriding CT State
rights as evidenced in the emancipation
proclamation. the confscation, the demn-
ty and the Conscript acts Of c ngress, and
the del"gating TO the Presidcu, Legislative
powers and he declaration Of military
law over the States where no war exists,
are incontrovertable evidence Of their inten-
ton to 'iule or ruin" and we denounce
lhespir;t thereby manifested as dangerous to
and destruction of every right they swore
to protect and defend, therefore sc pro-
ties. against those acts as unjust in their
operation, unconstitutional in their provis
IONS, and uncalled for to restore peace and
Unnion and call upon all good men to re-
sort TO the right Of petition and the ballot
box to procure their atrosation and re-
peal.
Oh. That just and wise measures caicu
lated to maintain pace, and prosperity in
our State. we're Intended and would have
been enacted into laws by the Democratic
members OF our l. gi>Iature, and their sue
cess was defeated and the wheels Of State
government block BY the revolutionary
and unlawi acts OF the republican and
abolition members of the lie 5i~la.ve body
aided by the Governor, IN violation of
their sworn duty and regardless of the evils
resutinp from their acsioh, aud the course
pursued by them merits and receives our
hearty Condemnation. While the course
pursued by the Dem, cratic members and
those vino opposed the revolutionary
schemes of the oppo ition receive our
hearty cummendation and approval.
7lh That in the late act Of Congress
for calling into the service ol The United
States the militia of the several States, We
behold a CONSUMPTION for the protection of
the rich nan and the forcing into the army
of the poor, and il should be called IAN
&C, to exempt the rich from military Ser
vice"
/ That while We are ready and willing to
bear arms and furnish men and money for
ali lawful pui poses, We claim that The IN
mel to enter the ranks with negroes and
be subject to the same rules and reguls
tons and to do duty on the same level, IS
degradation unworthy of white men, and
we protest against the same AS not only
unconstitutional. but tyrannical to the last
degree.
9th. That the strongest safeguards of a
free people is a free press, amendabls to
the civil law only for abuse of lis freedom,
and that all attempts TO suppress OF abridge
that freedom is unconstitutional and revo-
lutonary, born of spirit Of intolerance
dangerous to and subversive of liberty.
Therefore We denounce all acts official or
private tending to abridge the liberty OF
the press and pledge ourselves to defend
that liberty to the last extremity.
Sth That the course pursued by the
Chicago Times Newspapest meets our APP
proval and as the leading Democratic jour-
nal Of the NorthwsI, its circulation shoui d
b. extended and we will exert ourselves to
place il ir the hands Of every honest citi-
zsn in the County.
10Th. That We recommend the imms-
date organization of the Democracy in the
different townships throughout the Coun-
ty Tor the purpose of promulgating correct
information among the people, and 10 the
end tba: true conservative aud patriotic
principles may Prvail And at all 'nee-
| tings, incorporate language or unnecessary