Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-02-05
Done at Las.

We call attention to two sets Of joint
resolutions which we publish this morning.
one introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Wolfe
of Washington. on thc27th inst. the 9TH
er introduced by Brown of Wells yester.
day. One is long. bitter and dishonest
collection of causes of complaint against
the General Government. leading to the
main purpose o. its preparation. the dec
laration OF on armisticc, and tho other is
short. direct and peremptory demand for
an armistice. and provision for the elec-
lion of delegates in April to attend Ma
tional Convention of all the States, rebel
as weH as loyal, 10 be held at Nashville
on the first Monday in June. This latter
is the end to which the other was directed,
and we may look at it only. 1t simply
and explicitly declares that this war shall
end. and il the General Government Won't
quit fighting. the STATE shall proceed inde-
pendent Of the Government to make peace,
In other srords Il means secess.onH Look
at it. measure it, and weight it well. l,
is the first bold step towards the object
which these traitors have all along been la
boring for. 1t places before. the people Of
Indiana the issue Union or no Union. II
Indiana can. while the Governments oil
which it is part is fighting for its exist.
ence. turn away from it. and make peace
for itself, Indiana is no longer in the Union
This measure If passed will take our State
ont Of the Union as surely as an ordinance
OF secession.
1t is an ordinance Of secession. 1t was
meant to be. Now, Indianians, you have
sons. and brothers. and fathers fighting for
the Union. who have given your best to
preserve it. you are called to new effort
that all you have hitherto done may not b,
= waste of blood. Traitors at home have
introduced into your Legislature secession
ordinance. and if they pass it you have &C
complished nothing but your own ruin al
you have done. They have taken the ad
vantage Of the absence OF &C, 900 loyal mel
to push the State to the verge of secession
and now they are openly preparing to Civ
il the last and fatal thrust. They shal
not accomplish it without q fight such .
their coward hearts never dreamed OF, bu
we must avoid bIeodshed at bone. il pos
sible. 1t is yours to- prevent it. Loys
men are not going to be legislated or driv
en- out of the government instituted b.
Washington into the hell-born horror. q
JEFF Davis wishont struggle. and it sha
be one that history will make memorial
for its terrors il not Its success. This
no idle alarm. We have seen the dangs
coming for year, and warned the peopl
Iof it. Now it has come precisely rs W
predicted. They mean Q take Indians OF
OF the Un;o9. They have never NEAR
anything else. By this peace convention
and independent delegate plan. they thin
to do it without exciting the people b
fears of secession. But the secession
there. Plain. direct secession. You q
all see it for yourselves. Indiana on
acting with the 70 in Q convention, u
dependent Of the General Governmen
which this measure provides she shall d
there is no longer Union for Indiana. b
; with those who have murdered her sons {
every field ifpm Texas to the Atlantic.-
|, Ind. Jour.