Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-10-01
STARK COUNTY UNION C0NVEN
TI0M

AT O meeting oil the Union men OF Stark
County, Indiana. held at the Court House
in Knox. September 10. 1868, w. H.
HARRIS was called to the Chair, and j. B.
HoAG. appointed Secretary.
On motion q committee of six--J. B.
Hoag. VI. Lock. II. Turnbull. s. Koonts.
II. Garner and Jacob Leybrook--was ap-
pointed to draft series of resolutions ex.
pressive of the sense of the meeting.
After brief absence the Committee re-
turned. and through their Chairman report
ed the following ~. fi
RESOLUTIONS:
I. Resolced, That we the Union men
Of Stark county, hereby affirm our attach
ment to our Country and the Constitution
by which it is governed. and that in this
dark hour Of our country's extremity it ia
obviously the duty of all to stand by the
old flag that has foated over free and
happy people. and protected us in our
blood bought privileges. amid the ele-
ments Of peril and the overthrow Of ma
tions.
2. Resolved, That the war in which we
are unhappily engaged was forced upon
the people of the free States by the South
srn Oligarchy for the purpose OF extend
ing the curse of American Slavery. which.
in the language of one of the brightest
moral and intellectual lights that ever
blessed the worlds "the vilest that ev-
er saw the SUM-" and from reprehensible
love of power. and that those of the North
who would give aid and comfort, or SYM
pathize with. or offer apologies for. those
who are seeking to undermine the best
government on which the sun OF Heaven
ever shown. are deserving of no conf
dence and will be Justly regarded by pos
terity as traitors and enemies to this coun-
try. e
8. RESOLVED. That the gallant sons oil
Indiana who have rushed upon the CORY
battlefield in the defense OF their coun.
try's flag and honor. are deserving Of all
lpraise, and have justly won and merited
praise from al who are capable Of appre.
ciating true merit; and those who are
spared TO return to their homes should b
regarded with honor and esteem, and arr
entitled to heartfelt gratitude from then
constituents for their efforts to crush an un
in defense of their country have, by theil
self sacrifice. encircled their names will
halo of glory which the lapse of time
can never dim,-and that to their bsresv
ed families we offer our coincidence anc
recognize their claims on the benefcenc'
Of . deeply indebted country. -
}, A. Resolued, That in Abraham Lincolr
. we have . true patriot. an excellent Presi
dent, who occupies the position of chic
executive under circumstances more diff
cult than any Of his predecessors. and tina
his strict integrity merits the sprobatioI
. of all who would be true to their countr,
, in her darkest hours; and that We endors
bis official acts. including the emancipa
lion proclamation, which was an impera
tive necessity in order % conquer those Or
. raysd in open hostilitiss to the best gov
{ eminent on which the sue Of Heaven ere
. shope, and that those who cast blame OF
!, THE President upon constitutional quib
bl<s. betrsy sympathy with the euemie
of their government, which ell their hol
Q low profonsions Of sstschment to il canno
ehectualIy conceal d -
Al 5. Rssogved. That we ardenfly desir
Ito see peace restored to our beloved coun
TRY, bat ere in favor Of no other eosnpre
imise than entire submission Of the rsbsl
4 TO the constitution and the laws. and n
I. lgard il more honorable to sufer q bono'