Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-03-03
Stark County Union Convention.

At meeting OF the Union men of Stark
County. Indiana. held al the Court House
in Knox. Feb. Is. 1864. w. II. Harris
was called to the chair. and DR.. j. B.
Hoag appointed Secretary.
On motion it was voted that a commit
tee Of five be appointed by the chairman TO
draft resolutions.
DR.. j. D. Hoag. j. S. Gedjis. Esq. NJ.
Lock. Esq. Levi Lishtcap. and Samuel
Koontz were appointed. who through their
chairman. reported the following, which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolred, l, That we, the Union men Of Stark
county, hereby reafhrm our attachment to cur
country and the constitution by which we are gov
erned, and declare our willingness TO stand by the
old flag that has so long foated over a free and
happy people, and which vile and traitorous hands
i've trailed in the dust; and we rejoice at the
prospect that the day is not far distant when il will
again float all over our wide domain. with new
stars added to its already glorious constella ion.
and once more be the beacon ligh: and hope o. the
world.
Resolced, 9, That all honor is due to our brave
Of home and domestic comforts and rushed to their
country's rescue in the darkest hour Of her peril,
end ieopardized their lives on the bloody battle
field in order to perpetuate for posterity the bless
ings Of liberty which we inherited a rich legacy
from our ever to be venerated fore fathers, and
that their deeds Of valor have won for them unfa-
ding laurels of renown, and have encircled their
names with halo Of glory which the lapse Of time
can never dim and the fact that so many have re
enlisted, and still willing 10 face death in its
most terrible forms for the preservation Of our ma
tons life, IS glorious proof that the spirit which
animated our revolutionary iorcfathcrs, still dwells
in the bosoms Of their descendants.
Reselred, 3, That We have the fullest confidence
in the present incumbent of the Presidential Office,
that we heartily endorse his official acts, and be-
Iieve that his name will be one Of the brightest
ornaments to the history of our country, that COM
ing generations will rise up TO call him blessed.
and be will be revered as long as time shall last
while his malgners will be regarded with odium
and merited disgrace, and their names either be
buried in oblivion, or pointed at as vile traitors
worthy of less respect than the tories OF the revo
luton.
| Resolved, 4, Tint Abraham Lincoln is our frs
choice for the next President, that he has thus far
guided the old ship of state with matchless skill
amid tie most appalling dangers, and we regard
him as the proper one to still stand at the helm
and we believe that should he be reelected and
his valuable lie De spared, unuer the blessings y
high Heaven, he will be able TO bring our country
out of her troubles more pure and stron,, and in
vulnerable to the assaults OF jealous rivals or vils
conspirators. .-..e i,
Resofced, 5. That in o. p. Morton hare :
man whose deeds of valor and patriotism have i'm
mortalizcd his name, and m de him an honor Il
our State, the soldiers friend, the true patriot h
is our first choice for the next incumbent OF ths
gubernatorial Office.
l Resotoed, 6. That we are proud OF Schuyle Col
fax, our worthy member Of Congress, that he i
worthy Of our support, and that with such standart
bearers we feel assured that the cause Of our
try must ultimately triumph.
Resolved, 7, That as nation v e ought 10 man
iest shankfulness and gratitude to the Ruler of
tons for his evident interpositon in our beal
ws have every reason TO believe that our cause !
one he has deigued to own and bless-
After the sdoption Of the above rssolu
lions, the convention proceeded to appoint
delegate to the State Convention to b
held At Indianapolis. Feb. %, 1861
Samuel Beatty. Esq. was appointed such
delegate. III 81
The convention then listened to an in
tcresting anil patriotic speech frcm DR.