The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-08-24

ion Of persons and property and social and civil rights
without regard to parties or politics. While serving
the Governor OF Indiana have enieavorei To act
for the whole people and not for party, AM shall 80
continue, regardless Of all assaults OF aspe-sions
the same timel shall not hesit.e riniicate lei-
mate authority, no difference under what pretence
by what method II may be sssailed. so FAR the
approaching elections concerned, they shall, % the
extent OF the power vested in me, be and free
and every legitimate be protected in the
strained and deliberate exercise Of elective franchise.
Tins Is my purpose, has there been reason
10 doubt, and cannot, usier the pre.ence that am
about 20 violate my duty tolerate tine form on Of
dangerous Illegal military organizations, the true
purpose Of whish IS 70 resist tie State and Fedora!
authority, oTerawe the people, control the elections
and thus accomplish the very thing against which It IS
hypocrticaly preten led they 70 guard. IL true
that phrases about open, lawful organizations, de
fence against INVASION &C., introduced IN the
second clause Of the address, but they DO not N the
least disguise effect and purpose r assumes that
those in authority are about violate the law, and
urges the formation Of military organizations - pre-
vent such violation they being the Judges % the c1
istence extent and remedy for such violations Such
has been the history Of all revolutions, and civil
troubles The people have been arrayed against the
Government upon the real assumed pretext that acts
OF tyranny bad been or are about To be Perperated
justifying and demanding military resistance.
Need argue TO intelligent people that n. state
Of things recommended by this document would in
eTtably lead 10 collisions aud civil war. the end AMI
Consequences of which predict. W hlle It
peneriiv i intended for ,hese 6nIF who belong to
the political organization which its authors assume 10
represent. Should its recommendations be followed
their personal and political safety endangered, and
would be driven for et self defence To resort
to similar measures. Thus should have two or
more political parties IN the state armed ana organ
lied into military bodies, aai all hopes OF preventing
collisions and preserving peace and order would be
lost Military organizations must be under the super
vision and control Of the constituted authorities OF the
All others Illegal, Unauthorized, and dan
4rou. To the public peace The constitutional right
the .-eople bear for their defence has
been and viii be infringci. But this does not
tie Justify the formation OF military
organizations bold the constituted authorities IN
check IN Ter the pretence that they about to
NIT illegal tutiorsl acts When VIC consId-
that threats have already been made, IN various
parts Of the State of resistance 70 the execution OF
Federal authority and that the public mind IS already
in excited and eyerish condition, IL NAV well be
thought that these proposed mlitfry organizations are
designated for that purpose and will be used in that
way ani this view Is greatly strengthened by refer
encc the preamble of the address.
d., therefore, solemnly the people OF the
State against accepting the evil counsel they have
ceircd T. abstain from all military organizations
looking directly indirectly, resistance to Federal
or State authority to abstain from all schemes of
sst4nee 10 the laws, and from all organizations or
conbna tons political military, tending 10 ccfnpro-
mise them in their allegiance AMI duty 20 the Govern
ycig!e them into such schemes combinations
pov"rlass II protect them against danger, and would
undoubtedly be the first TO desert them in a moment
If peril.
it need only be said that tn, execution of the Couscrp
ton Act, and the assignment OF quotas of States dis
rcts, counties, townships and cities belong exclusive
IN TO IN" Federal, and not TO the state authority anu
that excriion has been and win he made by the
State authority the correction of error, ana
that full justice is done to the state AMI every
part thereof.
Given the Executive Department, this 18th day of
August, \. u. 1874.
.. r. NoRroN.
Governor of In llama.