The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-08-27


ION bad though, proper p s,iemaiize this o
srevoluIio nary document. n. wus nor abl
NJ see i - ths lieb' Il was only The enrn
ses''y exprc sscd desire o. ne people to pc
serve The purify oi the ballo,-bux MI.
Governor anys ihey shall hlye iai
election liz was Glad 10 hear il. na
lwhen Gov Morton os6er,ed that nuih,n.
ila1 'fanrpfed 20 create apprehension, ht
wcs 10 error. The Governor had not no.
iicFd passing events Ia fis (Morlou'e) owI.
couniy oi Wayne, Democratic nowrpapor
ciiire had been IeyeIed 10 tic ground Tor *
pressing an honest opinion. "a Marion.
where Governor Merton aud hinscli botl,
bad Iie flShg NJ vote. The clccll,e franchise
had bren openly violated. Al one election
Ihe ~ fegimcn, marched y the poIis. aaJ
against crj,ss voted. AT trn O'Clock no
Democrat dasea appouch Ia" Precinct
Ono q HE pfcgrlrtofs 81 Tie State sentinel
had been driven away. The efossest cut.
ragfs had hccn committed H. was pleased
% neaf ihai such scenes we're nut 10 Do re-
enacted. but that they lad occurred was tooI
Tcii known ~ bs conuadicica. The balIu,
box - Marion county had become Ne ncr.
es' farce aud sham. Was this 70 bc coniin-
usd--wofc ihe people 70 be compelled AZ
ways u submit TO such indguities AMI in.
suits was this condition Of things 10 BE- a.
loved 70 spread! ior il not checked thcy
would spread unii the whole State was nsl
romrleiely enelased as were the Democrats
p Marion couaiy lie ans pleased 10 hea,
hai the Governor wns determined to givcl
ncr more a tree election, and II be did i'll
he pcoplc ain b. content.
Gov Morton charged that The address al Il
''Sed The people 70 arm 10 resist The laws ! .
\ DID no such ting. II asserted The night,
= 'hf people 10 bear prms--a right guaran-
eed 20 them BY The Constitution, snd II en.
nocd obedience 70 Tic lave Could 10, ,ls
40 should MI he people resist unIusi ~. II
Tfessscn? Why he Loyal League, Inc pfo. II
'Ssct isicnis u tho admihisnalion and IA VA
aHi-isns Of The Governor, wsf. an ormsdlu
ods, organized without ia~ gnI ior psr,i. ii
% ends. Could these men meet III ,rncdla
igao'za'ons. and the people DC tprtldden h
\ beer arms for the defense ol their dear =
81 rghfss 4
IL d'srnasiug 'he war question he would 9
81 Gov Mrrtcn few questions before he Il,
n through. lie Traced lhe agitation of thc
aycfs question: Massachusetts, starting OIL -
~ continuing 70 lesd one extreme, whit, b
prih Caro'ina represented the Other. r. i'll
~ aEtaiion The Democratic party bni d, "a
tys STOOD upposcd, aud The old Wig party q
ad dnnc the sniae lie rnd the proceed lp
gs o. convcnuons.thc predictions 81 these
'nvcniipns T'icse predictions nave bctnItc
ozcd by sbc formation u sectional BAT. II
a. Il,
Whist 'id Gov. Morton do 70 avert ihe a.
rfes Why he says hc sent commissioners b.
nc Peace Convention ne sent h.clm
bd Republicans. Whs ~cre not both ii
rites represented imroi These Commis- n,
onesH 90 moi mean 70 ngrrr Va terms 49, 0f
was feared that men would be appoutcn
ho would eyre to terms. enJ Chnndlcr, cf y
ilhigan, was very fearful that terms would ID
. made. How Tar Chambers fears operated "a
! The Governor he could tell the peope. - of
aandlcr, 70 use his own classic language.
] moi think the country worth d--m ii'
ilhout liiis blood letting. bs
Gov. Motton osks what sort OF a war
cDonald fsvors. lie read from his acccp cr
nee speech % the elect that u this wac "
prosecuted he was utterly opposed ne "
viewed Ne war and eicquenlly and with d
'ser traced the policy of the adminslrc- Ol
,n--a policy which divided The north nnd la
IitcJ the south. Two millions III men n
Il been furnished 10 ihc war BY tho IcyalIin
uICs--G had oil tie money il asked. Tile lps
iluntl deb, was now over two ihousaDdl'o
lllOns, aud was increasing AZ tho rate oi as
d millions q day. What had been &c. 10
mplished! We had united six millions 81 IaJ
oplc as one man. History does not recorder
.nstancc Of united people as great as y
Q Ccniedcracy being conquered.
Bul Gov Morton as ka what sort OF q war be
(.v,Solf a.. Ia .f..t,.x.al., ~t.t~l 40.