Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-01
REPORT Oh THE GRAND SECRETARY
NJ H.. Grand Comma ndsr:

In compliance with the resolution adopted by
this body beg leave TO submit the following
report. showing the number of counties in the
State that afe organized. the number IN process
of organization aud the number ct members IN
the otcan'zlfioa. - far as | have received Re
ports have been received from but seventeen
counties We have organized in the State
forty one counties. leaving the number of coun-
ties yet To report their membership. thirty
fogr
Judging from the reports received. | place the
membership va the State at this time. at least
IL 900 not including the membership ia the
other organizations ia the State that worked con
iunctlv With "a
The following Is -ammifs ii The report re-
ceivsd
Grant county 2oI m-mler. AMI brsuches.
4 az county 1874 meade > bi anches.
Eaekford county o memter> AMI no branches.
IL kaib county ) members AID no branches.
Harrison county els member. aud II bra ehts
Marshall county - members aud 10 hran be-.
Washington cvuns 40 members and 10 branches.
Alien county 80 members and NJ hranchss
Brown couu 80 members and branches.
Wells county 81 members aHd ne branehes
vigo county 5ou members and arches.
Fountain uniy 30 members and 10 branches.
sullivan couafy eco members and 10 branchss.
ParSe county 81 members and br .uches.
Marion county - members std hraich.
Nsrmilli0n eountyi3 menhs = and branches.
vanderhurg county 200 members and no branches.
Showing a total membership in the counties
reporting OF ) 0JS
The above reports does not include those coun
ties from which have been received intelligence
unoiiicaliy Of their organization. which would
perhaps increase the number OF counties or
gaaized and N process Of organization 70 ssv
Sixsy-unc.
The above report 1. respectfully submitted
Rsalr.a That Il L tho Instruction AND advice Il this
Council tn diHer~ft Tempe. Of the Stats ih-t
III proceed forthwith and perfect thorough orsansa
tou OF heir respective couniics ana thereby prepare
themselves carry eject each and every order Of
ResIreg That the Delegates present report The nun
her ~ subscribers obtained. that can ~ obtained
The coa-i sutionss' tho opposed organ Of the or
Reports ou the above resolutions gave assnT-
ance thlt the subscription list Of the Constiiu-
ioualis, should be Immediately taken in hand.
and that a least ten thousand subscribers could
md would &c obtained
\, tbs meeting OF toe Grand Council, thirty
one counties were represented. and there j. no
siouht hsd IL nO, bcef for the extreme cold.
every organized county in the State would have
been present through its delegate
The organization IN this State i IN it. infancy
and ~hen We reflect that We have sucueedei IN
organizing ia the short space OF six months over
oae-h4.f the counties IN the State. and have a
membership numbering over twelye thousand. We
have evefv ret-on - feel snceurs ged Tor the ia
turs
The ofganiztiion u extending its infcence.
popularity snd useiGlness dsily and i already
"a ~ofk H. The Stse> ~ New York New Jersey.
Peuns' iyauia. Nv Hampshire. Connecticut.
Ohm. ludana. Illinois. Michigan. Delaware.
Maryland aud Missouri. and numbers in il
membership many Of the noblest and most
devoted champions Of civil and religious liberty
remaining IL our unhappy and distracted coar-
try. ~.
Ia re.----son. IL Is urged upon our friends In
the counties TO work with entiring energy tor
the purpose of thorough organization. This j.