Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-16
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SWITZERLAND COrNTY.

SWITZERLAND COUNTY.
At a Democratic meeting in Vevay il was
resolved:
"That we are unqualifiedly opposed tC
the further prosecution Ofthis abolition war
and believing that i'm its further prosecution
there awaits us only the murderous sacrifice
of our national honor, we unhesitatinglv
declare that we are for peace, an armisticc
and the settlement of our existing Difficult
ties by compromise or negotiation, through
a national convention"
They pledged the soldiers to
''Bring this war to a speedy close.
Also,
'And we solemnly declare that we will
not furnish another man or another dollar
to carry on this abolition war; but will re-
! sist all such acts of tyranny and usurpa-
ton"
JACKSON COUNTY.
The Democracy of Jackson county met
at BrOwnstOwn, February 10, 1868, and re
solved
THAT, Judging the future by the past and
the present. it is our deliberate conviction
that the Union of these States can never be
restored by war, and that such restoration
can only be brought about by peaceful
means through delegates to a national con-
vention, elected fresh from the people of the
whole country.
DEKAIB COUNTY.
The Democracy of this county met at
Auburn, February 2l, and resolved:
That we are in favor of a proposition
for an armstice and convention of dele
gates from all the States for the purpose of
efecting settlement of our national diff
culiies. and thus save further effusion of
blood"
The fifth and sixth resolutions denOunce
the objects of the war, and the last closing
thus:
And that we are unwilling to furnish
either men or money for any such pur-
poses.
Ia GRANGE COUNTY.
The Democracy of LaGrange were adj
dressed by j. X. EdgertOn, on the 2Sth of
February. 1863. and resolved:
THAT the time has now arrived when all
true lovers of the Constitution should be
anxious to inaugurate such action, hOnOra-
bic alike to the contending sections, as will
stop the ravages of war, avert universal
bankruptcy, and unite all the States upon
terms of equality, as members of one con-
federacy."
CLAY COUNTY.
At Democratic mass meeting at Bowl
ing Green, ON the 23rd of Fcbrulry, IS6'.
il was resolved:
'Whcreas. We believe that war is dis
union: therefore be it
Resolved, by the people of Clay County
in Convention assembled. That we recon-
mend cessation of hostlites. for such pc
riod as NAV he necessary to allow the peo-
pie of the North and South to express thrO'
"A national convention their wish for
maintenance of the Union as it was under
the Constitution aS il is"
AT a meeting at MillSbury. Clay county.
February 2l. the Democracy resolved:
"That the Democracy are now. as they
ever have been. of the firm belief that the
war. if persisted in. is disunion-cternal
and final separation: that the Union of our
fathers was a Union of concession and com
promise. and must he so perpetuated: and
we request CTR representatives both in the
State Legislature and in Congress TO Use
all honorable means to procure cessation
of hostiliticS for such period of time as
will give the people North and South. an
TO meet in convention, and. if
possible, settle our unhappy national diff
cultipS