Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-06-28
Resolutions Of the COpperhead
Convention.

waEREss. opposed time-serving policies.
snd in favor If adopting platforms plainly expressive of
principles applicable to the times and circumstances in
which our government is placed. therefore
fsorrtp thu. the leaders Of the resulliran party
promises and have declared In favor Of negro suffrage ne
gro jurors negro officers and entire negro equality. We
prisiies for the nse Of White mU keep'ns all these
hEso vEp that the majority Of leaders OF the repub
lcan party are In favor Of and have established high
are enabled to rich the expense the farmers
aorng men, We are opposed to il, and in favor Of tar
WI tiat shall lie based scale tn give with the
B REsoLvrp. that the republican party
arc In av"r 81" and have made laws enforcing unequal tax
aiion and not based property population rercsen
taon by which the rich taxed and the poor bear
pcciy the cous stamp duty and in of equal tax
ation In proportion to actual wealth. including all gov
eminent bonds to e levied directly so that each
/ support of the government.
RESOLVED, that the leaders Of the republican party
to levy and collect taxes pay which, large add
tional tax il necessary We opposed it, aud
OF appnrirning among the several States the Of
tax to ie paid FIR the support Of the General
to I've fectsi as other taxes are, by the same officers
RESOLVED, that the leaders IL the republican party
are in favor Of and have succeeded until in excluding
ton. while they compel Thorn share urthens Of
government We are opposed to IT, Wehold that State
gt gu, o. inc Union 10y the late civil war and they
all States in the Union. such entitled all
>tituiional rights and privileges of Union
we are in hyor cpcing all the States equality and
protecting them in republican form Of government Of
Of tho United States.
&. RESOLVED that the republican party in favor Of
and have created national banking system and ire
pser currency by which gold and silver coin
lst as monopoly; ID engine for private and po
cal corruption and oppression; and in favor of making
ssr'y as well as per.ons who issue
same money when required, dollar for dollar.
g. RESOLVED that the leaders Of the republican party
Nrr The of ha.slS
few at the expense of the and Of preserving all
the oces IN their own hands by any mcansul OF fair
regardless ofthe will cfthe majority Of the people We
opposed to it, and in favor Of equal distribution of
power and strict preservation each brasch gov
any ether branch
REsolvrp that in trad-. cardinal truth is that the
price Of any commodity must be governed by the demand
AMI the supply We opposed to all legislation that ig
nores this Fact and all legislation by the republican lead
ers docs ignore it, We in favor ofieisation in regard
10 the business relations of only
10 protect the poor and weak om oppression leaving trade
to be regulated by its laws and the intelligence enter
{? SOLVED. that far he has opposed the trailer
o abolition leaders attempts 10 usurp the Constitutional
rights of the States, Andrew johnson deserves the thanks
of the American people and in effort made 10y him in
good fh to resist u>urpafion. and constitutional
civil government and order III. States he shall have the
hearty SUPPORT of the democracy and should have that Of
10. RKsoLvrb that the admins ration Of the govern
ment both state and National since the accession Of the
republican party 10 power has been continual
sion OF acts OF usuratn and corruption in Office the
oU0O00 has been dashed to shoulders. not onethrd
OF which used for the benefit Of the govern
Hcnt That its legislation has been destructive of private
rishs anu public good and marks an era which has no
.rael Tor arr"gancc mhecly and Infamous disregard
Of law and the obligations Z: an oath. Among IFS utst in
famous acts he Civil Pi-hts biz he FrcydUeu'S Bu
ran BILL the indemnity the excluding
ern States from representation and the attempt usurI
all the rights belonging the States finally eliminating
ia declaration of intention to retain power in their
hands Tor thirty by force il and
regardless the will of the state. or their people To all
I W.. that
nuaBce in power will totally destroy all hoIe Of civil lib
erty, and the OF self preservation demands that they
shall be removed and their places filed with capable and
honest men,
IL. RESOLVED, that we. the democracy Of Marshall
candidates for Office both State and county. and that
will our best endeavors to win and the and
title Of the banner county Of the State.
We give above the resolutions adopted BY the
ICopperhead County Convention of the 10th inst
the benefit Of our circulation. We clip them from
the Democrat of last week, and lay them before
our readers that they may see to what depths COP
perheadism can 60. The Whereas" Processes
to be in faver OF q bold and manly avowal Of prin
ciple, and yet the resolutions which follow it af
firm nothng--absolutely nothing They profes.
to tell what the Republican party has done and il
about TO do, and are contented with opposing every
measure which does not emanate from the pure.
minded patriots who were lately engaged in the
laudablc cndeavor to overthrow the government
They give not The slightest indication of the Cop
pcrhead policy in the event OF the success Of that
party, and We are left to infer that it prefers to re
main untrammeled by pledges. but will devote 1t.
energies to the undoing of the glorious work oil
the last five years. When the Confederate War
Debt has been assumed and rebel soldiers pension
ed, when the shrek of the tortured bondnan il
again heard in the land and Ire slave drivers lasl
is again fourished in our legislative halls we pre-
sumo COpperheadism will be ready to avow it
principles.
Even young men will remember when the Re
publican party was spoken of as the Opposition
and Democrats we're fond Of declaring that il wa:
an organization consisting OF every shade ant
stripe of politicians with but one common senti
ment--opposition to Democracy. We question
whether q convention ever met in this count,
which was chary Of affirmatons as the Copper
head conclave Of the 10th inst. Falsely and ma
liciously charging the most odous acts upon tn,
brave men whose valor in the field and who's,
counsels in the cabinet rescued the government
from the open attacks OF the traitors Of the Soutl
and the secret Vaccinations OF the Copperhead
Of the North, it professed itself opposed to thing
that never happened and hostile to principle
which have no supporters.
! The tenth resolution ia worthy Of the Whisky
League, State Bond, Railroad inancer, and as n
Is said to have supported the resolutions in one O
his ablest efforts, we conclude that he was its au
thor. 1t is a specimen Of impudencc so glarin
J and suggests corruption Of such a character as
lead US to the conclusion that il cmanated fror
J one who is acquainted with the ropes. We ca
imagine Corbin. with one eve directed towards tn
floor and the other staring at the ceiling, trying
shin the responsibility Of the enormous public deb
: upon the Republican party. 1t is true that "
are tax burdencd, and for this We have to than
Democracy. Tie paraEour of slavery, the father @
treason. And not only shall we, but our children
ter us, groan under the burdens heaped upon
BIZ the devilis,, spirit which impelled that party
attempt to reverse the decision Of the polls by
appeal to arms. The tax collector and the reve
: nue. officer are creatures Of Democratic treason
and every sta mp which the law requires to insur
validity to document is a Democratic sticking
plaster, and reminds Us of the want and woe. muir
der and arson, treason and desolation which have