Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-11-08
20 the Union sIen Of Indiana.

Rooms OF THE UNION STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE, INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. Ii, 1866.
The contest which for so long n time
LUng doubtful in the balance is determined.
The excitement and labor OF the campaign
has passed away. and the result is before
You. And = glorious result il is. We CON
gratulate You, alon men of Indiana. upon
the splendid victory you have achieved
The cause OF Freedom and Justice, asSail-
, ed on the one hand by the legionS of those
who declared the war to be failure. and
/ 1pardiZcd OH the other by the trcachery
Oi those who two years ago obtained your
su lragcs under the hypOcrtical prctense
that they were true to liberty. again stands
firm and secure. Your heroic labOrS and
sacrifices have established it upon imper-
Ishablc foundations.
And now. in reviewing the whole cam
pairn from the safe advantage ground upon
which we stand. your Committee can not
but feel grateful TO the staunch and true
in every county in the State who have so
heartily eo-operaicd with them in the great
work which has been accomplished. We.
the feeble instruments. directed by your
matchleSs enthusiasm and indomitab!c en-
cr@its, have reason to he glad in our sue
cess. Our triumph is not that of men. but
OF the immutable principles of Truth and
Justice.
But there are those too not residents OF
our own State, To whom the Union men of
Indiana owe largc debt of gratitude for
no assistance they have rendered us in
our siru--"ie Such are Governor X. j.
Osles!y and Col II. G. lngcrSoll of Illinois;
Gen. Benismin F. Butler and Senator len
~ Wilson of Massachusetts: General Hen
r. l.. Burnett and Hon sam. Galloway of
Ohio: General Carl SchurZ of Michigan.
and Hon. Horace Maynard of Tennessee.
TO these. and 10 all the other true hearts
who did not fail Us in our need, we beg
leave To tender our grateful thanks. thanks
which we are sure will I've rc-echOcd by
all the loyal people of Indiana.
We should not be slow 10 Icarn the les
sons taught us Ivy the campaign just closed.
"Wcrl; while the day.lasiS. has been, and
should he our motto in all time TO come
And wc desire earnestly to impress upon
yOI the np0rtance e0fmaintaining the spirit
and efficiency of your ORGANIZATIONS
throughout the State. Do not yieIt an
inch of the ground You have so hardly
won. Fight your local cOnquests TO
elect true and reliable Union men. and
none others, TO ali offices ofprofit and trust.
from the lowest to the highest, in ward.
town, county. State and General Govern
ment." We cannot afford to imperil the
sacred cause of Liberty and Union by the
least defeat. Decentralization is ever at
tcndant upon disaster. Keep your ranks
unbrOken. your ba;ialions well drilled, and
all will bc well. We sl.all thus iOrtily our
position with every passing month. and be
prepared for the greater conflict which is
to come in l,GS.
Your coEm,i;ec do not propose to close
their rooms now that the victory is won.
We shall not lay down our arms. During
tic two years 10 come Our headquarters
will be at the same place. No. 6i East
Washington street. indianapolis. Either
the Chairman or the Secretary may nj all
times hc found in the city. II is. perhaps,
needles fIr Us To add in conclusion, that
oilr party friends throughout the State will
always b. cordially welcome to our rooms.
We Shall always be glad 10 receive any in
formation, or listen To any suggestions that
may advance our good cause. Ifthe same
devotion. the same energy, which has IL
Illustrated the two past campaigns shall
characterize our future efforts. we shall
again defeat the enemies of Liberty and
place u'lr noble State irrcyocably upon the
side of LOYALTY and equal justice.
By order of the Committee.
JACoB T. WRIGHT. Chairman.
CHARLES p. JACOBS, Secretary.