Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-02-20
Laporte Republican Conven-
yenffOn.

The Republicans of Laporte County met
in convention st Laporte on Saturday the
s,h inst, for the purpose of appointing
delegates to the state Convention. which
meets to day at indianapolis, and after at
tending to that duly, General Packard on
behalf of The Committee on Resolutions
submitied'the following:
Resolved: That in the continued sue
cess of the Union Republican party rests
the safety of the nation; and believing this,
We will proceed at ence to organize victory
victory for eur own county, and, so far
as we can, victory for the State and ma
ton. A party that was faithful to the
Republic in her hour of mortal danger, will
remain. in peace, safe guardian of her
interests. A party that furnished no rebel
TO take arms against his county, no traitor
TO kmdle "a fire in the rear" is worthy to
hold the reins of government. A party
that believes we are nation, that is ma
tional In all its aspirations and impulses
and sympathies, will build up a powerful
nationality that will bid defiance 10 foreign
aggressions, will defend the rights OF. all its
citizens at home and abroad, viii establish
| Justice, and secure the blessings of liberty
to all our people. A party that has once
saved the nation from its enemies, and
stands, through its Representatives in Con-
gross, a bulwark of defence against those
same enemies may safely he entrusted with
the control Of our civil and political liber-
| ties.
We therefore resolve, that now, as here
tofore, we will. with unfiinching courage,
with faith in the right. with devotion 10
justice, with patriotic love of country, fight
on to fina, ssnd complete victory.
| Resc fveel, That in the success of the
party called with grim irony the Demo
cratic party" we see only peril 90 the ma
ton. A party fsithlcss 10 the Republic in
its warfare against traitors, win he treach-
erous in peace. A party sectional in all
its impulses and sympaties cannot rise to
I. the height Of true national feeling A par
ty, one half of which rose in arms 10 strike
down the national life, while the other
half cheered on their rebel brethren, and
weakened the nation by kindling fires in
the rear" cannot safely be trusted to rule
a people whom il tried To ruin. A party
which denies that We arc q nation, and
maintains that we consist Of nearly two
score little sovereignfies is totally unfit
ever TO WELD national power. A party
that reduced the nation 10 bankruptcy.
that struck down liberty in her chosen
| home, that advocated the darkest oppres-
sion, that lighted the fines Of civil war.
that has carried mourning into every
household in the land, that has burdcned
| the nation with debt, that is the clinging
curse Of our political system. that Is void
of homer, and everything noble and gcner-
Gus. that is encased in corruption and
crime from the crown of lis horned head
10 the sole ofits clovea foot, that is Itself a
standing crime against humanity. liberty
and justice, is sHworhy even 10 exist.
much less to become The ruler 81 q great
and free people. 9zlf48
Resoluod, That Governor O. r. Merton
whose name during all the war was tow
er of strength to the loyal cause, has, by
his recent powerful vindica,ion Of the
truth In the Senate of the United States.
won again the gratitude of his State and
the nation.
Resolued, That we recognize in Gener-
al Ulysses $ Grant man of unbending
integrity, soldier of worldwide fame,
and patriot whose acts and syHlpathics
are all on the side Of liberty and justice;
and if the American people in convention
assembled. decree that he is TO be our
chosen leader, we will march to victory
under his banner as proudly as we hailed
his progress from Vicksburg to Appomat-
tox.
Resoised, Thai, in Hon. Schuyler Col
fax, W: see man true AMI faithful
Through and through. a statesman Of ripe
experience and unblcmished hopGF, a
Chevalier Bayard among politicians,
without fear and without reproach," tho
we have watched his whole congressional
career with glowing pride, and win con-
sent that he shall cease to be the Repre-
sentative of his District, only when the
whole nation shall say "well done, thou
good and faithful servant, come up high
err"