The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-10-06
VOL. XXXVIII.|

of rebel bullet. They caanot bear
that the honest debt contracted for the
support Of our armies during that strug
gle should be paid in the spirit in which
it was contracted. No, greenbacks, now
below forty per cent discount, must pay
our bondholders at home and abroad.
With the desision of the Supreme
Court, made years ago, shielding gov
ernment property from taxation, and
with an act Of Congress declaring that
Government bonds shall not be taxed,
stin they urge the breach of the law,
and demand that Natipnsi bonds, like
other property, shoald ,bearrthe illegal
burthen. Good God has the Democra-
cy fallen 50 low? .s .5-9 - ~ 20 e'f1'
1 have not faith in the platforms of
either party. I have seen them too Of
ten cruelty and faithlessly broken, and
as I have said, I come to the conclusion {
of the. Grecian, philosopher, that they
are made of cobwebs. 6g r.tras a.zas Sd Il
A mere glance at some Of the resolu-
tions Of the SO called Democracy will
convince many persons of their absur-
dity.a-ss- dlis .4s ses ss..se rs
Here are few specimens: ~
'sThat our soldiers and sailors, who
carried the flag OF, our country to victo-
ry, against q most gallant and detern,in-
ed foe, must ever be most gratefully re-
membered, and all the guarantees given
in their favor must be faithfully carried
into execution" III - AsB,I08w
"Ever remembered ~ Yes, here are
some of the memories in Indiana
INDIANA RESOLUTIONS. ' 's5H
Carroll county Jan !, ls6s-0ppo-
s sed to the war and the emancipation
proclamation s..1 + -ss .-..
Brown county, Jan. lin favor of an
armistice, compromise and amnesty to
rebels. isoa fsss.a ss,.a .1-s II - ,aos s-ss-a
Lawrence county, Jan. 24-Anti war
and anti emancipation saca s-5a a3s.a
Srarke county, Ian. 24-Anti war, for
cessation of hostilities, and National
Convention. A'SsAs q ~ J. ="
Rush county, Jan. 31--..War q MUIR
dereus sacrifice of men," and in favor of
peace, armistiee, ETC. = -
Resolutions passed at a festival given
to Senator Hendricks, in Shelby county,
February 5, denounce the Admin;stra-
tion, arbitrary arrests, the suppression of
the writ Of habeas corpus, oppose eman
- IF hns
and oppose the CONSUMPTION laws.
Bartholomew county, Feb. San as
at Hendricks festival. =, 9f & D
De Kald county, Jan. 31-Denounce
they will not give one cent, or send one
single soldier
/ Marion county, Jan. 31-''We regard
the Administration at Washington as
usurpation and tyranny. and refuse CIV
ing another man or another dollar to the
war
Green county, Feb. 9. 1863 Andy
Humphreys one Of the Committee on
Resolutionsl Denounce the emapci-
patton proclamation as palpable
usurpation OF Executive power, and
declare 'sThat we are not in favor of
furnishing the present Administration
with another man, gun or dollar for
such a hellish crusade" (the war); "that
arbitrary arrests, if persisted in, should
be resisted by the strong arm Of the
people," Eng zwI aEte SfrE
Scott county, Jan. 96-Anti war, and
in favor Of State Military Board, which
would have taken away the constitution
al rights Of the Governor over the State
militia
Putnam county, Feb. 2l--Similar to
the Green county resolutions. 9Ea
Jackson county, Feb. 19-Revolution
ary and anti-war.
March 18.-Democratic Club of Indi-
annapolis demanding State Convention,
becaus the Legislature had failed to
protect the citizens against the tyranny
of the Administration, and declaring in
favor of &C essation of hostilities.
Warren county, March Amt con-
scription and anti administration. Tenth
and Eleventh Districts in convention at
Fort Wayne; resolutions arraign the
Administration as tyrannical, and pro-
pose revolution as the last resort mn
] lAt the .Logansport mass meeting,
June l3, the eighth resolution denoun-
ces the arrest and trial of Vallandigham
as hagtant outrage against liberty.
March 81, 1S63-The Democracy Of
Wayne county met in Convention at
Cambridge City, and resolved: - -
l. "That the further prosecution of
this war will result in the overthrow of
the Constitution, in the overthrow of
civil liberty, in the elevation of the