The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-18
COUNTY DEMO.
CRATIC CONVENTION.

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central committee of Marshall county
Ind, the democratic and conservativ,
citizens of the county met IN conven
ton at the court house in Plymouth
on Saturday, March ID, 1869, to nom
mate candidate to ill the vacancy o
representative occasioned by the resig
nation of the Hon. D. Mcdonald. Mr.
G. II. Rseve was chosen chairman, d
D. Luke, secretary, and M. Galentin'
assistant secretary. A brief address:
was made by the chairman, setting
setting forth the object of the conven
ton. On motion, a committee of 6v,
to draft resolutions was appointed by
chair, as follows, Joseph Davis, Mr.
Grouse, II. Corbin, Major Williams
and M. A: o. Packard. The commit.
tee reported the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted
Resolued, That all questions arising
or propositions made, affecting the
rights of the people should be first
submitted to them for consideration
and lit them select representatives with
a view to action upon such questions.
The attempt on the part of representa-
tives to act without such submission, is
usurpation and should be condemned.
Resolved, That the decision of ques.
tons relating to citizenship, eligibility
to office, suffrage, selection Of jurors,
with esses, marriage and divorce, and
personal rights and privileges in a state
affecting the state or her people, of
right belong alone to the state, and the
delegation of that right to the United
States would be in violation Of the
theory Of our form of government and
result in the reduction Of the states to
provinces, subject to the will and die
tation of the United States, without
even the benefit of protest.
Resolred, That the so-called 18th
amendment to the constitution Of the
United States has been passed by a
majority Of the peoples representatives
in congress and submitted to the states
in direc: violation, not only of the fun
dameutal principles Of our government,
but in a corrupt breach of faith; the
question not only having never been
submitted to the people, but those rep.
resentatiyes having been elected on the
express declaration aud pledge tina; the
rights there sought to be usurped, be
longed to the people of the states.
Resolced, That the adoption of that
amendment in some Of the states, and
the attempt to adopt it in others with
out first submitting it to the people,
was base and corrupt act of usurpa-
ton on The part of the peoples repre-
sentatives who voted therefor. which
should be resisted, and the right of the
PEOPLE to decide the questions at the
polls should be enforced at all hazards.
Reso7ued, That the act Of the demo.
cratic members Of the legislature in
resigning their seats to prevent the
consummation of that usurpation in
Indiana, proves them worthy to repre-.
sent free. intelligent and justly proud
people, and merits the approval of all
honest white men.
Resolued, That the hon. d. Melon.
aid has our confidence, and his resigna
ton under the circumstances has our
unqualified approval, and we unani.
mously Declare him our choice fol
representative; and we appeal to The
voters of Marshall county, without re-
gard to former party associations, tt
sustain him as the candidate Of the
white citizens of Marshall county, wht
desire that the Offices, jury box, thu
making and execution of laws, and tn,
power to protect persons and property
shall remain in the hands Of the whit,
race, who alone originated and alon,
have maintained free government.
And we pledge ourselves to vote fo
him SO often as he shall resign his sea
in the state legislature, for the purpos'
of preventing the adoption Of TIT
amendment to the constitution of thu
United States, if it should be as often
as every two weeks, until the next gen.
eral election.
On motion the resolutions were
adopted.
After tie reading of the resolutions
Hon. d. Mcdonald was unanimously
declared the nominee Of the conven
ton. The nominee being called h,
addressed the convention as follows:
THE ADDRESS.
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