The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-27
Republican Meeting in henderson

republican ACctAuS III HtNuCFsOA
The following has been sent us by
the Secretary of the meeting with the
request to publish:
At a meeting held at the Office of
Ell. S. Park, Esq, on Saturday even
ing; January 10Th, 1870, known to
those in attendance to be for the pur-
pose of organizing a Republican party
in this county, Jacob Held, ST., was
called to the chair, and Jas. w. ALI
| son elected Secretary. A Committee
was appointed to draft resolutions,
and to report their performance to
the next appointed meeting on Janu-
airy p. 1870. In conformance, the
following were presented, and after
being read were unanimously adopted /:
WHEREAS, We believing it to be
for the benefit of the Republican
party in this County that they possess
0 party organization, do now come to-
gether for that purpose, that we throw
off the Iethargy and inaction hereto
fore INDUCED, and use our utmost en-
deavors to advocate and extend our
principles. Be it therefore
Res0lued, That we are firm sup
porters of the administration of
President Grant; but always in the
administration Of the affairs of q
government SO extended as the
United States, there will be some
few acts which cannot receive the
sanction of every member of society,
yet we overlook them, and still are
firm supporters of the present admin
istration; that we are deeply inter-
ested in the redemption of the State
from the misrule of Democracy, as
we feel satisfied she will never regain
her former prosperity until the man
agement of her affairs be taken out of
their hands.
ReSolUed, That we heartily endorse
the rigidness witch which the revenue,
laws of the land are executed. That
as honest men who have an aversion
to making false reports of our taxa
bles, and who o pay to the Govern
ment its revenue, we ara glad to see
that those, who would by classification
and perjury evade the laws, are forced
to pay their quota of revenue, and
also a penalty for perjury; that we
consider it of vital Importance
that the credit of the nation be sus-
tanned. and we are opposed to repu-
diation in all its forms, and that we
consider a return to specie payment
to be desirable, as soon as can be
done without detriment to the bust
ness interests of the country.
ResolUed. That in indorsing the Re-
publican party, we do so believing it
TO be the party whose spirit is that of
justice, freedom and progression; that
il is the party which saved the Gov
eminent of the United States from
treason and destruction, and whose
march is with the march of events;
that we do not bind ourselves blindly
to any party, but only to support and
indorse its actions as long as we deem
them just and honorable, and to con-
denim when we deem them otherwise;
that the spirit which moves US to ac-
ton is the love of our country and
loyalty to its Government; that we in
vite all who believe a prevalence of
Republican principles to be for the
best interests of our State, to unite
with US In an effort to organize a Re-
publican party in this county.
ResolUed, That noticing, as we all
have, the fact that the Democratic par
ty In our midst has drawn party lines
so close, and condemned every man
holding TO our principles, and elected
them from every Office within the gift
OF Its power-no matter how worthy
the lncumbent-no one shall hold an
office IN this county, within the gift of
the United States Government, who
does not support the present admins
tration, and is not an active member
of this party, provided opposition
and disapproval a prevent.