Year: 1862

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When the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks
was canvassing this county, we charged
that he was laboring to prepare the
minds of the people for counter revolu-
ton whereby the Northwest would be
separated from the Eastern States and
attached to the South The Hon. gen
tleman became quite excited and denied
the charge as base SANDER. We sus-
tanned our allegations at the time by
quotations from speech delivered by
the gentleman in Indianapolis From
that time we have watched the progress
of the plot inaugurated by Mr. Hendricks
and his associates with no little interest
we have repeatedly furnished our readers
With extracts from our exchanges which
contained unmistakable evidence that the
most violent revolutionary schemes are
not only entertained by some of the
leaders who have control of the Demo
cratic organization, but that they are
busily perfecting their plans for final
coup detat


The Democracy (self called) of Hunt
ihgton county, met in Convention on the
9th inst, and the following resolutions
were adopted, and they have been en-
dorsed by all of the leading Democratic
papers as having the ring of the genu-
inc metal"


Resolred, That we, the Democracy of
Huntington county. in Mass Convention
assembled, accept the late elections as
the Judgment of the ripe, intellectual
manhood of the country in which this
corrupt and tyrannical Administration
has been arraigned, and by just and
righteous criticism condemned; for,
among other things, precipitating the
| country in an unnecessary, unholy and
1 ruinous civil WARRIOR the many palpable
and wicked violations of the Constitution
and its most sacred guarantees, in
the total disregard of the rights of per-
sonal liberty and private property-in its
| tyranny over our own race and foolish
regard for a servile one-an audacious
trampling upon the right of our own citi-
zens, with a humiliating crouching to
every foreign demand


Resotced, That it is due to the people
that their expressions at the ballot-box
should be regarded; that by that express
sion the people have most emphatically
said that they were tired of this unholy
war, and that the members elect to the
next Congress should feel themselves in
structed to insist that this war shall no
longer be prosecuted for any other purpose
than the restoration of the Union of all
the States, as sovereignties, upon terms
of perfect equality, as was intended by
the Constitution of our fathers, and that
no appropriations of men or money
+ should be made for the continuance of
the war for any other purpose.


ResolUed, That we regard the restora-
ton of peace to the country, upon hon
orable adjustment of the issue involved
in this calamitous civil war, as para
mount to all other considerations; and
that in considering the terms of such set
tlement, we will look only to the welfare,
peace and safety of the white race, with
out reference to the effect that settlement
may have upon the condition of the Af
rican.


Resolved, That it is due to the tax
payers of Indiana that they should know
to. what purpose their hard earnings
have been applied, and that we recon.
mend to the Legislature, now about to
assemble, the propriety of instituting a
strict inquiry, by appropriate commit
tees, into the financial conduct of our
State officers, and more especially that
of the Governor, with reference to the
prodigal appropriations made by that


silly and corrupt Legislature of 1861.


ResolUed, That when we survey our


present unhappy difficulties as a country
as well as their origin and surroundings,


the responsibilities of their authors and
the consequence to future generations


the solemn and imposing proportions :ot


the subject inspire US with contempt for
, everything of deceitful or time serving


character, and impel us to speak frank
ly, and make this solemn declaration
r That, had it not been for the fanaticism
and peculation of New England, our gen
: Grafton would not have witnessed the


ghastly specter of disunion; and were il
, not for the same causes still potent fol
a evil, those difficulties could readily bt
4 adjusted. Therefore, we declare that
: when we have exhausted every reasona
i BILE effort for the restoration of the Tn
ion as it was, should New England stant
: in the breach, we, as Western men, viii


consult Western interests and Western


pride, which alike forbids that the grea
e Mississippi valley should be divided, ant
= thereby rendered tributary to a ruinou
n system of Yankee intolerance, cupidity
Q class legislation. MOI never will we fo
q q one moment consent to surrender the
!, fellowship of any of her gallant sons, o.
e the rich commerce of her broad acres
o MOI The great Mississippi valley, NOV
r and forever one and inseparable." Thel
will we cheerfully say to New England
s with all her cupidity, with all her mean


ness, fanaticism, follies and moral turpi
= tude, we bid you good bye, remembering


you only for the wrongs you have done


US.


We have given the resolutions in ful
3 We have but few comments to add. W,
: think they speak for themselves. Tha
urging the next Congress to withhold
< apnropriations from the Administration