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TSB BOtUOUS TZUES nmtMbi cotktt, nnm. AbTAIcL 4 1 1 rates of advertising WbUbi, achaijaaia liisil'iiJlM a ta to 1 ml IS aa iM ta so lama IS UN aasa iak sfta SEYMOUR, NO. 26. MARCH 5, 186S. Sevier boatlw 39th VOL.

8. Union Meeting: A largo com course of tha citizens of Jackson Countv irrespective of fchnuT 91k 1RR9 it vu day. February. 21st. 18S3.

ona of tha largest and moat Thn Recorder of Scott County pnb-lished 'lately in tha Anstin Rebel seme letters purporting to coma from north-1 a saldiera at Corinth; Hat Cr nan February lGth. 1S63. Eorroa Tnixs Dear Sir: Having learned from so many different ern Rebela I can no longer doubt it, and I am told they coma under the pretence of peace makers. What kind of peace aa tkey want Can it ha passible that they are willing to accept of a peace that tho soldiers of Indiana weald he ashamed of We want peace we are tired of war hat we are net willing after laboring nearly two years, undergoiag toils and hardships beyond description, to tnra round now and whipped, or wa were in the wrong. Nc, sir, rather than accept of any peace hut tha entire submis- 'sivJ every Rebel (both north and samws that Indisna is fulUf snthnsi-j astic meetings of tha hind seer held in tha County.

Many ladiss were! present on tha oecasion. Eloquent' and patriotic speakers addressed the andienca. Ths meeting was first1 called at tha Court llonse, hot tha1 bnildiag not being sufficiently capac-1 ions to accommodate tba crowd, tha meeting adjourned to tha M. E. Church.

On was railed to the C. Beaten and leter L. Carter ap- elated to act aa Secretaries of tho sating. In tha absence of Mr. John B.

Chadwick wab appoint-. 4 1. SWW.TJ in hi. kk-. i Oa iMiti, ccmimtM, cppd PP1 Chm.

of da of ona. person from each township in c' the coonte, was appointed by tha On motion, the editor, cf the Sey- 1 monr Tlxns, Jackson Lmsn. Iadian-chair to draft mwlntiens expressive lu ad Sentinel, ha re- of the and feeliaga of the meet- lo pablish tha The Committee offered the fol (hill roertBg. which wore lowing county nay ka repra- On notion, a Central Committaa by tba chair. Tha following named gentlemen compose tha Committal.

Jphn Driftwood township Geo. Bargs. Grassy Fork J. L. Tanner and 11.

W. Chadwick, Browastawn 11. R. Washington; Samuel W. Smith, Redding Mr.

Chad- After transacting other business of ScpninUtiTt af a I071I ptoplt, that properly r-r- ngitd to' tho (hat 1m doe grossly misrepresent tha sentiments (a majority of the citizens of uid cboitj wo, thaicfon, earnestly minor importance the meeting an motion, adjonmed tint Jit. JOXN F. CARR, IWt. W. C.

Bentox. J. B. Chadwick Union Meeting nt Medora. at Medora on the 14th to take into consideration tha present and precarious condition of our country and our noble State especially, Qn motion of Mr.

John B. Still- will. Mr. John F. Carr was called to r- Medoka, Feb.

10, C3. The citizens of Csrr township nipt the chair. Mr. Carr briefly stated south) to laws of'our country, wi 1 will figkt from now to eternity. figging for a good causa this war And as for armistices tks poor ols I do before aaother year was (I mean tba nortbem Rebels) ae Latch.

I would like aaldiar-aat talk about that, for wa would not lk. WV canrd obey aa armutica. We have tha thak ho.ulJ thing too near cur awn way to stop a.trne md CoastituUon an! give tha Rebels a chance to n- loving man daaa not like this negro warfare; sad' 1 hope tha tha day is net distaat when all true Consti- ersit and prepare to fight no again. I am also told that tha Indiana Reb (Uf. lab, i.

ATTORNEY AT LAW. OWIITOWI, 1XD. HflU prwtiaa hi tto CMI aa riaaaCawrti rfit to 4 tt Him. OtalaDf. Watto hdMtoii VTaWf B.

2 PATRICK, -Attorney at Law AND NOTARY PUBLIC, fervors, imm. fOy tsaU Will iKni inaMlI to all iwUm Nlnmi la kto an. m. hrtlnhr an gima ka sallartlaaa 4 Frafcata Satan. 7aMyl PETER PLATTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AXD XOTAST rrBLIC.

SfiiMiir, Jmrkum Calm Ip, Wv Will wlln la tto aarinaa Oarta af tMaaaSad-Jaialai aaaallaa. ialaa MmlM. OrCMWvtiBC aa4 IMtk MkOMIjr M. W. SMITH.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, SEYMOUR. INDIANA Will iltni to all Mtmtd to hi nr, hrtinlir illnlki lin to Ik, il inli, ntoim. rtlHf FERRIS, A TTORJCEY at Law, Browne Jarkma laS rnkabM mmmn iMHdhll, mllcit4. OOm ar Tnt Tnil a4 CM.kk'l M4 mat. 1IAGINS, PHYSICIAN A SURGEON.

SEYMOUR, IX I AX A. al hla ri4nm. vTaZSlf A. L. NEWKI1K.

Physician and Surgeon, Ofitt mt kit rttUemct, SFYMlR, IND. Atril IS. IM4. BOOT AND SHOE STORE! In Scjmour, Ind. KEEP 1 a Iwn KEEP constantly on hardlT) ifftt nfCwim Madt'fHttiTh hfHli gn to tlio fill.

if 1 hs Cwaw Has IHHTS aaS' to wa, aa nrk ailarlw caa to toaght tor la tha r-ytry. aii aaS at jvhnjar. 1 a at rhwt alMahvia. Match WS. FOOL.

RESIDENT DENTIST. U-llwaai ikv Muctt, inn All a ait aithar la 0-nil ar Ma rkaairai ivau.tr? Sato ia a bm aa4 ititi, wa.a. to It I A I I -nnnwrriT. a-i at rnicKs srrr tub A TIMLa.al Ua NEW JEWELRY STOLE, Opfiaalta aTiaap 01 ua. SEYMOUR, INDIAN -k adoptol.

That the. war now being waged against armed rebellion has its foundation in tha principles of justice and humanity, and is one in which the sacred right. of self-government and the perpetuity of free institutions are involved. i while we deplore the consequences of civil war, and. the loss of so many brave and vain- able lives, it is nevertheless, waged in a spirit of ardent patriotism, a reer- enee fr tba memory and blood of i our fa' hers, an earnest detire for the welfare sud prosperity of future gen'-' orations.

Roswlvnl, That we hereby proclaim tn the world and undying love far the L'uion of the States and, at the tainfe time, our eternal and ever-la-ting abhorrence for traitors, whetk er found in armed rvbelliou South, ar in 1 disloyal eonventioms and Legislatures in the North. Re-olved. That wo denounce the wickedness and baseness of those cit- in the els are trying to cut off the soldier's pay thereby compelling him to leave tha army and ga home to support hie the army and ga home to support hia family hat ia this they are disap- Sointed, far wa hare a reserve in In-. iana whid ran he gat at vary easy by sending about two. regiments of old soldiers home, and this will he done wheaerei aur pay is stopped.

Onr reserve is tbs property of ladiana Rebels, which will be freely appro- printed to the aupport of soldiers' families1 whenever northern Butter- the cense of stopping the lha Indiana hors! nnU army are supplies. remember too well tho promises made by these same devils when wa were leaving hams. Then they landed ns ta the skies, and said aa all occasions, "Go boys, your causa is just and wa are your friend. Yon go fight the battles far freedom and give yourselvea no nneasiness we will take care of year families hut now when tha poor soldier is in the army and hound by a solemn oath ta stay there, these traitors turn round and iastead of helpiag the aoldiere Lmilinc want Ia itM tKftir Btr families want to step 'their tho object of the meeting. Ou motion of Mr.

J. S. Tanner a committee of throe was appointed by the cliair to draft, resolutions express-. ive of the sentiinemt of the meeting, The committee retired, and Mr. Carr arose and entertained the meeting with a patriotic and spirited address, proving by argument and authority the vital necessity of a vigorous pros- izi-us of the North, who by di-Ieyil i aention of the' war.

and that no per-sj-eeche, or otherwise, would impart hianent eace could ha had except a aav 1 a a pay, thereby compelling the soldiers to violate ike very oath that these same fet-' devils caused him to take. I would Schemev. wa sdspact that tkey were gotten up for home Effect by tha traitor of Scott County. a give eeme extracts below. The penalty af inch insubordination aid treason an tha partMf a soldier is death.

Tha Recorders name is LKchera. His correspondent is made to say: 1 1 "Can we aver conquer tha Sonth by fighting Never aa loag as time lasts. The young men may fight until their heads are grey and atm tha war will rage aa furioas aa aver. It is net impassible for' thia.thing to r.ls P-and Ver! Indiana will he tha first State ta protest against this war. She has thousands of her noMe-hesrt- ed sons new ia the field men who whan they enlisted thdnght they ware leaving their homes.1 and friends, net to free tha rd negro, bnt to protect onr Government and Latch, that is played ant.

This WV for h. JarP 14 the Administration does net caro ons for th Constitution. When Lincoln took his seat he swore he would snpport the Constitntion and now look what he ia doing. All he wants is to see the black man free, no (natter how mnoh blood and treasure it may'eost. Nigger is all be thiaks of, and I wish that he and all the niggers were ia I am one of the chaps that won't travel all oter this country like I have don (and only one among thousands) for any such purpose.

As long as enr Government is in view, I am willing to march on, but when wt lose sight of this, then I feel under no obligation to shoulder my gun to take away wkat I call tke rights of tlie Sonth. 1 say that we ar daiag this by freeiog tho negro they hove a constitutional right, and 1 am one that will' lay down my. arms and wear that I will aupport no administration. I Leliete that I am doing wrong in trying to uphold Lincoln and his Cabinet. Well.

Latch. I have given yon short sketch of my views on the subject, 1 want yen to 1 write and let me hear yonra. Ever yonr friend, WM. R. AMICK.

Horne. Hare is a hit' of philosophy worth remembering: "Horses I learned to govern by the law ef love. The. relation of. friendship once establfthed between man and horse there in no trouble.

A eentanr is created. The man '(tills whither the herae, at the will of hia better half, does his best to go thither. 1 became, very early, Hippoda-mus, net by fore, but hj kindness. Ertnl. thoroughly with Good.

Some years ago, Mr. Kid- well was preaching to a large audi in a wild part of Illinois and announced for hia texl "In my Fath- er'x house are many mansions He had scarcely read the welds when an old coon stood np, and said: "I tell folks, thats lie I I know his father well. He lives fifteen miles from Lexington, in old Kentucky, in an old log cabin, aad then aint, bnt oae room." Ah said Seraphina Angelico, speaking on soma subject in which her feelings wera warmly enlisted, "hew gladly I weald embrace an opportunity "Would I were an opportunity said her bkshfnl lover. is stated that thfere are one million bales of cotton hthe pountrjr below Helena atraiting transport- 1 Another Democratic) Covea tion. -K- 6 The Copperheads of Comaecticut held a State Convention at on Wednesday, at which, they step allowed to spit ont their venom whlM ont restraint.

Oa the sams day Geift oral Gilbert dispersed aa they ussenrs ed their no mors traitorous brathsn of Kentucky. Thomas H.Seyssanv well known leader of tho Coanecti Cut rebel sympatbisers, wm aomiaa-' Mil for Governor by tba Hartferd Convention- The spseebes were via- lentlv treasonable. James GaBagbei of. New Haven, said if fbeUaited States 1 Msbal attempted to-arrsat bim be "weald kill him, damn. him I 1 would till huh I And say to yon, if oae of.

tho infamous should, attempt to arrest ahy of jta without doe process ofhg. damn 'em kiu 'em Judge Mitch; ell ef Bristol sud the Government had become a military Wm. W. Eaton Mid the war wm a ernsade against thin country and its institntions'V' "Wd are ealledpcopperhMde," hto-said, I tell yon tha time Lh come when we will- rattle he fora we strikal-aad I tell yon new that the Democratic party is prepared spring at thf throat ef this tyranny that ia ing ns 1" "The Democracy of will net sustain the General Government in a war that ia waged to destroy tho iastitirtiona -of a portion ef the State of the TM Democracy of Connecticut will dtfr Abraham Lincoln- in all his nasonau-tntional acta. Wo will aayvto him: Pass, militia bill after militia bill, bat when yon- nadertak to.

away front tha captain-general af (he State the command of the guardians ef the 8late, we vill.fty.tpiyiiB, foit shall noi one step farther I. tory Enquirer ef Ciaciuaa(j. Mya of the Cenvention oa 'Satnpday: Democrat ic State 'Gsnvcar tion in CoaaecticaLwM held at Hartford oa the IStKiiut. It nominate. Heh.

ThomM H. SeTmeir. forGer-. ernor, who from the bebuaf (he war has been opposed to it in favor of. employing oily peaceful means for (he restoration' af the Union.

HohM never disgniiwd. has exprsCnd it on ill occasions. And on Monday the same traitor ons sheet adds: HWe publish elsewosr the pstn-, otic Union peace platform' tf the Dr mecracy ef the State cf Coctin. The platform is fer peace tfd gam. didate for Govenor, for peace.

The patriotic tjniei iptMcm plat- form, denounces the federal. cap; feney s's wortbless and iredeemshlv. trails all the acts of meat for the preservation at the.pn-10a and the snpprsssioa of tbs nncostitntional rdfclupe tl rebellion can never )b pat down an is raiapant for peace, instant qu condition si peace price and op say terms. "Sich is il A Spiddmea. Onr Ef ansvilie convepraden hiuf mentioned that Mr.

editor, of the VTicennes Saa, oa recent visi( to Henderson, was grf sped Jfj the soldier of the 65th, T7th aad9st Indiana regiments for hie eaeesaioji sympathies. The Evansville! Jen roll says that Greene manijeftadt ihaai sympathies by drinkhfg' Mhlidy. ilSf the health of Jen. Dava v)jb js ty af that he had aatfted hia son.AllMrt Sidnejin honor of the nbcf'i General A. S.

Johnston. Cin. iiL The Mr. Green tt George E. Greene who wm; recently dected the.

Coppefhsadb 4br Legislatiire Director of the. Rontnenlf Indiana Penitentiary. Jaalboaif notariensly disloyal ever sijpoe tlE war coptmsnowh ltia.firt,tHbt on th Sight tha newa was- rseuVisd at WncTOnea ofha bombaityaemt of Fort Sndster by tb rebels he "thanked Ged that the blow was itroek," aad "wished Fctf Sumter wonld he blown te'h What boitte' evidence can' be xeqnired of thedislbyalty of the men who control tha patronage of the Indiana Legislature than tho erection to a responsible office of sack a man as Gieesy? Let ovorr loyal citizen mark ue men who ral this thing. 1 14 "Yhy donf yon lifilit'enriidf said a physician te' an iatenfoeraie person set dewtf stake tlShtyoia will go so far and no "So I do. asid fld.tspk.lbs I -set it so far.

off, that -1 always gat drank before lgetto iL i RiChxriond 'sminr, Jeffi tDavia organ abys tlfb Sonth. neither'; expects sor wants Flench mediation, warn these tories to be carefal, for just so sure as it becomes necessary for a few soldiers to be seat home to the dust or get out' fer Dixie. If I -was a northern Rebel (or in their own langnage a peace part man) I would rather take my chances in' the 1 paws of a lion than in the hands of aa Indiana soldier sent home to quell All we ask of them is, if infernal cowardly to to keep their months conHtUnct' ttul hop to relel ia arms against their government, who cn-' ccuragc soldiers ta de-ert and threat mi mod re-i-tnnee to theii recovery; bo, by letters, sjTeclies or sets, I and who, by letters, sTcches or sets, eiitleav or to promote disaffeetion ia the army the lot hope of ike ns- tion ue appeal to the eople! Jm jiliti-ounti'itisiv, oppose, and put the l-ase and infamous wreu-k- les, who while breathing the free air Indiana, sympathize with treason and denounce the Government which IBS given them peace and sfcuiitt. fro'n and who from nietives of ambition, or Indians to the unhappy situation of the icbel Sob tlu 1 States the seat of blighting and desolating war. Rcaolevd, That we abjure all par tizan issues, pisjudiccs and strife; 1 1 1 and should bo visited condign shut and let puniohmeat.

ourselves, nigger and. all, and I will 4th. That we are in favor of a vig-; guarantee that we will settle this war oroes prosecution of the war till no and do it soon, and oa honorable traitor is left in arms ia all onr fair; terms, (for wa will submit to noth-that we are for our Government and land. jing else.) and nobody will have to the flag of our.fatbers, first, last, and 5th. That we heartily endorse the marry a nigger either, unless all the time, before and above all in- patriotic sentiments of Major-Gen.

wants t. Bnt there is one ef two ns manage the thing -they must either keep their and op posers whatever that we will Dunham, as expressed in their letters months shat or come down here and XG. lend vur support to the Governmeut i to GovsTodd, of Ohio, and Morton, help ns fight for if this clamor i in tbs prosecution of this war until ef Indiana. kept hp in the north the Rebels will its power is known and felt thfough-1 6th. That Carr township, having hold out tlio longer and if we easiest the whole world, and the Star! sent two thirds of enrolled mili- net get volunteers itr Spangled Banner again wave over tia to tho war.

will ever remain true furniture orcroonij Vveryfuet of American soil. i to the flag of onr glorious Union, 7th. That the proceeding be pnb- Jacksod Union -and ajaear, March IMS. AfsD.CABrtffT shof, Sito Cktotaai aaik o. 1 Reolvsd, That we revere the par- ting admonition of the lamented lihed in 'the will have to get soldien'by a draft.

There is also a great fuss made abont arming the negro, and irhy Simply because it weakens the Rebel array and Wwt SEAMOril. INDIANA. kM Iktlo, TMw. SaSnto, Into StaoJ. Math siaadZ aas ta hia iiaa.au af abkhia a4 uparW to aaj city aiaSa wark aal SOLD AS CHEAP.

FOR CAn. comiuer! peace -at tlie conclusion of aLa flam miMnn tn which the committee presented the following resolutions, which were unsniniou-ly adopte! Resolved, 1st, That we. vent attachment to our beloved land, pledge ourselves to use our utmost exertions ti maintain the I'nion and 2nd. That we utterly cbndemn all tlie efforts of traitors to destroy or divide this government, whether they live urth or santh 3rd. That any efforts to mate di satisfaction or to encourage desertion crmour Titnes.

Mr. J. S. Tanner aad G. S.

WeJ-Jrl also adilressed the meeting ia brief bnt patriotic speecher. On motion, tke meeting aJienmed to meet once a week, for a iarther consideration of the snbject. JOHN Pres'L J. Kimbeblix, Seey. Practical AmalgamatioiL A whit woman at Fishkill, X.Y., has eleped with a negro preacher, taking all the money her husband had.

and Waving him' three small children. X. A. Ledger. There is another outrage on' the South, and by woman at that.

The right of amalgamation ia strictly a Southern institution, and is purely Democratic dnd bekivalrie. The conntleas number of saddle colored and copper-colored inividnals at the Sonth, folly attest how warmly this peculiar right has been cherished, bud it may account te some extent for the desire of tho peace Democracy of the North te unite the Northwest with the Senth that they may share this peculiar privilege with their Southern bretkern. EvanivilleJsur. 1 BF The total United States, tax aieaseei in Switzerland county up to January 1st, 1883, four months, was $7,02559. Of this the distillery at Patriot wm Miesaed 85J9S 20.

i Douglas, when ho warned us that them could be bat "patriots and tr.it- ors in this struggle, and that whoev- er is not for hia county is against It, strenthens onrs. The Rebels ns them and why not we I knew of lr. willing, braiaa thousands of soldiers (aad many of, with ardor at their them Democrat, but net Rebels,) that say they were opposed to meddling with the darkey at all until enr friends at home have turned traitors and refnso velnnteersto help ns thro with this war bnt new they say they royal personage ra their back -that are in for anything that will conquer he needs to be brave indeed to All lower beings fiendiih beings apart unlees spoilt by treachery, seek the society ef the higher. Horses will do all they- know for man, if, man will only let them. All they need ia a alight hint te help their ail-and they dash bnaiaeaa of galloping a mile a minnte, or twenty miles an boor, or of leaping a gully, appalling tonnang.

They ytit sa much reckless, breakneck frenzy in their attempt to pleas aad obey the go and deserves tlie scorn and coadem nation of all honest men." asyaaeaatoy aarwtora. -I Resolved, Tliat we aro unalterablv ch optosed to an armistice, or cessation oivahiai wii Mm yrrhariax aiaawtora. of hostilities, until those in rebellion sgaiust the Government of the Uni STOVES AND TINWARE. Stitori shall maaifiest an honest Tha aaSanigaaS kaaya. a ail tha.

aoS return to the allegiance they nnlr af atari. aaSall at atok to wtu aaU C'toao tor van. that while this war ia net being waged fer conquest or subjugation of States, bnt ler-the. subjugation of traitors, we pledge ourselves that at any time when the people of any se ceded State shall cease fighting against the Government of the United States, acknowledge their allegiance to the Constitntion, and manifest an honert desira to act in obedience to the laws ml the sane, wa will defend them in the enjoyment of whatever property they may hold under the laws of any stick State returning to its allegiance to the Federal Government The following resolution offered by Col Thomas B. Tanner, of the Twenty-second.

Indiana Regiment was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That onr preesat Representative ia the fitate Legislature, Jason B. has proved himself recreant to the pledge which ho made to the people ef Jackson county in tost atyto. Call, aamt Saorla tha 111 Mala toy stork aaSortoaa. C.HalTB. M.1 will sail al WHOLESALE H1CES sail aas aaw larch (,.

LOVE A rOLSON. Are agents for U. G. Damrons steal nows sad keep constantly oa hand a large stock ef Breaking and oae Horse Plow; also, Doable sad Single Shovels, all of which willseU verr low. Call at their Hard Stare aad Examine before porchssing Much SS, vseurt traitors and restore peace country an honarable terms.

At the battle of Murfreesboro the robela bail net only negroes armed and fighting. but they had according to their own statements twa regiments ef savage Indians. Vedo not expect to put the darkies in the ranks te fight at present, but we expect them to take the places of soldier who are detailed from their companies as hospital nurses aad army teamsters, and tf we cannot get help enough from home to crash out this ndwllion we will arm them aad if they are aotwilling to light we will nuke them fight. Bnt is it that the Union men of Indiana permit treason to be preach-, afid practiced in old IIoos ierdom Is it true that the Rebels aretoo many for yon? If thisis so webavennth-iqg'to say against van; but do think yon engkt to give them a trial, and if they are too much for yon- wo will send some old soldiers home and wipe the thing ant. CAPTAIN CODY.

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