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n‘ | next Novi;mber.”v* | Howard Cocxtv.—A meeting of the Free Democracy of this county was heldnt* on the 28th f at Kokomo, Isaac Bates,re-Cliairman, and J. J. Schooley, Secretary, The True Democratic Platform, and nom-^ i inations were warmly approved. A series I of spirited resolutions were adopted from ^1 which we copy the followin‘•That so lunar as the Slave Power in-en sists on the extension of its wicked insti-*n! tutions over new and free territory—so in- long as Congress through its influence al-[5 ' lows and liquidates claims as in the Wat-| son case—so long as women are sold byorder of the Officers to satisfy demands of ' the Government to the shame and disgrace of our nation in the eves of a civil-di“ ized world, and so long as the parties join in to suppress agitation—stifle free speech of. and compel us to act the bloodhound bybc-in-seiaing their flying chattels, just so long, we solemnly pledge ourselves to use all honorable means to turn the course of public affairs, so that our government the * may be free from the foul disgrace and ut j awful responsibility of being a slaveholding government/*An invitation was extended to opponents to take part in the discussion of the ' principles of the respective parties, but aj!1 none accepted.The following ticket was put in nomination:For State Senate—Timothy Garrigus. Representative—William Frost Commissioner—Charles Paxton. Treasurer—B. W. Gifford.Sheriff—F. C. Wickersham.Surveyor—Nathan Wickersham.reescdn’smyre-fiecas iLawtheit isjoritthebee]elecSoilreferesiof tcryUnion Counts’.—A week or two since
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Centerville Indiana True Democrat
Centerville, Indiana, US
Thu, Sep 23, 1852
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