The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-12
Indiana.

and prospects oil TINS oie as soon as all the democratic
candidates for Congress in the field Meanwhile
epublsh from the Indiana Register, of the nth inst
the proceedings of the convention in the Sd district Mr.
Robinson, the nominee, is true and able man. The
preamble and resolutions breathe the right spirit
The DISTRICT CONVENTION We give to-day the pro-
ceedings OF the democratic district convention and be-
speak careful reading of them by every reader of the
Register. The convention OF unusual interest
there being but two candidates before il for nomination.
and every delegate felt that he must do his best for his
tcholce at first as the first ballot would certainly settle all
The strife between the north and the south end OF the
district Dearborn county stuck manfully her choice,
Dumont) but Rushs fayorite had the friends and
the winner at the first heat We do not know that
ever attended convention which passed off more har
monious than did this All seemed determined to
abide the decision and render what service they could in
the campaign,
| After the balloting was concluded, Dunon was called
on for speech and he gatfed his friends by noble
effort for defeated candidate OF twenty minutes lie
said he did not want TO make speech but being called
upon he answers he said that he would act the
hypocriie and tell that convention that he not can
ddae, and did not seek the nominations but he sadl he
had ambition to CRAFTY, and to accomplish that END he
had used all honorable means to secure the nomination
by that convention-he hoped he had used no other
He made some very appropriate illusions 10 the ser
CIDER urged his friends to abide the decision and support
with all their energy, the nominee of the convention and
concluded by expressing his for his friends, that
they were not of better judgment than 10 vote Tor
man who could not get more votes than he did. The
speech well received, and called forth loud applause
from the whole assemblage.
The meeting was closed by very pretty and appropriate
speech of but few minutes by John L. Robinson, in
which he expressed his pride of the honor conferred upon
him. and promised to do all i'll his power to secure his
election and the triumph of the political principles of
that assemblage.
AT meeting of the delegates from the counties com
posing the third congressional district The State of In
diana for the purpose of nominating democratic candl
date for Congress at the ensuing August election N pur
of pvInu n IN he ST
day of May, motion, Maj Jno p Dunn was appoint
ed prcsidenpro. tenn, and Finley Bigger secretary pro
tenn.
The committee appointed TO report officers for the per-
manent organization of the convention after short alb
sence through Mr.: Johnson, then chairman, made the
following report which was unanimously adopted
President-Co Thomas Smith, OF Ripley.
Vice Presideats.-Armistead King, of Rush Joseph
Price, of Franklin; Thomas Cole OF Switzeraaa Hen
nv Criteser, OF Decatur Cornelius Miller of Ohio; r.
b Slater, of Dearborn; John Snodgrass, OF Ripley
Secretaries.-Charles T. Jones, of Switzerland; JAS
Il. Pepper Of Ohio, John B. Hall, OF Dearborn; s. S.
The convention then, on motion, adjourned until
O'Clock, p. IN.
/ O'Clock, p M
The convention met pursuant TO adjournment Col
Smith took the CHAIR and, the house being called
der, made few appropriate remarks; whereupon the
committee appointed to draft resolutions, through Mr..
Bigger, their chairman, made the following report
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
When the Mexicans, not year ago, crossed the Rio
Grande and, after few dastadly murders, dared to
te army in the open field, entire republic
carry the war the heart Of their country Con
gress, with great unanimy, voted the and the money
and us It my magic thousands and tens OF thousands
Of peaceful citizens seized their and rushed TO the dis
tant frontier Within few short months, California, Ta
naupas, New Leon and Coahuia, embracing third OF
the territory Of Mexico were oye4n and conquered and
the battles OF Pao Alto Re,9ca de la Palma and Monterey
The promptude OF Congress- the aacry of people,
and the vigor Of our operations placed high ground
before the nations OF the earth, and seemed rePe the oft
repeated mpnatlon that our government, though well
suited to state OF peace, Is impotent in war.
As becomes republic the olive branch preceded our
victorious armies but the infatuated enemy installing
this display OF msgnanmlty for sign of inbecy, have,
up this hour through their government, their press their
armies and their people, breathed nothing but vengeance
The Congress which promptly echoed the war
of Mexico and adopted measures to drive back the
of invasion among the mountains, whence it had de
scended, again metin the Capitol on the first Monday OF
last Deeem6er coniding people proud OF the past and
looking the future with high antcipatons expected the
most prompt and energetic measures TO finish with glory
DISAPPOINTMENT Instead Of thai prompt aud patriotic ac-
ton which was necessary to make the campaign OF 1917
effective and decisive days, and weeks, and months, have
been wasted in idle discussions leading practical
suits but the disgrace of country and the dishonor OF
In the midst of battle called by he
ederiss stop and discuss the ard
of the war As well, when houses fanes might
we stop to inquire into the origin OF the fire and the proba
BILE extent OF the destruction.
The prosen, important time in the history of our
government and of the world strife, singular in itself
and unusual in democracy--a strife between might and
capital and abor-between monopoly and
equal rights has been warmly conducted, and the result
u.s. that the rights OF the masses, IN opposition the
symptoms OF favored few, have been victorious. The
principles which rebeed the dicaons OF monopoly
in the time OF the revolutions have again met the ioemen and
are again conquerors Individual industry and individual
enterprise, which had well nigh been odden under foot
by the iron heel of monopoly have again forth, and
now by wise system Of leg saton, are permitted TO pur-
sue their way unmolested towards happiness and pros
perlty.
The wisdom and justice of the tariff Of 1916 are begin
ming orce-haye already iorcedconvction upon the
minds of those who opposed and the injustice the
proof this be demanded only refer to the time
when Repeal threatened at an appointed time to undo