Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-09-21
CORRESPONDENCE.
GREEssBURG, IsD., Sept. l6, ls4s.

GREEssBURG, lED., Sept. 10, 1913.
To the Editors of the Sentinel: Our district nesting
closed yesterday At O'clock amidst the greatest enbu
slssn-ail went home resolved carry this district for
the accomplished Cass and the gallant Butler by thou
sand majority, q. least, in November.
Notwithstanding the unfuyorable appearance OF the
weather on Thursday morning--though dark clouds,
threatening of rain, hung The heavens
ali sides, at early hour the hardy yeomsnry the bone
and sinew" of the country, gan pouring IN from all
quarters, bearing banners with appropriate Inscriptions
and flags gaily floating the morning breeze, while
brilliant strains of martial music broke the from
all quarters The quite animaiing and well cal
eulated elate the democracy of Decatur and inspire
them with hope OF redeeming the country from wing
rule, or misrule
The meeting was organized at the court house, by the
appointment OF the Hon. Thos- Smith, of Ripley county
President and number Of vice presidents and secreta-
es, from the different counties represented alter which
procession formed which, after marching through
the principal Streets repaired 10 the grove where CON-
modiOus stand, and large quantity of seats had been
prepared TOR the accommodation OF the assembled masses
Speeches. able and eloquent, made this day. at the
grove, by Col W. d. McCary, candidate for elector,
the Hon. John u. Robinson member oil Congress,
and Col Jas. H. Lane Of the heroes Of Buena Vista
Col McCary speech able review OF the position
Of Gen Taylor and the wing party their
&C. lie spoke elegantly and listened to attenivey
by his large audience.
or Mr. Robinson's effort, may well say, without the
slightest disparagement to the many able speeches we
had that the ables speech have heard during the
campaign. He commenced by reviewing the past barren
session of present wing Congress, rum which he
passed to the Wilmot Proviso,-showng that IT was
catch VOID, Tse 10 gull the creduous, without
substance-,ba in effect if passed il would be nothing
and that il the heighh of fsnatcism To excite The
country by the agitation OF mere abstracon that would
remain If passed into law, dead letter the statute
book OF she Nnton-and the other matters Involved in
the pending contest This speech was pointed aud eo-
ouen aud we'll calculated to leave lasting impression
on all who heard IL
Col. Lanes speech was able, covering most of the
ground in the canvass lie gave animated description
&c the battle Of Buena Vista, and made powerful de-
fence of the second regim-nt OF Indiana volunteers,
which, certainly left IN the minds OF all who heard him,
no doubt but that those brave have been basey
ed by Gen. Taylor. L cannot how any lndianIan,
having particle Of State PRIDE who heard COL Lane
appeal the people whom he talking TO sustain
the honor and glory Of the Saie support Gen. Tay-
lor. | while the Colonel upon this subject the
effect his remarks having by the that stood in
the eyes OF his auditors He here struck the right cord
the result in November will tell
AT night COL Dumont made good speech Of the court
house. The frequent bursts Of applause by which he
interrupted told the effect which his speech had
He down upon whlggey right heavy, To the great
delight Of those who heard him. lie made able vim
dIcaton Of the administration in regard TO the and
showed that if the wing leaders had pursued patriotic
course, that the would have been closed twelve
months sooner than IL was.
The meeting, this day numbered two thousand
voters and IL The weather had been fair in the morning
least i've thousand would have been in attend
On Yesterday the meeting had swelled TO FIVE or six
thousand rOers all fired with great enthusiasm. and
solved annihate whggery, all that is left of it, this
fall. The Hon. C. II. Test, made of his haPPIes
efforts to-day. He spoke two hours and halt, 10
attentive audience MS | witnessed, in calm
and orcble manner, using up whiggery and freesoism
terribly Judge Test was followed by J. W. Robinson
ESQ., Of Ripley in very anmalng and sprit-sIlrIng adj
Dress and able exhoraton, which ELECTED the most IN
bounded applause from the delighted multitude. With
Mr. Robinson's speech the meeting come to close
AT the close OF fhe meeting, ssion was formed
which reached nearly mile in length, which, after
marching through all Of the principal of the town
congegaed in the public square, in dense crowd aud
gave great and hearty cheers for the of
didates and prncpIes-cieers that made the ground be-
meath their feet fry tremble. The spirit is ken
ed-he fires of liberty enkindled-in this section o
the State The enthusiasm awakened exceeds that Of "a
The oldest citizens that they have so
many men in Greensburg, any OCCASION as were here
yesterday.
Yours in the confident hope Of great victory in No
vembsr. BREATHlTT.