Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-01-02
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Before the question was taken, the Convention ad-
journed.
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The Hon. Milton Gregg, Delegate from Jefferson,
and would be COMMANDMENTS of the wing forces in
Indiana who makes periodical visit the Convention
on every Saturday, for the purpose of making on
senographers the correspondents of newspapers door
keepers, &C.. made his usual appearance Saturday
last Soon after resolutions in order his tall form
seen rising from the back part of the Hail. and with
resolution in hand he addressed the President The
stenographers the elevated platform in front of him.
turned pale at the sight The door keepers vanished
and solemn stiffness pervaded the whole asscmbage
Not whisper was heard, when in audible voice he
read his resolution. How greatly that throng of
human beings. both within the bar and in the Hobbies,
disappointed 1t was resolution as to the propriety
of Incorporating in the organic law of the State pro-
vision for the erection of the battle field
of Tippecanoe After few remarks, however, it was
discovered, that the resolution only offered
part behind which he might stand to his missiles of
at the correspondent of the Madison Courier He
held up copy Of that paper and became perfectly fur
The Hobbies crowded with strangers and cv
cry present expected astounding disclosure.
The Indianapolis correspondent mentioned
monster unfit live who had committed sacrilegous
act. He commenced reading, and when lie had nearly
completed-the Presidents hammer fell his fifteen min
ues having expired. A taken whether he
should complete reading the article In the mean time
the interest of the crowd intense 1t supposed
by some that the correspondent had opened the graves
of the Tppecanoe heroes and distracted of their
bones The Convention permitted him to read, when
the tragedy ended
And what do you suppose the tenor of tue article
complained of 1t approval Of Mr.. Pettit's re-
solutions in strong terms, that provision should be
inserted in the Constitution, to carry out the agreement
entered into with General Upton, who donated the bat
tie ground to the State that it should be preserved from
waste and dissertation, by proper enclosures and an
appeal made to the democratic majority comply with
said agreement, inasmuch it apparent that the
whigs having accomplished all their party ends, had
farther for the ground-hat of the old forest
trees which bore the bullet scars received the night
of the battle, had been cut down. and these should by
all means he preserved, it was important something
should be DONE
Now, as | am the unfortunate individual, on account
of whose acts all this gas exploded, and the pre-
cous time of the Convention consumed it is necessary for
me to explain In the first place the Convention
called together vindcate the wing democratic
parties from the assaults of newspaper scrbbers In the
place Mr.. Gregg. if he be in favor of doing any,
thing for the Tippecanoe battle ground, to pcrpeiuate
the memory of the heroes who sumber there-whic is
at least probematea-was the last in the world
have introduced the resolution His unpopularity and
previous of time sufficient kill any
he may introduce. In the next place reasonable pro-
position had been introduced by Mr. Petit, backed
have since learned by wing who is honor his
party, and which Induces TO withdraw, with great
cheerlulness, what might be called sweeping
charge against the whole wing party; but which
intended when the remarks were written: and in
the next place. the proposition of Gregg being that
should be accomplished by individual effort, was alto
gether inappropriate have been introduced into the
Convention.
! To show that the wing politicians such as Gregg
(who great wing in ls4O) are Justly liable
to the charge of neglect, and to the charge / made
against them, have only refer to the law or joint
resolution, statute book introduced by
whig, (r Ofth) and which remains dead letter. au-
thorzng the county auditors of the several counties to
receive donations for an enclosure and monument Had
Mr. Gregg taken that law and called meetings, and
used his powers of eloquence induce subscription
was intended by Mr. Orth, the battle ground would
y
monument erected. But Mr.. Gregg's voice was not
heard, and he and his brother of 1910 were ST.
lent the grave The official reports show that
five six dollars only have been collected and dcpos
ted with the Treasurer of State This substantatcs my
charge Of neglect against the wing orators of 1870
and these only intended. Mr.. Gregg, | suppose
reserved his powers abuse stenographes and report
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Your reporter who was lugged into this controversy
should be grateful to Mr. Carter, the sprighty young
Delegate from Montgomery for his able and disinerest-
ed deence; also, Mr.. Owen and others who took
his part and now with request to the senograph-
er, close this article. As Mr.. Gregg read the whole
Of my remarks in the Courier the Convention as
act of JUSTICE request that the whole of them should
be published with his speech, and not part.
CORRESPONDENT OF MADISON COURIER.
Another Expensive Humbug.
1t has always been the fate Of the Wing party to