Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-08

| purchase, at any time.
"There will be a warm contest in Congress, at
the next session, between the two ends Of the
lever'-the North being averse to giving any adj
ditional weight TO the southern end. I"
Twenty Thousand Democrats In the
Field - Indiana Against Fanaticism
and Disunion.
The following abstract of the proceedings of
the great Indiana Democratic Convention was
prepared by the Washington Union from which
paper we copy il.
The Democracy OF Indiana held a monster
mass meeting at indianapolis on the 29th of
Angus and the Indiana State Sentinel of the 30th
| comes to us filled with the interesting proceed
ings It, is said to have been the largest political
demonstration ever held in the State The SEN
tinsl says
" Yesterday was u glorious time for the De-
mocracy The sky was clear and the day was
bright, significant of the fortunes of that great
party which have made it ever memorable by
their imposing array of power and splendor. The
big guns were booming ut five O'Clock in the
morning, and from that time until we retired, at
twelve O'Clock at night, everything was light,
music, and motion. The Fusionsts laughingly
consoled themselves by saying that all the Demo
cratic voters of the State were here. And, to an
outsider, there certainly seemed men enough to
make great State, and decide on its destnes
We do not pretend to estimate the number pre-
sent; but 1t was conceded by all our Wing friends
with whom we conversed that such gathering
had never been seen at indianapolis. Yet this
prodigious outpouring was but drop in the
ocean, compared to the full strength of our party;
though, when considered as a sort of Democratic
| Congress, House of representatives, the at
| tendance was certainly overwhelming"
OF Iiaut Govarpor Villa rd' . rra,t cnaaob
the Sentinel says:
"Three cheers for Willard, the great cham
| pion of nationality. We love him for all that he
has said, and especially for his noble vndcation
OF our southern brethren, and his indignant scorn
| and reputation Of the vile and reasonable doc
trines Of abolition. God bless Willard! because
| he is not afraid or ashamed, in the presence of
thirty thousand men, to say that the Southern
States are true to the Union and the Constitutions
and that the men Of the South are worthy descen-
dants of our revolutionary sires
HE REsoLUTIoNs.-Our resolutions, it will
be observed, say nothing on the subject eff tempe
| rance. The reason of this is self-evident the
question is now before the Supreme Court, and it
would be ndelicate to express sentiments which
might seem to dictate the action of the judiciary
On all other points they ring as clear bell. =
This great assemblagc began its session on the
evening Of the 29th, and continued into the night
of the 3Oth. At eleven clock, after noticing the
arrival of delegations from all parts of the State,
(though thousands came in after the organiza-
tion,) the following proceedings took place
. Hon. John w. Davis moved that Judge Alvin
I. Hovey, Of Posey county, take the chair; which
was adopted.
1.-The President, upon taking the chair, said :
thank you for the compliment conferred The
assemblage of this vast multitude Of representa-
tives speaks language that cannot be nlisunder-
stood. It is the upheaval of the Democratic
principle Of the State, and no ordinary cause has
produced it. You have come from your homes
Tor no vain dsplay-the Democratic party de-
lights not IN ostentation or parade-but you have
come well knowing that nations preservation
depends upon the party with which yon are con-
nected. The annals Of our country present 10
parallel with the present
" The dark pages Of 1854 and 1855 must re-
cord the bgotry, the treason, and the degeneracy
OF thousands Of American born freemen; the oath,
the torch, the knife, have been the arguments
with which they have IN some instances tempo
rarily trlumphed Argument is not required to
show that the know-nothing party has tramped
the Constitution and laws Of our country under
foot. 10 state their principles and practice is to
demonstrate this assertion.
"To the foreign-born citizen they deny that
equality which is emblazoned in living light on
the glorious Declaration of American Indepen-
dence, and, in violation of our federal and State
constitutions, they established religious tests for
office. The leaders of this unprincipled party in
this State year after year have We'd with the
Democratic party in establishing the Constitution
and laws which thoy now spurn and.despise. The
journals of our constitutional convention and laws
Of our State will fully show their former course
and present basenoss.
"lhey would now willingly iasten upon our
toreign-born citizens the bonds Of political serf-
dom.
HAnothpr marty MT Ices danuaronS 10 nnr -
tlonal existence is in midst-n higher-law
party, who spit upon and burn the constitution of
our republic, and steal, they conceive, with the
appreciation of God. No promises or constitu-
tlonal compacts in regard TO the institution of
slavery in the South is regarded by them This
many-headed party, ranging from the Bible
hating Garrisonan TO tho willy Sewardte, are
laborng to discover the Union | cannot dwell
upon this subject. There may be parts of this
coniederacy that might not Immediately feel the
whole force Of the shock, but the separation
should il ever come, cannot be bloodless The
fair banks Of the beautiful Ohio would be stained
with gore. Our commerce would be paralyzed
our lands would be worthless; and we, border
State, would be left to bear the brunt of intestine
war brought on by the illegal ntermeddng of
the fanatics Of the North.
against all these illegal combinations the De-
mocratc party is arraycd, and now calls upon
every lover Of freedom and constitutional rights
70 battle in her cause
"Ihe questions no longer Of a limited or
sectional character, but the broad issue between
the Democratic party and IFS opponents is whether
the constitution shall be obeyed or disregarded,
and on this issue, as the old Wing party is no
more, We call on every national Wing to do battle
for tho common cause Of constitutional freedom.
Mo- the law-abiding Wing party is no more, but
the constitution-lovIng, law-lovng, peace loving
Democratic party u not dead. $4,000 of its noble
hearted representatives are before me. No, il is
not dead
Like some tall elf whose awful form
Sweils ~ the breeze and midway leaves the
storm,
Though round is breast The roaring thunders
spread
Eternal sunshine settles on lis head
"No, when il dies the last hope of freemen will
expire, and anarchy and despotism will triumph
Ger its fall.
"On motion Of Governor Willard the following
gentlemen were selected as additional officers:
"Vicc Presidents--Danel Dale Of 10Th district
Judge Groves Of 9th district, Thomas j. Howard
Of I'd district, JAS. B. Foley Of 4th district, Jacob
Wynne Of 9Th district, James Osborn of 5th dis
irict. James M Slpoth n Cab kndro,,,