Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-08-30

country-had acquired all the territory tina
had been acquired 1t had purchased The
Mississippi River.
The Know Nothings had the impudenc'
to steal the American flag to cover their de
| formity The Democracy had carried 1t II
many contests. They call their party the
party of the American fag-the party o
the American Eagle The Democratic
Eagle was Cosmopolitan Bird the Know
Nothing bird was a goose-an aquatic fow
which could not even look up to HEAVIER
and say "Be merciful to me a sinner
| There were some stars upon that flag. What
claim had the X Ms to those stars. They
were not only used to designate the number
of States, but stars were the guides to the
mariner across the ocean-to the foreigner
seeking an asylum from tyrrany. Let US
keep those lamps of liberty burning bright
". Whilst there is a friend of liberty in
the old world, let us keep up these beacon
| lights, that they may all come, for there il
room enough for all. Let us open our arm:
wide, that they may come and be oul
equals.
There were some stripes upon that flag
which were rather symbolical, though the
h Ms. perhaps don't know what they were
for. In 1872 when few adopted Irish and
English citizens were oppressed by Great
Britain, the great American doctrine of ex-
patriation was announced, and we fought
for it, and triumphed. We said then that
the stripes should be used no more upon
those who were American citizens and the
result of that war had fixed forever this
great principle.
no frrta tar Of n ofI
a black one-a piratical flag. Their vessel was
commanded by pirates, and those who had
gone aboard of it had found it out, and some
had left; and he hoped all would desert her.
Though England had been guilty of many
crimes she had not Catholic test. She had
abolished it long ago. And now these h.
Ms, after England had thrown aside this old
worn out and tattered garment, desire that
the American people shall wear it. They
would never do it.
In conclusion he would say:-Adhere to
the Constitution as it is, and there is no esti-
mating what a country this will be. He took
a retrospective glance at the country, and
spoke of its prospective condition one hun
bred years hence. Its destiny was grand and
sublime If we Judge the future by the past,
there would be no bounds to its prosperity,
il the Constitution were permitted to stand
Us it is.
ApOlogizing for the length of his remarks,
he concluded with an eloquent peoration
and appeal ed to the Democracy to adhere to
the true and National principles of the coun-
try, and all would be well.
His remarks were frequently interrupted
by the plaudits of the vast asSemblage, and
when he had finished three cheers were given,
with good will.
Gov. WILLARD was next introduced, and
his appearance upon the stand was greeted
with hearty cheers.
He said the inquiry had often been made,
'Why are we Democrats abroad in Indiana
discussing the questions of the day? HIS
answer was that last year many tares had
been sown; this year the ground would be
summer-fallowed, in order that we might reap
a full opnext year. He alluded to the last
Democratic Meeting ON the I'D of February,
and said that they had come up here to the
Capital to instruct the Democrats of the leg
islature what to do, in view of the fact that
the lobbies of the Capitol were filled with
priests and laymen, asking office.
We then said that no Abolitionist should
represent this State in the United States SEN
ate; and for one he was willing to leave it to
the people to say in 1856, whether they had
done rightly by so doing.
Last year you had come up here under
different circumstances TO what you had now
DONE You had no officers to elect and there
must be some good reason for this assem-
bage lie said it was to look men in the
eve and see if they could discern among
them any Benedict Arnolds-for there were
many traitors abroad in this land. They de-
sired to see whether they were imbued with
the blood of patriotism.
Last year these traitors came not openly in
the field, but like thief in the night. They
said to the good people of Indiana you must
cease acting as before, and must adopt new
policy upon the slavery question. These
traitors came here upon the 18th Of July
They invited no Kentuckian to address them,
for there was but one man in Kentucky tibet
could do it, and that man was Cassius ~
Clay. But they sent to Massachusetts,, not
to bring hither a Webster, but to import an
Abolitionist to instruct you how 10 vote
They bore banners through the streets, at
tempting to arouse feeling OF hostility to
the South. And what was the complaint?
1t was this: The Democrats had voted in
Congress to give the people the right to make
their own laws in Kansas and Nebraska.
They objected to this, and why. no reasona-
bic man could tell.
The great question of the day was wheth-
er we shall execute the Constitution on this
subject or not? He reviewed the history of
the country and showed that it had been the
true policy of the government from its in
ceptiOn to let the people rule.
In the Mexican war Northern and South
ern men fought side by side-their blood
had been shed, and many had filled COM
mon grave to secure us a john treasure, and
joint territory. A few men then said the
time had come when slavery should not be
established in Utah and New Mexico. Gen.
Cass and Henry Clay who had fought about
Banks and Tariffs, and had rivalled each
other in contending as to which should do
most to uphold the Constitution, came for
ward and viewed this question as one out
side of the Constitution. They agreed upon
this question, and their wise counsel pre-
vailed.
He hated to call these agitators Fusionists,
or Abolitionists-he would call them trait
OTIS. Lewis d. Campbell in a speech in this
city had said that, rather than see another
slave State admitted he would see the Un-
ion dissolved. Such man was traitor, by
whatever other name he might be called.
These traitors wish us to legislate for
Kanzas. He thought they would have
enough to do to legislate for themselves,
especially if they have many more such
legislatures as that of the past winter.
At the time of the adoption of the Con-
stitution, slavery prevailed in a majority OF
the States; aud our forefathers put a clause
in that instrument that they wouldn't be
thieves and steal from each other The Abo-
| litionist SAYS no. The Abolition Ipreachei
breaches a Higher law than the Constitution;
says that slavery was a great evil, and they
had right to restore man from slavery
But when a Know Nothing mob goes into
kanzas (headed by a preacher) to prevent the
people from exercising their rights, they are
loud in their condemnation, but in the SAINT
breath would applaud Know Nothing mol
in Boston or Philadelphia, organized to stea
negroes from their owners.