Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13
MASS MEETINGS
or THE
NATIONAL DEMOCRATS AND WINGS
MARION COUNTY.

NATIONAL DEMOCRATS AND WINGS
MARION COUNTY, =!
Joint Meeting of Warren, Lawrence and
Washington Township, at HARRIS TYNER's,
Friday, September 14th, at O'Clock P. NJ
BROAD RIPPLE, Washington Township,
Monday. September 18th, at 2 o'clock P. NJ.
CUMBERLAND, Warren Township, Wednes
day, September 18th, at O'Clock P. NJ.
MosEs CRAIe's, Lawrence Township Fri
day, September 21st, at o'clock p. NJ.
Able Speakers will be present and discuss
the great questions now before the public
mind The Democratic county candidates
viii be 10 attendance.
AT the meeting at the Wanen Township
House, beautiful American Flag will be pre-
sented by the Democrats of Centre to the
Dem,cfats of Wsnsa--the fsssssu >swrship
having 50 closely contested with its neigh
Dor, Franklin, for the Banner given to the
largest Township Delegation attending the
great Mass Convention Of the 29th Of Au-
gust
Busy-bodies in other Mens' Matters.
The sincere men who belong to the Free
soil party, labor under a great delusion in
surprising that they are in the slightest de-
gree responsible for the existence or the
spread of slavery. If they were citizens of a
slave State or of-a territory where slavery
was sought to be introduced, then indeed, it
would be time to speak out and to exert
whatever influence they might have in pro
noting what they deemed the cause of lib
erty and virtue But they have no more to
do with slavery in the territories than with
serfdemSiR Russia; and they have refonna-
tory work enough at home to occupy all
their spare time, and indulge all their beney-
client impulses, whether such impulses evap-
crate in empty words or accomplish sub
stantial good by actual self-sacri6ee and
patriotism.
When they speak ON the Prohibitary Law,
we recognize their right to speak it is a sub
jet which comes home to the business and
bosoms OF the people of Indiana; but when
they go off crusa.ling. not BIZ an actual change
Of domicil, but by mere fight of fancy.
into the wilds Of Kansas in search of mag
mary wrongs, their conduct is as ridiculous,
though not half 50 philanthropic as that of
the knight-errants of old, who left home and
friends to storm enchanted castles and con-
guer fabulous dragons The old knights pre-
pared themselves by fasting penance, prayer,
and aims giving, for what they believed their
holy calling but how many Abolitionists in
Indiana would exhibit the spirit of self
denial which filed the hearts of many Of
these deluded heroes of chivalry?
Let us advise these modern Quixotes who
initiate the follies, bat eschew the virtues, Of
their prototypes that they can save their
souls and serve their country, without inter-
fering with the affairs of Kansas.
On this subject we fully indorse the senti-
ments of the Louisville Democrat:
"The North should recolleet that God has
not made their notions the rule Of cOnti-
nent; that what they deem great evils they
are not commissioned to reform by force
that the Divine economy allows tares and
wheat to grow together; and that slavery,
however wrong they may deem it they are
not commissioned to extirpate frs.e the worl}
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Indeed, this attempt to control the institu
tionsef a continent is the offspring of Fede-
ralism; an attempt at uniformity Of institu-
tons to be brought about by Federal power,
which does not accord with our condition or
our Federal Constitution. If we cannot toll
crate full liberty of action in the people in
different regions and of different opinions,
our area is already too large and must fall to
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