Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-06-14
Democratic Celebration at Shelby
vile

Democratic Celebration at Sheloy-
Vile
We had the extreme pleasure OF attending
a Mss MEET1Se Of the Democracy Of SHEI.-
NJ Couxrr on Friday last, held in honor oil
the election Of HENRY A WISE, in the State
Of Virginia. II has never been our good Tor
tune 10 witness a demonstration in which
better feeling or I greater degree of enthnsi-
asm vas seen everywhere TO prevail. Al
though the rains Of the few days previous
had 50 swollen The streams as 10 prevent
sSress from many sections Of the County,
except by means Of skiffs and canoes. vet
the majority of old Shelby's hardy Democratic
veterans. who poured in column after column,
on foot and on horseback, by every road
which centred to the county seat, indicated
that the inclemeucy OF the elements was a
Stimulus. rather than the contrary, to those
honest hearts that ool,ld rejoice and soOuld not
be kept from rejoicing, on the occasion they
had seen proper to designate for that pnr-
pose.
The firing of a Lnhlrel gins, which sent
their reverberating echoes over Hill and valley
% a distance of ten miles, round about,
awaking a thrill of interest in the minds OF
the assembled multitude, made an appropri-
ate prelude to a manifestation which will re-
Hect credit on County which, Judging from
present appearances. need never be ashamed
of her people or of her Democracy At about
half after II O'Clock, grand procession wa;
formed. which was led by the RUsgvILLF
Bass BAND and marched through several o.
the principle streets to the Court House.
building capable of holding. in the mair
room, at least fifteen hundred persons. which
to our astonishment, was filed fill, to over
flowing. without being able to contain mucl
more than half the people convened.
The Hon. Gro. W BRowN, who, at thi
time. represents Shelby County in the Senate
in a manner as praisworthy to himself as ere
ditable to his constituents, was, on motion @
our inimitable friend, Hon. SAMUEL. DOSEI
SON, called TO preside over the assemble
multitude. The brief remarks of Mr.. Brow
opened the meeting, when some Resolution
prepared by Committee, were read by M
B. F. SLocUN, the young and talente
editor of the Shelbyville Volamteer, an
adopted unanimously and with immense al
plause. The Hon. JOHN L. ROBINSON WI
then loudly called for, who addressed Ii
meeting in his usual elegant and pithy sty
for about three-quarters of an hour. He WI
followed by Col. ALLEN MAY, in 4 most ell
quent speech of an hour and aquarter's dur
ton. Hon. O. B. TORBET then favored Il
meeting with one of his most happy al
beautiful efforts. He was followed, in fs
brief remarks, by the writer of this motto
and he by Hon. T. A. HENDRIcKs and N
NJ III. RAY-to the wit and sarcasm of Il
latter of whom we had the pleasure of Ii
tsning for the first time. 1t would afford
much qualification to notice the points MAJ
by the speakers during the three or 70
hours in which one Of the most respectful
audiences we have ever seen, was held in
state Of the most rapturous AMI pleasing e
element. As the Volunteer, however. W
give dstailed account of the proceedings
the meeting, we will wait for the next iss
of that paper and transfer its account to O
columns.
IL was certainly gratifying to the friends
the late member Of Congress from this d
trict, to observe the intense feeling wi
Il 4. L
the veteran Democrats of his own-Shell
county-seemed to be pervaded by the We
mention of his name. A resolution comp
menting that gentleman was received wi
the most enthusiastic applause. When
came upon the stage to address the meetir
the cheering was deafening and showed its
to be a spontaneous outpouring of the hea
which could not be other than very gratifyi
to the recipient. The esteem in which \
HESDRIcKs is held by those among whom
was raised and by whom be is thorough
known. is by no means improperly or injuC
ciously bestowed A cause for his desery
popularity among the people may be foul
in the integrity of the individual and Il
bold and independent manner in which
has stood by his party, and, in the day
danger, fearlessly and manfully yindicat'
her eternal truths. AS a Stump Orator
has wsuperiOrs, North, East, South or We
Being yet young man, and, as cons
quence, constantly improving. the fates W
do him great injustice if they do not hold hi
IN store for brilliant future