Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-09-07

ectation, and detention in the ranks, of
the Temperance men. The undenia-
BILE excellence Of the prohibitory law
had made il SO many friends. that
condemnation was dangerous, hence
the position of the law. awaiting the
decision Of the Supreme Court on its
constitutionality. was made pretext
for Withholding all opinion as to It's ex-
pediency. So palpable shuttle
would hardly impose on any body, but
for fear some very strong liquor men
might be found, who couldn't stand
even so little water in their grog,
convention of Democrats from oil
parts of the State" was called at
Washington Hall. on Thursday. to
pass series of resolutions expressing
a very decided opinion both of the le-
gaIity and good operation of the law.
The object. Of course. is to afford all
degrees. both above and below proof.
some official support in their view. and
a prctext 10 stick TO the party. without
violently outraging consistency. There
are now two strings to the odd line
bow. The regular platform il Is ho-
ped, will quiet the scruples of temper
ance men, and the auxiliary Bright
platform will satisfy the whiskyites.-
In the North. candidates can talk
TEN 2erance. in the South. free liquor.
and if ANYBODY objects To the first,
the regular Platforms produced rs
authority. and any objection to the
second. is TO be by this postum
nous production Of tho Convention
at is merely to ill a gap that the
FIRST left open, lit supplies the place Of
that failure TO express the sentiment Of
the Democracy upon a local question
deeply affecting the interests Of the
State. 1T don't conflict. oh no. It
only completes, that is ALL" This Is
tbs sort OF explaDalion.which is losat.
! isfy the liquor men that ''it is all right
The sober portion are expected to put
up with refusal to condemn.
OF course this "tender" Conven.
ton, the whisky tank Of the party eu-
CINE. was all regularly planned At the
time the course of action of the first
was settled, The liquor men had to
be satisfied in some way. They were
too steady and reliable to be cast of.
Hence, when it was understood that
the main Convention was to stand on
the Governors platform, il WAS agleed
that the other should be called, and
its resolutions follow rs soon as possi-
BILE. This was the plan Of the leaders,
and of course executed according to
order. But the ''best laid schemes of
mice and men" don't always fit. I'M
luckily there are many men in the
party who adhere to it aolely because
of its whisky propensities, and play
ing second fiddle don't ST il them. -
The party last year was pledged
against the law. and they very Justly
demand that an "immutable" (see
third resolution Of the whisky and
water PLATFORM party shall not aban-
don one of its three only principles in
q dishonest and unayailng compliance
with "fanaticism" They say most
forcibly, "lf you tell the truth about
the immutabliily OF your principles,
you can't abandon your resolution oil
1854 without becoming a new party. /"
And these men are more than dis.
!. satisfied xiih- The aeiiDa OF The csss4-
{ nor's Convention. They are enraged
! And il is not the being permitted tc
state their views as portion of the
"pure Democracy" that will appeasC
them. The disaIlection is deep and
we'll grounded, and the managers will
find that in trying to swallow whisky
with one gullel. and water with th,
other, they put their party in immi
nent danger Of strangling TO death
No portion is satisfied. Temperate,
men in view OF the admitted excel
lence of the law, had a right TO ex
pect that IL their votes were wanted
principles according with their view
! would be declared. The liquor wing
: on the other hand had every reason &
, expect that the party, particularly o
il is excessively "immutable." woul,
adhere to their principles for at leas
n year. Both have been disappointed
But the whisky men, by far the mos
Q bitterly. Their vexation was lou,
and their curses long and strong
. From every quarter we heard that tn
faithful, who had stood by the part,
barrel to the last stave. and lingere,
fondly by that while the faintest odo
$ hing over II. were furious, and woul,
not be comforted.
a Taken altogether, the liquor opera
ton is about the boldest bit OF part
. swindling we ever saw. The desig
Q 10 conoiliate both factions aud chen
II one or the other Is ludicrously appa
/. rent We doubt whether il will sue
coed, however.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
y At q meeting of Democrats from a
i parts of the State Of Indiana, held 4
" Washington Hall. in indianapolis, o
the 3oIh Of Aug. Hon. Andrew ]
h McClcery. of Franklin CO.. was NJ
= !, pointed President. and Ad. Seidenstel
= or. Of Marion CO.. Secretary.
A committee OF eleven was appoir
ted TO draft resolutions expressive ,
=" the sense Of this meeting rs follows:
r VIM. Galley. OF Jefferson; II. SIS
y ter. Of Dearborn; G. Eusdee, Of Tipp'
70 canoe: J. w. Graf. Of Floyd; A. In
= berey. OF Vigo; G. 10y. Of Cess: A. "
Ford, of Marion: Mr.. Case, ofSwitze
70 land; II. Martin. of Howard; sunmau
'f Of Riply; and Mccleery Of FranklI
r Co.
Of Mr.. Galley. of Jefferson. reportc
a the following:
y WHEREAS. The Democratic Coz
. vention.of Indiana. held ON the go
inst. passed resolutions. on nation
ID politics. which met our hearty appr
10 baton. but tailed to express the sent
i; mcnt Of the Democracy upon loo
= question deeply affecting the liniereS