Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-27
The People Moving!
MASS MEETING AT GREENCAsTLE
FIVE THOUSAND DEMOCRATS
IN COUNCIL!
The PrOCssSiOM-.IuSiC--B Banner
-GrOuHds-LddieS-.HFiJif0I'y--
Dinner, etc.
LETTER FROM GEN. CASS.
Speeches of Gov. Wright and Hon
S. H Busl<irk


and pernicious principles of the Know Moth !
ing Abolition faction, have begun to stink in
the nostrils Of the citizens of Indiana, and they
have issued their proclamation for am abate-
ment of the nuisance The corrupt, secret, |
proscriptive and reasonable order has begun
to feel that the day Of its dissolution draweth
highland those men of moral sentiment and
honest purpose of heart who have been de-
ceived by the wiles of the designing, dema-
goguical leaders of the rotten organization
are deserving the lodgeS-and even some of
the hypocritical priests who have been sneak
ing through its filthy labyrinths, have be-
come ashamed, singular as it may seem, of
their vile associations, and are now lying
most Justify by denying their connection with,
or membership in the order.
The people are moying-moving in their
might-against the Union dissolving and lib
erty perverting principles of this sectional
party. The old men of the land have turned
out to the council-the young men have
girdcd on the armor--the whole people have
arisen in the majesty of their strength, to put
down this vile conspiracy against the COnsti-
tuition Of the Country.
Thursday last was proud and glorious
day for the Democracy of Putnam County.
Though the heavens were lowering and the
clouds betokened rainy day, yet by 8 o'clock
the town of Greencastle was literally filled
with the masses who had assembled to at
tend the Mass Convention, and to deliberate
upon the condition of affairs in our country
to pledge themselves anew, and council
afresh in regard to our glorious Union-its
present imminent danger--its future prosper
ity. They had it from the Revolutionary
iathers-a glorious legacy Of Equal Rights
and Stare Sovereignty - they would trans
NIT it to their children unsullied in its purity
J -unscathed by the reasonable designs of
threatening fanatics.
FORMING OF THE PROCESSION.
At half past 8 O'Clock, the immense crowd
of people were formed into procession, head
ed by fine Military company, a field band,
and those beautiful and accomplished ladies,
the Misses THAYER, with THAYER'S superior
Horn Band. The procession, had il
been formed three or four abreast would have
reached from the public square in the town
to the Grove where the speaking and dinner
was to be held.
Over various parts of the procession floated
!, the glorious Stars and Stripes of our Coun
= try, animating thousands of patriots whose
d eyes looked upon their ample folds as they
, swung in the breeze-emblazone with thu
= Eagles of Liberty and the stars of light
!, And many heart swore anew to preserv,
). from tarnish those emblems of Nation o
l. Freemen--our Eagles pinions should not b.
e shorn, nor our starry emblems of fire b.
/. dimneI. They would scom the Treason
Il which would place libel on those flags AM
spurn the traitor who would dare to tear on
c single star from its bright galaxy, be h,
g priestly knave or fawning, sycophantic, profes
;: sing friend. "The Union-now and Forever
n inscribed upon those flags should remain
! through all time and descend to all genera
It tions-"One and Inseperable."
o By IL O'Clock most of the procession hat
: arrived upon the grounds, and were disposed
: of to the best advantage.
|, THE GROUND
# Selected for the place of meeting was mos
Z beautiful grove about one mile southeast o
D the town. 1t was q glorious old forest o
K giant trees, emblematic of the giant Democ
racy of the West An excellent stand wa.
p erected in the centre of the grove, for The
G speakers and seats provided for about fifteer
. hundred persons. Most of the seats, how.
ever, were occupied by the fair daughters o.
Putnam, whose hearts are beating in sympa
! thy with the Democratic cause. They can.
! not tolerate that unholy and anti-Americar
order which would swear their fathers, THEN
sons, their brothers, and their husbands, to III
to them-they look upon that cause as bad
and wicked which takes their protectors from
: their homes at the midnight hour, and as
sembles them in secret council in cellars
garrets, old barns, sink holes, and dog -fennel
patches-they despse that policy which robs
the American character of its spirit of indie
pendence, and would make the American
father, brother, son or husband, sneaking,
secret, midnight, plotting traitor to his coun-
try, and conspirer against the constitution
and laws. The Ladies are too honest, and
too pure to lend their countenance and sup
port to any such debasing institution as
Know Nothingism.
The Ladies, God bless them, are aiding the
Democracy by their smiles of encouragement,
to wipe out the foul blot which the minions
of bloody Sam have placed upon the Ameri-
can name. We hope ever to have the La
dies on the side of right and justice We
believe we ever shall find them there.
As the procession was marched upon the
grounds it was saluted by volley after volley
from the muskets of the military, and the
cannon also belched forth its thunder-while
the rattle Of the drums, the shrill notes of the
fife, and the deep musical tones of the Sake
horns conspired to render the occasion one
of the most enthusiastic demonstrations of
the campaign. Man spoke in confidence to
his fellow man there was none of that
winking and blinking, none of that low whis.
pering, none of that secret ""sign" making or
gripping" which is practced by the mid
night order-all was confidence, an open.
bold, manly, american avowal of sentiment
and thought hearty congratulaton, so
much in keeping with the American charac-
ter that we could but wish that our enemies
could exclaim with US
"Thy spirit, Independence, let me share
| Lord of the lion heart and eagle eye,
instead OF their heino cnmnellnd h,. th0;.