Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20


achievements Since that time, with httl'
intermisson, the National Government ha
been administered by Democratic Rulers, anC
her progress in glory. and greatness, and i'm
portance, financial, commercial, political
moral, social and intellectual, has marked thu
brightest epoch in the worlds annals. AnC
now our government stood at the heal of the
refined nations of the world. Do the people
want TO change this governmental policy =
Are they willing to cast aside the old an.
tried and true, and try new experiment il
government He thought not
Throughout the whole speech the speake
retained the fixed attention of his hearers
His speech was one full of genuine patriotism
of true, unadulterated Americanism. 1t wa;
received with acclamations of delight, and
produced the happiest effect upon all who
heard ii.
The MEETING on SATURDAY-THE PRO-
cEssIoN-BANNERs, Music, SPEECHES, ETC.-
Saturday morning dawned roseate and clear
the balmy air inspiring the system with vi
gor, and the bright sun shedding his Golden
rays oyer the beautiful town aad its ssrround-
mo ,-fo1eE S}1l1 II dI1noe< c8< 1antz,f< lIdl-
gence-addins new lustre to the sweetness
Of the delightful scenery of Charlottesville,
And then the wide mouthed cannon, ,belched
forth its loud thunder note for all the
States-srousing the people from their slum-
bers, and filling the streets with crowds OF
men, women and children, all filled with en-
thusiastic ardor and impatient for the hour OF
the organization Of the Convention to arrive.
As early as O'Clock the delegations from
the various townships in the county began to
arrive. The frst delegation from Wayne
Ip., consisting OF long procession of over
fifty wagons, several of which continued bands
of music, and all of which were decorated
with banners or hickory twigs. One wagon
contained thirty-six young ladies, young,
roseate and beautiful and each bearing
banner inscribed, The U,lios--NOt0
and F6Tecer." In this delegation were
several banners illustrative of the prin-
ciples of Sam. One of them represented
burning house. occupied By an lrishman,
but fired by Know Nothing, who stood out
side with gun in hand, to shoot the d-d
foreigners as they escaped from the ilames.-
The motto on the banner was-"We'll have
mercy on you Foreigners" The Wayne
Township Rangers, fine looking and well
drilled military company, accompanied this
procession. They numbered 53 men, and
were Handsomely uniformed.
Union Township came next. with thirty
five wagons, some of them containing over
thirty persons They bore large number OF
banners and the National Flag fioated from
a long hickory tree carried on wagon at the
head of the procession. The banners were
,.afr ta.1x RI .Jax-iaaS Of ha Il I'd
Burning houses,-murdered men,-killing
innocent women and babes, and similar
scenes. One banner represented the Pope
chasing some twenty gallant and Crars AmT-
leans, who were fleeing for refuge to the arms
of a big, double breasted wench, who stood
with open arms to receive her terrified white
brethren under the domicil of Abolitionism
Next came the Invincible Guards, a splen-
didly uniformed and most excelently drilled
military company, followed by the delega-
ton from Coal Creek Township. This Town
ship had thirty ght wagons, besides a large
number of horsemen, in procession. 1t bore
a large number of Flags-the stars and
stripes, s,-besides many banners with devices
showing up the X. Ms and the workings ol
their order. The delegation was headed by
the Attica Brass Band.
The other Townships in the County were
soon upon the ground, each delegation with
its banners, music, and other paiaphranslia OF
enthusiastic Democratic meetings and all
were marched to a vacant square of about six
acres in the SOnth part Of the town, where
the procession was formed, headed by the
Banner Band of the State,-the New Albany
SAKE Horns, and the immense crowd march
ed to the stirring notes of music, to the ground
west of town where the seats and stands had
been erected for the accommodation of the
Convention. This grove contained about five
or six acres of ground, and so large was the
crowd that ii was filled uncomiortably full
with the masses.
The Convention was then called to orde
/ by Hon. JOS. L. Mcdonald, who, after statinS
the object of the meeting to he for the pur
pose of nominating County officers to be yotet
/ for at the October election by the Democracy
of Montgomery county, and for the purposl
of consultation and friendly greeting anon.
1 the Democrats of the various townships O
the county, he moved that the followin!
gentlemen act a. officers of the Convention
and upon the putting of the question the,
were all unanimously elected:
- w nv ~
Vice Presidents-(One from each town
ship)-JAMEs ALLEN, of Brown; G. JOHN
SON, of Union; DAVID STALLION, of Scott; u
ID. NICHOLSON, of Clarke; SAMUEL r. SMTfi
Of Coal Creek; Capt. j. WATSON. of Ripley
JOHN s. GRAY, of Wayne; IL. KEESEY, O
( Madison; JSO. CORBIS, of Sugar Creek; THot
MIcHAELs, of Franklin; THos. WILSON, 1
Walnut.
ecretaries-BAYLEsS HANNAH, CHAs. /
Bowen.
The following ticket was then put in nomi
nation for the vacancies To be filled at tn
October election. and each of the gentleme
upon it were declared to be the unanimoll
choice of the Convention:
4 For Representative,
SILAS PETERSON.
For County Clerk,
W. c. VANCE.
For County auditor,
JAMES GILKEY.
For County Commissione,
SAMUEL GILLILAND.
4 For Coroner,
! q. III. WINTON.
Each of these men are we'll qualified f
the various offices TO which they have bee
nt
them their undivided support-the unite
vote of the Democratic party of the county
That they viii bo triunphantly elected, tn
assemblage of Saturday and the enthusiast
there manifested, is certain indication.
The Convention then passed resolutio
fully endorsing the Resolutions passed by tn
Democracy at the State Mass Convention :
indianapolis, on the 29th of August, and re
iteraing and Ie-endorsing the platform of tn
| Baltimsre Conventions of '4S and '52.
Lieut.. Gov. WILLARD, Indiana's most gif
ed son and orator. was then introduced to th
Convention, by Hon. JOS. L. MCDONALD, an
the immense assemblage received him wit
three times three" which made the oil
J woods echo and re-echo for hundreds
yards around.
The Governor had spoken the day befoi
at Mt. Vernon, and by an accident on I'll
: New Albany and Salem Railroad, he W.
compelled to take carriage at Greencastl
/ in order to reach Charlottesville in time e
the meeting. lie had ridden most of Ii