The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-07-31
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
INDIANA REPUBLICAN MASS CONVENTION AT
INDIANAPOLIS.
$4,000 FREEMEN IN COUNCIL.
4 vi NJ f. " S E TTENDA NCE.
GREAT UNANIMsTV.
ResoIutIors Unasirnously Adopted. .

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Thursday evening greet many persons had
arrived at Indianapolis, to attend the Repub-
| lican or Peoples Convention, which came off
'here yesterday. They had the opportunity
of listening TO several addresses Thursday
evening, on the subjects for the consideration
OF which th' y were assembling themselves at
The Capitol City.
Yesterday morning early, the people began
| to come in from every direction; in squads, in
companies, and ia ba,talions; on foot, on
horseback. in wagons, carriages and railroad
cars; with banners waving and standards held
high in the air, some having queer devices and
! others queer notices. The day was ushered
In with the firing of cannon. and each train Of
cars upon its arrival at the depot, vas vel
coined by salute Of three guns.
| At an early hour tho masses began to move
towards The State House yard. where stand
was erected and seats made in the shade of
the beautiful grove.
Among the notices on the standards borne
aloft, in different parts Of the assemblage were
the following, some of which may be regarded
as SO many expressions of sentiments enter
tanned by the people, and others as express
ions of their contempt for the epithetsSap
Piled to them by their opponents, the old line
Democrats:
"There is a North" "Kansas and Nebraska,
they shall be froel" "We are Free Men of the
North" ""God speed the Right" "The People
are coming" ave fuse to Conquer, we con-
ouer for Freedomp"A americans shall rule Amer
lea" "Itinerant Vaqabonds," ""Frauklin's live
Jackass and The Slave State live Negro--they
both vote" "Dcath to Old lincism," "Old Lii
ners and Doughfacos. one and inseparable."
"Froedom is National, Slavory Is Sectional"
"Death to Freebootersi" and numerous others
Of the same style and purport. There was ono
made its appearance at Shelbyville bearing on
one side, "No Pope in America" but for some
cause was not discoverable on the ground at
the State House.
The Convention, styled the Republican OF
Peoples Convention had for its object action
in regard to Slavery, Temperance and Ameri-
canism, and was largely attended. The num-
Der was estimated, variously, from eight to ff.
teen thousand, and thought, by many, to be at
least double the number present there, on
similar occasion one year ago.
The Convention was called TO order about
half past nine o'clock.
Hon. Charles Test, Of Wayne county, cho.
sen President.
The meeting had five Secretaries and Vice
President from each Congressional district.
A motion was adopted that the delegation
from each Congressional District appoint one
of its number as a member of the Committee
on Resolutions
Whilst the nominations were being made,
there was n recess Of twenty-five minutes.
At half past ten o'clock the Convention was
again called to order.
The following gentlemen were announced
as members of the Committee on Resolutions,
reported in order of their districts:
lst District. William Whttlessey; I'd Milton
Gregg; Sd, William NJ. Dunn; 4th. s. s. Har-
din; 5th, ID. p. Holloway; 9Th, (not reported
to Convention;) 7th. Judge Kennard; 9Th,
John Beard; 9th, d. G. Rose; 10th, Walter
Beach; lllh, John Wallace.
Gen. Henry Wilson, of Massae ehusetts, took
the stand. and was welcomed by hearty ap-
plause. He sold:
This anniversary is a glorious day for all
tho tree soil consccrated to freedom. We
stand here to. day on the Constitution of the
United States. We respond TO the sentiment
of Andrew Jackson, "The Union, it shall bo
preserved The great question Of this day is
the connection of slavery with our country
Slavery was forced upon us by the rapacity of
the English. The merchants of England be-
tween 1920 and 1866, brought nearly four mil
lions of slaves to America. For two hundred
years this slave policy controlled the English
government The first American Congress,
in 1884, declared that slavery should be ex-
tended. The men who lived through the
Revolution believed that slavery would soon
pass away. They dedicated all the territory
that then belonged to them to freedom. Why
have we departed from the counsols, the doc
trincs and actions of these great mon? 1t has
been for personal and party purposes. Pbe
Compromise of 1920 was thurst upon reluc-
tant North. For thirty years all statesmen
have been prescribed who were in favor of
freedom. hope there will be men in Con-
gress who dare mako demand for human FREQ
dom. 1t is said that Southern Congressman
will come to tho Capitol armed. Let them
como--we will meet them with truth, not
shrink before them. Tho South dare not dis
solve the Union. Mr.. Mason said at tho close
of last Congress, thet If tho Nebraska Biz was
repealed he would turn his back upon the Cap
itol. Let him do so. We can get along with
out him. His State, Virginia, will be the last
one to go out of the Union She has too ma
ny feeding at tho crib.
They tell us we are sectional. Are well
(No from the aud;ence.) No, wo embrace
the whole country. We lay down a broad,
national platform. Tho black governs fifteen
States; it has taken Gen. Pierces Administra-
tion captive. An aspiring young man Of
Illinois brought Bill into Congress. This
young man was born in New England, and so
by the black power. There will never be
divided South until thero is united NORTH
Let the North assert her rights. and the South
will grant them. Northern doughfaces must
be crushed. They are at il in tho East, you
are doing so in tho West. Then when this il
dono, we will ask our rights Of the South, and
they will grant them to us.
Tho speaker next demonstrated the spread
of the anti slavery sentiment throughout the
whole North, specifying It's increase in the diff
ferent States. and the majority given last fall
against the Nebraska Bill.
The question is bow can we defeat the Adj |
ministrationi The Whig party cannot do II.
for true to, o,websters prediction, 1t lives only
in history. The American party cannot do |
IL, neither can tho anti slavery party alone
Last fall tho Administration was defeated - |
The Democratic party will not run Gen. Pierce |
They will not try such small experiment.
There must be an union Of all parties against |
the Administration policy. There has been |
such union in the East and this must be ex- |
tended throughout the North. When that day |
comes, as como II will, when dough faces are |