Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-08-01


Itwould be useless to attempt de-
scription Of this meeting. Nowords
can convey any idea Of It's real chafac-
ter. We were on the ground Z, 9 o'clock.
but hundreds had got there before Us.
and from that time till about half past
twelve there was an uninterrupted stream
pouring into the grounds. With many.
the nuuber that attend such . meetin =,
il its most important feature. In this
respect this meeting was never exceeded
in eastern Indians--never equalled. II
is impossible to tell how many were 10
attendance; some fixed II at one number
and others at another. five may ex-
press an opinion, by comparing il with
smaller gatherings whose numbers are
statrd with great confidence, we would
say. comparing h with the Office holders
convention which met IN THEIR CouR1
HOUSE,, on the 18th ut, that there was
not less than. $4,000. That was estima.
ted at 1900. No honest man who saw
both, will say there was less than 90
times as many .--some say 80 times. By
comparing It with their meeting at Fair
field. every honest msn who saw both
ssys there were ten to one--this would
make 1t $4,000. Our own opinion, in
dependent Of such a comparison, would
not fix the number ut over $4,000.
But we care but little whether the
number be estimated At 1000. or so 900.
THE PEorLE WERE THERE, In the spirit
with which our fathers met on the plains
Of Concord and Lexington and Bankers
Hill. They met, conscious that the
chains were clanking which had been
forged to bind them to the cor Of sIa.
very, by binding them to those men and
measures that have opened the faiI
plains Of Kansas to its bllehiing pres
ence. Women were there to cheer
their fathers and husbands and sweet.
hearts, a. the women Of rs did wher
they cheered the soldiers OF the rcvolp
ton. Old men were there who hat
fought the battles Of their country wher
a foreign foe sought to enslave US. Al
the old war horse Frances to the souns
of the drum, these veteran soldiers for
got that the deerepitude Of age ha'
stolen upon them, and they ask to enlis
In their eoontry's cause In this the hou
u civil war. They fought and bled TO
.rhe land NJ ,hs free
And ths home OF The brave"
and with their voices and their presene'
and their votes they say that this coun
try shall not be given TO tho oppressor
They demand that they may 60 to Kan
sss and everywhere, and express th'
opinions Of ffsemen, without fear Of th'
halter or Of the changing. Young mel
were there. In whose veins flow some o
the best blood Of thu revolution, and the,
swear upon Lbertyf alter that the.
will perpetuate the liberty Of speech AM
Of the press, though a thousand Ken
lucky slave holders say crush Il out.
We need only aIlude TO the details Q
the organisation. Col. Tom Smith
that old champion of Democracy. VIII
occupies the Democratic ground otis4
Indeed the Democratic ground OF 81
past time down TO 1854, on the SLAYER.
question, presided. Smith and Morea
and Ellsworth and Henry 8. Lane an
Parker and Rowland spoke. Ever,
thing passed or pleasantly. except to lh
few old liners whose long faces indica
ted that they expected soon to give U
the key Of THEIR court house to III
people who built Il, and who would al
low men ofaIl parties, equal rights an
privileges In Il.