Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-31

From the Democratic j.,
7ention of DeIo~. convention.

nAoC1dUC PF
A Go-cratic Senatorial Aaros'l
CO convention of DelergI invention.
SEass ana Pulaski counte ties from Howard
mi rouse, IN Logay $, was held at tn
- 1906, at 9 o'cl sport, on Tuesday
In =" moton ofJohn Dck, z. nj. ~
nam |; Barnett of M. Ferrell, Hon. vii
or'eu PRESIDENT. pulaski county, was ap
IN motion of d
= oaSs county, W r. Taylor, S. L. McFadin
IN taking the as appointed Secretary.
osEHemea Of Chair the President said {:
i"I tue : ne Convention We hav,
y'esS OF this purpose of presenting to th,
,nelf sutt' Senatorial District, a candidate
la ie' ages. 1t is 40 be hoped that al
tbo9o' ,lings may be merged in conse.
the moment9ps questions at issue
,hi.9 coming canvass. The decision o.
destions is to tell for the veal or woe
happy Union. What a spectacle j:
.nted to the American people at the pres
time Ever since the Adamses and the
iancocks called from Lexington aud Con-
cotd and Patrick Hesry responded from
Virginia, and Gadsden, of South Carolina,
seized the bu.gle and blew a blast so long and
loud that ali American hearts leaped at the
s~ound-ever since the rolling vollies from
Bunker Hill were echoed back by the scat
terlng shots of Marion's men, no great politi-
cal party ever dreamed of being represented
IN a Convention, to nominate a candidate for
President by one section of the Union only !;
and yet this so called Republican party had
not a delegate from a Southern State at Phil
adelphia.
There never yet has been an election for
President of these United States in which
the whole Union did not participate; but
there is one to come off i'm which the
candidate of the Republican party is not
only not TO receive an electoral vote, but
there will not be a ballot printed for it
south of Mason and Dixon's line.
At the outset this party rcars the flag of
disunion. Having a Union Of States, they
ignore it. They declare practically that the
North shall rule the South a. a province
IL Is n practical disunion-it is downright
treason.
We have arrived at a crisis in our history.
and it Is to be determined this fall whether
passion and prejudice or reason and patriot
ism shall govern us. Let the Democracy
keep this great fact before the people, so
that when they vote with this Republican
party they may know they are voting d.
rectly for disunion The f~anatical Black
Republicans are ready to strike down our
Constitutional set our laws at defiance
TO involve the country in civil war, with all
It's horrors, in order to carry out their prin-
cipleS. opposition TO the Democratic party.
Let us, then, organize against this clan of
political vandals. By united action and
harmonious council we can elect the candi-
date you thisd day nominate.
The list of delegates having been handed
to the Secretary,
On motion of j.. A. Taylor,
Resoired, That a committee of one from each
be appointed to report resolutions.
IA Taylor, of Cass; w. s. Huddleston,
of Pulaski; and P. c.. Clark, of Howard.
appointed said committee.
In the absence Of the committee, Henry
$. Fitch was called upon and addressed the
in . pithy and pointed speech.
~nnT.-Iayl0r from the Committee on Reso-
%.utions, reported sse following, which were
unanimously adopted:
SesotUed, That this Convention hesTs.iy en-
iorse the platform adopted by the Cincinnati {
Nagloual Convention, aud pledge our support {
o James Buchanan aud ]. @. Breckenridge, as
Tor President and Vice President of I
onited states, and that we will roll up such /
majority IN this Senatorial District i'm Novem- u
er, that will give n lesson to Abolition aeita- a
prs. o. r
Resotged, That we fully endorse the princi- {
les laid down by the Democratic State Con. /
enlon of January s, 1856, and that we will $
we the candidates for State officers our full i
at tie ballot box. z
Res9Ired, That we especially endorse the res $
luton of the State Convention Of January 8, P
RELATION TO Banks, and that we believe the II
lteresis and will Of the people can be subserv- {
! only by a faithful adherence to said resolu d
on. q
hesoioed, THAT we are opposed TO any change y
policy IN regard to our State debt, or toward I,
ne Bond holders believing that policy to have !.
cen the means of Iedeeming our lost credit, u
will, /! faithfully carried out, liquidate our a
II
On motion, the Convention proceeded to y
ne nomination of a candidate for Senator. n
: ID. MARYLAND, Of Howard, and W. J.. Gull n
~ and s.. A. Hall, of Csss, were announced I
S candidates for the nomination. N
Mr.. Cullen said. that he was greatly obi o
ed to bis friends for their partiality in pla- Il
ing him in nomination for the important Of G
&C of State Senator. But he was compelled, v
rom business considerations, to decline the II
onination. In doing so, however, he wish Al
d it distinctly understood, he did not desire b
to operate to the prejudice of any of the E
Their candidates who might be before the le
Convention. 1t was impossible for him 10
anvass this Senatorial district, for he had
Iot time. But whoever the nominee Of this
Convention may be, / will support him with
my might, (Cheers.)
Gentlemen, this is one OF the most a.
ant elections that ho'
1 mario ~.inPoi !