Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-08-14
GATHERING
DE MOCRA

AT COLUMBUS :

young democrats OF COLUMBUS NOulu Idirc d
tall Young Hickory on Saturday, the 9th inst,
and an invitation extended to the Democracy
of Old Bartholomew to be present. Pursuant
TO the invitation the hickory men, with hickory
principles were there, with their wives and
their sons and daughters. They came in wag,
ons, carriages. and on horseback. with banners,
flags, emblems and music.
The assembly numbered from 1000 to 5000,
being the largest meeting Of any kind ever held
in the county. The procession was a grand af-
fair, numbering about 5000 persons. The dele
CATION which came from west Of the river, where
hickory boys are as abundant as hickory bush
es, was composed, alone, of IO4 wagons and
100 hOrsemen. In this procession were five of
those e~xtemperaneous huge hickory wagons.
two of which contained 81 ladies, each attired
in white, red and blue, and carrying flags en-
blazoned With the names Of the States of the
Union.
The delegation from the eastern portion of
the County numbered 65 wagons and 50 horse
men. Other scattering delegations arrived from
time to time. One from Flat Rock Township.
which came in too late to take part in the pro
cession, contained a mammoth hickory wagon,
drawn by twelve yoke Of oxen.
The County Fair ground being occupied by
the Good Templars, who held a meeting the
same day. a stand and rustic awning Of
bushes were erected in the Court House square,
where speeches were made by Hon. SAMUEL Il.
BusKIRK, Hon. j. l.. Robinson. and Colonel F.
G. LEE, TO a large aud attentive audience, in
Guiding many ladies.
The speech of Mr.. BusKIKK was a calm and
dispassionate review of the Slavery question,
in which he showed that prior to 1854 the only
two great National parties occupied the same
position, both being opposed to Congressional
Intervention on that question. That the only
sectional party known TO the country previous
to that date was the Abolition party, headed by
HALE, JULIAN, GIDDISGs, WILSON, and their
compeers. That this faction had now absorbed
all the Wings with Abolition afinities, and all
the renegade Democrats. Upon the ruins OF
the old Wing party had been erected another
party besides the Abolition party, called Amer
lean or Know Nothing. Pretending to be Ma.
tional, it had, a. Philadelphia, lost its title to
that name, from the fact that the Abolition
Know Nothings had bolted FILLMORE. and
afterward nominated Fremont. The BUCHANAN
E party was the only one which boldly opposed
the prescription of men on account of religion
or birth, whilst the two parties opposed to il
were united on that question-they differing
only on the Slavery question. On the latter
question the FILLMoR platform differed from
the BUCHANAN, in the fact that the former
thought the repeal Of the Missouri restriction
/ wrong, whilst the latter regarded il as right tt
repeal a measure which was unjust and uncon'
stitutional.
{ Much of Mr.. BIS effort was devoted to the
I discussion of the question involved in the FRE
, MONT platform, of the exclusive power of Con
gress over the slavery question, showing, con.
> clusively, that no instance was upon record
where Congress had ever abolished slavery, o.
Q restricted either slavery or freedom, until 1890
That the original policy of the government wal
: to leave the question to be settled by the people
most directly interested. That free and slav
: States were admitted under the administratio
o of WASHINGTON and JEFFERSON without ~agitatin,
: this dangerous question. That since 1890
when the Missouri restriction line was adopted
the slavery agitation which it was intended t.
allay, had increased, until now it threatened tn
> dissolution of the Union. In 1850, when thu
= Compromise measures were adopted. the orig
7 inal policy of non. intervention was re-enacted
! aud the Kansas Nebraska acts but carried ou
the principle involved therein, viz: leaving thu
Q question to the people to settle for themselves
Mr.. B. made many other points. which oul
space will not permit US to follow. His speecl
was able, eloquent and effective, and at its con
n clusio9 three cheers were given the speaker.
Mr.. RoBlSsoS's speech was the best one vi
had yet heard him make, Astounding in argu
= ment, facts, wit and good sense. He handled
. the Black Republicans without gloves. aud hi
q remarks were frequently interrupted by tn
cheering of the masses. After he had finished
n the air was rent with hearty cheers for Bucu
q ASAs and BRECKIsRIDGE, and the speaker.
In the evening a display Of fireworks wa.
had. and speeches made by several of the citi
4 zens Of the county. The sterling Democracy o
DID Bartholomew are aroused, and will speal
in thunder tones next October and November
its disapprobation OF the Black Republican dis
. unionists.