Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-01-10
Hendricks County.

The Democrats of Hendricks held their
County Convention at Danville on the 29th
of December, 1856. E. l.. Smith acted as
President and Jno. Pierson and Hiram Mitch
ell as Vice Presidents, and A. l.. White as
Secretary. Col. j. NJ. Gregg addressed the
convention at full length upon the adoption
of the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted
. ResoiUed, That we regard the principles of the
Democratic party too well defined upon all the
great and leading issues of Federal Policy to
require of us a new and fresh declaration in
detail. Our views will be sufficiently under
stood by our brethren at a distance, when we
say that we regard the General Government as
unit, founded upon compromise of all the
States, and that no geographical lines between
the North, South, East or West, should be
known in our Federal. Legislation.
Resolped, That while with pleasure and de
light. we witness in the proceedings of the Old
Line Democratic party throughout the National
Republic, the same Just and liberal doctrine of
political equality and right of self-government,
first taught by Thomas Jefferson, the great
apostle of human liberty and advocate Of reli-
giOus federation, We are also panied by the un-
mistakeable recognition of the doctrine and
principles of the old Federal party of 1898, in
the political faith of the Black Republican
Know Nothing party.
the Governor of an extra session of the legisla-
ture this winter. For judging of the future,
from the acts of the last Black Republican
Know Nothing Fusion Legislature of Indiana,
we have just cause 10 fear, that one more COM
ing together of this motley assembly with legis
lative power conferred upon them. would soon
bring us into state of anarchy They have
brought mischief and distraction upon the
country already by their want of attention to
their obligation to support tue constitution of
, the State. Therefore, let them return TO their
betrayed constituents, and sink into their no
litical graves.
The following resolution was offered by
VIM. z. Gregg, and unanimously adopted.
ResoiUed. That we heartily and cordially ac-
knowledge the propriety and subscribe to the
doctrine that Americans shall rule and govern
America" but we do not intend to say that this
has reference to the birth place of an individual
We mean, and intend 70 be understood 70 saw
Americans at heart and in principle regardless
OF the land OF their nativity. For the history
OF our country discloses the iamenfa6Ie fact.
that, while Marquis De Lafayette, Baron De
halb, and Steuben, Generals Lee aud Koscius-
/ CO, together with thousands of others of foreign
birth. from the office of General down to the
private soldier, were found by the side of
/ Washington, Green, Marion, and othe,s. fsht
ing the battles of the revolution and sustainiuo
the cause of America, and her principles of
] freedom ana self-government, THOUSANDS of ma
tive born Americans were found in the ranks of
Lord CORVALLIS. fighting for George III. and
the iyrannical principles of the British Parlia
ment, and the damning prerogative of the
| King.
The following resolution was offered bv
Benjamin +. Taught and unqnin.ously adop-
ted:
ResoiDed, That every Democrat and Old Line
Wing feel themselves under the neeessirv nf ex
pressing their indignation at the course of the
Editors OF the DLnville Advertiser. and that we
will use all proper, means for the establishment
of a sound National Democratic Paper in the
town of Dauvillc
The following resolutions were adopted :
Resoiced, That all Old Liners from this coun.
ty, who attend at the convention nj lndiamapo-
l- on the 9Th OF January nex'. be invited Ia
unite with and act as dcies ties of the county ol
Hendricks.
ResOlced, That the Indiana State Sentinel b
requested 10 publish these resolutions.