Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-06-27

erinx of shis'large assembly so spon-
taneously. say no. Even the leaders
Of tho measure acknowledged this. in
Cincinnati. in abandoning the leaders.
and showed that there were heard
there the rumblings Of an oneon'ing
earthquake that threatens 70 engulph
tho whole tribe Of the slave power
That rambling Is nearer. more dis
,inct. moro terrible than even then
Il viii come. and the freemen Of Amer
ca VIII show that they are not pre-
pared TO wear the yohe that would be
placed upon them by their would-be
masters.
After closing his remarks. Of which
the above Is but an imperfect outline.
and which were received with frequent
bursts Of applause, Secretary and
Vice Presidents were appointed, and
also Committees on Resolutions and
nominations, as will be seen by the Of
fetal report. 80
Mr.. Robert Brundrett. Of Spring
Geld. being loudly called. apologized
by saying that one beheaded as he had
been. ought not to be expected to
make speech, but he could say that.
although decapitated, bis spirit lived.
Tie was Democrats yet one. He
occupies yet the platform that the peo-
pie and the leaders occupied six years
ago. and he is satisfied that though
Ilhe leaders had got oil, and gone Office
hunting, in the South. the people
are yet anti-slayery. lie, with his
fellow Democrats. are where they al
ways were, and they always expect to
be, live or die.
Mr.. spooner, of Lawrenceburg, be-
ling called. addressed the assembly
He alluded TO the difficulties in Kan
sas. and the apologies Of the Doug
lass Democracy for repeating the Mis-
souri, Compromise line--a line which
Mr.. Douglass wished only six years
ago, to extend to the Pacific Ocean
a line which, in his speech. he held as
sacred as the Constitution. and which
Cass himself six years ago regarded as
sacred. Abiding to the threat Of the
slavery party to "Buck" the Ameri-
can people. he showed that the people
had been bucked, for the last four
years. and were fully satisfied with it,
They had inscribed on their banner.
not '.Buck" 'em, but FreemeH. Free
Speech, Free Press and FREMONT
The people are neither willing to be
Bucked. nor csaed. nor imprisoned
for the liberty Of speech. They want
the liberty TO speak. write. and print
their sentiments without fear OF canes
in Washington. or prisons in Kan
sas.
In the afternoon. John A. Matson
Esq, spoke in his usual felicitous style
He beautifully alluded to the deep in.
terest he had always felt in Franklin
county. The present, he said, is such
a crisis that it calls us all to look and
think and speak. without regard tc
party or prejudice. This crisis has
been brought upon us by the mos
mischievous Legislation ever known ia
the country. Many who voted two
years ago to sustain the Kansas bill
did so honestly. believing that it VOC
work well, but they are now satisfied
| that they were deceived, and, like
honest men as they are. they determin,
to right the wrong thus committed
He showed from Hon. John Z. Breck
enridge that Henry Clay was promi
nent friend Of the Missouri Compro
mise, and from Hon. James Whit
comb. that Congress had the powe
and should exercise it, to exclude
slavery from Territories, and tina
Gov. Wright, as member of Con
gress. vosed 10 ercluds slavery from Or
egon, under oath. showing that he eli
Their perjured himself then, or that h
is dishonest now.
Much mischief as he (Mr. Matson
anticipated from the operations of ihi
Kansas Bill he had not expected
half the evils which have alread'
been developed. American blood ha
been shed by Americans. and Amer
can citizens have been driven from
American polls by Americans. Blu
the half Of the outrages cannot b
told. He then read from the laws Q
Kansas. some Of which are to be en-
forced by the sword. and called squat
ter sovereignty. During this part Q
his speech. d. D. Jones twirled hi
cane Involuntary, and the sweat ra
+ down his face in big drops. Poor man
be felt that he dare not try 10 sustai
that kind Of sovereignty, and when h
could stand it no longer, he left th
. audience. On the other hand. the ur
| hidden tear was trickling down th
{ cheeks of manga freeman. as III
! speaker depicted the chain gang pre-
I vided for men who dared state the
opinions on slavery He, proceede
then to contrast the lives and char:t
tiers Of Buchanan and Fremont. Blu,
hanan says. that he has no sentiment
Of his own-"he is not James Blu,