The Washington union., 1858-02-27
INDIANA.

We notified day two since, by the telegraph
meeting at indianapolis the 23d inst of democrats
opposed to the admission Of Kansas under the Lecomp
ton constitution and last evenings mail brought US the
proceedings in full We advised from that State that
the meeting had right to the appeation of ,nocrac
being largely composed of leading black republicans and
few persons disappointed in their expectations OF de.
mands for office and the account Of the Indianapolis
Sentinel fully supports this statement The president of
the convention has been identified with the demo.
cratic organization in that State since 1851 when he
wrote violent letter against the compromise measures
1850 We take from the Sentinel Of the oath instant
the following description Of the convention
''The anti administration meeting of tho Esd was
decided failure in both character and numbers The
call for the meeting had been trumpctcd in every paper
in the State big posters had been generally circulated
announcing Walker, Stanton Wise, Forncy, &C., for
speakers several of the railroads excursion trains or
gave half fare tickets, and with all these attractions
three hundred persons arrived na one-haf of whom
administration democrats and republicans. The ut.
tendance at the meeting BY competent Judges
about eight hundred In all, including Douglas men,
republicans and democrats divided nearly as follows
Douglas men, ESQ republicans, 800 democrats ESQ
At no time there hundred persons voting
When three cheers were proposed for Wse after the
reading of his letter. not than dozen hats waved
There delegates from twenty-fv counties and
many of those counties represented by two
individuals This is far estimate Of the attendance at
the meeting There general applause, en-.
tlusasm or concurrence In the action of the meeting
It was cut and dried affair The meeting originated
with clique who determined to 'ruIe or ruin II
had sympathy with the of the party, WAS
evidenced by the very small attendance The old
staunch and reliable democrats who ready for
battle when the interests of the party country at
stake in danger not there The action of the
meeting found sympathy only with black republicans
outside of those who called II. =.
Tho Sentinel of the 23d contains account Of meet
ing Of these held the evening previous which
describes assemblsgc composed mostly of the
black republican citizens Of indianapolis and gives the
following list of the prominent republican leaders pres
ent
"B. d. JONES' editor Journal) Doctor Elliott, De-
frees, Bradley, Ex-Governor Norton Sulgrovc TlfoId,
Terrell of Lafayette, VIM Sheets, ESQ., W. w. Roberts
Voss of Noblesville Hon c. d Murray of investigating
committee Hugh Neil, CLAY whig,) DR.. Bobbs. &C.,
&c, with very large slrnkling of the lesser lights.
Mcssrs Torbct, Dumont (who voted for Frcmont)
and May, Of Chicago, the principal speakers this
OCCASION who reported by the Sentinel follows
.'Mr Torbett said away with all tickets when prinG-
pie is involved If the nominees did not subscribe to
his views he would not vote for them. He said north
had forbornc long enough, and If the South per-
sisted In what they deemed their constitutional rights
let the Union slide
"Cooncl f. Dumont said " his voice sufficient lie
would make speech His voice gave out or his speech
and he sat down.
republicans standing upon the ground and he
invited them 20 unite in forming ticket"
MIR. Torbctt unsuccessful candidate for school
superintendent before the democratic State convention
held ON the Sth of January last