Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-03-04
The Indiana Demonstration.


The Anti-Lecompton Democratic State
Convention at Indianapolis was demon.
stration which will tell in that State and
on the Northwest. Every Congressional
district in the State was represented, and
the Journal says:
It was elnpha,ically a gathering of the
Anti-Lecompton Democracy, and one that,
from its magnitude, determination, and re-
spectabilily, it is entitled TO full hearing
by the recreant Congressmen of the party
who have defied the will Of their constitu,
ents, as well as Justice and Truth.
The whole feeling of the meeting was
for stern, constant and unrelenting warfare
against the Lecompton fraud and all who
supported il, if they did not recant their
heresy, and come back to the party. There
was no talk of compromise or Cancellation
with the deserters, and no sympathy, and
not much respect shown for the President
SO far rs this matter was concerped.
But the most significant action of the
Convention was the adoption of the reso-
luton proposing Convention of the North
Western States, to be held at Chicago, at
some early day. This proposal indicates
that the anti-Lecompton movement of the
Democracy is no semi-animate affair, which
few office removals and Presidential
frown can knock all the vitality out OF, but
living, active power, confident in its own
strength, and the cause it advocates, and
resoIute to maintain the right, in spite OF
consequences.
Among the speakers was the Hon. H.
B. Payne, of this city. We quote th.
Journals account of
Mr.. PAYNE's SPEECH.
The first few minutes Of his address we
did not hear. When we reached the Hall
he was discussing the features of the Le-
compton Constitution, and the application
of the popular sovereignty to it. In the
course of his argument he dissected the
frauds perpetrated in the elections, and ex-
posed tho enormity Of the outrage of fore
ing that constitution on Kansas, with great
force, and to the very noisily expressed
qualification of the meeting. He then took
up the topic of the political effect of the
course of the Administration, and warned
the South that the consequences would be
serious. Itwould create civil war in Kan
sas, and he believed, if he were there and
the Lecompton Constitution should be at
tempted to be forced upon him he would
fight. He agreed with Mr.. Prather, Of
Kansas, who had said in a letter to Mr..
Cox, of Ohio, that he would resist with his
musket such an outrage, and he would be-
queath to his children the duty of resisting
it 10 death. (This declaration was receiv-
ell with vociferous and long applause. y
The South, he said, had been supported by
the Northern Democracy in all their de-
mands till now. They had acted together
and he had been proud to act with that
section. But be would submit to no such
degradation as submission to the Lecomp-
ton fraud. If the South expected justice
it must give justice. The whole of this
portion Of his speech was decided and
earnest rebuke of Southern aggression and
pro-slayery insolence. He concluded by
saving that those who undertook to read
the Democrats out of the party who op-
posed Lecompton, would have good time
Of it. They had yet to learn the hold
Stephen A. Douglas had on the hearts of
the Northwest. Cat the mention of Mr..
Douglass name the Cheering surpassed any
thing we had witnessed during the day. y
The movement that had this day been in
augurated in Indiana would be Joined by
Ohio in two weeks. New York had al
ready responded to Virginia under the gal
liant Wise, and the great Northwest would
respond to New York, and the whole North
would soon unite to swell the echo.
He retired from the platform in per-
feet storm of cheering and stamping.