Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-11
The Rs,ua::caa Mss Convention.

The kS9u--.c1l HISS Convention.
The proceedings Of the Republican State
Mass Convention which assembled at In
dianapolis on the 4th, will be found in our
paper to-day The substance of the
speeches delivered by a number OF promi
nent men. as published in the indianapolis
journal. arc omittel for wasn't Of room. a
decidedly conservative feeling seemed to
actuate almost the entire Convention, as
is manifested BY the Platform which was
adopted. BY almost unanimous vote.
The journal Says;
There were differences, and decided diff
ferences. o. to the declaration Of views that
should be made. There were indications
of purpose to resist any policy that did
not endorse and rcaffirm the Philadelphia
platform throughout. There were strong
advocates of the policy of declaring moth
ing but hostility to the Lccompton fraud,
and making the fight upon that. There
were those who held, as we have done, that
while we should assert our hostility to the
extension of slavery firmly and fully. and
to the doctrine of the Calhounites, that the
Constitution carries slavery into the terri
tories by its own power we should not
make the acceptance of the Philadelphia
platform test of fellowship with any who
were willing to 60 with us in support of
these principles. and against that monster
iniquity, the Lecompton Constitution
That these conflicting views, honestly held
rs they were, could be reconciled entirely,
could hardly have been hoped for. Yet
after full and quite bitter discussion OF
the platform, it was adopted almost unan-
imously But five men. that we heard,
said no. to it. A policy between the
two extremes, abandoning no essential
principle hitherto asserted, but forcing the
Philadelphia platform upon no. man will
ling to aid ms against tic Lecemptonfraud
was adopted, and with degree of unanim-
ity that showed clearly how certain it was
that no other policy could have been adop
ted that would have met with any hope of
success. 1864 a1
ION the questions of State policy there
was never any difference of Importance,
and the resolutions on that topic are few
and direct As to candidates there were
the usual preferences. and we presume will
be the usual disappointments. But the
ticket was heartily ratified by the Conven-
tion, and it deserved it. We think it one
of the best tickets ever presented to thu
people of Indiana. The men are no hack
MED candidates who have been before con-
ventions every year for half life time.
There are no pyefessiosai candidates a
mong them. All are new men, fresh from
the people, and from their private duties
and professions There is not man among
them against whom syllable of impeach-
ment in any respect, mental, moral or po-
litical, can be urged. They are honest
mer, and they are qualified. They fill the
whole Jeffersonian measure. There might
have been ADLER or more popular men put
forward for particular offices, bat the whole
ticket together is an excellent one, and In
diana never had better one
The Convention was numcrously at
tended. The Hall was packed full, the
whole day All the aisles, the windows,
the platform, the standing room every
where, were filled to the last inch. We
never saw so many men in the Hall before.
In fact there were too many in attendance
for comfort, or for the dispatch Of business.
And we never saw a crowd filled with bet
ter spirit, or more resolute to do right IN
spite of differences And we never saw a
meeting break up so well satisfied with
days work as did that Convention. There
were few long faces, and few muttered dis
contents. Every body seemed to think
dangerous rock had been safely westhered,
and to feel new hope and a stronger faith
IN cause which had reconciled so many
conflicting views. and brought happy
termination to anticipated difficulties.