, 1859-12-12

The Indians Democratic State Central Com
ua'ttee have recently issued an ukase, wherein
the Democracy Of the several counties are in
structed not to send anr more delegates to the
State Convention, to be held at indianapolis On
the 9TH Of January next, than each is entitled
to under the apportionmcnt, with the assurance
that If they do, they will not be admitted to
seats in that body. It is further announced
that no one will be permitted to eattr tie Cpa-
ofnfi0" except The regularly appointed delegates,
aud they only upon condition that they arc
furnished with tickets Of admission from tue
State Committee. In relation to ibis matter
the Committee sag:
The eommitteeh have therefore rcaiIirmed the
entire plan adopted at their last meeting, and
determined to adhcre to and firmly enforce lie
satne in the organization Of the convention. To
this end they hare ordered that no one shall be
admitted to The floor Of the Convention except
Delegates regularly appointed by the Democracy
OF their respective counties at home, or when
such appointments shall not have been made.
then such delegates IS shall be selected BY tie
semocrats in attendance from such counties, at
1ndianapolis, before the arrival Of the Copren-
ton that every delegate thus appointed or
reelected shan rtcice, btfore tie hour Of or4aa-
i=atton, a ticket from the Chairman Of 5he Com
1Ea.tzt<, fht Rr1se"tat;o" Of tghieh, to tie door
Etfpfr, sAafI "t @ :"aispensatte to .atitk him to
detroetdtdt to tnforcs khes< ~tgulations.
The prete1t for this Star. Chamber proceed
ing, as set forth By the Committee, seems to be
tue fact that there is no building in Indianapolis
large enough to contain all who might desire to
be present, and the further fact that the manners
q Tie oH1osstioa Aaoe greatly iydthrio,uftd!"
We ask the old line Democrats of Indiana
those who we're Democrats before their party
was wholly gtveu ovct to slavery propagands1n
-1low they relish this attempt to convert n
State Convention into q secret inquisitorial as
semh)y, TO be controlled by the political wire
workers and federal Office. holders Of the State?
When Democracy has reached this point, is it
not time for ati honest men to attach themselves
to some other organization 2
Mr.. Crec1ey.s Reply to mr.. Kellogg.
Having gsven place to Mr.. Kellogg's charge
that Mr. Greeley held an interview with Senator
Douglas, ct SOME time prior to our last State
election, ETC., We give place to Mr.. G.s reply to
the specific charge, which appears in the n. Y.
Tribune, Of the 6th:
o@S ~ sAE tG4cEl0pulC N!SpIlC1CS Of To-
days proceedings, that you hare been com
mcnting on my dispatch and on NE, ia terms
which seem, so far as can mike out what rou
were ut, to require no comment on Inv part. .ex-
cept in so fur as they ut1ect political nlrer-
sary> Senator Douglas aud Lare been ac-
quaintapces for ten years or more, during which
time each 1las given md taken hard blows. but
trust no foul oncs. am willing to cali the
account balanced, if he is. Once only in our
lises did we ngTee OIL 4 political question-tt,at
Of resisting the attempt to force am abhorred
constitution on the people Of Kansas. During
the struggle on that point. was called to r. ash.
.ngton, mud went to his house, where ne had
two conversations on pending political topics.
There was at least one witness in each INSTANCE,
and that witness is now Republican Member
Of the House. Never before nor since hare Mr,
u. aud conyersed On politics, save rs oppo-
nents; and on that occasion an glad to hare
witness to confis1n my own clear recollection
that Mr.. Douglas reelection to tile Senate. or
bis future election to any post whatever, was
not eTcn mentioned. And ncvcr did auy letter,
message, or word, pass between US implying /
desire on his part that l should, or u promise
on mine that would, support him, at any time.
for any office whatever. And whoever has at
time reported to you aught inconsistent with
this. must hare drawn on bis imagination tor
his facts, or BE- 1aboripg under the gTossest mis-.
apprehensionH