The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1860-06-20

The Republican Convention at Chicar
\ which ought not 10 be overlook ed or too SOC
forgotten; because, in these things we he.
= far better manifestation OF the spirit whic
governed there. than can be found in IN
B gIi'iering a'iiies Of the platform or III
D speeches.
We rave already noted the alacrity vii.
which the Convention corrected the ba
Z. blunder the Platform Committee made, /,
calling the Republican party a national psr
~. Here is the way il was done, as repor
ted BY the correspondent Of the Associate,
Press:
Judge Jessu? desired 10 amend a verba
nsisiske 10 the name OF Tho party. Il !.
printed in the resolution National Republi
can Party. lie wished 10 STRIKE OUT THE
WORD "NATIONAL," as that was no,
The name by which the party was known
The correction was made.
The Conyention is entitled 10 great credit
Tor making iliis correction. II shows n can
dor ana an honesty. under the circumstances.
which one cannot but admire. Judge Jes.
Sup j. a sensible man. lie knows that Re
puhlicsns have no claim to be considered
|'nationaI.' and hence to place il iair and
square, on the record. as a mere sectional
concern, he movrd the correction aud HE
correction il made.
Agair, IN The course Of the proceedings on
Wednesday,the Secretary having con ciuded
reading The LIST Of delegates from such States
ss were represented. We are told
"When the Iist was concluded, on a sug-
gestion, The delegates Of tie absent States
were called. Alabama, Mississippi rad s S,u,h
Carolina being received with Kisses.
These "hisses" might CRATE harshly upon
The ear Of the national men, but, as we have
|usi shown, there was nothing ''nalicnaI' in
y about ,he Chicago Convention, and the
DEMONSTRATION was all right. The "Union, p
= rscognizsd A Caicsgo docs MT include
Aiatana Mississippi. or South carolina-alIl
II which are outsiders. and deserve only tol
De "hssed." The blood and treasure oil
south Carolina were freely speni to achieve
'ur national independence. long before some
4 'hc Republican States, now ..hissiuen
lere were born. But what matters thati
- the Troy Whig remarks with point:
In the old National Convention or the
FATHERS cf the Republic, which met 10
s14. when the Articles Of Confederation and
'srPstosl Union between the States" were
dopted S5uth Carolina was represented. ii
There were no III ssEs' then when her name
Fss called. Thirteen years after, when The
Fathers u the Republic" assembled once
lore in National Convention, and made The
resent Constitution, South Carolina was
resented. Her name was not "HlssED,I
zen. When the Constitution was submit
ID 10 the States for ratification, South Car q
lima was among the first 10 ratify, N. Caro-. a
na held OF one year, and Rhode Island two :
ears. And the reason why Rhode Island a
as tsrdy 10 yielding her approval was be- 4
luse the Constitution abolished tie slave b
ooe uitef Acvos tEhue Out OF winch The Y
eople Of that State had made and were ma \
nc immense but guilty fortunes" '
After these doings at Chicago, then, let us b
ear no more, from The Republican journals
ID Republican orators about reverence for
e Fsihers q The Republic" Or Of affection
Z tie Union. Il is about time that sort Of nv. y
'crisy was done with. My dear husband, e
ID lady 10 her lord, who was always very
ng aud devcut At prayers, and as hs btually
diane when anything crossed him; Ny q
ar husband. think you should e.lher stop "
aging Or stop swearing, il don't make much o.
de which So Of the Republican party. Y
9 think il should either stop protesting de. 70
tion 10 the "Fs,hers'' and The Union" - e
stop saying and doing things which argue -
respect for the one nor attachment 10 the ~
her--New York Express (American.) n
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OF The Indianapolis Sentinel INDUCES inl
e following BIZ OF rail.ery: