The Evansville daily journal., 1860-02-18
spencer County Opposition Conven-

| A large number cf the Opposition met on
! the Ilth inst, in Rockport, for the purpose
of appointing delegates to the State Con-
vention on the 22d. The Convention or
ganized by electing Thomas F. DeBruler
Chairman, and James A. Pine, Secretary.
A committee of five was then appointed
to draft resolutions expressive of the senti-
ments of the meeting, namely James G.
Veatch, L. S. Gilkey, James Greathouse,
Samuel Park, R. 7. Kircheval.
A second committee was then appointed,
to select delegates from each township to
attend the State Convention, namely: J. f.
Newt, J. w. Mccoy, S. S. Stutiville, Chas.
Bennett, r. T. Kircheval.
The committees then retired, and while
absent, T. F. DeBruler addressed the Con-
vention in one of his soul-stirring, sensible
speeches, telling plain truths in plain man
ner, and exposing the corruptions of the
present Administration without any appa-
rent remorse of conscience.
After the committee on resolutions re-
turned, they offered the following, which
were unanimously adopted:
ResoLOed, That we, as independent voters
of Spencer county, are opposed to the pres
ent Administration of the General Govern
ment; to its reckless extravaganza, and its
bigh-handed usurpations; that we are in
favor of restraining the Executive within
the bounds prescribed by the Constitution
and laws, and of requiring of all public
officials, that faithfulness and economy in
discharge of their trusts, which was once
the boast of our beloved country.
Resolved That while we disclaim all
desire or intention to interfere with slavery
in the States where it now exists, (it being
a local institution, over which we have no
\ al 1vy nd IN,
further extension of it into territories now
free-honestly believing, as we do, that
neither Congress nor Territorial Legisa-
ture, nor any other human power, has the
right to force the institution of slavery upon
an unwilling people, as was recently at
tempted in Kansas by the present Admin
istratiou.
ResoLUed, That while we express our alb
horrence of the fanaticism of the Abolition
lists of the North, we equally abhor the
reasonable doctrines of the leading men,
bers of the so-called Democratic party of the
South, who say, in effect, that if they can
not conduct the affairs of the nation in their
own peculiar way, they will dissolve the
Union.
ResolOed, That we will yield to none,
either North South, East, or West, in our
devotion to the Union; and we will inscribe
upon our banner the patriotic sentiment OF
the lamented Webster" Liberty and U Union
now and forever-one and inseperble. "
ResoLUed, That an Opposition Executive
Committee be appointed for Spencer county,
composed of two members from Ohio town
ship, and one from each of the other town.
ships.
ResoLUed, That the publishers of the Rock
port Democrat and Evansville Journal be
requested to publish the proceedings of this
meeting.
The committee on delegates then offered
a list of Names which, with some additions,
were adopted as our delegates to the
State Convention, as follows:
Ohio Township-G. B. Bullock, J. r.
Dougherty, VIM. Statelier, Matthias Sharp,
J. C. Veatch, George Thomas, A. J. Part
ridge.
Hammond 7'otc,,ship-R. T. Kircheval,
w. X. Turner, Nelson Fletcher.
Ltlse Toaenship-John Thomas John o
Gardiner, Lewis Borer, John Linegar
HUFF TO,0nship-Wilson Huff, Isaac
Lamb, VIM. Eavens.
Harrison Tol0nship-Wm. G.. Kanzler, S.
S. Lamar, Woodruff Chuning.
Clay Township-Jonah Burkheart, John
w. Lamar.
Carter To,cnship-James Hammond, Mr..
Haas, James Wood, Richard Jones.
Jackson Toaonship-William Jones, Fred.
McKasson, John Hiley.
Grass Toscnship-Joseph Beeler, Richard
Partridge, J. w. Mccoy, Charles Mcintyre.
Judge DeBruler here took the stand, and
occupied short time in some telling hits
on the bogus Democracy. ]. c. Veatch then
offered the following resolution:
ResoIved, That while we desire to leave
our delegates free and untrammeled in their
action, yet, we deem it proper to express the
preference of this, meeting for EDw'D BATES,
of Missouri, as our choice for the Presi-
dency.
Which was carried with general shout
of approval.
A resolution was then offered, that the
delegates to the State Convention be in
structed to present the name of JAMES G.
VEAToH, of Spencer county, as our first
choice for Governor; which carried with
perfect shout ofapplause.
Mr.. Veatch then addressed the meeting
with his usual ability, and was very severe
on the disunion sentiments so freely uttered
on the floor of Congress at the present time.
! On motion, the meeting adjourned, sine
die. JAS. A. PINE, Sec'y.