Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-12-12
NJ MBER 30

despoiied OF hi, laureis. lie was terribly
indignant. AM when be read the IeXt
resolution, he did it with the same ire
mendous emphasis With which he read the
tOasts no the 4th Of July, when he hooked
the reading of them from Henry Nef.
The next resolution had something in
il that Brown thought ought to be out
He therefore moved to strike out a line
which contained an sllusion to "a certain
coloEed individual in the wood pile" At
this, Smith could no longer restrain the
pent NJ volcano of his wrath. and rising
to his feet, he charged Drown with at.
tempting to delay the vote until the Hards
were scattered, thus to overrOwer and de-
feat him. To this eharg, the last named
Individual replied somewhat carstically.
De said he thought Democrat OF forty
years standing might be permitted to
speak IN Democratic meeting. That Cor
himself he generally exercised that right,
aad If the Aforesaid Smith didn't desire
to hear him, he could retire through an
aperture In the wall, left Tor the accom-.
notation OF such gentlemen by the car
p,utor. He took the hint and allowed
the speaker to proceed without further
interruptions. a vote was taken. and the
obnoxious matter stricken from the reso-
luton. AGAIN the Liberals were triumph
ant. At this time there vas slight APP
plause in the galleries. which circumstance
/ by no means tended to quiet the nerves
+ of the vanouished chicftain of the Hards.
The last vote decided the destinies of
the daY. The Liberals were ever after
viciors. and the hosts of the EIards were
routed and scattered ike the leaves of the
forest before an autumn wind.
While We confess ourself highly grat;f-
ed with the result, We freely admit that
+ the cxcrtions Of our esteemed friend Smith
+ deserved a better reward. He struggled
yaliantly. but struggled ia vain. Ii
nomination for the Attorney Geueralship
vii. in the least, repair the injury he has
suffered in this conflict, we earnestly pray
that he may get ii. Taking him all in
all he would make very respectable oifi
Ger.
This meeting was not large one, but
We hope it may result in some good. The
majority showed a d sposition to be pafri-
otic and liberal. They secured the adop-
ton OF platform, which. while it is Dem
ocratic, is not strictly parizan. H. this
the Convention was success. In one
resolution the war policy of Mr.. Lincoln
], endorsed, and they pledge him their
support. So liberal a thing has not often
been done by either party. How strange
/ y, though. this resolution would have
contraSted with the third one Of the $, rics.
hich charged all these foul conspiracies
ND disasters upon the President and his
coadjutors' The platform adopted is by
30 II an b "a one. IL is true, all the
glory OF the past is given to the Democ.
raey, but We shall not complain of this
Such egotsm is excusable, il it is net
commendable.
| From the liberal and conservative ele-
m,nt Of the party we expect much good
Let al good men strike hands in this
time peril and work together, and work
faithfully fer the triumph of the cause Of
civil liberty and constitutional govern
ment. That is the best party which Is
+ the most devoted to the interests of our
common country. We love patriots wher
ever they may he found, and despise
traitors and those Who sympathise with
treason let them belong to whatever par
y they may.