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


unsuccessful Of political stock jobbers.-
You say you have never sought support
from other parties, and yet We all remem-
Der 1855 and lS56 when you wrote eircu
lars, letters, and even books, TO prove
that you were far in advance Of your par
ty On the Slavery question You de-
ceived a few then, but you are nov IN
masked. Before you again attack YOUR
friends. think OF your own record; Re
member that lass tenemcnts won't turn
stones"
Much more We might have said, but
with the above We would have been con
tent.
Pending this discussion the committee
on delegates reported. We havu't their
rsmss. on, they are, rs nearly as We can
rccollect, Mart. Miller and four others
All OF them are supposed TO be for Jere
smith for Attorney General. The com
N ttee having reported. the President
concluded il was time for him TO make "A
speech, he therefore called DR.. Stick to
the chair and took the floor.
The canh leuce with which the Presi-
dent took the aoor assured rs that he had
much thar was Important TO say. With a
graceful flourish Of the hand, and low
bow, he proceeded
lie spokc-spoke Of niggers, little mig
gers, big negers, black uiggers and yai-
Ter niggers, aud WAS making some further
preliminary rem rks or the niger sub
ect. when Brown called h'm to order
The President admitted that he was not
exactly in order. and th,rcupon resumed
the discussion of the afor said African in
dividual, generally known ty the opiihet
OF "nieger." True 10 his instincts and
attachments he stuck close to the poor
colored individual FROM the beginning 10
the conclusion OF his speech. Other things
the President said, but mod,s,y forbils
Their mention.
lie spoke on both sides of the pending
question and took his seat without detin-
ing his position.
Our esteemed friend Joseph Grouse,
ESQ, made very neat little speech
against the motion. and Stick made one
Of his Characteristic efforts in is favor
al was then quiet for moment, and
thereuDon the croud vlamorou,ly deman-
led that tn vote should be takcz. The
question was put, the motion prevailed,
AMI the Hards were proclaimed the vic
tors. Brown, Grouse and Teal, and other
Liberals we're vanquishel.
The President appointed the committee
on resolutions, and 10y design or blunder
made Brown Chairman OF the committee.
Just then We pitied our friend Smith We
feared that the contents OF his hat would
remain a sealed book forever. But Biows,
came up to MS relief AID set the hat mat
ter at rest by declining a place on the
committees. Judge Miller Martin Mi.
cr's paternal ancestor) was substituted
tor Judge Brown, and the committee be-
ing fall, it initiated is predecessor and
went mp -sair>. The committee examine :
smiths hat. adopted is contents. and in
s.rncted Smith 10 report 70 the meeting
in person. He did %. We havn't this
platform before Us and may mistake it IN
some unimportant particular. We are
compelled, At the present writing, to rely
upon our memory exclusively.
The first and second resolutions were
m tie up from Al, amended edition Of the
lst chafL r Of Genesis. wherein the name
Of the Al"ishty is stricken out wherever
i occurs ami the words democratic Par
- inserted H. its stead. They read.
substantially:
"lst. In the beginning. the Democratic
! Party created the heavens and the earth.
! The earth WAS void aud without form and
darkness WAS on the face OF the deep /;
and the spirit Of the Democratic Party
moved upon the iace OF tie waters. AM
the Democratic Party said let there be
right and there vas light" etc.
In tie third resolution I'VE may mis-.
take the number) II WAS affirmed that Sc.
ces,ionist' and Republicans we're alike
traitors, and alike responsible for the
/ present broken and distracted condition
% the country.
judge Brown thought this resolution q
little too strong. he was not quite ready
to condemn tNo-ihird- Of the people OF
tie North, and one.half OF the army Of
the Union, as traitors. lie believed there
were honest and loyal men. rs patriotic
men a. himself or Jere smith, in the Re
publican party. He was not prepared T.
pronounce Wholesale vcrdicl Of treason
against large portion OF his friends ana
n.ighhors. lie denied that the resolution
stated historical truth in charging Thu
rebellion upon Republicans. but said dur
Ing the late Democratic administration.
treason fcster.d aud stunk IN the Cabiuei
aud under the nose of President, who
took no measure to arrest the treason, or
TO panish the traitors. lie thought that
his friend Smith should net shut his ewes
10 tae fact that this, to some extent, was
Democratic rebellion. \ large body OF
their former friends and coadutQrs wer,
IN it. lie said he would 10 Justice to ali
parties, and al men in a time Ike IL,