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

nominated DR.. John Deihl for
Secretary, and somebody said
aye and so the Doctor was
unanimously proclaimed Secre-
ltary. Thereupon the President
briefly explained the object ofthe
Injecting, just as if the meeting
i. had any object other than to pass
I a hat-iull OF resolutions, cut and
dried, weeks ago, by Jege Smith.
But to business: The venera-
bic and nervous DR.. Jesse Stick
introduced 4 resolution by which
The President was directed to ap-
point a committee of one from
each Township to nominate dele
( gates to attend the State Convea-
ton. 1t was adopted. The Pres
ident looked puzzled, he was EN-
barrnssed, and we piticd him. He
looked around, then upward,
downward, and finally Page-ward
and il the frenzy OF despair ask
ed, "whlr is they?'
Sure enough, where were they?
Oaly fye out of twelve Town
ships were represented in the
Mass meeting, AID how could
the President comply with the
terms Of the resolution? Bat the
President is SPACIOUS, and by a
bod coup dc main he appointed
/ five comitteemen and announced
the County uaaaimouSly repre-
sented. The Committee there
upon went up stairs, and in It's
absence Jere Smith moved the
appointment of a committee OF
liye to examine lis hat and report
his resolutions, prepared by him
with great care, as the sense Of the mass
meeting upon the great questions OF the
day.
Now came the f sht. The clans of Rob
Roy and OF Mlcgregar marshal!ed their
forces for the conflict:
when Brown meets smith then comes the
tug Of war"
Hon. lanes Brown (who has something
to say geuer lily in meetings Il the kind
mp to this time had taken but little or no
par. in the deliberations Of the Conven-
ton. He could remain silent no longer
the time had come for him to pitch in.
and in he pitched.
lie spoke OF the thinness Of the audi
encc-that but twenty GU, Of the fourteen
hundred Democrats Of the County were
present, and he thought it would be as
sdm,ng too much 70 attempt to bind the
PARTY by a platform made blythe few present
without consulting the masses. Again,
if platform had to be made, he thought
the State Convention had better do il,
and expressed doubt whether the De-
mocracy of the State would feel them
selves bound or even instructed b. the
action of a small and obscure meeting in
Randolph County. After saying a few
other things Of the same pafport. he sub
sided.
Jere thereupon, with his accustomed
dignity, rose aud responded. He said he
was not, like some men, a'eer'd to speak
out his sentiments He was born Dem
ocrat iity years ago, and wasn't court
lax the Republicans for Office and never
had. He, for one, was ready to say what
he thought. The country WAS in danger,
tn" Constitution and Government WIS
about to be burstei up. and he thought it
\ time when all great men like himself
should speak cut and save the country
rom ruin. As he spoke of himself he
rev interested in tie subject, waxcd
warm. and said many very impissioaed
things. We were 50 completely over.
whelmed 10y his eloqucncc that we lost
both his words and his ideas, and for that
reason can report his speech 40 further
Brown came back at bum Gin the Ian.
suage OF pugilists) on his muscle, and
put in few licks that will dorbtless b,
like "broad cast upon the waters"
Although Tim spoke well, we felt that
| he left some things unsaid that migh'
have been iuaiciously put into his speech
Hal We been permitted to speak we sho'd
hav, srokcn thus:
"Jre Smith, YOU boast, sir, Of your in.
I dependence, OF your Willingness to expres.
,oor opinions fully aud freely upon all
'uhjects. la this you speak falsely. Ia
the present hour OF your couhtry's calm
= ny YOU have closed your lips; or il you
have opened them upon the subject, it ha.
been only to mutter out words of sympa,
thy with Treason aud Traitors. You
: have not uttered one word above youi
/, breath in bth ,lf Of ysur country. You
have not condemned this crime whic, !,
being perpetrttod against the Govern.
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