The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-09-05

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 4--The demo.
cratic Convention met this morning. The
Hon. Francis Herman, of Oneida, was elect.
! ed temporary chairman. On taking the
chair, he addressed the Convention, review
| ing the state of the country. He said it was
our duty to meet the present dangers, and
| do all in our power to stay the ruin that
seems impending. To this end it is our
| duty to oppose abolitionism at the North
and secession at the South, which are equally
making war on our government; and ! ex-
hort you from nay heart as men and patri-
OTIS to consign both to q common grave
The abolitionists of the North, through the
ballot-box, are seeking to retain power
which is as destructive as death to the in
situations under which we live. Loud APP
plause.l Let us take position which will
enable us to effectually put abolition
ism down at the ballot-box. We care not
what men are in charge of the government;
it is our duty to protect and preserve that
government and resist with arms, if need
be, and with our lives, the men who seek to
overthrow it. We will say to every body,
atshome and abroad, that this must be no
war for the emancipation of slaves, but
a war for the preservation of the gov
eminent, and of the rights of all sections
of the Union. The time has come when the
position of tie great party must be decisive
ly taken, for 10 negative policy can pre-
serve the country from destruction at this
crisis. 1t is true that, unhappily for the
country, we have not the power, at this
time, to administer the Government; but we
can clearly, firmly, and boldly mark out the
decisive course of action which we propose,
in order to rescue the country from the dan
gers that surround it. He also says that the
Democratic purity can give tone to this war,
so that it may be said that it was a war to
preserve the Government, to give to every
section of the country their just rights under
the Constitution, aud so that it may be
known that we have put down this rebel
lion, not from haired to our brethren of
the South, and that we are ready to pro-
claim, that as soon as this armed rebellion
is over, we are prepared TO meet the South
again in a liberal spirit, and to guarantee
full Constitutional rights to all.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept 4-The Convex
ton. was permanently organized by electing
Herman J iRedfeld, of New York, President,
and number of Vice Presidents
A resolution was offered, that IL Rep
resentatives of each organization, namely,
Tammany and Mozart, of New York, be
emitted 70 seabS on the moor, the OBJECT be-
ing TO re-unite the Democracy against the
Republican party.
Mr.. Luddington said he recognized
true Democrat in every man who was in
favor of prosecuting the war within the lin
its of the Constitution, and of offering the
most liberal terms of peace Luddington
offered an amendment to the resolution adj
hitting the entire Tammany aud Mo-
Fart delegations, and allowing them to cast
a full vote.
An amendment was offered, which pass
ed, allowing the two delegations to cast "a
votes. The President announced that both
delegations were admitted to the floor, with
leave to cast seventeen votes each. The
Tammany and Mozart delegation then
withdrew from the Hall, for consultation.
The Committee on Resolutions were ap-
pointed.