Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-04

that they should be secured In all their rights I'M
der the Constitution framed by our fathers and
they will remain with Us. / would yield them
every right under the Constitution. | would ex-
haust every means under that instrument for
peace and for Union. But If they of the South
the traitors not the Union men-are powerful
enough to resist and reject all this. they shall
have war from me for the Constitution and the
Union to the last.
Nv fellow citizens, il is no question as to who
shall be Clerk of Marion county that has called US
together to-day. You have made your nomina
ton. but will venture to say that your candidate
would lay down his Iife-wo, Id sacrifice all le
holds dear in this world and 4 is side of heaven,
to bring peace and union once more 10 our unhap-
py land. Yet, your candidate. as l have been,
and as you viii be, will be stigmatized as trai
tor. have lived TO be nearly forty years old, my
friends, and always have revered that flag which
is unfurled above US to-day. But these men who
now yell traitor at You and me-these men who
now cry out treason and disunion-marched in
/ 1860 under banner upon which were only six
teen stars. never did that. You never did il
am for every star upon my countrys flag
say, with Webster-"One country, one Constitu
ton and one destiny"
] My fellow citizens, war can not settle our diff
culties The President says, (and here Mr. Beach
quoted from Mr. Lincoln's message) that there
is nothing expressly in the Constitution respecting
the several questions which disturb us-nothing
expressly in the Constitution about slaves in the
territories, and nothing expressly stated about
several other things How then, gentlemen, are
we to settle these questions? speak for myself
And i say we must compromise with respect to
them as our forefathers did Certainly no patri
otto Republican can object when the Democracy
seek to follow in the footsteps of the iIlustrious
and immortal founders of the Government-that
Government which we are all seeking and striving
to maintain and hand down intact to our posteri-
! ty Our Government, our country, our free in
stituiions are at stake, and Democrats must look
into the matter. Nobody ever knew me or anv
other true Democrat TO rebel against the voice of
the people. But my friends, it is our sacred
right, as a free people, converting under the sane
| ton OF the laws, TO discuss all these questions
and every other which concern our interests so
vitality
These men who oppose now the Democracy
cry no party" How does this mo party" ar
rangement opelateI Is not the honored Chief
Magistrate of the country, employed somewhat
about rebellion. concerned little to decapitate
every Democrat in Office wherever he can find
him! mo party" indeed. Here in Marion coun-
ty see in the Journal. the organ of our friends,
the mo party" Republicans, ticket headed
"Marion County Republican Nominations, Will
liam Wallace for Clerk and Samuel Moore for
County Commissioner" No party, indeed A
Democratic Colonel fighting the battles of bis
country in Virginia, returned home the other day.
to find the z. o. which he held i'm his town. quiet
ly turned over to another-to Black Republican
who had not been to the wars at all Here
there was some interruption on the part of the
crowd. Mr.. Bench, reSuming, said Democrats
did not come here to make interruption. Demo.
Gratis and respectable men did not come here to
disturb the meeting. Nobody feared interruption.
1t was the right of the people to meet and discuss
matters which related to their vital interests He
had said about all ne intended to saw But he
would ask all who heard him, TO remember with
regard to the evils which now beset us that in the
language of the resolutions Just adopted, the ar
rows of death placed in the left talon of our
national emblem, the glorious American Eagle,
but the olive branch of peace in the right Let US
act upon this suggestion. Let act upon this
instruction, given Us by our immortal sires. Let
the overtures of peace precede every deadly shock
of battle, even against foreign foe. Let-them
certainly precede every such conflict with refer
ence to men who ought 10 be our brothers. With
regard to the nominations we have made to day
though comparatively an insignificant matter
the issue will be decided in few weeks. If we
fail, We will pick our fints and try again.
| Three cheers were given for Mr.. Beach when
he sat down.
REMARKS OF r. L. wALPoLE.
| The President of the Convention, r. L. Wal
pole, Esq, being loudly called upon, said, as we
are compelled briefly to FORT him, that
! He felt already sufficiently honored in being
called upon to preside over the deliberations of
the Convention. With reference to the dominant
party-[here rhe speaker was interrupted BY yells
and shouts from portion of the crowd. Resu-
ming he said: Nobody need be afraid. No man
who would come to a public meeting of free cit
zens in order to disturb it, had backbone enough
to back down the Democracy. They had met
here to-day in accordance with constitutional
right. They had right-all people had right
to discuss questions relating to their govern
ment. They had this right in despotic countries,
although they dare not exercise it, but in free
country they-they-the people--dared and would
exercise it. Here there were further Interrupt
tons.
| Mr. Walpole, continuing, said that he intended
to tell the truth upon the Republicans, and no
doubt il would make them mad to hear it. Here
"you are liar" "you are traitor" was shout
ed from that portion of the crowd which was col
lected to the right of the speakers stand. Mr.
Walpole, resumng, said: Twelve months ago the
country was at peace. Agriculture, commerce,
manufactures, all were fourishing, The farmer
had market for his grain at remunerating pri
ces, the looms and the FORCES of the manufacturer
were everywhere busy, and the enterprise OF the
merchant was rewarded with quick, numerous
and cash sales The laborer-the honest laborer
the man of bone and snew, aud unsophistica-
ted honesty--his efforts were duly rewarded.
How changed now, fellow citizens. is all this
War now is upon u.s. voice-"Where is Por-
terri All, yes where is Porter? will tell you
where Porter is. / told them in 1860 if they
elected Porter and Abraham Lincoln we would
have war-we would have disunion. Now we
have civil war-now we have disunon and Porter
stands the advocate of both. There is where is
Porter TVoices-"Take him down. Take him
down.
siy fellow citizens, my fellow Democrats, do
not heed these Interruptions and invoke you to
do every thing IN your power to preserve the peace
In what condition now are all the great inter
eets of the country under the administration of
the Republican party of which Lincoln IS High
Priestf interruption. eco TO He'll" and cries
of $50 on, Bob.''l The elevation of the Repub-
ican party to power was the Elevation of a Sec
tional, ola disun'on party. Do you not remember
during the last Presidential campaign that one of
| their professions was headed with an enormous
ball on which was inscribed only sixteen stars;
on which was inscribed "No more slave States"
on which was inscribed "No more Union with
slaveholders?" What Democrat ever marched
following sixteen star fagf interruption and
cries of "scoundre ,""lar."l Ny fellow citizens,
will go on if can, but do hope that will be
suffered to proceed without further interruption
The Chicago platform is sectional platform
1t is a platform upon which the people
of the whole Union can not stand. 1t
1t applies new tests for the admission of States
into this Union it o-errides the Constitution and
sets itself up supreme upon all questions, includ
ing that vexed one of slavery. These new tests
were made by this Republican party, at Chicago;
and well did thew select their candidate TO repre-
sent them. Abraham Lincoln-a disunionst him
self, could, without any patriotic computations
whatever, accept and swear to carry ont disun-
ion platform. Abraham Lincoln had said that
| this country could not exist one half slave and