Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21

The Convention met at the Court House in the
city of Fort Wayne on Saturday, August 10, at
ii o'clock A. M.
The Hon. James L. Worden was called to the
chairi and Nicholas Ladig and John Conger, Jr.,
appointed Secretaries.
On motion the Chair appointed tie following
named persons committee to draft resolutions:
l. ID. O.. Nelson, p. Hoagland, n. AfLan, Platt
Squires /. B. Blue, o. Bird and y. g. Litchheld.
On motion Of o. Bird, the Chairman is author
lied to add to said committee one person from
each township in this county; whereupon the
Chair appointed the following persons: J. W.
Garter, of Cedar Creek; Dr. j. Townsend, of
Springfield; A. johnson, of Lafayette; A. Weber,
of Milan; S. Baker, of Monroe; j l.. Youngker,
of Madison; John Nail. of jefferson; S. Cart
wright. of AbOit; W. H. Mcdonald Of Adams;
John p Shoaff, of Eel River;sR. Caselman, of
jackson; VIM. Reed, Of Lake; Joseph Auth, OF
Marion; Jacob Sayler, of Maumee; j NJ. Rice,
of Pleasant; j. Knous, of SciDio; r. Laird, of
ST. Joe; G Breckenridge, of Washington; V. Met
calf, of Bright Precinct.
The said committee reported the following reso-
lutions, which were adopted with but one dissent
ing voice:
ResoIred l, That the Democracy of Allen
county, now as ever, are deyotedly attached to
the Union of the States; and that we deprecate
and condemn the rebellion which threatens to
overthrow and destroy it.
2. That, while we are thus devoted to the
Union, we believe the most iudicous and proper
course to secure its maintenance and perpetu ty,
has not been pursued: That great mistake was
committed before the commencement of hostili-
ties in reectiug all the varions propositions hav
ing for their object peaceable settlement of the
questions that have given rise to the present war:
That we believe, had some proper proposition of
compromise of the difficulties been adopted, the
war, with all its train of evils, involving an I'M
mense sacrafce of human life and material
wealth, and requiring resort to extraordinary
and burthensome taxation, and the creation of an
overwhelming national debt. might have been
honorably avoided, and the Union preserved in
tact.
3. That we believe another and greater mis-
take, if possible, was committed by the Congress
which has just adjourned, in rejecting the resolu-
tons offered by Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, having for
their object such amendments of our federal con-
sttution cas- shall assuage all grievances and bring
about reconstruction of our national Union J"
on the basis of the fundamental principles of that
constitution; That we cordially approve the course
of the members who voted for suspension of the
rules to receive the resolutions and while
approving their course, we cannot but condemn
that pursued by those who voted against such sus-
pension, Or being present, declined to vote at all.
We therefore subjoin these resolutions, and adopt
them part of this report.
| (Here follows Coxs resolutions which have al
ready been published in the Sentinel,)
1t was further resolved by this convention
! 4. That the civil war by which our country is
at present disturbed is the natural offspring of
misguided sectionalism, engendered by fanatical
/ agitators, North as well as South, and that the
| Democratic party have equally opposed the ex-
tremsts of both sections, and having at all times
zealously contended for the administration of the
General Government within its constitutional lin
its, that party is in no way responsible for calam
tiles that have resulted from departure from its
doctrines and disregard of its warning advice.
5. That is this national emergency, the De-
mocracy, banshing all feelings of passion or re-
sentiment, will recollect only their duty to the
whole country: That this war should not be
waged for conquest or subjugaton, nor for the
purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the
rights established Institutions of the States but
/ to defend and maintain the supremacy OF the Con-
! stituton, and to preserve the Union with all the
dignity, equality and rights of the several States,
unimpaired; and that as soon az these objects are
accomplished, the war ought to cease
6. That while we deem it the duty of every cit
zen to support and sustain the Government con-
stitutionally administered, we recommend that the
Legislatures of the several States adopt the prop
er measures for calling National Convention for
the purpose of settling our present difficulties and
restoring and preserving the Union.
4. That the corruption, extravagance, incom
potency and favoriteism shown in the administra-
ton of the War Departments of the State and
i Federal Governments deserve and receive our
unqualified condemnation, and ought to be i'm
mediately corrected and reformed.
8. That we received with profound rorrow the
news of the battle at Manassas and the defeat OF
our army; and while we mourn the fate of those
who bravely fell, we constrained to believe
that the humiliating blow was the consequence ol
the negligence and mismanagement of the Pres
ident and his Cabinet in their criminal disregard
of military advice and the country will hold them
responsible for all the disasters of that ILL time
and ll-directed battle-that no such ovewhemd