Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-23

The Democrat state Convention.
The New Albany ledger repeats its Islander in
reference to the call of the Democratic State
Central Committee for a Convention of the De-
mocracy on the eighth of January next We
quote its words so that we may do it no njustice
That call WAS gotten up, not at the instance of
the Democracy, but of clique who desire to
commit it to "A course of policy which will result
in its disgrace and defeat, foretsste of which
we have Just had in such counties as Vigo, Mar
ion, Huntington, and Marshall.
Tie Indianapolis Journal, the Terre Haute
Express, and all the intense Republican papers
of the State unite with the Ledger in opposing
the holding of Democratic State Convention in
pursuance of the usages Of the party. The
Ledger cannot fail to see that it is just now in
somewhat bad company. In this instance the
old saying is true, that we must go from home
to get the news The Ledger charges that the
call for a convention was gotten up by clique.
This accusation is as mean as it is untrue, and it
is villifcation of party and personal friends,
which We regret to see the editor of that print
resort without Justification or necessity. Three
months ago there were urgent requests upon the
Committee from all parts of the State for State
Convention of the Democracy to express its SEN
tments in reference to the crisis upon the coun-
try. In response, the Committee proposed that
the meeting should be postponed until the usual
time for holding the conventions of the party.
And the Conversion called. not at the sug-
gestion Of ga clique" but cat the instance of the
Democracy" in all parts of the State. The
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manner the "call was gotten up" or withdraw it.
In reference to the election in this county our
contemporary is also unfortunate. An offer was
made to the Republicans to Withdraw the party
nominations on both sides and run a Union
ticket for the purpose of avoiding a mere party
contest This proposition they declined. The
result of the election that the Republican
majority was cut down about three hundred and
fifty votes. Did this action of the Democracy of
Marion result in ga disgrace and defeat?" Would
the Ledger have advised the Democracy to ground
arms after their overtures for compromise had
been spurned2
The Ledger is Gin favor of Convention we
are happy to notice, and objects only to the time.
We think it the most convenient that can be sc
lected. Midwnter is period of more general
leisure than any other season of the year. aud
consequently there can be a more general repre-
sentation of all classes of the people at Con-
venton held at that time Travelling is Just as
cheap then in July. If, as the Ledger init
mates, the people will be too poor to attend
Convention in January, is it probable, il the war
continues, they will be any better OFF in midsum-
mer? The economy argument of the Ledger
against the call of the Convention in january. it
seems TO US. is rather weak. Our contemporary,
also, objects to holding the Convention, because
some twenty FIVE thousand Democrats are absent
from the State fighting the battles of their coun-
try. Is it probable that there will be less than
that number in July--in fact, is it not more prob
able there will be double that number absent at
that time? If Democrats IN the army desire to at
tend the Convention, can they not do SO more
conveniently in midwinter, when the larger part
of the army will be in winter quarters, than in
the season of active operations?
At the recent elections in Ohio and Pennsylva-
mia, the Democracy maintained their party or
CARNATIONS. In both States, the Democratic
backbone counties" which last gear gave Repub-
can msjorities, this year returned to their former
party allegiance. In neither State do we see that
any harm has been done thereby. hut on the 9TH
er hand an increased determination to put down
the great rebellion. IL the Democratic party, as
such, is to make It's influence felt in restoring the
Union, under the Constitution, we know of no
way it can exert its power more eifectually than
by expressing the views entertained by the mass
rs of the party in an authoritative form. In
January, after the assembling of Congress and
the policy of the Administration is developed.
they express themselves as intelligently as
they can at any subsequent period If it is the
purpose to impress the country with their opin-
ions rs to the settlement of the controversy, it
certainly can be done with thousand fold more
effect by giving that impression while the war is
in progress than after it has ceased. We think
the Democracy should maintain their organiza-
ton, and we know of no better way to do it than
to follow the usages Of the party. and hold the
State Convention upon day, which heretofors
has been followed with success.
HoosrER CREDIT = few days ago agents
from the State authorities of Ohio and Indiana
were in the Cincinnati market to buy army resu
Iation cloth and thunderstorm scarce articles
The Indiana man got the goods. and the 0hioar
had to go home without. Preference was given
70 Indiana because her bills always promptly
met when due. while those Of Chic are sometimes
paid and sometimes not.