Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-30
and Enthusiastic Democratic
Convention in Howard County.

Convention I'm Howard County.
The Democracy of Howard county met in mass
Convention in the Court House at Kokomo on
the 2lss of December. 1861. Pursuant to call of
the Central Committee, for the purpose of ap
pointing delegates to the State Convention, to be
held in indianapolis on the sth of January
The Convention was called to order by II A.
Armstrong, and on motion, John knight was
elected President. and A. Clarke, Secretary.
ID. Vanianingham was then. BY motion, called
upon to state the object of the meeting, after
which the following gentlemen were appointed a
Committee on resolutions: L. Kern, W. Tod
hunter, s. S. Baldwin, s. s. Grail, Thos Ellis,
c. Lndey, f. Cash, VIM. Rodman, A. Hart,
Thos- Hope. J. w. Carr and II. A. Armstrong,
who reported the following:
WHEREAS, The Abolitionists of the North. by
their long devotion to Abolitionism and section
alism, finally succeeded in eecting, ias they sup
posed, sectional President. who would approve
Of the forcibIe emancipation of the slaves Of the
South.
AND, WHEREAS. This sectional party of the
North, by its wanton and notorious dsrespect to,
and violation of, the Constitution of the United
States in resisting the fu.itve slave law, in de-
nouncing the Constitution of the United States
as "league with hell and and q covenant with
death, and in denying to one section of our com
mon country equal rights with another, have su-
perinduced and brought about secession and civil
war, with all their concomitant evils.
AND, WHEREAS, The Democratic party have
warned the people against the triumphs of Sec
tonalism and predicted with prophetic certainty,
that civil war would follow the success of the
Abolition party.
| AND, WHEREAS, An armed rebellion in the
South, with reasonable and rebellious party in
the North, armed with a morbid sympathy for the
negro, are attempting to crush out the Constitu
ton and the Union our fathers made them
the former seeking selfiHdependence, the lat
ter coveting emancipation and negro equality;
therefore,
Resolred, That this war should be prosecuted
alone for the preservation of the Constitution
and Union as our Fathers made them.
! Resolved That we have witnessed with deep
regret the attempt of the Abolitionsts in Con-
gress to make this a war for the emancipation of
| the slave.
/ in or out of Congress, would desire that the
slaves be armed by the Government to assist in
putting down this rebellion.
ResolUed, That all conservative men ought to
unite in sustaining the prosecution of this war so
long the same is waged for the preservation of
the Union and the Constitution inviolate.
] ResOloed, That free speech and freedom of the
press arc guaranteed to us by the Constitution of
the United States, ard that we will defend these
sacred rights to the last extremity.
Resotued, That one great means of restoring
peace and prosperity to distracted country
lies in the exiting g3ishment of the Abolition party
of the North, and in disregardng and crushing
out their suicidal policy of making this a war for
the negro instead of the white man.
Which we're read and adopted separately and
unanimously. On motion, committee was then
appointed to select delegates to the State Con-
vention, who reported the following as delegates:
W. w. Carr. d. Vanlaningham, Thomas Cous-
ins and j. Hank; as contingents, G. Lindley, d..
Flora, Ben F. Havens and l.. Kern.
On motion, the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed as Central Committee for the ensuing
year.
F. Cash, G.. Lindley, M. Walters, L. Payne,
w. Todhunter, G. Fifer, w. W. Carr, W. Miller.
s. S. Grail, G. i. Faulkner, J. j. Cooper, with
II. A. Armstrong as chairman.
After which the following gentlemen being
loudly called for, came forward and addressed the
meeting: f. c. David, Thos Faulkner, D. Van
laningham, Ben. F. Havens. J. W. GAR, Thorn
as Little and h. A. Armstrong.
On motion, the proceedings were then ordered
to be published in the Cincinnati Daily Enquirer
and Indiana State Sentinel, and also in the Hotc-
ard Tribune, by the request of its Editor. On
motion the Convention then adjourned.
This was the largest and most enthusiastic
Democratic Convention ever held in Howard.
The Democracy of Howard have determined that
they will redeem the name of their county. and
place her alongside of her sister Democratic
counties JOHN KNIGHT, Pres't.
A. CLARKE Sec'y