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

BY the better angels of our nature" May the
be ter angels, who tagging Mt the heart
strings of the President when he breathed forth
this patriotic sentiment, soon visit us all, North,
South, East and West, until "each loving heart
and hearthstone all over this broad land'' shall
once more be lit up with the fame of brotherly
love, the chorus of the Union be again sung
throughout all our broad land, is my petition now
and at all times.
Ny friends you have my thanks for your atten-
ton.
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Upon the conclusion of Mr. McDonald's re-
marks, Mr.. James B. Ryan moved, and his mo-
ton carried. that the President appoint County
Democratic Central Committee, three from Cen
ter and one from each of the other townships.
The President made the appointments as fol-
lows:
Center-John r. Elder, Chairman Samuel
Beck and Julius Bqtticber.
| Lawrence-Samuel Corey
Warren-William Hunter.
Franklin-Wo odford White.
| Perry-James Webb
Decatur--Jesse Price.
| Wayne-James p. Drake.
Washington William Earle
Pke-Joseph Loften.
REMARKS OF HON. WIN. B. BEACH,
The President, the Hon. VIM. b. Beach having
been called upon, introduced him to the Conven-
ton, and he spoke in substance as follows:
| FELLOW CITIZENS: am honored in being call
ed upon to address you, although l fear that /
can not utter words of good cheer for you. la
ment the condition of our unhappy country. Last
year, Democrats were stigmatized by Republi-
cans as Union-savers. / would to God that to-
day could make an Union sauinq speech But |
fear, my fellow citizens, that the day for such
speech as that has nearly gone by. l fear that it
is gone by-but what man is there of all of YOU
who hear me-what man is there in the whole
length and breadth of Indiana, who would not do
everything in his power-nay, lay down his life
| to accomplish once more a re- union of the States?
/ would sacrifice everything hold dear nv all
to attain this end Yet the Republican press
talks of me as traitor. Because would main
tain the Constitution and preserve the Union in
tact, our fathers established it, these miserable
hireling editors misrepresent me. Traitorl 1t
there traitorous sentiment in nv heart |
would invoke the Almighty to strike me to the
earth now, here, to-day. this moment. Still, my
fellow citizens hold that / and YOU and all of
us have right to investigate at all times and in
all emergencies, and especially in such terrible
crisis as the present, with reference to
all public affairs. Certainly they concern US
they concern us who are the people, the supreme
|
/ right, our God given right to inquire concerning
these things. The Republican party, and not we,
the Democrats, are stained with the guilt of dis
union. They are wholly responsible No, |
will retract that word wholly The South
the politicians of the South-the fire eaters of the
! South, are alike responsible with the ultra men
of the North. But the original sin is with the
Abolitonists of the North. Did not these men
of the North plant themselves on sectional
issue? Had they not upon that issue achiev ed
sectional triumph? Was it not the purpose in
accordance with the Chicago platform, to enable
the great and strong States to Cypress the weaker?
| The stars upon that glorious banner of the re-
public, which floats above me, represent each and
all of the States alike. No one star shines with
greater briiancy than the other. The little State
of Delaware has her co-equal rights with the great
State, the Empire, might say, of New York.
They are represented in the Senate of the United
States alike, and alike in the House
of Representatives according to population.
When, therefore. great States sought to Cypress
the weaker States. these latter had right to
shield themselves under the panoply of the Con-
stitution. Why should the great States of the
| North claim more than our Just rights in the Ter
ritories under that Constitution? Why should we,
of Indiana, do it? But these Republicans had
planted themselves upon he Chicago Platform
| they said TO the South: only on such terms as we
say, shall you enter tie Territories. This it is
that has raised all the difficulty which now per-
vades the country; vet because / say this, they
call me a traitorI No purer heart, no heart more
devoted to the Constitution and the Union, beats
! in any mans breast than mine There is not a
Democrat in Marion county that is a traitor; there
is not Democrat in the whole State of Indiana
that is a traitor there is not Democrat through
out the length and breadth of the broad land,
united as it once was, under Constitution faith
fully administered, who is a traitor. But treason
turks in the hearts of the Black Republicans
| Kisses. Yes, hiss on, vile serpentsl In the
garden of Eden, spelling and destroying all peace
and happiness, your great prototype Kissed just
you are Kissing now!
Who are the dsunionists? The Republican
Journal in this city proclaimed itself and the
party it represents, willing to let the seceeded
States go, if they would lay down their arms. /
am not willing to do this. There is no such word
as disunion in the book, with me. am for no
peaceable or forcible separation of the States.
Heretofore that flag the stars and stripes, have
always born aloft. Now | will bear it aloft.
Hereafter, in the future until cease to look upon
! the sun will bear aloft that emblem of our Con-
stitutonal liberties proudly and defiantly against
every foe. And so will every Democrat who
hears me.
! But these Republicans. though, are for peocea
able separation. They are for quietly rending
/ that flag and scattering those stars. Disunon
foi me, neverl Disunon, peaceabIe or otherwise.
| for any Democrat anywhere, neverl would ap-
peal to the Union men of the South. | would
i appeal to them in order to prevent this disunon,
| this peaceable separation that the Republican or
gan and Republican party are in favor of. l
would go to these Union men of the SOUTHEAST
as good Union men as we of the North aTe-prof-
fering them conditions of compromise and settle
ment which might conflict, perhaps, with the Chi
cago platform, but not with the Constitution.
would go to the South, my fellow citizens, with
the olive branch of peace, and / would invoke
them to come North in the same spirit. / would
invoke them to do this because live for, hope
for, re union of all thu States in one grand and
harmonious confederacy once more. | would
proffer to the Union men of the South, and to
| the deluded men of the South, compromise based
u ION constitutional grounds and such as would
! put at rest forever all the questions which
have so vexed US and brought all the calamities
now upon us, and assure to the end OF
all time the liberties of people who, undertake
to say, are resolved to be free in defiance of all
despotism, call it by whatsoever name you may.
But these propositions of peace, compromise
and settlement had hitherto come from the South
and not from the North Virgnia-the mother
of States and Presidents-had moved in the mat
ter. Every thing that statesmen had proposed
looking to peaceful solution of the momentous
questions which are upon US, had been rejected by
the Republicans. am. therefore, constrained to
say that when they thus turned aside from every
definite proposition of settlement, have right to
Judge them as against the Union-as in fact the
only dsunionists in the North. They rejected all
propositions looking to peace. They have de-
clared for war. What did Douglas say? "War
was disunion. He who was for war was dis
unionist per se.' The Republicans have ignored
every proposition for peace. Not so with
the Democrats. They would shoulder muskets
for the Union. but they would consent to any hon
orable propositions for peace looking to the