Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-02-27

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Mr. Davis. Of Scott. presented like petitions.
His people were for the Union first, last and all
the time, irrespective of party.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Allen, said that he had pre-
sented like petitions to the Senate. There was
no sentiment that his people would not sacrifice
for the Union. The large majority of the Re
publicans of his county said this.
Mr.. 49,, of Dearborn county said that
like petitions were in circulation there. The
sentiments which prevail in this meeting would
warm the hearts blood of the people of his coun-
ty. They thought this Union could not be pre-
served by force.
Mr.. Prosser, of Brown, presented resolutions
from the citizens of his county. in favor of the
Crittenden amendments, or any other reasonable
adjustment.
! Mr. Shoulders of Dubois county presented
petitions from Lincoln, Bell Douglas and Brock
inridge men, all in favor of compromise and the
Union They will not give up the ship under any
circumstances.
Mr. Ray, of Shelby county, presented like pc
titions, irrespective of party. In one township
forty-nine were Republicans and ffty-three DEM
ecrats who signed the petitions. In other town
ships the proportion was the same.
Mr. Frazier said that the people of his county,
Koscusko, were opposed to the Crittenden amend
ments. The Douglas Democracy had rejected
similar propositions at Charlestown
Mr.. Prosser called the gentleman to order. He
could prove by the gentleman's votes in the Leg
islature that he opposed all honorable COM
promise; he had voted for coercion yesterday.
Mr. Mcdonald rose to point of order. He
understood that petitions were in order. The
gentleman from Kosciusko had said that he had
no petition to present. On this point he called him
to order.
Mr. Frazier-I will submit to the ruling of the
Chair
Governor Hammond said point of order had
been made by Mr. Mcdonald. He hoped that
point of order would be withdrawn and the gen
tleman be heard
! Mr. Frazier came here as a citizen of Indiana
He was for free speech.
Mr. McDonaId-Are you in favor of the senti-
ments which have called this meeting together?
Mr. Frazier wanted to know what those senti-
ments were.
Voices-"Dd you not vote yesterday in the
Legislature for coercion?"
Mr. Frazier-If it had keen the Chicago plat
form yesterday before the House, should have
voted "Nol'
The Chair-Mr Frazier is out of order AS he is
not speaking to motion or on the presentation
of petitions. He and every other man shall have
the liberty of free speech in this Convention.
Mr., from Casss county, said Douglas
Democrats came up for the Crittenden amend
ments- His county never faltered. They could
not be frightened by the raw head and bloody
bones held up as the Breckenridge platform.
Two-thirds of the voters of Cass would favor
either of the petitions for the Union, although
Schuyler Coxfax did represent that District in
Congress.
! Mr. Zegler, Of Clark county, said the fore
fathers of this Union had baptized its name in
blood. That name was "Ihe United States OF
America He regretted that there were excep-
tons taken to the settlement of difficulties.
He would tell Young America that this was
dangerous time to make records, and very good
time to correct them. The man who would not
now come to the rescue of his country would be
one day politically dead, damned and delivered
| Applause The sentiment of coercion was more
fit for he'll than it was for earth. The Crttenden
amendment what asked
On motion of Mr.. Hendricks, the order of bust
ness was suspended in order that the committee
on resolutions might report.
Mr. Stotsenberg, of Floyd, said it might not be
in ORDER yet he would state that the prople of his
county had got tired of presenting petitions.
Universally they were In favor of the Crittenden
amendment. They had sent to Congress petit
tons therefor signed by 500 out of total of
2,l00 voters.
Mr.. Mclean, of Vigo, presented like petitions
in favor of the Crittenden amendments or border
State propositions:
The committee on resolutions reported by their
Chairman, Hon. Robert Dale Owen, who when
he appeared on the stage was received with great
cheering He read the following:
Mr. PRESIDENT: The Committee appointed to
take into consideration the state of the Union
have instructed me to make the following
| REPORT
Your Committee consider the danger to the
Union OF dissolution, probably of civil war, and
possibly of anarchy, to be great and impending,
and that few rash steps on the part of our Gov
eminent may suffice to produce these lamentable
results.
Six States have already seeded and elected
their Chief Magistrate Two more will probably
follow them. The remainder, the Middle and
Border States wit: Virginia, Delaware, Mary
land, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and
Missouri seven in number await the action of
the North before they decide whether they will
remain in the Union or join the Southern Con-
feleracy.
Their leader Virginia, while expressing her
love for the Union and her desire to remain
within it, has declared two things. She declares,
that Notwithstanding that desire, she elects to
join the South and to aid in defense of Southern
rights.
First, If coercion is employed against the Sc
ceing States.
Second, If all offers of Cancellation and adjust
ment are refused.
No man who knows Virginia will doubt that
she will keep her word Nor is there a reasona-
BILE doubt, that. whenever she secedes all the
other Border and Middle States will follow her
example.
To resort to coercion, therefore, and to reject
; all terms of adjustment, is to decide that the
eight States, but of fifteen; and that it shall in
clude within its limits our present seat of Gov
eminent.
III the Middle and Border States remain in the
/ Union, we may reasonably hope, that the seeding
Cotton States will gradually return to it. If the
entire South unites the Union in all human
probability. is broken up for ever.
Ii the Middle and Border States remain with us
and the Cotton States persist in refusing to return
we shall have twenty-siN States to eight; We shall
retain our seat of government; the grave of
Washington will still be Within the limits of our
, Union; our flag, if few stars have dropped out
will still be respected throughout the world as the
ensign of the United States of America; we shall
still have double the number of the original
thirteen States the identity and the consideration
of our country will still be preserved. To insure
these invaluable blessings what is required of us
to do?
First. To obey the injunctions of our religion
and act the part of Christians to our brethren of
the South; to avoid violence and coercion; TO re-
member that soft answer turneth away wrath.
but that grievOus words stir up anger, and that we
are hidden to forgive brother, not seven times,
but seventy times seven.
. Second. To assent to certain profrered terms of