Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-02-13
rn.Democrncv of Rusb.

Pursuant to public notice, the Democracy of
Rush county assembled in convention at the Court
house in Rushyille, on Saturday, the I'd day of
February, 1861.
On motion of William S. Hall, George Hbben
was chosen President of the convention, John
Mcgee and Ebenezer Smith, Vice Presidents, and
Edward p. Schlater and Joseph Woods, Secre-
taries.
On motion of William A. Cullen, committee
was appointed by the President to report resoln-
tions for the consideration of the convention, and
the following were appointed as such committee:
William A Cullen, Isaac Inflow, Ethelbert G.
Hibben, Hiram Tribby, James Downey, Samuel
s. Mcbride, William s. Hall, Thomas Ochiltree,
Hamilton Miller and William Selby.
The committee retired to consult and subse-
quently reported to the convention the following
resolutions:
The Democracy of Rush county in conven-
ton assembled, viewing with great alarm the
present perlous condition of our beloved country,
precipitated upon the verge of ruin and civil
war the legitimate result of sectional parties and
sectional triumph and beholding with surprise
and regret the leaders of the Republican party in
Congress persistently and perseverngly lending
their aid towards widening the breach between the
two great sections of the country, refusing their
assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary
for the public good, in favor of coercion and
against all compromise in favor of civil war and
against peace, constraiIing our fellow citizens of
the North to take up and bear arms against their
brethren of the South, becoming the executioners
of their friends and brethren, falling themselves
by their hands. We therefore deem it our duty,
in view of so priceless an inheritance as this home
| of our freedom formed by the combined wisdom
of our fathers and cemented by the best blood of
the patriots of the revolution to say to our Sena
| tors and Representatives in Congress assembled,
| that the same must not be trifed away for light
and transient causes, and to the end that they may
understand our will and wishes, we make and
| publish the following resolutions:
Resored, That we are firmly and uDalterably
attached to the Federal Union, formed as it was
by the wisdom of fathers, and baptized in their
blood and are in favor of its preservation at any
sacrifice.
/ Resolued, That we deprecate a Government
maintained by the sword or Union held to-
| gether by the bayonet; our fathers laid the
| basis of our National existence in the fraterna
sentiment of the whole people, so we must restore
harmony, by restoring those sentiments, until II
our political vocabulary there shall be no "Nortf
nor South, but one undivided family, emulou:
only in acts of kindness and charity toward eaci
! other.
Resolved, That the olive branch rendered bl
our sister State of Kentucky and embraced in th'
proposition submitted by Senator Crittenden a
an amendment to the Constitution, or any simila
basis of settlement, will in our judgment be in
dorsed by the people of Indiana by an overwhelm
ing majority, whenever the Republican Legislator
shall far trust the people as to submit the ques
ton to them.
Resolved, That, under the present alarming
condition of our country, we regard all persons
whether in Congress or out, who are opposed {
compromise or in favor of coercion, as dangerou
persons to be entrusted with power, as unfriendl
to the Union and disloyal TO her best interests.
Resolped, That the people of the South, an
especially of "Old Kentucky" in other day
when our people were exposed to the ruthles
savages, the tomahawk and the scalping knife
were our neighbors, our friends and our brethren
and with matchless generosity, and brave and dar
ing heroism, rushed to our rescue; and whilst tn
bones of a single member of their gallant band
rest upon our soil, we will remember the deed
acts of unmistakable gratitude; and the followin
r accepted by the committee from master ShawhaI
a lad of tender years:
"a union Of hearts and union of hands,
union that none may sever;
3 union Of lakes, and a union Of lands
{ The American Union forever
: And. on motion Of Hon. Reuben N. Logal
. said resolutions were unanimously adopted
Thereupon, Ethelbert c. Hibben introduced IL
e following resolution:
: Whereas, during the last political canvass,
vision of sentiment existed among us, formed
r disruption of the party; and, whereas we mutual
d concede to each honesty of conviction and purit
s of purpose, therefore,
t BE IL unanimously resolved, That pledging on
selves to forget all of that division, except the e.
# perience of divided councils and disrupted force
e with its defeats we do hereby respectfully reque
l. and insist that in the next call for Democrat
d State Convention both State Executive Commi
tees unite in that call, and that said conventic
I when assembled choose a State Central Con
's mittee for the united Democracy of Indian
IT Which was adopted by the convention, vii
marked manifestations of applause.
1t Hon. Reuben ID. Logan, Z. c. Hibben and WI
s A. Cullen then addressed the convention in maj
I. ner which met the hearty concurrence of all wi
,e were present.
y On motion it was ordered that copy of thes
4 proceedings be furnished the Legislative Asser
bly, of the State, and that they be published in Il
le Indiana State Sentinel, Cincinnati Enquirer al
Courier, az in the Democratic papers of this di
e. trict. And ON motion the convention adiourne
A. GEORGE HIBBEN, Pres't
Y. EDWARD P. ScHLArER,l seo,s
h JOSEPH wooDs, secs.