Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-11
Special Corresdondencc Of the Daily State Sentinel.
Republican Congregational Convcn.
ton i'm the Ninth District.

EpIroR SENTINEL: The 2ith July was the day
selected for the Black Republican Congressional
Convention for the 9th district to meet in our
town, and il came of according 10 programme.
Although Il had the stolen name Union attach
ed to IL, there we're few found to fuse with
them, that, as one of their delegates remarked,
cit was pretty evident the Union dodge didn {
take very particular in the 9th Congressional Dis.
trict"
There were two weak specimens Of Abolition
recruits paraded before the convention in order
that its geuRydn role might be sustained, but
their efforts were so feeble that even their new
masters felt disguised with their performance.
OF course they, after the names of their greater
prototypes, Jim Hughes and Martin Ray, an
nounced themselves us leong Democrats"
who had cut loose from all affiliations with
that disloyal and corrupt party and joined the
loyal and yirtuous-God save the mark-Aboli-
ton party.
But l must tell you who these new Abolition
lights are One was the immaculate Gilbert
Hathaway of Laporte, who has become one OF
Governor Morton's iavorite nestlings since his
famous(l) Hendricks letter. This man Hatha.
way has always been considered by those who
best know him a weak sister. He has great
deal of pomposity, with but triiiing sprinkle oil
brains. If blowing, and strutting, and swelling.
can accomplish anything in this world, Gilbert is
the man TO do IL.
The other was Mr.. Young of Benton county.
As he is probably not known to the public out
! side of his owe township, it will be enough to
state that his chief recommendation, as far as
could learn, was, that he had most excellent
voice for whisky. His abilities and manners
would indicate him as n capital pedagogue for
some of Uncle Sans niger schools, and the AID
ministration ought to reward him with such po-
sition at But 1 understand his yeoman
friends OF Benton county promised him the nom
nation for Representative, if he would zine
them, and he "jined."
In the course o! his speech he made power
full effort TO demolish the editor of the Sentinel
He said che was not considered good enough
citizen to live in Indianapolis until he had taken
the oath OF allegiance" This was the browning
effort of his speech, after saying which he sub
sided amid rounds of applause from Ave or six
little, salIow, dapper gger-worshippers in front
of the stand.
The above two we're the only ones who had
ever been Democrats in the whole convention.
OF course COlfax was nominated, although
there was respectable delegation bitterly op
posed to him. The convention, however, had
all been duly stuffed and packed beforehand. sc
that his enemies had no voice ut ali, aud they
quietly concluded to smother their wrath till the
October election.
S huyler made speech II was the same old
stereotyped thing that we have heard. To-, thes,
many years, in which he says he has come among
US ito render an account OF his stewardship" II
was, however, vamped up on this occasion with
| little more of the niger than usual.
! He had the same old characteristic charges Of
fraud and corruption against the Democratic
party, but not a syllable against the miserable
robbery of his own friends.
Schuyler is n great Abolitionst, and at The
same time n great demagogue. Party fealty !:
to him more than honor, candor, decency or any
thing else He spurns the honesty Of his Abol
ton conirere, John 2. Hale, Who let it be said &c
his honor denounces the foul lorruptions OF thi'
Administration.
Schuyler said that the browning acts of Con
gress, and the ones which he chiefly gloried il
having his name coupled WITH were the enamel
patton of the slaves in the District of Columbis
and the confiscaton measure. OF course, in hi
estimation, anything looking to the suppression
of the rebellion and the restoration of the Unior
as il was is secondary to these gigantic Abolitio:
schemes.
He took occasion in the course of his speech t.
make some dirty filings at Mcclellan and Halleck
and wound up with the admonlton To his hear
ers "to look well after secession sympathisers a
home, for he said they were everywhere WHERE
you would find Democrats"
Altogether the convention was rather veal
affair in point Of numbers, enthusiasm and mos
of all in their efforts to seduce Democrats into
their ranks, il was a great failure. Schuyler
star is on the wane he is fast losing his hold up
Oh the honest conservative masses of his owl
party. Every day they are turning away in dis
gust from his abolition trucking and opposition
to the Constitution as it is and the Union as !
was. and declaring for Democratic principles.
The Hon David Turpie, of White county, vii
probably be the nominee OF the Democracy; II Sc
| SehuvIer will have n hard race.
Tell my whilom friend, Hon. NJ M. Ray, o
Shelby, that am busily engaged just now circu
lating his great speech in the Senate in the win
ter OF 1861 and that hope be will feel himsel
under all proper obligations.
CONSTITUTION.