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ment. Isolemnly urge you to keep your tcet from
the reasonable tolls. loud and long continued
cheeriug.l


The ; sfe,eonsble toiis:s loud and long CONTINUED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
As Gov. Morton fntimated In his speech,
secret societies have been formed In the
southern part Of the State for the purpose OF
resisting the collection OF the national tay.
The evidence, learn from official sources. is
strong md conclusive on this point. The
Wi1 be taken to suppress them. The follow
ing letter addressed to the Governor by Hon.
James Hughes of Bloomington, Ind, Is one
Of many simfaz ones touching this startling
BIooMNGroN, 1ND., June 10, 1862.
TO HEs EreaHeney Cor. o. P Norton:
sIn:-1t Is fact Of such public notoriety here !
1i hss 5ssn or1idsd
70 support he wss, that & my vi! b Inferred
IN ether parts Of the State are not altogether With
ont foundation. Should any considerable portion
t tie Rah o ha ag 1
lead to Ct the moet grave and serious
enaEace1, ;,o ID .ho+ ,+er .snra,df,, -a,,a,v
throughout the state: Entertaining this belief I
deem 1t proper to call the attention Of your Excel
1e e; 1hs a IN q, 1hs hs
true character, IN some public nnauuer. warn the
guod citizens Of the State ssains: them; and,
IL
to bring the subject before the Courts of Justice.
' Your obedlent servant,
JAMES HUGHKsr
TIE TICKET:
The nominations were made By u5rn r6ce call
Of the counties, the ratio Of representation
being one vote for every two hundred, and one
fOt each fraction Of hundred, upon the basis
Of the last Presidential vote. They resulted
rs follows: ...
;7,- eerrsy1r1 NJ -w{11;sn, a p-,
For AudItoT oJ !State-Albert Iauea
For 1EeesureT Of ls..ate-onathan s. Harvey.
For Attorney GensraLDelana r. williamson
Fc.: Superintendent Of Public Lsstructioa-John
! I. Morrison
| The first three named above are Republi-
cans and the present incnmbents. the remeiu-
| der Douglas Democrats: The office Of Super
intendent Of Public Instruction is now vacant
By the death Of the late incumbent. the Ia
mented Prot Miles Fletcher.
| THE PLATFORM.
The Committee on Resolutions reported the
following as the platform Of the new party.
The resolutions were adopted without debate
Or single alteration, by the unanimous vote
Of the Convention, and we're received with
tie widest enthusiasm The platform IL IS
follows:
WuEREAB The National Government fs eng,red
in war Haged against it - It's enemies for The
aToWed purpose Of it's destruction, and the suhver
sion Of our republican form Of government, tha1e-
| fore
: Resolred, That the present GIRL war Was forced
upon the country By the disunionists In the South
ern States, who are now IN rebellion agatuet the
constitutional government; that In the present
ua1tonal emergency. we, the people Of Indians, in
convention assembled, forgetting all former polit
ica1 differences and recolecting only our duty to
the whole country, do pledge ourselves to aid With
, men and money the vigorous prosecution OF the
present ~ar, which Is not being waged upon the
Of 05 m a. # as
fe1ing with the rights or established Institutions
any Of the States, but to suppress and put dow1
maintain the supremacy 0: tie Constii ution, AMI
to #. serEe he Union as established BY our patr1o
t4.hess with al he dignity saaallity ul q and rta
jects are fully accomplished. and not before, Fl
: believe the war ought to cease; and that we In
vite al who coincide in thesc sentiments to unit
with Us in support Of the ticket this day noll
Resol1ed, Tint We demand and expect Of oar rez
ecutive and legislative bodies, both State and
tipnal an economical administration Of govern
mental adairs. and the punishment of + ,lagaine
r the government, as well as fearless discharge
and the Of liberty ehnl be hoi
onde e Re 81
union: WHO have offered their lives for the e.1y.
til OF their country will bo remembered with II
y and that we now tender to them the Hayme:
~ ~ thanks and lasting gratitude OF every member
= Re<olred. That We tender to the eo,ooo volu,
j. tee,s from ndfana our heartfelt copgratul1tion
lo and hail with pride the fact that every bait
field where IndianiaDs have bet found, they ha'
" displayed the bravery Of patriots in defense OF
glorious cansc, and we pledge them that while tht
r. r. are eubduiDg srned traitors in the field. VI
o1 condemn at the ballot box all those in our mid
i, who are not Internationally for the Union.
te THE ADJOURNMENT.
ut After the adjournment, rou6ing speech
Is: were made by GOV. Morton and the follow
us ~. Democrats: Wm. 4. Bickle, Martin 81 Ra
~ ex.State senator; Col. Vim. C. Kise, of Il
be 10Th Indiana regiment; Hon. r. Nebecker,
he Warren county; Judge Stillwcu, Of Anderst
county; Judge J. T. Elliott, Hon. DAM
ed Mace, Hon. Amos Lowering, Gen. Steele al
re- Judge Gooding. The Democratic wing
.e- the new party expressed their views broad
nd and literally, which may be summed up as f
H. lows: That while they were opposed to a.
raj | legislation Of Congress upon the subject
N, elayerT, it must now take the chances Of III
rly | The rebels must HOW take care of their I
Of groes themselves; that they were for the
1st ion with or without slavery, and that II t
abolition Of slavery Werea necessary conditi
Of the successful prosecution Of the VI
ho slavery must slide; that they could forgive
,ne deluded masses, but the leading traitors mi
~ be hinged, and that the Bright and Voorht
~ Democracy must receive its eternal quietus
~ ~ the ballotbox- The proceedings Of the ct
E.S vcntion were marked with the utmost b
~ ~ mony and good will and the new party
~ jourEed to meet at the polls, and celebrate
~ ~ honeymoon. It's first of spring will be
'.u ~. election Of the Unconditional Union Tic
~ ~ by an immense majority.