Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-28
Greene County Democratic Conven-
tiOn.

Pursuant to notice from the Central Commit
tee, the Democracy of Greene county met in
Mass Convention at Bloomfield on Saturday,
July 49, 1862, for the purpose of nominating can
didates for county Offices appointing delegates to
attend the Congressional and Senatorial COnven-
tons, and giving such expression to their opin-
ions upon the political questions of the day as to
them might seem best.
On motion of DR.. J. NJ Humphreys, Chairman
of the Central Committee. Hon. John Jones was
called to the Chair, and Hughes East and Isaac
Hattahaugh were chosen Secretaries.
On motion of Harry Burns, the ratio of repre-
sentation was fixed at one for every twenty votes
cast for Thomas A Hendricks in 1861, and one
for every fraction over ten, as follows: That Rich
/ land be entitled to 6 votes; Taylor s; jackson
4; Ceater 10; Beech Greek 6; Highland 6; Eel
River 2; Farplay 2; Smith 2; Wright 5; Stock
ton 6, Stafford 3; Cass 5; Washington A; Jeffer-
son 2; Total "a
On motion, the Chair appointed a committee OF
one from each township to draft resolutions ex-
pressive of the sense of the meeting. consisting
OF H. Burns, ID. Ledgerwood, Z. Riley, (. s.
Stone, J. Crawford. J p Mcintosh, W. s. BAYS,
VIM. Dixon, Geo. McGarr, A. Humphreys, A.
Waggoner, j. j. Benefited, j. Carpenter, j. W.
Slinkard and E. R. Buckner
On motion OF Hon. A. Humphreys. every Dem
ocrat in the county was appointed delegate TO
attend the Congressional and Senatorial Conven-
tons.
The convention then adjourned for refresh
ments, to meet at the fair grounds at o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention met, aud after a short. earnest and
patriotic address by Hon. George W. Moore, OF
Owen county, proceeded to ballot for candidates,
whereupon DR.. j. NJ. Humphreys was nominated
for Representative; for Treasurer, Dan. A. By
naur; for Sheriff, John ID. Killian: for Com
missioner, j. Z. Jamison; for Coroner, DR.. Nj. l..
Holt
The Committee on Resolutions then made the
following report. which was read and unanimous
ly adopted:
WHEREAS. The Democracy of Greene county
are, as they have ever been, in favor of the Con-
stituton as il is and the Union as il was and are
opposed alike to secessionism and Abolitionsm
as being equally dangerous to the harmony and
prosperity of our form of Government: There
fore,
Resolved, That we will pledge ourselves to re-
newed and moIe vigorous efforts for the perpetu-
ity of that great charter Of our liberties, the
Federal Constitution, and for the election to Con-
gress of such patriots as Hon. Dan. w. VOORHEES,
and bis co-laborers in Congress who have the
nerve to apprise the Aboitionists that this Gov
erument was established for white men and not
for negroes, and the nerve also TO denounce the
frauds and coruptions practiced by the party in
power
Resolued, That we as a party are willing to
use and have used, all lawful and constitutional
means to restore, preserve. and perpetuate the
Union of these States, as formed by our revolu-
tionary fathers. by compromise or otherwise, yet
we hold that any man or party that would vlo-
late any constitutional provision, or even exer
else any doubtful power of that instrument in
the hour of country's peril, on the score of
expediency or pretended military necessity, is
unworthy of public confidence, and should be
held by all not only enemies to our Government,
as set up by our fathers. but to humanity at
large
| Resoloed, That while we are willing TO meet
all the demands of our Government for the pros
ecution of the war under the Constitution we
protest against the perversion of the peoples
money to the purchase Of negroes, either in the
District of Columbia or in the Southern States,
or for the feeding clothing of the worthless
contrabsnds inside lines, while our own sol
diers have, in many cases. suffered for the neces
saries of life