Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-06
Rush County Democratic Conven-
ton.


In accordance with the notice previously given
by the Central Committee. large and enthusias.
tic meeting o. the Democracy of Rush county
was held at the Court house, in Rushyile on
Saturday, the 2Sth INST.
The convention was organized by appointing
George Hibben, Esq. President, John McGee
and William s. Hilligoss, Esqs., Vice Pres-
dents and Edwin p Schlater and DIR. John +.
Hall Secretaries.
On motion of W a Cullen. the President ap-
pointed the following committee-beng one from
each township, to report resolutions expressive of
the sense of the convention, to wit:
W. S. Hall, W. A. Cullen, Wills Buzan, Jo-
sah Florea, Samuel Addison, Alex. Woods,
Isaac Inflow, John Shaw, Dr. VIM. Bracken, R.
R. Spencer Chenoweth Robinson and Theoph-
lus Moffett.
one from each township was appointed to report
the names of delegates to the State Convention,
as follows:
S. s. Bratten, Thomas Bracken, Jr., John NJ.
Shawhan, S. s. Mcbride, Richmond Phelps,
Samuel Sharpe, John N. Armstrong, Dr. Inlow,
Jabez L. Winship. Silas Wright, Thos. G. Robin
son and JAS. Mcdonald.
On motion, the President appointed the follow
ing committee to wait upon Dr. VIM. Fielding
of Sidney, Ohio, and request him to address the
convention on the political topics of the day, to-
wit: John S. Campbell, John NJ Shawhan and
VIM. Cassidy
After short interval the committee returned
with DR.. Fielding, who, being introduced to the
convention by the President, proceeded to address
them in a mastery, logical and eloquent review
of the political questions of the day.
At the close of DR.. Fielding's speech. the COM
mittee on resolutions, through VIM. S. Hall, their
Chairman, reported the following resolutions:
The Democracy of Rush county, III convention
assembled nOw more than ever nrofoi1ndlv i'm
pressed with the wisdom and expediency of Dem
ocratc principles and measures, and adhering to
our time honored policy of their frank and fear
less enuncaton, do proclaim the following as the
sentiments of this convention:
l. ResolUed, That the American Democracy
place their trust in the intelligence, the patriotism
and the discriminating justice of the American
people.
q That the Democratic party will faithfully
abide by and uphold the principles of State rights
as laid down in the Kentucky and Virginia reso-
lutions of 1923, and in the report of Mr.. Madison
to the Virginia Legislature in 1893; that it adopts
these principles as constituting one of the main
foundations of its political creed, and is resolved
to carry them out in their obvious meaning and
import.
g. That we "hold that this Government was
made on the white basis, by white men, for the
benefit of white men and their posterity forever,
and that whenever the white man and the negro
come in contact in this country the normal con
dtion Of the latter is in state of inferiority and
servitude."
L. Thas we hold with Gen. jackson in his fare
well address, that, in a Government like ours,
founded on the consent of the governed" the
Constitution can not be maintained nor the Union
preserved in opposition to public feeling, by the
mere exertion of coercive power by the General
Government.
5. That actuated alone BY an earnest and hon.
est desire to consult and su5serve the best inter
ests of our country. and believing that the pres
ent unhappy and unnatural civil war, if long con-
tinued, can result only in the utter ruin of that
country. and the subverson of the rights and
liberties Of the people, we hold it to be duty
as w-abiding citizens, to unite our efforts for
the restoration CT peace, and the permanent set
tlement of our National difficulties upon any
reasonable and honorable basis.
6. That the wanton and notorious violations
of the Constitution of the United States by the
present National Administration, eliminating at
last ina most dangerous and alarming assault
upon the rights and liberties of American citizens,
ought TO arouse the people of this country to a
sense of the dangers which threaten those rights
and liberties ere they are swept away by the mail
ed hand of military despotism.
q, That the stupendous frauds perpetrated
upon the people of this country by Republican
officials and contractors. whereby men in position
IA. .a'e oeeu enr,e"e su sae p.,sa,1 sJ'u'e. ana
."e oo' - ua,o'.' P's11e ~ anu 'o.oe' "ie ou'
u,e ha'ufs' irsi's VI nePuohcan msfuie' anu ah
to conduc. the affairs of Government.
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