Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-08
TIE DEMOCRACY OF INDIANA.

MASS CONVENTION At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BIT CON
GSIssNyS wICkLiTTs, oAKLILE, AND RIcHAKpSoS-ABJ-
LlTIoSIsrs UISOUNcED.
The Indiana Democrat, Convention assembled at In
disnopos on the SO:h ult Alter the organization Of
the onveation, the Hon. Charles A Wicklae, of Ken
tucky, made speech Of which the following are the
salient points
Til coCnuy must be preserved and saved from tie
yoerce OF the South AID the mSefaC ions OF the Et
40 ycu are toe people do it. The people mus;
~ v.h the Constitution aid the II their hands, aad
sy this Union must DO preserved; bu. We will not spill
our blood TO c.rTy out tue principles Of any s6cloAal
p,rtv l; has teCn charged BY the republican party
that slavery caused this war, and thai slavery must b.
ertrsus shed before have peace or quiet in the
lied SS'es uadSr cur present constitution. II July,
1851 both hnLses Of Congress, by concurrent resoiu
tor resolved that the brought about by sec
oual party South without just fable cause that We
uaged It on our part 20 mainaio the Constitution pre-
serve the Union peace and TO project each State
That declaration Was adopted Immediately after orr
verse At Bal Ruo. We appealed 10 the pItiotism OF
the people OF the United SaiCs to carry out their
luton and that as oon as the Union restored and
the Avs enforced the was TO c,ass. Was not that
held out 70 youy Yes yes Did any man dare tell JoI
then that this should never close until slavery ais
TX nguished and every slaye emarcpatedF no. no >
Nov We have i! the cry Of the abolition lary The
aooEuon party Lave swallowed the republican party,
neck AID heels
WA, was the cause Of this war? A yoce--'abo.i-
donism"J You must have been told that, and you are
nc; Ter from rgh;. ShYeiy IS, much the cause
o. the war as tue tea tha: thrown Cutiu s,on tar
Dor va. tie cause Of AZ war Tee cause OF The
the unhaloncd ambition Of tie representative mel Of
The S5uh W1o their scepre departing, ant the eso-
ioasts OF the North. They eouooc'ed the scheme be-
tween them AMI have the proof fore me.
We have two things 70 d. FRS TO put down the re-
bson and mex, 20 punish the leaders. You must throw
the aboluonis over it you want 10 save the Ulon-
Your LoV,joys, Phillips, aud Greeeys, say they cant
4, this any longer unless you will arm ne GSers
Viii you ever CO mt 70 thss (Ories Of mo deytr
Il We are not able to maintain the authority Of tie
Government We are unWor hy Of bing called citizens Il
the Uaited States II could get Gbolitiorim out Of
the Congress and out OF the army in less than Elk
months the Unon could be restored and pelce preserved
Tlat What you have got to 90, and must be done
through the ballot bcI. will lay down my life and
give al my niggers the Union restored, but viii
no; under the e. obligations of my nature ever con-
seat TO violate the Constitution. what right has tue
general government interfere with slavery IL niue
:, or Vi.griHY will DO. read Whs cur Prcsitept sid
about that IL hjs uaugur- fos i. familiar TO you oil.
Arc you for d war that is goug to taxa the prCPhty
ia slav,s AID co. 65c&to Are you Hing that four
lion sayes sSa be set leS ere you, ash, for Such
VAR Do you EAas These negtoes 20 como aud epm'
PIE with your white lsbOfY No, 10! AN Tor white
niu nar dgairst he 5pii tstiEt What Il 10 become
oi those regrcSs when they are set Setf dow Hapy
ID yea scp2ose fed and support by the army?
N,t less tran 80 COO cav the Gay EFF Warrington,
40 huudIed atty negro women ond hsbi g. captured
by General NrDl-eu, ought into az city. THIS VAS
g ssIlt o. sK Wetks' operations o! hcDoWehs army
Of 60 600 men. Only thirty FIVE miles ron Richmond
Foe policy OF the government and OF oU generals has
hrosa us back ore wear ia putting dasn this rebellion
has ccmpe l5d he necessity oil the Pr sdent calling cut
900 900 more men, He got them under his former calls
tor upholdug tho Constitution. hope he will get them
now 10 conclusion let say word. Lay a. do N
his struggle thai party stre heretofore demanded ald
unite upoc this ground that thi. Uoion and this OoLs
uion must be preserved and maintained and let the no
go taxa care Of himself; and If you want tina. done,
don't seud any Abolition members to O1pgFess-
When the is over aud paacs restored, hope we
will have Fort Wsrr then in which to iucArcarate tie
leaders bo,h North and South. God bless Kentucky
and Indiana. "Uui.ed we stand divided Nc fall"
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
A long list Of resolutions then adopted, the most
striking Of which are subj oined:
That We protect in the name Of ourselves and CT our
Children and in the OF all that hold dear N the
future Of beloved cDuntry against the michieyo
measure Of negro emancipation In the District OF Coum'
oiS and the payment for such negroes out Of the n-
ona treasury and further protest against the reso
luton OF Congress pedgDg the nston to pay for oil ne
groes which may be emancplted by the authority oil a'y
OF the Southern States that regard such measures
involving as they do expenditure Of two thousand
Ave hundred mlious of dollars, as measures OF ran-
lendent snoruiy and fruitful only oil nationsl beggary
70 the land Ne love that re are unAtsraby and uneon'